Columbia University School of Nursing Announces $2.5 Million Grant Award for New Building

New York, NY – Columbia University School of Nursing announced it has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program, which will be used to help fund the construction of a new building for Columbia University School of Nursing. The Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program provides matching grants to private colleges and universities for the construction, rehabilitation or repair of classrooms, laboratories and other facilities. The program requires grantees to match approximately three dollars for every dollar provided by New York State.

 

“We are thrilled to receive this generous grant which will go towards the completion of Columbia University School of Nursing’s new building. Our new building brings renewed focus to our education and research mission at a time when advanced practice nurses are playing an ever-greater role in the healthcare delivery system,” said Bobbie Berkowitz, PhD, Dean of Columbia University School of Nursing and Senior Vice President of Columbia University Medical Center.

 

Opening in 2017, the building is designed by award-winning architectural firm CO|FXFOWLE to target LEED Gold certification. The seven-story structure will feature a network of flexible, technologically advanced spaces to accommodate various styles of teaching and learning, as well as places for socializing including a sunlit atrium lobby and rooftop garden terrace.

 

A highlight of the building will be a glass-enclosed state-of-the art simulation center, giving students the opportunity to master critical skills in a safe, educational environment. Occupying two floors, the simulation center will be equipped with a variety of model health-care settings, such as a mock in-patient room, exam room, critical care unit, operating room, and emergency department.

 

“With this new building our environment for students, faculty, and the community will be exquisite. It will give us flexible space to promote research and collaboration, ample room for study and interaction, and forums for visiting scholars from around the world to interact with students and faculty,” added Dean Berkowitz.

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