Talk:Quest University

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Since it is "as yet undetermined" how the university will be used in the Olympic Games, do you think it is worth mentioning in an encyclopedia? I could see how if it were used for some notable part of the Olympics, that would be very worthy of mention, but since they are 3+ years away, and no one knows how exactly it will be used...sounds a bit silly to include a potential use. Let me know what you think. Thrasymachus007 00:47, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree. It sounds like it cannot have come from an official source, or else they would have more information. I will be glad to add it in if the university does partake in the Games in a notable manner. 67.164.64.40 07:56, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Well, now it is known (Feb 2007) that the University does have a signed agreement with VANOC (the Olympic organizing committee) which will give students high level volunteer opportunities, while at the same time, the campus will be utilized by security personnel. Clearly a noteworthy development.

[edit] Tuition and Size

The fact that Quest is the most expensive university in Canada is quite notable, particularly since it has not turned out any graduates yet. According to the history pages, this fact has been deleted a few times without comment--clearly by a fan of the school. If this notable detail continues to be removed, it will contribute to a bad image of the university as wanting to hide negative details. The university is located in Squamish, not Lake Wobegon.

Also, a June 17, 2006 article in the Vancouver Sun stated that the university sold 19 hectares of its property to First Cambridge Capital Corp, and an additional 2.4 acres to Wall Financial Corp. I have adjusted the relevant details on the page accordingly. TheFactsPleaseMaam 08:28, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I have to disagree for several reasons:

- We don't rank univeristies by tuition costs for any other institutions. Do we note the least expensive anywhere? Is this information noted on any other North American university or college? I don't think so - it's just not relevant to the reader (because of financial aid) see below

- Every private university has significant amounts of financial aid and it is used to support students. US private universities can be very "expensive" by the sticker price (Harvard, Yale, MIT and thousands more) but students can attend these universities from all socio-economic backgrounds.

- The contributor's understanding of this seems to rooted in Canadian public university mentality about funding and tuition where very few students receive financial aid and scholarships.

- I get the impression that noting the tuition expense is in fact a desire on this contributor's desire to bring attention to something that is not generally done for other institutions. The anomaly is this contributor's ax to grind. Whoever the "fan" is, I think they have it right.

- Noting something about tuition costs other than the amounts, essentially takes a POV - not appropriate for wikipedia —Preceding unsigned comment added by Canusa44 (talk • contribs)

"The contributor's understanding of this seems to rooted in Canadian public university mentality about funding and tuition where very few students receive financial aid and scholarships."

It probably is so rooted, yes. Given that this university is being opened in Canada, it is appropriate that the article should exist within the context of contemporary Canadian understanding of academic institutions. Quest represents a new model in Canadian post-secondary education, and this fact and its implications should be represented in the article. One of those implications is high tuition. High tuition distinguishes Quest from other Canadian universities. Why would the article not mention a distinguishing aspect of the university it's discussing? Especially when that fact has potential implications for the direction of Canadian post-secondary institutions generally? It isn't necessary to condone or condemn the funding model of Quest, but to ignore it wouldn't do the article's readers a service. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Badjeros (talk • contribs)

Tuition is POV and constantly changing. That said, an editor need to constantly update it if it is going to be included. In reality, it's better off without it in there. GreenJoe 18:38, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
I agree that mention of tuition is important in this case for the reasons that Badjeros has mentioned. A statement in the article that "tuition for the 2006-07 academic year was X, which is Y above the mean for Canadian universities" is factual and wouldn't necessarily need to be updated each year. Sunray 18:45, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Questu logo.gif

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BetacommandBot (talk) 13:34, 21 January 2008 (UTC)