Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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| Motto | Latin: Provehito In Altum |
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Motto in English
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Launch forth into the deep |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1975 |
| President | Dr. Gary Kachanoski |
| Vice-president | Dr. Mary Bluechardt |
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Academic staff
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156 |
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Administrative staff
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~235 |
| Undergraduates | 1400 |
| Location | Corner Brook, NL, Canada |
| Campus | Urban 185 acres (74.867 ha) |
| Website | www.grenfell.mun.ca |
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Grenfell Campus, formerly Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, is a campus of the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), located in the city of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The campus has approximately 1,300 students enrolled in degree programs for the arts, education, fine arts, science, resource management and nursing. Many students from around the province also attend the school for the first- and second-year course offerings before transferring to Memorial University's larger campus in St. John's.
The campus opened in 1975 as Memorial University's West Coast Regional College with Dr. Arthur Sullivan as its principal. The facility was renamed in 1979 in honour of British medical missionary pioneer Wilfred Grenfell. The original building is now known as the Arts and Science Building. In 1988, the campus' second building opened - the Fine Arts Building.
Grenfell Campus saw significant expansion in the 1990s and early 2000s with new student housing and academic buildings constructed. In 1995, the Library and Computing Building opened; and in 1997, the Student Centre annex was added to the Arts and Science Building. In 1998, the Forest Centre opened, which houses not only laboratory and classroom space, but also research offices for Natural Resources Canada, among others. In 2001, Grenfell opened its chalet apartments; the campus was then able to accommodate more than 400 students in student housing. And in 2014, the new Residence Complex was officially opened, increasing student housing capacity to 600 students.
Grenfell Campus played a critical role in helping Corner Brook host the 1999 Canada Winter Games with its residences being used to house athletes. The city's "Canada Games Centre" civic centre opened in 1997, adjacent to the Grenfell campus. Today, the civic centre is known as the "Pepsi Centre," and is now run by Memorial University through Western Sports and Entertainment. On April 1, 2005, the College introduced a wireless local area network in areas of the campus which underwent major upgrades again in 2012.
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