Nursing program moves to new home
Leslie Philip, Matt Schaeffer
Mesa Community College has been under construction this past summer of 2010, and has been completed the school’s newest addition, the Health and Wellness center.Emily Hall, a Nursing student, is looking forward to the new ER simulation room and attending classes in the Health and Wellness Center.
Formerly the Physical Science building, the Health and Wellness center houses two departments, Nursing and Exercise Science.
Kurt Conover, Interim Vice President of Administrative Services, said, “Smith Group was the architect, and the construction kicked off in the spring of 2009. It was completed a year later. Including design, construction, and moving into the building.”
Richard Cluff the Director of Maintenance stated the architects had help with the design of the building.
“Some of the people from the nursing department worked together with the architects to help give them an idea of what they needed,” said Cluff.
Another improvement to the building is that it is more eco-friendly with manolium flooring, a very environmentally friendly form of linoleum.
The new building contains an Obstetrics and Gynecology Simulation Lab and is furnished with life like subjects and mannequins to interact with, so the students can have a more hands on and realistic experience.
As a result of the General Obligations Bond, a 2004 $90 million tax bond, Mesa Community College was able to fund the construction of the Health and Wellness center, the English faculty offices, and the Journalism Academic Skills Center.
