Palm Beach Atlantic University opens new 125,000 SF business school
Palm Beach Atlantic University opens new 125,000 SF business school
Palm Beach Atlantic University held a ribbon-cutting for its new business school building on Thursday, March 19, opening a transformative facility that’s designed to cultivate the next generation of ethical business leaders.
LEO A DALY was the architect of record and interior designer for the project, which is based on a concept and master plan by Foster + Partners.
The new six-story, 125,000-square-foot academic facility will serve as the home of the University’s AACSB-accredited Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. College of Business and is designed to prepare the next generation of business leaders through hands-on learning, collaboration and access to industry-level technology.
The Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Business Hall features modern learning environments designed to mirror real-world business settings, including a 300-seat tiered Titus Lecture Hall, the stunning Maschmeyer Innovation Room, collaborative classrooms and a state-of-the-art stock trading room with professional trading terminals that will give students hands-on experience in financial markets.
The building will also house several of the university’s signature centers, including the Center for Financial Literacy, the LeMieux Center for Public Policy, the Raney Center for Free Enterprise and the Titus Center for Franchising, further expanding opportunities for students to engage in financial education, public policy dialogue and entrepreneurial innovation.
“Sitting at the heart of campus, the Marshall and Vera Lea Business Hall embraces student learning, faculty innovation and community partnerships,” said Cindy McCleary, LEO A DALY’s senior director for civic and institutional. “From the stock ticker to the upstairs library to the fast casual food open to the public, this facility is designed to enhance all the business school’s functions.”
The university has received accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, an honor earned by only 6 percent of business schools worldwide and recognized as the highest standard of excellence in business education.
