The Edmonton Clinic Health Academy is on time and on budget.
We are very pleased and proud to advise that the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy will open its doors to students, on schedule, at 7:00AM, September 6, 2011. The lower three floors, L1,1 and 2 will be accessible to the public during regular building opening hours as of this date. We are very excited about this important milestone and look forward to welcoming a new generation of health care researchers, educators and practitioners to this wonderful facility.
All we need is students! The Dentistry Lab awaits.
Please note that access to the building remains restricted until this time. Please see the linked QA regarding building access protocol up to September 6th.
Moving the "awesome yellow robot"
It took two days to move the "awesome yellow robot" to its new home in ECHA.The process required electricians, riggers, engineers, robot technicians and others.
The robot is used by a number of researchers for various investigations including National Institutes of Health supported work on understanding spinal mechanics related to back pain.
Instructors who will be teaching in ECHA are invited to tour the classroom spaces this week. Tour times are linked here.
For training on smart classrooms, please see the schedule here.
Hello! My name is......
Work spaces in ECHA have 'paper insert' name plates. This means you create your own name plate, print it on light card stock, cut it out and slide it into the mounted wall plate. They look like this:
Okay - "Electrical Room" is not an actual person - but you get the idea. Information about singage can be found here. For convenience, we've downloaded the template and attached it here.
Save the date! October 4th, 2011
Renowned journalist André Picard will visit ECHA. Mark your calenders - details to follow.
Generally, there are three kinds of space in ECHA: classrooms, computer labs and meeting rooms. Booking will be handled as follows:
Classroms - Both courses and casual bookings should be done through Exams and Timetabling (Registrar's Office).
Computer lab - All computer lab bookings for ECHA should be done through AICT.
Meeting rooms - Meeting rooms will only be bookable for and by building occupants and will be booked through an online booking system. Meeting rooms will not be available for booking until levels 3, 4 and 5 of ECHA are ready for occupancy in October.
Did you know?
Each and every key for ECHA was tracked and inspected by hand.
The furniture in the Discovery Mall meets LEED silver standards.
Toilets in ECHA use a dual flush system to save water.
" <3 " is the text symbol for a heart - as in " I <3 ECHA " !!
