VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

offering many recreational activities. Just in the Auburn area alone, there are six 18-hole golf courses open to the public.

Auburn University Activities The VCOM–Auburn campus operates with a collaborative agreement with Auburn University for education, research, and student activities. This collaboration offers the Auburn campus faculty and students many benefits such as an opportunity to participate in AU campus activities, including use of the student support services, libraries, recreational facilities, food services, parking, transportation, and student activities. These activities supplement the activities and student programs available on the VCOM Campus and utilized by students for everything from study to intramurals. VCOM Louisiana Campus Overview The VCOM-Louisiana campus is beautifully placed along the Bayou DeSiard on the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) campus, home to the ULM Warhawks and national champion water ski team. With easy walking access to the ULM campus and shared facilities, the VCOM-Louisiana campus is surrounded by the ULM athletic grounds and the bayou. The inviting landscape of the campus offers picnic tables under a canopy of live oak and bald cypress trees and a walking path along the bayou. Main Facility The main campus building is over 90,000 square feet and is situated on a 10-acre campus. Ample parking is available for all VCOM students and faculty. Handicapped and visitor parking is also available. VCOM’s information system is provided through ULM and provides our campus community with access to systems and resources worldwide. The classroom environment affords optimum learning conditions while demonstrating respect for both students and faculty. In addition to two theatre classrooms that easily accommodate 150 students each and can seat up to 200 if desired, there are 20 moderately sized rooms available for small group learning. The main campus building also includes a state-of-the-art anatomy lab, a center for technology and simulated medicine, a library and student study and lounge space. VCOM collaborates with the University of Louisiana Monroe whereby the student is very much a part of the University community. VCOM and ULM hold separate accreditations. VCOM research collaborates with the ULM School of Pharmacy, Kinesiology College and the University Biology departments. VCOM’s faculty share space in the University laboratories and the University faculty share space in VCOM’s laboratories. Monroe Community and Area The VCOM-Louisiana campus sits stately on the banks of the Bayou DeSiard within the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) campus. Located in the city of Monroe with a population of approximately 50,000, the campus is surrounded by rich culinary and cultural traditions found only in Louisiana. Monroe is not only home of the Monroe Coca-Cola Bottling Company, but also the birthplace of Delta Airlines, which still provides commercial service out of the Monroe Regional Airport. Centrally located in northeast Louisiana, there is easy access to Shreveport, LA (100 miles to the west) and Vicksburg, MS (75 miles to the east) along Interstate 20. The region boasts miles and miles of rivers, streams and bayous – truly a sportsman’s paradise cradled in the Lower Mississippi Delta. University of Louisiana Monroe Activities VCOM-Louisiana campus operates with a collaborative agreement with the University of Louisiana Monroe for education, research, and student activities. This collaboration offers the Louisiana campus faculty and students

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