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Congressman Shimkus on Campus
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About the Cover
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On-campus Construction Updates
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| The Lewis
and Clark’s Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene programs have a new home.
The programs have been relocated to the newest building on campus. According
to Gary Ayres, Vice President of Administration and Community Service, the
new building is nearly completely functional. Students are in the clinic
holding classes and practicing on mannequins. Some fine-tuning and detail
adjustments are still being made, but the building is, “99.9 percent
operational,” Ayres said. The program plans to begin admitting patients in January. Dental students will provide basic dental care to members of the community while honing their skills. Previously, LC had an affiliation with the SIUE Dental School that allowed students to work in the SIUE clinic during evening hours. Though LC now boasts its own clinic, the affiliation with SIUE remains. The new building, which is adjacent to the Riverbend Arena, has not yet been named. According to George Terry, Vice President of Student Life a dedication ceremony is planned for Oct. 26. The building will be named at that time. Presently, LC is also restoring and making additions to the historic N.O. Nelson center in Edwardsville. According to Ayres, the property was acquired from SIUE, and will eventually be the location of several computer style classrooms. “Once completed, the N.O. Nelson campus will serve as a full service satellite campus for Lewis and Clark and will house classrooms and space for the Edwardsville School District,” according to a LC press release dated June 4, 2002. For more information regarding planned projects, consult the Lewis and Clark Strategic Plan (Feb. 2002). This document outlines the college’s goals and strategies for the next five years, and can be found on the LC website by clicking the News link on the main page. |
