Charles H. Jones Building ...

Dedicated March 25, 2004, Macon State College’s newest academic facility, the Charles H. Jones Building, first hosted classes during summer semester and was fully in use by the fall. At 78,000-square-feet, the Jones Building has more instructional space alone than the entire campus did when it opened in 1968. The Jones Building is home to the divisions of Nursing & Health Sciences and Natural Sciences & Math and boasts some of the most technologically advanced classrooms and labs in the University System of Georgia.

Bruce Radcliffe
Above is a nighttime view of the Charles H. Jones Building from the west end of the campus lake. The Jones Building is the cornerstone of an academic community being developed around the lake. A second project now in the design stage will be home to the divisions of Business & Economics and Information Technology, as well as a high-tech conference center.

Sheron Smith Using a “doc cam,”or document camera, to explain the use of the TI-83 calculator in his math class is Dr. Barry Monk, assistant professor of math. Monk, along with his colleagues Steve Davis and Dr. Mary Wolfe, have gained some renown among college and high school math teachers statewide for their work developing an online animated TI-83 calculator tutorial. Sheron Smith Felicia Wyche and Miranda Herrington practice their skills in the Jones Building’s respiratory therapy lab. Other career associate degree programs in the health sciences offered by Macon State are health information technology and nursing. The College also offers baccalaureate programs in various health sciences, including nursing, health services administration and health information management.

Bruce Radcliffe A sunny place for students to take breaks is the atrium on the third floor of the Jones Building. The atrium overlooks the main entrance to the building. Sheron Smith Nursing majors Tony Oderinde and Megan Auld use the computers that are part of the new patient lab in the Jones Building to do research. In the background, Sherry Sims, assistant professor of nursing, works with other nursing students.

Bruce Radcliffe A Macon State student relaxes between classes in the lounge area of the main lobby in the Jones Building. The portrait on the wall is of Charles H. Jones, a Macon developer who has long supported the College and was one of the strongest champions of Macon State’s baccalaureate mission. The portrait is by the artist Steven Penley. Bruce Radcliffe Dr. Ron Clay, assistant professor of biology, uses the “doc cam” to project images on a screen while teaching class. Doc cams are part of the wired “smart podiums” that are in most of the classrooms in the Jones Building.

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