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On Jan. 28, the Board of Regents approved recommendations to begin the process of divesting real estate that is not central to 91ÑÇÉ«™s academic mission. The real estate impacted by this decision includes Signal Hill Campus, the Johnson Geo Centre, the Ingstad building on Elizabeth Street in St. John™s, and Harlow Campus in the U.K.   

This announcement is part of the measures we are taking to evolve 91ÑÇÉ« into a more student focused, research intensive and financially resilient university.  

By reducing investment in non-core assets, 91ÑÇÉ« will further protect academic delivery, better maintain its infrastructure, and ensure it remain well-positioned to support 91ÑÇÉ«™s current and future learners. 

In addition, the 2025 Auditor General™s Report on facilities found that 91ÑÇÉ«™s building footprint has led to costly under-utilization of infrastructure and growing maintenance liabilities. Divesting of buildings and moving units into St. John™s Campus is responsive to that finding.   

The divestment will save an estimated $3M in 91ÑÇÉ«s™ annual operating expenses as well as a reduction in deferred maintenance liability.