The university says construction of the 155,000-square-foot building will be completed this month, and a dedication ceremony has been scheduled in October. The new facility will enable the business college to move out of Calvin Hall, a building that is 108 years old.
The facility will provide the college with a variety of spaces:
One 250-person lecture hall
Three tiered 80-person classrooms
13 50-person classrooms
Three 50-station computer labs
One 50-person financial research lab
One 20-person investment management lab
Innovation and study space for student group work
16 2-person study rooms
16 4-person study rooms
16 6-person study rooms
Individual study spaces throughout the building
Space for student organizations and graduate assistants
A large atrium with seating space and a coffee shop
A student services office with space for 20 advisers, a reception area, conference room and staff offices
Space for the Entrepreneurship Center
90 faculty & staff offices
Four department suites with conference rooms
Space for executives-in-residence and corporate partners
The architects are Ebert Mayo Design Group and PGAV.