Colorado State University unveils plans for $278 million veterinary health complex
Colorado State University’s top-ranked College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has announced plans for a $278 million upgrade and expansion of its current veterinary medicine and education facilities. The new and upgraded facilities will support comprehensive updates to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine curriculum and cutting-edge clinical research activities, according to a CSU news story.
The CSU DVM curriculum renewal, planned for a full rollout in Fall 2026, will educate “day one-ready” veterinarians with unparalleled medical training as well as robust skills in problem-solving, conflict resolution, decision-making, and mental, physical and financial wellbeing. New, renovated facilities will allow the college to implement this progressive new curriculum while enlarging class sizes and continuing to meet societal demands for highly skilled veterinarians in an increasingly broad array of roles.
Livestock and tertiary care facilities will also receive an upgrade, and clinical trials facilities will expand to serve CSU’s leadership in clinical and translational studies in advancing animal and human health.
Veterinary health complex
The groundbreaking for the new veterinary health complex will take place in early 2023 and construction will be completed in phases through 2028. The 300,000-plus square-foot expansion will include a veterinary education center and a primary care clinic. Renovations or expansions of current spaces will include a livestock teaching hospital and an animal specialty hospital. The existing James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, originally constructed in 1978, will undergo a remodel and become the animal specialty hospital in support of clinical education and service.
CSU’s Board of Governors approved the program plan for the veterinary health complex at its recent meeting. A financial review is still pending, and the board would still have to approve a financing plan for the project to move forward.
Dr. Sue VandeWoude, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, said the expansion plan will help continue the tradition of excellence in the academic mission of teaching as well as training clinical students and providing research and service to the community.
Learn more and see a detailed map of the expansion on the college’s news site.
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