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College of Business Administration to break ground for new building |
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Jon Strunk |
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Oct 3, 2007 |
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The University of Toledo community is invited to the College of Business Administration’s groundbreaking ceremony for the new Savage & Associates Complex for Business Learning and Engagement Thursday, Oct. 4, at 10 a.m. on the lawn north of Stranahan Hall.
Speaking at the ceremony will be Dr. Thomas Gutteridge, dean of the College of Business Administration; UT President Lloyd Jacobs; Dr. Rosemary Haggett, Main Campus provost and executive vice president for academic affairs; Robert Savage of Savage & Associates; and other UT and community members.
The new building, which will extend north from Stranahan Hall up the hill between Gillham Hall and Ritter Planetarium, will house high-tech classrooms, action learning laboratories and the college’s academic programs, according to Gutteridge.
Named to acknowledge a generous gift from Savage and Associates, the 54,000-square-foot facility also will have wireless-technology enhanced classrooms and a 40-seat boardroom for student and business interactions.
“This new building will house the high-tech tools and interactive environment that the next generation of business leaders will need to be successful,” Gutteridge said. “The UT College of Business Administration is already well-known, and the addition of this beautiful building will only make UT more enticing. In addition, the complex will help to bring the college’s relationship and engagement activities with the business community to their next level of excellence.”
Glass will play a central role in the new building; its eastern and western walls will primarily be glass, as will two walkways connecting the new complex to Stranahan Hall. The glass walls, which will help reduce lighting costs, are just one feature of a building full of environmentally friendly design elements, which should help achieve LEED (Leadership Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certification for the new structure.
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