February 2023 Page 8 CDU Newsletter Cobb Building Undergoes Renovations
The Cobb building is currently undergoing renovations as the College of Medicine redesigns existing spaces to accommodate 60 incoming students in July for the newly accredited CDU 4-year graduate medical degree program .
Planning for the renovation for the first floor of the Cobb building began in 2022 , based upon the requirements defined as a part of the accreditation process . Construction began in December 2022 and the renovation project will include the east and west wings of the building , excluding the CDU Library . It entails creating a larger 60-person classroom , four new study rooms , and five offices . The work includes audio video in each of the rooms . The classroom will be fully outfitted with two large monitors , cameras that will record lectures , an updated lectern for teaching faculty , movable flexible desks , floor mounted electrical outlets , and large storage cabinets . Each of the study rooms will also include the large monitors and flexible furniture . The spaces will also include bright LED lighting and other finishes .
The Cobb building remains open during renovations . The construction work starts before students arrive each morning to help reduce the amount of overlap between construction and students in the building . Additionally , the exterior walls have been framed and insulated to help reduce noise in the library and office areas . In efforts to mitigate construction dust being tracked on shoes , construction paper and tack-mats have been placed in the entryways to the two areas under construction .
The Cobb Learning Resource Center ( LRC ) space is included in the renovation project . Plans are underway to create a new campus computer lab in the Life Sciences Research and Nursing Education ( LSRNE ) building . The Academic Computing staff will be temporarily relocated to the former Strategic Advancement suite on the 2nd floor of the Cobb building .
The entire renovation is expected to be completed in May 2023 , in advance of the students ’ arrival in summer 2023 .