A short history of the Cass building, known today the "Cass Science Hall"

The formal name of the building was originally "Cass Science Hall," and it originated with St. Dunstan's University, whose arms and motto (Ex Eodem Fonte Fides et Scientia) date from 1855. Later, the building was converted to house the Department of Chemistry.

For many years, the "Cass Chemistry Centre" was the home of chemistry teaching and research at St. Dunstan's University, and, in 1969, the incipient University of Prince Edward Island.

In 1996, the Irving Corporation sponsored the construction of the new K. C. Irving Chemistry Centre, a fully modernized facility, which became the new home of UPEI's Department of Chemistry, as well as the Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Science.

The Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science and Engineering relocated from their former buildings (Memorial Hall and Duffy Science, respectively); now, those Departments, in their modern forms, are located in the Cass Science Hall.

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science shared the renovated Cass building, again named "Cass Science Hall," with the Department of Engineering until June 1, 2003, at which time two new Departments, Computer Science and Information Technology, and Mathematics and Statistics, were created by splitting the original Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.

Our building is ideally situated in the central campus area. It is equipped with an elevator and powered doors, and is fully wheelchair accessible. The Department's main office, jointly shared with that of Mathematics and Statistics, can be found on the third floor.

The Cass Science Hall houses modern classrooms, seminar and research rooms, a microcomputer lab, the Department's Linux/Windows lab, and faculty and staff offices. A large student lounge with a student society office is located on the entrance level.