After two years of construction, the Human Health Building is complete.

At an unveiling ceremony that took place Sept. 21 from 2 to 3 p.m., several speakers talked about the process of planning, building and the completion of the facility.

The event included a reception which was followed by an open house, where food and beverages were provided on every floor with waiters and waitresses working the crowds.

Looking forward to change

Kerri Schuiling, dean of the School of Nursing, said she looks forward to the School of Health Sciences and the School of Nursing integrating and learning how to work with each other. Both schools will now take residency in the Human Health Building.

Russi spoke about Michigan and its job growth in the medical field.

“I’m proud to have a state-of-the-art building right here on our very campus that will train students in the most in-demand career field,” he said.

Due to it being an academic day, some classes were available for demonstration.

Aaron Bird, professor of occupational safety and health in the School of Health Sciences, gave tours of one of the new occupational safety classrooms.

“After the State of Michigan recognized the need for an occupational safety and health training facility, Oakland University put these labs together for us,” Bird said.

Classroom donations

Bird said the building received donations from a number of companies specifically for these classrooms.  

“Tyco International Ltd. was one of the donors and General Motors donated one of their robots as well,” Bird said.

The Fanuc is the robot GM donated. According to www.fanucrobotics.com, the robot is used to cover a wide range of applications for the aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, education, food, metal fabrication, medical, pharmaceutical, solar panel and many other industries.

“In these labs students will be able to learn about fall protection, fire protection, robotics, manufacturing safety, industrial ventilation and industrial hygiene,” Bird said.