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    Learn & Live On Main Campus

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    Learn & Live On Main Campus

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    Palmer College is invested in the student experience. Our many campus enhancements and capital improvements have added plenty of spaces for students to live, study, learn, and unwind. The Quad Cities offers a variety of fun activities for students and families to enjoy within a short drive or bus ride. 

    Hear from Gabriella Hindman who lives in Paul & Donna VanDuyne Hall. 

    Two students talking outside of VanDuyne Hall.LIVE.
    The new Paul & Donna VanDuyne Hall offers housing for up to 139 students and is conveniently located on campus one street behind the Palmer Clinics where students practice their skills in a clinical environment. With lounges on each floor, free on-site laundry and an outdoor fire pit with grilling area, VanDuyne Hall offers a wonderful place to live and relax. The R. Richard Bittner Athletic & Recreation Center on campus offers classes, courts, equipment, and a three-lane track. 

    STUDY.
    There are plenty of places to study on campus including the natural lighting of the Skywalk, group or individual study spaces within the David D. Palmer Learning Commons, with a coffee at Dave’s Coffee Corner, or enjoying the outdoor breeze in the Clinic Gardens, West Hall Courtyard, or the Charles & Hildegarde Keller Terrace. 

    Instructor overseeing students palpating patients necks in technique classroom.LEARN.
    The additions of the William J. & Mary A. Kiernan Hall – Anatomy & Technique Center, Evan & Cynthia Beane Learning Lab and renovated NCMIC Center for Business Development spaces have created improved, modern environments for students to learn and hone their skills before heading to the Trevor V. Ireland Student Clinic to gain clinical experience.

    Students playing arcade games in the Student Union.UNWIND.
    Students can unwind on campus with one of the intramural teams in the Recreation & Athletic Field, take a fitness class at the Bittner Center, or enjoy time in the Bruce & Bethel Hagen Student Union. The Union opened in 2020 and provides gaming pods for video game tournaments, a pool table, shuffleboard table, arcade games, golf simulator, and large-screen televisions with comfortable seating to view movies. The Campus Grounds coffee shop within the union sells coffees, smoothies, and light food items. 

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    Dave’s Coffee Corner, Campus Grounds Café, and the cafeteria are all great places on campus for students to gather and catch up or study.

    Group of students play ball game on lawn outside of VanDuyne Hall on Main Campus.
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    VanDuyne Hall is perfect for students who want to live on campus and enjoy the outdoor recreation areas.

    Student using resistance equipment with rack of weight balls in the background.
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    The Bittner Center on Main Campus offer free weights, machines and equipment, digital fitness room, exercise classes and a three-lane track.

    Large room of students practicing neck palpation on patients.
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    Newly added or renovated spaces include labs where students can practice their technique under instructor supervision.

    Students talking and studying in the Palmer Clinic Gardens.
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    Students can relax or study outdoors in the Clinic Gardens, West Hall Courtyard or Keller Terrace.

    Close up of student using 3D for Medical on iPad to look up human anatomy during class.
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    Our classes are in person but it’s easy to study anywhere on campus while using 3D4Medical Complete Anatomy on your tablet.

    Group of students gathered around cafe table talking and reviewing at digital X-rays.
    Group of students play ball game on lawn outside of VanDuyne Hall on Main Campus.
    Student using resistance equipment with rack of weight balls in the background.
    Large room of students practicing neck palpation on patients.
    Students talking and studying in the Palmer Clinic Gardens.
    Close up of student using 3D for Medical on iPad to look up human anatomy during class.
    Posted on September 5, 2023 by Sarah Tisinger.
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