LOCATION:
Rapid City, SD

DETAILS:
An addition and renovation of the Black Hills State University-Rapid City campus to make nursing education widely available on site. It will include a testing center, active learning classrooms, nursing simulation spaces, and more.

SERVICES:
Architecture
Electrical Engineering
Interior Design
Mechanical Engineering
Programming
Project Management
Structural Engineering

The design team of TSP + Kahler Slater is working with Black Hills State University and South Dakota State University to create new state-of-the-art experiential nursing education facilities located at the Black Hills State University-Rapid City campus. The Monument West River Health Science Center is a partnership between BHSU and SDSU with the mission to prepare students for successful nursing careers through a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The program provides hands-on learning to students in Rapid City and the Black Hills region.

Approximately 9,200 square feet of the existing building at the BHSU-Rapid City campus will be renovated to provide a testing center, active learning classroom, faculty and administrative offices, and student study and lounge spaces. The main student lounge area is centrally located in the building and will provide food and beverage vending options, as well as flexible individual and group study zones. This space is designed as the social hub of the Center, providing a location for students, staff, and faculty to gather, study, and collaborate.

The approximately 38,000-square-foot addition houses the Native American Nursing Education Center (NANEC), an active learning classroom, nursing simulation spaces, breakout rooms, and faculty offices. The simulation spaces provide students hands-on experience in simulated hospital rooms, exam rooms, home environment, and skills lab where they practice simulated health care scenarios. These simulations are recorded, played back, and debriefed with faculty in breakout rooms where students learn how to improve technique and care. The NANEC suite provides a home for Native American students to study and receive support during their education, and to gather and learn with and from the broader Native American community.

The Center’s state-of-the-art facilities will support BHSU and SDSU’s mission and provide students, faculty, and staff an environment for education, innovation, and success.