By Jack Sowers
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Faculty and graduate students in Grosvenor Hall have some extra elbow room thanks to the new Life Sciences Building. Some OU-COM faculty have moved to the new space and eventually, the new building will house nearly two dozen faculty and about 100 graduate students.
"The building will have a number of advantages," said John Kotowski, assistant vice president for facilities planning at Ohio University. "It will provide high quality, state-of-the-art wet laboratory space for research and improve our ability to recruit high-quality faculty and students. Further, this facility will improve our ability to seek and, more importantly, secure future grant funding."
The departments affected by the extra space are currently reviewing several plans. "The space vacated in Grosvenor Hall will allow expansion of the osteopathic manipulative medicine lab to accommodate the full OU-COM class size of 100 students," Associate Dean of Operations Charlene Smith said. She noted that the space vacated at Grosvenor could possibly allow for the construction of a small meeting room there, and "some support services" could possibly move from their current location at The Ridges to Grosvenor.
"The college is eagerly anticipating the upcoming move to the Life Sciences Building," Smith said. "We have been actively involved in the design and planning for the new facilities for more than two years and are delighted to see that work come to fruition."
