Current Challenges

• Outdated and inadequate classrooms, laboratories, and heating and cooling systems.
• Exposed plumbing throughout the building compromises the effective delivery of health-care services.
• Insufficient space to serve more patients, offer specialized eye services and fully engage in clinical research activities.
• Inconvenient location of eye and vision clinics.
• No auditorium or large classroom space for guest lecturers, clinical demonstrations, or distance-learning activities.
• Well-qualified optometry students and faculty are opting to attend or teach at other colleges and universities with more modern health-care training facilities.
• Overall appearance of facility creates misconceptions about the quality of instruction and care.
• Facility's limitations prevent growth of partnerships with hospitals and social agencies.
• Renovation of existing facility would not be cost effective and would not improve functionality.