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John Risley Hall
John Risley Hall is a student residence building at Dalhousie University, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Opened in September 2004 after approximately one year of construction, it the newest of Dalhousie's traditional co-ed dormitory-style residences. It is located at 1233 LeMarchant Street at South Street. Building Commonly referred to as simply Risley Hall, it provides accommodations for primarily first year undergraduates in 490 single rooms. The residence is named in recognition of the leadership and support of businessman John Risley at Dalhousie University the recent years. He served on the Dalhousie Board of Governors from 1992 to 2004 and chaired two major fundraising campaigns that made possible construction of the Marion McCain Arts and Sciences Building and the Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building. Design Risley Hall is known for its distinctive E plan. The E is divided into three wings, known as towers. The tower affiliation begins with 1st tower o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ..., Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, Bible Hill, and a second medical school campus in Saint John, New Brunswick. Dalhousie offers more than 4,000 courses, and over 200 degree programs in 13 undergraduate, graduate, and professional faculties. The university is a member of the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities, U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada. The institution was established as ''Dalhousie College'', a nonsectarian institution established in 1818 by the eponymous Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, with education reforme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
