Western Sydney University Parramatta Campus
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The Western Sydney University Parramatta Campus is one of ten Western Sydney University campuses. It is situated in the suburb of Parramatta in the City of Parramatta. The campus consists of two sites; Parramatta South Campus (main campus, at Rydalmere) and Parramatta North Campus. The Parramatta City Campus is an extension of its existing Parramatta campus located in the Parramatta CBD.
History
The WSU Parramatta Campus has long served the populace of Western Sydney, first established in 1813 as the Female Orphan School.{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/pm-announces-7-million-grant-for-whitlam-tribute-20120601-1zlpx.html |title=PM announces $7 million grant for Whitlam tribute |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |author=Wright, Jessica |date=1 June 2012 |accessdate=2 June 2012 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/gillard-gives-7m-for-whitlam-project/story-e6frf7jx-1226379291784 |title=Gillard gives $7m for Whitlam project |agency=AAP |work=Herald Sun |date=1 June 2012 |accessdate=2 June 2012 }}
Before the Parramatta campus was developed, classes were held at Westmead, which is now part of the Parramatta campus. The oldest building on the campus was the home of the St Vincent's Boys' Home (active 1891-1985{{cite web| url=https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/guide/nsw/NE00137| website= Find & Connect| title=St Vincent's Boys' Home (1891-1985)| access-date=12 February 2022}}) at Westmead.{{cn|date=February 2022}}
The Parramatta campus was established as a campus of WSU in 1998.{{cn|date=February 2022}}
The university announced the establishment of a new campus in the Parramatta CBD in 2014.{{cn|date=February 2022}}
Description
The campus is geographically located in the centre of the Greater Sydney region, and out of the eight campuses of WSU, it is the nearest campus to the Sydney CBD.{{cn|date=February 2022}} Parramatta campus courses include occupation fields like Science, Business and Law. It also hosts their Science courses in modern buildings near to the Rydalmere campus at a site formerly used by quarantine authorities, CSIRO, Amdel Sugar, and the Biological and Chemical Research Institute laboratories.{{cite web |url=http://www.eoas.info/biogs/A002169b.htm |title=Biological and Chemical Research Institute (1970 - 1992) |work=Encyclopedia of Australian Science |date=4 May 2006 |accessdate=2 June 2012 }}
A school focused on IELTS proficiency, called The College, is located at the Westmead Precinct. The Westmead area includes Westmead Hospital and The Children's Hospital at Westmead; both teaching hospitals, although not formally affiliated with WSU.{{cn|date=February 2022}}
The Parramatta City Campus is located at 100 George Street. This sees some of its postgraduate courses relocated there, particularly in business (Sydney Graduate School of Management), the social sciences and humanities.{{Cite news|url=http://wsup.news/1psq-a-first-glance/|title=1PSQ: A First Glance|last=Gismondo|first=Nicole}}
File:Boilerhouse UWS Parramatta.jpg|Boilerhouse (South campus)
File:Uwsparra2.JPG|Library (South campus)
File:Whitlaminstituteuws.JPG|Whitlam Institute (South campus)
File:Uwsparra.JPG|Building EA (South campus)
The Whitlam Institute
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The Whitlam Institute, named after former Prime Minister of Australia Gough Whitlam, is housed in the historic Female Orphan School (Building EZ), at the corner of James Ruse Drive and Victoria Road, Rydalmere. It is described as a "centre of contemporary ideas, historical inquiry and the arts", and parts are open to the public, including the Whitlam Prime Ministerial Collection and various exhibitions in the Margaret Whitlam Galleries (named after his wife, Margaret Whitlam).{{cite web | last=NSW | first=Galleries | title=Whitlam Institute and Female Orphan School | website=MGNSW | date=4 June 2021 | url=https://mgnsw.org.au/organisations/whitlam-institute-and-female-orphan-school/ | access-date=12 February 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://www.whitlam.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202075135/https://www.whitlam.org/|website= Whitlam Institute| archive-date=2 February 2022| title=Home}}
References
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External links
- {{official| https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/our-campuses/parramatta-south-campus|Parramatta South Campus}}
- {{official|https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/future/our-campuses/parramatta-city-campus|Parramatta City Campus}}
- {{official|https://www.whitlam.org/|Whitlam Institute}}
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