Last week, the OSU Board of Trustees approved the expansion of Magruder Hall and the small animal hospital. The $10 million project will be added to OSU’s $258 million capital plan.Over the past four years, the hospital’s case load has increased 15 percent annually. The proposed project will double the size of the small animal hospital. “The plan is to add an new oncology space with a linear accelerator, ” says Dean Sue Tornquist. “That will allow us to provide radiation oncology for our patients, while freeing up existing space for other services.”
The plan will also add instructional space to Magruder Hall, enabling the college to grow its enrollment by 16 veterinary students.
“This project will directly improve the educational experience of veterinary students by providing improved instructional space, including laboratories for anatomy and surgery skills,” says Tornquist. “With this project, graduating veterinarians will have training in new and advanced treatment procedures, such as radiation oncology.”
Tornquist said the college will use philanthropic gifts, college funds and tuition revenues from the additional student enrollment to pay for the project.
