As part of Campus Master Planning efforts, three university clinics in the College of Health Sciences and Marquette School of Dentistry will move to Emory Clark Hall, the former home of the College of Nursing, President Kimo Ah Yun announced today.
Work will begin in 2027 to relocate the Physical Therapy Clinic and Neuro Recovery Clinic from Schroeder Complex and the Jeff and Beth Moos Faculty Practice Clinic from the Dental School to the first and lower floors of Clark Hall. All three clinics will benefit from updated clinical space. Ongoing planning efforts will inform recommended uses for the remaining floors.
“This is a catalytic move for Marquette as we continue to develop a sciences district in the heart of campus through our Campus Master Planning process,” President Ah Yun said. “The Board of Trustees and Executive Leadership Team view this as the first major step toward realizing that vision, and I am grateful to those who have thought innovatively and strategically about how we can take the initial steps toward beginning to transform sciences education at Marquette University.”
Clark Hall has been unoccupied since the College of Nursing moved into its new home in the remodeled David A. Straz, Jr., Hall, in August 2024, while the university sought the building’s best and most strategic future use.
“Clark Hall presented an ideal opportunity to make an initial investment in a sciences district and bolster three renowned and highly sought-after clinics,” said Dr. Lora Strigens, vice president for planning and facilities management. “Reimagining an existing building to catalyze a substantial investment in our Campus Master Plan while also enhancing student learning, faculty practice and health care in our community is a significant opportunity for Marquette’s future.”
The Clark Hall project will be funded through a combination of philanthropic support, university capital and potential external funding sources. All three clinics are open to the public and provide important health care services to the community, while generating revenue for the university.
Project couples strategic investment with enhanced patient, student and faculty experiences
In addition to galvanizing plans for a sciences district, the project has several key benefits:
- Co-locating the PT and Neuro Recovery clinics allows Marquette to more fully leverage the clinics as an extension of the classroom and create a more visible and accessible learning community.
- This model will help bring cutting-edge therapies to patients faster.
- The Moos Faculty Practice Clinic will benefit from expanded, modern clinical space designed to enhance the experience of patients, faculty and staff. The project will also support the planned expansion of the Dental School’s Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic.
“This project should ultimately be viewed not merely as an expansion of several of our clinics, but as an opportunity to create a high-impact clinical-academic hub at Marquette University,” President Ah Yun added.
Project timelines are still being finalized, but the overall project is expected to take approximately two years to complete, Strigens said. As planning moves forward, faculty and staff will have opportunities to engage in discussions about future space utilization and how existing department space may be reconfigured as the university works to develop a plan that supports our educational, research and clinical priorities.
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About the Physical Therapy Clinic
Operated by the Department of Physical Therapy in the College of Health Sciences — home to the 16th-ranked Doctor of Physical Therapy program by U.S. News and World Report — Marquette’s full-service physical therapy and rehabilitation clinic is open to the public and provides orthopedic and sports therapy, general rehab services, PT annual wellness checks, post-concussion evaluation and treatment, free injury evaluations and temporo-mandibular joint dysfunction treatment. The clinic offers evidence-based care, backed by the latest research and experts from Marquette’s top-ranked PT program.
About the Neuro Recovery Clinic
The Marquette Neuro Recovery Clinic — the only clinic of its kind in Wisconsin — provides evidence-based intensive neurologic rehabilitation programs that extend beyond the traditional outpatient rehabilitation concept. Physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists and exercise physiologists work together using cutting-edge technology to help patients with neurologic disorders such as spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, strokes, concussions, degenerative diseases, and balance and vestibular disorders. The clinic provides high-impact, experiential learning opportunities for students while supporting faculty practice, scholarship, and innovation.
About the Jeff and Beth Moos Faculty Practice Clinic
The Jeff and Beth Moos Faculty Practice Clinic in the Marquette University School of Dentistry — the only dental school in Wisconsin — offers dental care by licensed dental school faculty using state-of-the-art technology and modern practices. This one-stop private practice has all specialties (orthodontics, endodontics, oral pathology, periodontics, pediatrics, prosthodontics, oral surgery, radiology, temporomandibular disorders and general dentistry) represented by licensed dentists. Patients receive modern, high-quality care from faculty who are also dental educators, with fees similar to dental practices in the Milwaukee area.
