Grappone Hall is the new home of the Jean School of Nursing and Health Sciences. It provides nursing, public health, and health science students with the learning environment and experiences they need to become the next generation of healthcare leaders.
Within the 45,000 square foot building, Grappone Hall includes an auditorium, simulation center, and learning spaces designed to encourage collaboration. It can support growth and has the infrastructure for further expansion. Grappone Hall is also designed to be sustainable with 200,000-gallon stormwater geocells, it matches the aesthetic of the historic Saint Anselm campus, and features locally cultivated, regionally appropriate landscaping.
It officially opened in September 2025 at a ribbon cutting attended by benefactors, elected officials, and the college community.
Building Amenities
Sheila Evjy Center for Health Sciences Simulation
The Sheila Evjy Center for Health Sciences Simulation is home to seven specialized rooms taking up 11,000 square feet on the second floor of Grappone Hall where our students receive hands-on realistic learning experiences. It contains advanced simulation technology to bridge the gap between the classroom and practice, allowing students to gain experience in diverse clinical scenarios in a supportive and controlled environment – preparing them for the real-world of clinical practice. Rooms in the Simulation Center include environments such as labor and delivery, pediatrics, medical/surgical, intensive care, home health, mental health, and a patient apartment. There are also spaces that simulate medication, nutrition, clean supply rooms, and a nurses’ station, so that students can prepare in a space as close to real life as possible.
Abbot Gerald Auditorium
The Abbot Gerald Auditorium is the heart of Grappone Hall. It is a 4,253 square foot auditorium that can adapt to host audiences between 36 and 200 people. It has a flexible set up to serve multiple forms of teaching from seating around tables for group work to classes which support distance learning and a traditional lecture space.
The Auditorium hosts the most advanced AV system on campus, which includes heads-up displays and queuing capabilities for lecturers, tracking cameras for speakers (both presenter & audience), and video streaming and integration with other campus spaces.
Parent Atrium
As the first space visitors to Grappone Hall pass through when they enter Grappone Hall, the Atrium is an open common area which allows for student gatherings, study sessions, and floor to ceiling windows. It is also an information center with screens that provide students with information about upcoming events, support students through lifestyle and academic tips, and more.
O’Connor Family Student Commons
Just outside the entrance to the Evjy Simulation Center is a space for students to gather before their simulation time, study together, or store their belongings in lockers. The space can also be used for gatherings and more.
Classrooms and Learning Spaces
Grappone Hall is home to many different types of classrooms and learning spaces. This includes a number of 40-person flexible classrooms which host traditional AV packages and speaker arrays, flexible furniture, and plentiful power stations which can support both the needs of the school, but also external groups.
Withington Anatomy/ Physiology Lab
In the Withington Anatomy and Physiology Lab students learn about human anatomy in exceptional detail, creating a more immersive lab experience, and enhancing their understanding of how the body works. Managed by biology faculty, students explore the body and how it works with a state-of-the-art anatomage table, viewing monitors, skeletal models, and more in this hands-on laboratory space.
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