Campus News
College Dedicates New Interprofessional Learning Center
Clockwise / Clarkson College Board of Directors and event guests listen to Dr. Orduña's welcoming remarks. Nurse Anesthesia students refine their skills in the OR simulation space. Students and staff gather in the hospital bed wing of the new fourth floor space.
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Winter 2020
Clarkson College celebrated the opening of the Interprofessional Learning Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 16. The Center opened at the beginning of the fall 2019 semester with students and faculty utilizing the space for interactive, hands-on learning experiences. The Clarkson College Board of Directors, including Nebraska Medicine CEO Dr. James Linder, and College faculty, staff and students attended the ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new space. Interim President Dr. Aubray Orduña opened the event by welcoming guests and thanking community members for their help in developing the facility. After Dr. Orduña’s introduction, Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Black cut the ribbon and officially opened the space.
Attendees enjoyed refreshments while exploring the Center’s four fully equipped exam rooms, six hospital patient beds with working headwalls, nurse’s station, six exam tables and two classrooms. They also had the opportunity to explore the operating simulation room designed to allow students to practice within a realistic surgical space, complete with hospital-grade hand washing sinks and overhead lighting. The Interprofessional Learning Center is the result of a complete overhaul of the previous Skills and Simulation Labs. The renovation plans doubled the lab size to span an entire floor. The new lab will offer students the opportunity to immerse themselves in different environments and prepare them for a variety of health care experiences.
