{"id":153,"date":"2014-03-28T16:13:34","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T16:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/hsba\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2016-10-26T19:22:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T19:22:26","slug":"release-about-the-hsba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/hsba\/release-about-the-hsba\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/hsba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/03\/IMG_8452HSBA-exterior1.png\" data-original=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/hsba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/03\/IMG_8452HSBA-exterior1.png\" alt=\"IMG_8452HSBA-exterior\" width=\"1200\" height=\"372\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/hsba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/03\/IMG_8452HSBA-exterior1.png\" alt=\"IMG_8452HSBA-exterior\" width=\"1200\" height=\"372\" \/><\/noscript><br \/><b>VSU Celebrates Opening of Health Sciences &amp; Business Administration Building<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>BY THRESSEA BOYD<\/p>\n<p>VALDOSTA &#8211;\u00a0Valdosta State University held a ribbon cutting for the Health Sciences and Business Administration (HSBA) building Friday, April 18, at the Rea and Lillian Steele North Campus.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony will include remarks from VSU President William J. McKinney, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens, Georgia Senator Tim Golden, former VSU President Ronald M. Zaccari, and VSU Interim President Louis Levy. Following the ceremony, guests were invited to tour the facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we continue to build a more engaged and innovative Valdosta State, our Health Sciences and Business Administration building will serve as one of Georgia\u2019s premier academic facilities designed to educate future health care professionals,\u201d said VSU President William J. McKinney. \u201cThe programs housed inside the HSBA building are the cornerstone for our focus on comprehensive health care education, allowing us to expand partnerships and collaborations with South Georgia Medical Center and other regional health care providers, enhancing economic development through applied research and business partnerships, and improving the quality of life for South Georgia residents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The $32 million, approximately 150,000-square-foot structure houses six health professions programs: nursing, athletic training, exercise physiology, communication sciences and disorders, social work, and health care administration. The building will also include a dental hygiene program in partnership with Wiregrass Georgia Technical College.<\/p>\n<p>Previously housed in five different buildings across campus, the HSBA building allows students and faculty to engage in cross-disciplinary discussions and research, in addition to expanding interaction with health professionals at South Georgia Medical Center and other health agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The HSBA building has allowed the Langdale College of Business Administration to introduce a new Bachelor of Business Administration and online Master of Business Administration in health care administration.\u00a0 In May 2013, Communication and Sciences Disorders was approved to offer a Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology, to address the needs of professionals at the service, administration, and clinical research level. In addition, the HSBA building will provide space for development of a doctorate in nursing, a master\u2019s degree in exercise physiology, and a bachelor\u2019s degree in social work.<\/p>\n<p>The HSBA was designed by Heery International and Ellis, Ricket and Associates (ERA), and was designed for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. Lovell Engineering provided civil engineering services and Doran and Karwoski provided landscape design.<\/p>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<div class=\"full-width\" style=\"color: #333333;background: #EFEFEF;\"><div class=\"clearfix aligncenter\"><div class=\"fancy-header1\"><h2>HSBA by the Numbers<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div class=\"aligncenter\"><div class=\"one_third rnr-column\"><div data-effect=\"fadeInUp\" class=\"milestone-counter rnr-animate animated\" data-perc=\"10\"><span class=\"milestone-count highlight\">10<\/span><h6 class=\"milestone-details\">Health Professions Majors<\/h6><\/div><\/div><div class=\"one_third rnr-column\"><div data-effect=\"fadeInUp\" class=\"milestone-counter rnr-animate animated\" data-perc=\"1609\"><span class=\"milestone-count highlight\">1609<\/span><h6 class=\"milestone-details\">Students Currently Enrolled in Health Professions Programs<\/h6><\/div><\/div><div class=\"one_third rnr-column last\"><div data-effect=\"fadeInUp\" class=\"milestone-counter rnr-animate animated\" data-perc=\"57\"><span class=\"milestone-count highlight\">57<\/span><h6 class=\"milestone-details\">Faculty Teaching Health Professions Courses<\/h6><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/span><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Laying the Foundation for Georgia\u2019s Health Care Workforce<\/h2>\n<p>BY THRESSEA BOYD<\/p>\n<p>VALDOSTA\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Valdosta State University\u2019s Health Science and Business Administration (HSBA) building will serve as an advanced academic facility to educate Georgia\u2019s future health care professionals. It is the cornerstone of the university\u2019s focus on comprehensive health sciences programs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The HSBA building will unite the efforts of the university and local hospitals in producing more nurses and other health care providers. This building will be a significant contributor to the University System of Georgia\u2019s Health Professions and Education Committee (HPEC) 2011 initiative to \u201censure that Georgia has the health workforce it needs in the future.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The vision for the HSBA building began under the leadership of Dr. Ronald M. Zaccari, VSU&#8217;s president from 2002-2008, and became part of the university&#8217;s 2004 and 2007 master plans. In the early stages, Zaccari began discussions with South Georgia Medical Center CEO James McGahee, who retired in 2011, to develop a plan that would increase health care opportunities for the citizens of South Georgia and the state.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The $32 million, 150,000-square-foot structure will house six health professions programs:\u00a0 nursing, athletic training, exercise physiology, communication sciences and disorders, social work, and business health care administration. The building will also include a dental hygiene program in partnership with Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. Previously housed in five different buildings across campus, the HSBA allows students and faculty to engage in cross-disciplinary discussions and research, in addition to expanding greater interaction with health professionals at South Georgia Medical Center and other health agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The building includes a state-of-the-art simulation center, specialized nursing laboratories, and clinical space for advanced learning opportunities and community outreach for each of the health professional programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The HSBA building has allowed the Langdale College of Business Administration to introduce a new Bachelor of Business Administration and an online Master of Business Administration in health care administration.\u00a0 In May 2013, the Department of Communication and Sciences Disorders introduced a Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP-D), to address the needs of professionals at the service, administration, and clinical research level.<\/p>\n<p>The facility will allow for the further development of a doctorate degree in nursing, a master\u2019s degree in exercise physiology, and a bachelor\u2019s degree in social work.<br \/><br \/>\n<div class=\"full-width\" style=\"color: #333333;background: #EFEFEF;\">\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/hsba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/03\/IMG_8201HSBA1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/hsba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/03\/IMG_8201HSBA1.png\" data-original=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/hsba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/03\/IMG_8201HSBA1.png\" alt=\"IMG_8201HSBA\" width=\"1200\" height=\"372\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/hsba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/03\/IMG_8201HSBA1.png\" alt=\"IMG_8201HSBA\" width=\"1200\" height=\"372\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #dd3333;\"><strong>Delivery of Programs: College of Nursing and Health Sciences<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Nursing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the University System of Georgia Health Professions and Education Committee taskforce, without substantial efforts to increase the number of registered nurses (RNs), Georgia faces a shortage of 38,000 RNs by 2020. The HSBA building will allow VSU\u2019s College of Nursing and Health Sciences to increase capacity for nursing degrees at the bachelor and master levels, offer a doctorate in nursing, and increase access to health care degree programs through collaboration with technical and other educational institutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Athletic Training<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Athletic trainers work in schools, hospitals, and outpatient rehabilitation facilities. According to the National Athletic Trainers\u2019 Association only 42 percent of public high schools have access to athletic trainers. With more than 7 million high schools students in athletic play, this leaves 4 million student-athletes without the means for injury prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exercise Physiology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The need for more exercise physiologists is growing due to problems with both child and adult obesity and health-related illnesses brought on by a sedentary lifestyle. Students who graduate with a degree in exercise physiology are prepared to work in cardiac rehabilitation and as exercise physiologists. Many of VSU\u2019s exercise physiology graduates seek advance training to become physician assistants, physical therapists or occupational therapists.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #dd3333;\"><strong><br \/>Delivery of Programs: Dewar College of Education and Human Services<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Communication Sciences and Disorders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speech-language pathologists (SLP) work in schools, hospitals and nursing facilities, they are required to have a master\u2019s degree in the field to become eligible for licensure and certification to practice in Georgia. The HSBA building allows for the expansion of a Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP-D), which was approved by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents in May 2013. The SLP-D program addresses the need of current professionals at the service, administration, and clinical research level. The SLP-D program will build upon the university\u2019s nationally accredited Master of Education in communication sciences and disorders program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Work<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Georgia\u2019s population is growing and aging, as well as become more diverse. The Department of Labor estimates that jobs for medical and public health social workers are expected to increase by 22 percent, while jobs for mental health and social workers with an expertise in substance abuse will grow by 20 percent. The addition of a bachelor\u2019s in social work (with the existing master\u2019s program) will allow more social workers to enter the field more quickly and work while they acquire an advanced degree.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #dd3333;\"><strong><br \/>Delivery of Programs: Langdale College of Business Administration<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Health Care Business Administration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The HSBA building has allowed the Langdale College of Business Administration to introduce a new Bachelor of Business Administration and an online Master of Business Administration in health care administration. Both degrees address the rapid growth in health care administration. These highly specialized degrees focus on the delivery of health care management, as it relates to finances, human resources, information technology and policymaking. Graduates with an undergraduate or graduate degree in health care administration are prepared to work in hospitals, nursing homes, public health clinics, and private practice.<br \/><br \/>\n<p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Watch the Building Rise from Start to Finish<br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<div data-effect='fadeInUp' class='video-embed'><iframe src='http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/53004848?autoplay=&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0' width='560' height='315' class='iframe'><\/iframe><\/div>\n<br \/>\n<div class=\"full-width\" style=\"color: #333333;background: #EFEFEF;\">\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/hsba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/03\/HSB-night1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-477 portfolio-lazyLoad\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/hsba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/03\/HSB-night1.png\" data-original=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/hsba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/03\/HSB-night1.png\" alt=\"HSB-night\" width=\"1200\" height=\"372\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-477 portfolio-lazyLoad\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/hsba\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/03\/HSB-night1.png\" alt=\"HSB-night\" width=\"1200\" height=\"372\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Health Sciences and Business Administration Building Designed for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>BY THRESSEA BOYD<\/p>\n<p>VALDOSTA&#8211;Valdosta State University\u2019s Health Sciences and Business Administration (HSBA) building was designed to provide an academic facility that is home to various health professions disciplines within one location. The $32 million HSBA building houses six health professions programs: nursing, athletic training, exercise physiology, communication sciences and disorders, social work, and health care administration. The building will also include a dental hygiene program in partnership with Wiregrass Georgia Technical College.<\/p>\n<p>Designed by Heery International and Ellis, Ricket and Associates (ERA), the building was designed for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification and contains 150,000 square feet of space, including auditoriums, classrooms, clinical laboratories, meeting and seminar rooms, and administrative and faculty offices. Lovell Engineering provided civil engineering services and Doran and Karwoski provided landscape design.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe HSBA building presented Heery with significant design challenges. The building needed to honor the more formal Georgian-style architecture that distinguishes the north campus from the rest of the university\u2019s Spanish Mission style,\u201d said Heery Vice President Tom Woodward, who has been part of the HSBA project since its inception. \u201cThe building\u2019s educational vision, however, demanded more open and contemporary spaces and greater visibility among departments than traditional Georgian-style typically suggests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Heery International was able to balance exterior and interior design elements, selecting Georgian-style red brick and rhythmically spaced windows across the building\u2019s facades, while using more glass to create open, internal space for gathering and collaborating within the building.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The HSBA also features approximately 10,000 square feet of clinic space to provide health care services for speech and hearing, nursing, social work, athletic training, and exercise physiology to help meet the needs of underserved people in the community.<\/p>\n<p>The HSBA building was constructed by KBR Building Group and managed by the Georgia State Financing &amp; Investment Commission (GSFIC).<br \/><\/div><br \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VSU Celebrates Opening of Health Sciences &amp; Business Administration Building BY THRESSEA BOYD VALDOSTA &#8211;\u00a0Valdosta State University held a ribbon cutting for the Health Sciences and Business Administration (HSBA) building Friday, April 18, at the Rea and Lillian Steele North Campus. 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