CCRI awarded $300K from Champlin Foundations

THE CHAMPLIN Foundations has given the Community College of Rhode Island a $300,000 grant toward its campaign to establish an interactive learning center for health science students on its Flanagan campus in Lincoln.
THE CHAMPLIN Foundations has given the Community College of Rhode Island a $300,000 grant toward its campaign to establish an interactive learning center for health science students on its Flanagan campus in Lincoln.

WARWICK – The Champlin Foundations has given the Community College of Rhode Island a $300,000 grant toward its $893,000 campaign to establish an interactive learning center for health science students on its Flanagan campus in Lincoln, according to a release by the college on Thursday.

Rosemary Costigan, interim vice president for academic affairs, said the center will help better prepare students for the rigors demanded of those who choose health care career paths.

“Technology helps students practice decision making safely, giving them real experience in what health care providers do every day, make decisions in a rapid period of time with expert knowledge and efficiency,” she said.

The funding will be used to purchase screens, projectors, 70-inch monitors, podiums, video conferencing gear and audio systems, including equipment for hearing-impaired students, with the hope of making the classroom a place in which students are active participants in the learning process.

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Cisco video-conferencing equipment will allow for the integration of faculty in the school’s simulation lab, as well as doctors or instructors anywhere in the world, into the lecture. In addition, students will be able to connect their computer or tablet screens to the main monitor, allowing for further collaboration and sharing of ideas.

With this advanced technology, “students can fine-tune their skills so they are really ready to enter into practice when they graduate,” said Costigan.

CCRI will offset the remaining $539,000 needed to fund the project, which will pay for new seating, electrical work, staging, carpet, nonslip epoxy flooring, new architectural and design elements as well as complying with Americans with Disabilities Access regulations.

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