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Michael D. Chason |
IMMEDIATE SEPTEMBER 7, 2006
TIFTON—The official dedication ceremony for the new Health Sciences
building at
Speakers at the grand opening of the
building will include ABAC President David Bridges and Tift Regional Medical
Center CEO Bill Richardson. After the dedication ceremony and ribbon-cutting,
tours of the building will be available for the campus and community.
“The advantage of the new Health
Sciences building is that the division has more space than previously
available,” Wanda Golden, Chair of the Division of Nursing, said. “It puts
everything in a centralized location instead of being scattered around the
campus.”
The 41,424 square foot, $7.2 million building
is serving two functions at the college. The building is the site for
classrooms and clinical labs for nursing students and houses the student health
center for the entire campus.
Eight classrooms are located in the
new building, including two that seat 100 students each. Four general labs and three small specialty
labs are also a new asset to the building.
“We have a computer lab where nursing
students can do virtual programs, as well as a skills lab,” Golden said.
Offices for the nursing faculty are
also in the building. The Health Sciences building is located on the site
formally occupied by Creswell Hall and the
ABAC offers all nursing classes
leading to an associate degree. After a
satisfactory score on the certification exam, students can receive their
Registered Nurse (R.N.) designation.
The new building was funded through a
combination of state and private funds including a $1 million gift from
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