New Business building

Hi!

A new year always brings lots of new things. This year, Miami will be opening something big on campus. And it’s very exciting!

The entire Miami community is anxiously awaiting the completion of the new home for the Farmer School of Business. We have watched for over a year as the construction site has blossomed from simple concrete slabs to a beautiful structure that follows our campus’ theme of Georgian-style architecture. The building is slated to be finished this summer and open for classes at the start of school in August.
Roger L. Jenkins, Dean of the Farmer School of Business, realizes this new state of the art facility will be a tremendous addition to the students, as he states, “. . . we will be able to offer our undergraduates the kind of experience that is most often found at the graduate level.” According to the Farmer School of Business website, one of the highlights of the building will be the Chaifetz Trading Center, which will enhance the real-world learning of undergraduate and graduate students by allowing them to participate in simulated financial market activity as an integrated part of their finance curriculum. Simulated transactions will be based upon real-time electronic feeds from Bloomberg and Reuters on dozens of dual-monitor computer stations. The high-tech, 1,800-square-foot facility, will feature a “pit” surrounded by glass walls for viewing, scrolling stock market tickers and projection screens. Cool!
The building will also feature a café so students can grab a tasty snack or cup of joe as they head down the hall to class. Pretty impressive, if you ask me!

You can monitor the progress of the building from the website. Be sure to check out the pictures—it’s fun to imagine what the finished product will look like!

http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/new-building

Until next time…