University of Windsor plans to renovate the Ron W. Ianni Faculty of Law Building on campus to meet the future needs of law students. Nov 29, 2018. (Photo courtesy of UWindsor)University of Windsor plans to renovate the Ron W. Ianni Faculty of Law Building on campus to meet the future needs of law students. Nov 29, 2018. (Photo courtesy of UWindsor)
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Renovated UWindsor law school to stay on campus

The University of Windsor is putting an end to several years of uncertainty surrounding a new law school in downtown Windsor.

Interim president Douglas Kneale has announced the university plans to renovate the Ron W. Ianni Faculty of Law Building on campus to meet the future needs of law students. The decision follows uncertainty over a proposal to relocate the law school and its 700 students, staff, and faculty to the Paul Martin Sr. Building in downtown Windsor. Earlier this fall, the provincial government said it was taking funding for the Paul Martin project off the table due to budget pressures.

"We can now move forward decisively to choose an architect who will create a state-of-the-art facility for law in the 21st century,” Dr. Kneale said. “I am confident that the iconic Ron W. Ianni Faculty of Law Building will be brilliantly transformed to meet the needs of our students, staff, and faculty for decades to come.”

“I can’t wait for us to get started,” Faculty of Law Dean Chris Waters said. “I look forward to the input and support of students, staff, faculty, and alumni in 2019.”

Construction could begin as early as this summer and completed in time for the start of the fall 2021 semester, pending approval from the University’s Board of Governors.

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