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Outsiders will get a chance to check out the state-of-the-art facility on Nov. 1, according to a notice I received late yesterday.
I'm very interested in this. When I ran the business school's official blog, I was among the first people to report on plans for the then-unnamed project. (It beceme Farrell Hall after the late Mike Farrell pledged a huge sum to assure its construction.)
My report was in April 2010. At that time, Dean Steve Reinemund pledged a fall 2013 opening even though he had raised just half of the funds. Needless to say, he met both the fund-raising and construction goals.
It will be interesting to witness what the Winston-Salem, N.C., school did to improve education (and leisure) at its business school. (The groundbreaking was held in April 2011.)
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School administrators seem particularly proud of the 400-seat auditorium that was funded by the Broyhill Family Foundation. They are already showcasing the venue, hosting retired P&G CEO Bob McDonald last week (here is a video of his talk so you can see the auditorium).
Students can lounge in the spacious Founders Living Room, and there's outdoor space to mingle when the weather cooperates.