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==Campus== Housed in century-old renovated buildings in historic Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, the college has long been recognized as a prominent landmark in Montreal's [[West Island]] community. Characterized by tiled roofs and red brick buildings, the college is situated on the shores of [[Lake Saint-Louis]]. With its distinctive architecture, trees and rolling green lawns in a charming semi-rural setting, the college's campus has earned a reputation for being one of the most beautiful in the public system.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}} There are a total of ten buildings on campus, all of which are connected to each other in some fashion (with the exception of Brittain Hall). ===Brittain Hall=== Brittain Hall houses the Continuing Education centre of the college and honours the memory of Dr. W. H. Brittain, former Vice Principal of Macdonald College. It was a men's residence until 1981. Most of the building remains closed due to severe damage caused by a fire in 1981.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19811002&id=63oxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zaQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3311%2C445203 Six leap to safety from fire in dorm]. ''The Montreal Gazette.'' 2 October 1981.</ref> ===Casgrain Centre=== The Casgrain Centre houses the sports complex, as well as the theatre and art studios of the college, and is named in honour of [[Thérèse Casgrain]], a Canadian senator who was an advocate for the [[women's suffrage]] movement. The Casgrain building also houses a café, a large student lounge, and the student [[Agora]], an indoor multi-use area for hosting trade fairs, musical performances, movie screenings, exhibitions, and other student-related events and activities. [[File:John Abbott College 016.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[#Herzberg building|Herzberg building]].]] ===Herzberg building=== The Herzberg building is the central building on campus, housing classrooms and labs for a variety of subjects. The building is also home to essential student services, such as the college [[library]], the Oval [[coffeehouse]], offices for various clubs, the Print Services office, as well as offices for both the [[director general]] and the [[Dean (education)|academic dean]]. Herzberg also houses the Agora, a large open space used for presentations, career fairs and some ceremonies. Other student services located in the Herzberg building include the Indigenous Student Resource Centre, Academic Advising, Counselling Services, the Student Employment Centre, Financial Assistance office, Health and Wellness Centre, the Learning Centre, Legal Advisory Services, Registrar's office, the Access Centre, Student Activities and the University and Career Information Centre. The building is named in honour of [[Gerhard Herzberg]], a pioneering [[German Canadian]] [[physicist]] and [[physical chemist]] who won the [[Nobel Prize for Chemistry]] in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Government of Canada|first=Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada|date=2016-06-28|title=NSERC - Gerhard Herzberg - About the Scientist|url=http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Herzberg-Herzberg/Scientist-Scientifique_eng.asp|access-date=2021-08-08|website=Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)}}</ref> ===Hochelaga building=== The Hochelaga building houses classrooms for a variety of courses, including [[history]], [[economics]], [[political science]], humanities, [[philosophy]], [[religion]], [[psychology]] and [[sociology]], as well as program-specific courses for [[business administration]], [[commerce]], [[corrections|correctional intervention]], [[information technology|information and library technologies]], and [[police|police technology]] programs. The building was named after a lost Iroquoian village visited by Jaques Cartier in 1534, which carried the same name, in honour of [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Canada's Indigenous people]]. ===Penfield building=== The Penfield building houses classrooms for [[English literature|English]], [[creative arts]], [[French language|French]], [[foreign language]] and [[geography]] courses. It also houses a number of professional programs, including the [[computer science]], [[engineering technology|engineering technologies]], [[Emergency medical services|Paramedic care<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/academics/career-programs/paramedic-care/|title=Paramedic Care}}</ref>]]<ref>http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/academics/career-programs/paramedic-care/ {{verify source |date=November 2020 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/986212782 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/986150495 cite #4 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> and [[graphic design|publication design and hypermedia technology]]. The building houses an [[auditorium]], as well as the offices of the [[#Student Union|Student Union]] (SUJAC) and the John Abbott College Faculty Association (JACFA). The Pedagogical Computer Centre (PCC) is located on the third floor of the building, home to labs with the necessary materials to conduct courses requiring student computer use. The building is named after [[Wilder Penfield|Dr. Wilder Graves Penfield]], a famous [[Canadians of American origin|American-born Canadian]] [[neurosurgeon]]. [[File:John Abbott College 010.jpg|thumb|250px|Edward building under construction, summer 2012]] ===Anne-Marie Edward Science building=== Opened in 2012, the Anne-Marie Edward Science Building is the location of the Science and Health Technologies departments. It is located between Herzberg and Stewart buildings. The AME building is distinctly modern when compared to the rest of the campus. By comparison, Herzberg has a total of 5 floors, including the basement, while AME has a total of 6 floors. The building contains 33 laboratories and 11 classrooms, along with over 50 staff offices.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/project-information/science-health-technologies-building |title=CEGEP John Abbott College Montreal -- Science & Health Technologies Building |access-date=2012-03-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129123014/http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/project-information/science-health-technologies-building |archive-date=2012-01-29 }}</ref> The building is solely reserved for the school's biology, biopharmaceutical, chemistry, nursing, physics, and prehospital emergency care departments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archdaily.com/452306/anne-marie-edward-science-building-at-john-abbott-college-saucier-perrotte-architectes|title=Anne-Marie Edward Science Building at John Abbott College / Saucier + Perrotte architectes|date=November 28, 2013|access-date=March 5, 2017|publisher=Arch Daily}}</ref> The building's name commemorates [[École Polytechnique massacre|Polytechnique]] victim and John Abbott College alumna [[École Polytechnique massacre#Victims|Anne-Marie Edward]]. ===Stewart Hall=== Stewart Hall is home to a small number of classrooms, the college [[bookstore]], the college cafeteria, as well as [[Central Administration|administrative]] offices and the college boardroom. The building honours the memory of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stewart, [[benefactor (law)|benefactors]] to Macdonald College. ===Other buildings=== ====Stewart East==== Connected to the eastern side of the [[#Stewart Apartments|Stewart Apartments]], Stewart East is home to classrooms for the [[oral hygiene|dental hygiene]] program and the college's own dental clinic. ====Jones Building==== The Jones building was once accessible via the Hochelaga building. However, changes have resulted in the building only being accessible from outdoors. The second floor contains offices used by the football program.
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