College of Allied Health New Building

The University of Oklahoma College of Allied Health was housed in one of the oldest buildings on the OU Health Sciences Center campus. The 1928 building, a hand-me-down facility from the College of Medicine, could no longer keep pace in accommodating technology or enrollment with the programs it housed. A 21st-Century facility was required by the 21st-Century sciences practiced in the Allied Health programs of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy; Communication Sciences and Disorders; Medical Imaging and Radiologic Sciences; and Nutritional Sciences and Allied Health Sciences.

To address the need, the OU Board of Regents approved the planning and construction of a new, high-tech, 114,000-gross-square-foot building- which opened this fall. The new facility houses student areas, classrooms and class laboratories, distance education and computer facilities, clinical and research space, the Lee Mitchener Tolbert Center; the John W. Keys Speech and Hearing Center; children’s hearing impaired day-care laboratory, faculty and staff offices, building support spaces, and multi-purpose space to provide the best possible environment for learning for the College’s undergraduate and graduate student population.  Cost for planning and construction of the building was approximately $26 million.

However, to complete this project, OU and its College of Allied Health must raise $4 million in private funds. We are seeking this funding through gifts from the College’s friends and alumni. We are deeply grateful for your consideration of a gift to the College of Allied Health building. The new building will make a meaningful difference in the education of students in the Allied Health professionals, as well as the patients and the communities they go on to serve.

There will be benches and pavers located on the north and south sides under the colonnades.  Surrounding the building with views of the entire HSC Campus, these areas are a perfect spot for our students to relax and study outside during the pleasant Oklahoma days.  With shady spaces to sit and visit, this enclosed space promises to be a favorite gathering spot for game day weekends and other campus events.  These areas show off the pride and involvement of the OUHSC College of Allied Health alumni community. With a $250 gift, bricks can be engraved with names of alumni and their loved ones.

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Our New Look: The Beginning Sketches Architect: The Benham Companies, LLC of OKC Contractor: Oscar J. Boldt Construction Company of OKC

 

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