Baylor Nursing Begins New Chapter in New Academic Building

This fall, students, faculty and staff were welcomed to a newly renovated Louise Herrington School of Nursing Academic Building, adjacent to the LHSON’s longtime campus near Baylor University Medical Center. The four-story building more than doubled the school’s previous space by adding 100,000 square feet for high-tech nursing education to equip students to learn, lead and serve in a variety of ways:

• A central atrium provides space for students to congregate and collaborate.
• Active learning classrooms foster more dynamic group interaction and allow for innovative teaching.
• An auditorium provides a place to host speakers and presentations.
• A chapel offers students quiet spiritual reflection and personal growth.
• A Learning Resource Center provides 24/7 access to a student computer lab.

As one of the University’s 12 academic units, the LHSON represents what the University hopes its graduates will become – sources of light within their communities, serving those in need and glorifying God through their calling as nurses, President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., said at the dedication of the facility on Aug. 30.

“As we move forward on Illuminate, the University's academic strategic plan, the Louise Herrington School of Nursing illustrates many of the University’s strategic priorities – ensuring a transformational undergraduate experience and growing meaningful opportunities for graduate education; affirming our faith foundation and demonstrating to our students how their professions and their faith animate one another; and exemplifying how faculty research can blend seamlessly with excellence in teaching, benefiting our students through rich experiences through their years of school and informing their practice,” she said.

For more information about the dedication of the Louise Herrington School of Nursing Academic Building, visit baylor.edu/nursing.