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According to Tamatha Lambert, Director of Li- The new labs will also students to master clinical
brary Services, the renovated library will more than techniques in a simulation setting that allows stu-
double the number of individual and group study dents to closely mimic patient care scenarios without
rooms and will include a library café that will serve the fear of harming live patients.
coffee and food, similar to the Macon library café.
Betsy McDaniel, Chair of the Department of Re-
Dr. Alex Koohang, Dean of the School of Comput- habilitation Science, says of the planned renovations,
ing, is particularly excited about the first floor reno- “The Cochran campus is a beautiful and historic site
vations as these “will feature a needed progressive and this project is designed to maintain the historic in-
learning environment with endless possibilities for tegrity of the buildings while providing students with
student success. The student-centered classrooms in state-of-the-art classrooms, labs, and study spaces.
the building will serve our IT and Math students with We are excited about the space’s potential as our de-
contemporary technology and excellent resources partment has more than doubled in size over the past
that truly engage students in learning activities.” year with the addition of new degrees.”

One of the most anticipated additions coming to Pardon the progress and welcome the work crews,
Roberts Library is the inclusion of a new multi-func- consultants, project managers, and contractors that
tional screening room on the second floor. Designed will visit our campus over the next several months.
with help from faculty in the Department of Media, Their hard work sets the foundation for ours to follow.
Culture, and the Arts, the space will meet their pro-
grams’ specific needs as well as the varied needs of
faculty and students. Prof. Rebecca Edwards charac-
terized the upgrades as “an updated learning environ-
ment where (students) can study, practice speeches
and presentations using state-of-the-art technology
for all of their classes, record and edit projects, and
attend class lectures and film screenings in a private
screening area.”

Old Dillard Hall, the new location for the nursing
and occupational therapy assistant (OTA) labs, will
also see a significant overhaul. Previous classroom
and lab space has been redesigned to accommodate
new office space, a student lounge, an expanded
nursing lab, a new multi-purpose OTA room, demo
kitchen, simulation labs, observation rooms, and de-
briefing seminar space.

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