The New School of Business Building - University at Albany
The New School of Business Building - University at Albany
The New School of Business Building - University at Albany
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Th e <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Building</strong><br />
Groundbreaking<br />
Weeks l<strong>at</strong>er, in mid-June, alumni,<br />
political leaders, students,<br />
faculty and staff celebr<strong>at</strong>ed the start<br />
<strong>of</strong> construction <strong>of</strong> the $64 million<br />
Perkins+Will designed <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Business</strong> building.<br />
Dean Donald Siegel boldly st<strong>at</strong>ed,<br />
“<strong>The</strong> new <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> building<br />
will transform the school, the university<br />
and the Capital Region.”<br />
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<strong>The</strong> crews couldn’t wait for the <strong>of</strong>fi cial groundbreaking.<br />
As soon as gradu<strong>at</strong>ion regalia were packed away in May, orange<br />
safety fencing was installed and earthmoving machines arrived.<br />
U<strong>Albany</strong> <strong>Business</strong><br />
Jeff Black ‘76, Vice Chairman for<br />
Deloitte & Touche, told the crowd<br />
th<strong>at</strong> the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong> provided<br />
the found<strong>at</strong>ion for his success, with<br />
his beginnings as the son <strong>of</strong> an upst<strong>at</strong>e<br />
truck driver. He noted th<strong>at</strong> Deloitte<br />
hires U<strong>Albany</strong> grads every year,<br />
alongside those from “brand name”<br />
institutions. Deloitte has supported<br />
the building project, providing more<br />
than $500,000.<br />
Former <strong>Albany</strong> Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Corpor<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Board and<br />
Director Emeritus <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>at</strong> <strong>Albany</strong> Found<strong>at</strong>ion J. Spencer<br />
Standish and his wife P<strong>at</strong>ricia also<br />
<strong>at</strong>tended the event. <strong>The</strong>y have contributed<br />
$250,000 to the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Business</strong>,<br />
in support <strong>of</strong> the <strong>at</strong>rium in the<br />
new building.<br />
Besides the contributions <strong>of</strong> Deloitte<br />
and the Standishes, more than 2,288