The Drake Centre is home to the Asper School of Business. Designed by architect Etienne Gaboury, the Centre opened in 1987 and is located beside the ARTlab, which was completed in 2012. The Centre’s large central atrium brings natural light to all corners of the building. Here is where you’ll find all classrooms, offices and facilities belonging to the Asper School of Business, as well as the Warren Centre for Actuarial Studies and the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship. You'll also find the Albert D. Cohen Management Library, the Scotiabank Technology Centre, and plenty of space to study and connect with other students.

Albert D. Cohen Management Library

The Albert D. Cohen Management Library supports the study, research and teaching needs of students, faculty and staff of the Asper School of Business. The Library also supports the Transport Institute, the Warren Centre of Actuarial Studies and Research, and related undergraduate and graduate programs. Service extends to the business community and the general public. The Library is home to ten Bloomberg terminals, which provide faculty and students with access to real-time financial data. The Library will soon be home to the Finance Data Centre. In addition the Library houses some 20 public terminals, which provide access to the Library Catalogue and numerous business and management online resources.

Scotiabank Technology Centre

The Scotiabank Technology Centre, located in Room 247 Drake Centre, provides access to 80 IBM PC-compatible Intel Core i5 2.50 GHz machines and two high speed Hewlett Packard laser printers. There are 62 machines in the Main Lab and an additional 18 in a separate glassed-in area known as the "Glass Class". The Centre is open during all the hours the building is open.

Wireless Access

Wireless access is available throughout the Drake Centre, although there may be some areas that have lower signal strength than others. Instructions for setting up wireless access on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, MAC OSx 10.x, Snow Leopard, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad can be found at http://www.umanitoba.ca/computing/ist/connect/wireless/securewirelessinstructions.html

The University of Manitoba participates in the EduRoam system, which allows U of M students and staff to log into wireless on other EduRoam-enabled campuses. As well, visitors from other EduRoam-enabled campuses can use their home university’s credentials to access the U of M’s wireless system. For more information, visit http://umanitoba.ca/computing/ist/connect/wireless/eduroam.html