The William and Sue Gross Family Foundation committed $40 million to UCI to establish a nursing school and assist in the construction of a new building to house it. The brand-new building combines classrooms, research labs and meeting spaces into collective environments that foster innovation and discovery. Constituents are drawn together with strategically placed classrooms, collaboration areas, team rooms and break areas. Two central staircases and three elevators facilitate chance encounters among researchers, faculty, clinicians and administrators.
Within the nursing school, a lounge opens to a quiet outdoor space where students can relax and collaborate. This lounge is easily accessible from the classrooms and simulation center where students spend much of their day. Indoor and outdoor shaded study areas enable individual and group activities and study.
State-of-the-Art Simulation Center
The nursing school houses a 9,500-square-foot, state-of-the-art simulation center includes exam rooms, hospital beds, high-fidelity manikins and advanced audio/visual capabilities, plus room for further growth.
Arts in the Building
A collection of artwork depicting Southern California landscape have been generously loaned by The Irvine Museum to transform the Gross Hall into an art gallery. About 40 artworks are installed on the second and fourth floors of the building, enriching the teaching and learning environment of our students and faculty. Use the link below to scroll through the artwork up close.
Award-winning Green Building
Sue & Bill Gross Nursing & Health Sciences Hall earned multiple Design Build Institute of America National Awards. The building boasts Platinum LEED certification for green building design, lush sustainable naturescape integrated with urban aesthetics, and cutting-edge technology to facilitate interactive and interdisciplinary learning.
Interactive Learning Space
The nursing school houses numerous indoor and outdoor areas where students can study quietly, or meet with fellow students, researchers and faculty in convenient and comfortable common areas.
