The New School of Business Building - University at Albany

individuals,
and numerous
international and
national fi rms,
have contributed
close to $6 million
in private
support for the
building, toward
a goal of $9.75
million in private
donations.
At the event, University at Albany
President George M. Philip thanked
New York State legislators: State
Senator Neil Breslin, State Senator
Hugh Farley, Assembly Majority
Leader Ron Canestrari, and New York
State Assemblyman John McEneny for
assisting in obtaining $54 million in
state support for the facility.
Farley ‘58, Professor Emeritus and
former chair of the Department of
Accounting and Law, said, “Having
taught for many years at the School of
Business, I am well aware of the need
for a new state-of-the-art facility. I was
thrilled to help secure state funding
for this important project. The new
“The new School of
Business building
will transform
the school, the
university and the
Capital Region.”
Colins Circle
building will be of
great benefi t to the
students. It will also
be a valuable asset
for the University
at Albany and the
Capital Region.”
“This new, state-ofthe-art
facility will
be the envy of other
universities and is befi
tting of the rich tradition of excellence
we have come to expect from UAlbany’s
School of Business. Congratulations to
President Philip, Dean Siegel and the
entire UAlbany business community
on this remarkable achievement,”
said Canestrari.
Breslin said, “The new $64 million
University at Albany School of Business
building coupled with
recent accreditation of
both its business administration
and accounting
programs by the Association
to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business
will only serve to
enhance the University
UPDATE
at Albany’s reputation as an innovative
academic institution.”
Kelly Garry ’11, outgoing president
of Beta Alpha Psi, currently enrolled
in the graduate program in Forensic
Accounting, spoke on behalf of the
student population. She said, “The opportunities
ahead are limitless because
of the valuable education I’ve received
and the lessons I’ve learned over the
past four years. I’m enthusiastic about
the even greater opportunities and
resources that will be available to
future students with the new School
of Business building. The School of
Business future shines bright and I look
forward to coming back as an alumna
to a school that focuses so much on the
quality of education for their students.”
At left, Dean Dr. Donald Siegel in front of the location of the new building. At right, the new School of Buinsess building exterior and interior.
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