Valders Hall of Science
Valders Hall of Science is home to the departments of nursing, physics, psychology, and environmental studies.
Valders Hall of Science is home to the Nursing, Physics, Psychology, and Environmental Studies departments, and Sampson Hoffland Laboratories houses the Biology and Chemistry departments.
Features
- Astronomy Facilities
Spitz Planetarium with Spitz A3P projector and rooftop viewing platform. - BRAIN (Behavioral Research: An Interactive Network)
A 28-station networked computer laboratory for general psychology and the study of perception. The laboratory is equipped with a Thought Technology biograph and statistical software. - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Computer Lab
- Nursing Simulation Center
Offers a highly contextualized, complex, ever-changing environment that closely mimics what nurses encounter in real life. - Research Grade Greenhouse
- Rossing Physics Library and Exploration Center
A study and explorative space for physics students that contains a library of books, research materials, various hands-on experiments and tools, and comfy chairs. - Salsbury Animal Facility
Federally inspected live animal facility for birds, rodents and rabbits.
Nursing Simulation Center
The Nursing Simulation Center (NSC) offers a highly contextualized, complex, ever-changing environment that closely mimics what nurses encounter in real life. It includes simulation manikins that emulate human patients (they even respond verbally!) in a realistic setup that includes three distinct patient rooms to approximate part of a hospital or care floor. Audio-visual equipment records simulations and allows faculty and students to highlight things that went well or find opportunities to improve.
