Offices, classrooms, and laboratories for several departments are located in Wharton Hall: the College of Nursing, the Health Information Management department; and some facilities of the Biology department. The UL Lafayette TV studio is also housed there. Constructed in 1967, it was named in honor of Vernon L. Wharton, a professor of history, sociology, and former dean of Liberal Arts. Wharton was described by former UL Lafayette president Joel L. Fletcher as "a good and brilliant man on whom we depended heavily."