Men at work

While installing the windows of University Park’s new College of Nursing and Health Sciences building, construction workers shield themselves from the scorching South Florida sun with colorful umbrellas.

Slated to open in December 2009, the $34 Million CNHS building will become the gateway to the university’s highly anticipated Academic Health Sciences Complex on campus.

The five-floor structure will encompass just over 100,000-square-feet of space housing state-of-the-art interactive skills laboratories, extensive computer suites, specialized training, evaluation and study areas, and ample lecture classrooms.  The facility will serve all seven departments of the CNHS: Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Communication Science & Disorders, Health Information Management, Athletic Training, and Health Sciences.