Appalachian Chancellor Sheri Everts and administrators joined Rodgers Builders Inc. workers and executives for a lunch event to thank the workers for their progress on the construction of Appalachian’s Leon Levine Hall of Health Sciences. Photo by Marie Freeman
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts and administrators joined Rodgers Builders Inc. workers and executives on Wednesday, April 11, for a lunch event to thank the workers for their progress on the Leon Levine Hall of Health Sciences — the university’s newest facility, which is currently under construction. The building will house Appalachian’s Beaver College of Health Sciences (BCHS) and will open for the fall 2018 semester.
“This is such an important partnership and such an important building for this area,” Everts told the workers. “You are changing this part of Boone and this part of North Carolina. You’re doing a fabulous job here, and I want to give you a round of applause for that.”
Rodgers Builders Inc. workers enjoy barbecue provided by Boonetown BBQ. Photo by Marie Freeman
Lunch attendees dig into cake and sides provided by Appalachian Food Services. Photo by Marie Freeman
In appreciation of their work, the workers each received a T-shirt and tickets to an Appalachian football game in September.
In her opening remarks, Rodgers Builders president and CEO Pat Rodgers said, “We will continue to do everything we can to make sure this project is the best project being built in the university system in North Carolina.” Rodgers Builders Inc. is the lead contractor for the project.
Located at the intersection of Deerfield Road and State Farm Road, the 203,000-square-foot facility is built on a 9.2-acre site donated by Appalachian Regional Healthcare System. The project is designed by architects LS3P Associates Ltd.
Local band Handlebar Betty plays folk/bluegrass music at the lunch event. Photo by Marie Freeman
About the Beaver College of Health Sciences
Appalachian State University’s Beaver College of Health Sciences (BCHS), opened in 2010, is transforming the health and quality of life for the communities it serves through interprofessional collaboration and innovation in teaching, scholarship, service and clinical outreach. The college enrolls more than 3,600 students and offers 10 undergraduate degree programs, nine graduate degree programs and four certificates across six departments: Nursing, Nutrition and Health Care Management, Public Health and Exercise Science, Recreation Management and Physical Education, Rehabilitation Sciences, and Social Work. The college’s academic programs are located in the Holmes Convocation Center on App State’s main campus and the Levine Hall of Health Sciences, a state-of-the-art, 203,000-square-foot facility that is the cornerstone of Boone’s Wellness District. In addition, the college supports the Appalachian Institute for Health and Wellness and has collaborative partnerships with the Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s Physician Assistant Program, UNC Health Appalachian and numerous other health agencies. Learn more at https://healthsciences.appstate.edu.
About Appalachian State University
As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, cost-effective education. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.
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