CSU's Biz College Dedicates Rockwell Hall-West

FORT COLLINS - Colorado State University President Tony Frank and College of Business Dean Ajay Menon dedicated the new expansion – Rockwell Hall-West – of CSU’s College of Business April 30.

The new state-of-the-art, $17.5 million, 54,600-square-foot expansion includes an auditorium, nine smart classrooms, conference rooms, team break-out rooms and a student forum. It also houses a financial data lab replicating a Wall Street trading room. The building will accommodate the high demand for business classes, the increased need for new and diverse technology and new degree programs. The facility is anticipated to receive a LEED Gold Certificate from the U.S. Green Building Council.

“We are excited to be launching into the next decade with an academic facility to match the excellence of our faculty, staff and students,” Menon said. “The new, technologically advanced west-wing expansion of Rockwell Hall has been designed knowing that cross-disciplinary backgrounds will be required to succeed in a world that increasingly demands versatility and multiple dimensions of training from its workers. With a focus on space for team-based learning and group study rooms, our hope is that the new physical facility will inspire students, faculty and staff to better collaborate, build stronger bonds and networks for the long-term benefit of the entire university and our Fort Collins and Northern Colorado community."

An open house of Rockwell Hall-West featured former Rams Coach Sonny Lubick outside of Rockwell Hall-West greeting visitors.