Simulation Center
The Mennonite College of Nursing is building a new 16,000-square-foot facility that will wrap around the college’s existing Simulation Center. It will feature an enhanced clinical education setting with virtual reality technology. The new space will enable the college to increase enrollment by 400 students and expand hands-on research and training opportunities for students and faculty.
Details
- Completion date: Scheduled to open fall 2024
- Cost: $18 million
- Location: 301 Normal Avenue
Quote from an alum
(The Simulation Center) allows us to educate more exceptionally well-prepared nurses who will be a part of improving the health and well-being of our community and state."
Dr. Judy Neubrander, dean of the Mennonite College of Nursing
News and Updates
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Campus construction: As projects wrap up, new ones begin
There’s an exceptional amount of construction happening on Illinois State University’s campus, here are all the projects happening over the next few years. -
Illinois State breaks ground on Mennonite College of Nursing Simulation Center
A crowd of more than 100 Illinois State University supporters, alumni, faculty, staff, and students gathered Friday, June 23, to celebrate breaking ground on the $18 million Mennonite College of Nursing Simulation Center.
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Upgrades to nursing simulation space to aid faculty research
Dr. Denise Hammer, D.N.P. ’16, turned off her video monitor, bringing an end to hundreds of hours of reviewing video recorded for a research project conducted in Illinois State University’s Mennonite Lab Building.