Cici & Hyatt Brown Hall for Health & Innovation
Interactive Floor Plan
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Name a Space to Support Health & Innovation
The university's vision for the new, two-story, 40,000-square-foot Cici & Hyatt Brown Hall for Health & Innovation has come to life, with spaces and experiences that allow ideas, learning and interests to converge and evolve into ground-breaking discoveries and innovative pedagogy. The design of the new facility encourages spontaneous collaborations that are critical for interdisciplinary discoveries.
The ultimate goals of Brown Hall are to help elevate Stetson's presence in health sciences and the natural sciences; attract more top-notch students, faculty and researchers; increase student interest in science; increase Stetson’s competitiveness for research grant funding opportunities; accelerate the readiness of students to meet the academic demands of health professional schools; and improve the health outcomes of Volusia County and the larger community through community engagement.
If you are interested in funding a naming opportunity or would like to make a smaller gift not attached to a named space, please review a list of naming opportunities available and/or reach out to us (contact information below).
Brown Hall is home to these College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) areas of study:
Center for Optimal Health Across the Lifespan (COHL)
Environmental Science and Studies (ENSS)
Graduate program in Counselor Education
Health Sciences (HS)
Public Health
Sustainable Food Systems
At Stetson, majors within the natural sciences are the top fields of inquiry for prospective students, and Health Sciences and Biology are two of the university's most popular undergraduate majors. Positions in the healthcare industry are among the fastest growing occupations between now and 2029, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and universities such as Stetson have an important role in supplying the future workforce. These upward trends were in part why Cici and Hyatt Brown decided to invest in the expansion of the physical space for Stetson's health and science programs.
Exterior
Courtyard
$150,000
On the east side of Brown Hall, a Patio overlooks the Teaching Garden and Outdoor Classroom that support all Brown Hall academic programs.
Outdoor Classroom
$40,000
Faculty and students gather for class in Florida’s temperate outdoor climate.
Teaching Garden
$40,000
Plantings are primarily edible, including fruit trees and shrubs, perennial and annual vegetables, herbs and spices. Both the permanent landscape and the ever-changing raised planting beds are used as a sensory garden for Counselor Education, a tea garden for Health Science, and exploring urban food production techniques (e.g. vertical farming, shade-adapted growing) for Sustainable Food Systems.
East Patio
$25,000
Patio seating offers an outdoor place to study, eat or relax.
West Patio
$40,000
Outdoor seating offers options to meet friends or study in a relaxing setting.
First Floor
Atrium
$100,000
At the entrance of Brown Hall is a large common area that communicates the university's vision for the new building and its inhabitants. The connection back to Sage Hall preserves and strengthens the interdisciplinary interactions between disciplines.
Teaching Kitchen Lab
$150,000
The Teaching Kitchen supports hands-on experiential learning connected to the Sustainable Food Systems program, Health Sciences, Chemistry and Counselor Education. Blending commercial and residential kitchen elements, the Teaching Kitchen contains cooking stations for classroom demonstrations, a wide range of equipment and appliances and additional seating space. Our Sustainable Food Systems program leverages this teaching kitchen to prepare students for complex global challenges related to a sustainable, equitable and healthy food future.
Wet Teaching Labs
Wet teaching labs enhance the curriculum of the Environmental Science and Studies Department. The labs house equipment used in soil and water sampling and analysis, environmental surveying, and other hands-on training for students.
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Wet Lab (2): $150,000 each
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Wet Lab Prep Area: $25,000
The Hub
$150,000
Varied configurations of study spaces are situated in and around the lobby, near the reception area where Brown Hall and Sage Hall connect. The openness of the building’s design extends to the open staircase, which guides traffic upstairs while encouraging interaction among community members.
Classrooms
Classrooms accommodate a wide variety of pedagogical styles and are easily reconfigured to facilitate small group work and active learning.
Large $150,000
Medium $100,000
ENSS Field Studies Lab (2)
$75,000 each
The labs house equipment used in soil and water sampling and analysis, environmental surveying and other hands-on training for students. One of the labs allows field specimens to be brought into the building for use in lab spaces.
Greenhouse
$100,000
The new greenhouse, with an internal shade system and a butterfly roof to facilitate rainwater collection, houses plants and seedlings for classes and research. As well as for planting in the Teaching Garden. Shared by the Biology and Environmental Science and Studies departments, the greenhouse has two separate rooms that is independently controlled to manage temperature, humidity and light conditions. State-of-the-art control systems is monitored remotely through apps that faculty using the greenhouse keep on their laptops or smart phones.
Environmental Chambers (2):
$20,000 each
Growth chambers control light, temperature and humidity levels for a variety of organisms, including plants and insects. Having two chambers makes it possible for students to manipulate environmental variables to compare their effects on study organisms.
Reception Area
$30,000
A reception area welcomes students, faculty and staff and serves as a resource for visitors to navigate the building's offerings.
Reception Office (2):
$10,000
Seminar Room
$20,000
The seminar room is used by all departments and programs in Brown Hall for small discussion-based classes as well as department faculty and other meetings.
Small Group Rooms (3)
$15,000 each
Incorporating a diverse mix of formal and informal spaces, Brown Hall offers student gathering spaces that encourage collaboration and opportunity. This casual setting also invites students to relax, study and eat between classes.
Health Professions
Advising Office
NAMED
This office enhances students' preparation to enter health professional schools following their time at Stetson. The Pre-Health Advisor develops student interest in the health professions, facilitates pre-health groups and initiatives, and collaborates with local healthcare partners for experiential learning opportunities.
Offices (12)
$10,000 each
First floor offices house faculty in the Environmental Science and Studies Department and the Sustainable Food Systems Program, as well as the Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience.
Second Floor
Main Corridor
$100,000
A variety of student collaborative spaces dot the main corridor and provide entrance to myriad classrooms, labs and offices.
Play Therapy Classroom
$75,000
The Play Therapy classroom, part of the Center for Optimal Health Across the Lifespan (COHL), provides space for children and their families to engage in expressive arts and therapeutic play activities to facilitate the healing of trauma and other mental/behavioral health disorders, as well as to support the health and wellbeing of families in Volusia County.
The Play and Creativity in Counseling concentration is housed in the Department of Counselor Education.
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Smart Lab
$75,000
The SMART Lab, part of the Center for Optimal Health Across the Lifespan (COHL), is designed to teach and research the efficacy of stress management and resiliency skills within the Volusia County population and Stetson’s student body. The lab targets significant reductions in stress levels, using biofeedback monitors, and is combined with self-report measures of psychological disorders and indicators of resilience. The SMART Lab is capable of intervening with a wide age of demographics, from children to geriatric, and is combined with other health initiatives.
GIS (Geographical Information Systems) Lab
$75,000
The GIS (geographical information systems) classroom and lab support efforts to emphasize GIS in student training with over a dozen state-of-the-art computers for teaching digital mapping and spatial analysis; it is an essential skill for employment in numerous environmental-related fields. THE ENSS Faculty Research Pod within the lab is the site of research activity and collaborations using GIS and other equipment and software.
Classrooms
Large $100,000
Medium $75,000
Small $40,000
Classrooms accommodate a wide variety of pedagogical styles and are easily reconfigured to facilitate small group work and active learning.
Health Sciences Lab
NAMED
This spacious lab supports student and faculty work in the health sciences.
Body Testing Lab
$50,000
The Body Testing Lab enhances curricular offerings and research within the Health Sciences department.
Phlebotomy Area
$20,000
Students receive hands-on training in health sciences.
Student Lounge
$40,000
Incorporating a diverse mix of formal and informal spaces, the Student Lounge encourages collaboration and opportunity. This casual setting also invites students to relax, study and eat between classes.
Small Group Rooms (2)
$15,000 each
Small group rooms encourage collaboration and opportunity. This casual setting also invites students to relax, study and eat between classes.
Study Bar
NAMED
Spaces throughout Brown Hall provide students with places to study, collaborate and relax.
Study Bar
$10,000
Spaces throughout Brown Hall provide students with places to study, collaborate and relax.
Offices (13)
$10,000 each
Second floor offices are home to faculty in Health Sciences, Public Health and Counselor Education.
Contact Information
Tara Hamilton
Assistant Vice President of Development
421 N. Woodland Blvd., Unit 8279, DeLand, FL. 32723
O: 386.822.7993
tkhamilton@stetson.edu