A Sense of Place – A Place with Purpose
A New and Improved Home for Education and Research at the University of Virginia School of Nursing
The new Claude Moore Nursing Education building, designed by Bowie Gridley Architects of Washington, DC, is now being built across the street from McLeod Hall’s entrance. Now outgrown and inadequate to meet the need for new programs, increased enrollment, and cutting-edge research, McLeod Hall will be completely renovated when the new building opens.
The renovation plans are inseparable from the construction of new space as we work to efficiently organize the school’s academic programs between two buildings. In these buildings our dedicated faculty, staff, and students will continue improving on the specialized training that mirrors the changing and challenging role of nurses in 21st-century health care.
The integrated buildings (one new, one renovated) will provide:
- Lecture halls and classrooms of various sizes and flexible design, utilizing the latest in instructional technologies
- Increased space for research teams in close proximity to classrooms and the hospital, since evidence-based practice and education relies on the creation of new knowledge and proven outcomes
- Meeting rooms and common space to promote interaction among undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff
- A Student Life Center where student organizations will have a home and where leadership development can be fostered
- 32,000 gross square feet of new space and 54,000 gross square feet of renovated space
Incorporating Nursing Values
The design of the new building reflects the values of the nursing profession, including wellness promotion, community outreach, and self-care. In this spirit, the building will include an open stairwell spanning all four floors–-to promote fitness and interaction. Large windows will bring in natural light. A commons area and adjacent café will give students, faculty, and staff a place to meet and enjoy healthy nutrition throughout the day. Given the proximity of the nursing education buildings to the medical education buildings, we will create harmonies through landscaping that will complement the values inherent in the health care professions and reinforce the vital links between them.
Improvements to McLeod
The construction of the new building will enable us to reconfigure and improve space in McLeod Hall. Combined, the two buildingswill not only increase the school’s capacity, but they will enable the school to capture new efficiencies and to dramatically improve our teaching and research missions.
Included in the renovation plans for McLeod Hall is an expanded home and exhibit space for the Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry and its valuable collections, more space for the Center for Nursing Research, improved conference facilities, and a state-of-the-art Clinical Simulation Learning Center.
For more information, contact:
U.Va. School of Nursing
Alumni & Development Office
PO Box 800782
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0782
(434) 924-0138
E-mail: nursing-dev@virginia.edu