Miami's new buisness school

[Zipsrifle]

We may have the best stadium in the MAC, but no way we can compete with this academic space! Amazing!http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,20112.0.html

[zipseuph]

We may have the best stadium in the MAC, but no way we can compete with this academic space! Amazing!http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,20112.0.html

damn. gotta give props to the preps

[RootforRoo44]

We may have the best stadium in the MAC, but no way we can compete with this academic space! Amazing!http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,20112.0.html

damn. gotta give props to the preps

Dont give them too much props...they'll pop their collars even more.

[ksu sucks]

If I'm not mistaken, Miami is one of the few MAC universities with a b-school ranked ahead of ours. Those photos may clue you in as to why...by the way, when is that new College of Education building going to be built?

[72 Roo]

Beautiful. If I had that building on my campus, I'd pop my collar too. Congratulations Redhawks.BTW, if you have ever been in our CBA building you would have a better appreciation of how remarkable it is that our college of business gets such a high ranking despite that crappy building. It is nothing short of horrible. The architecture is early Lego blocks. I teach there several times a year as a guest lecturer and I can tell you the faculty does a great job with this limited facility. The new colege of education building will not break ground until the board of trustees are more sure of the economy or the state gives us more money for the building, highly unlikely.The Info is still the best new facility, in any sport, that the MAC has seen in years.

[UA Fan]

All that money could educate a lot more people in more modest facilities; it seems wasteful to me...I guess I'm just becoming more populist in my old age.

[Blue & Gold]

Congrats RedHawks!See, I LOVE to hate those guys, and I believe the feeling is mutual. Lol. It sucks that we don't get to play them AGAIN this year!As The Great GP1 says, hey MAC, drop Temple!!!

[g-mann17]

That's nice and all if you like well designed 19th century architecture with modern ammenities and spacious rooms.I'll stick with my cramped white painted cinderblock utility closets with a chalk board, inside of a faded stack of boxes, thank you very much. We really could use that Institue of Global Business building.

[ZachTheZip]

Yeah. Where is our International Business Institute or whatever it's going to be called? My guess is that construction will begin after the new polymer engineering building goes up next to the Wonderbread factory (construction has just started) and the Corrosion Engineering program gets its new home. All of these new institutes and programs we're adding are huge revenue generators, and should drive the future growth of the university including things like renovations to our older buildings which will improve our weaker programs. I constantly hear how our nursing program is so great, but if you saw the building they're working out of you are left wondering how that's possible.

[g-mann17]

Yeah. Where is our International Business Institute or whatever it's going to be called? My guess is that construction will begin after the new polymer engineering building goes up next to the Wonderbread factory (construction has just started) and the Corrosion Engineering program gets its new home. All of these new institutes and programs we're adding are huge revenue generators, and should drive the future growth of the university including things like renovations to our older buildings which will improve our weaker programs. I constantly hear how our nursing program is so great, but if you saw the building they're working out of you are left wondering how that's possible.

Funny you should mention the nursing building. I had found a University release regarding bids for a feasibility study that included construction of a new building, or complete rehab of the current building.Nursing School Feasibility Study RequestWe desperately need to rehab those older science wing buildings, Mary Gladwin, Knight, etc.Additionally, the Office of Multicultural Development (the main tenant of the Buckingham Building site of the proposed IGB construction) is being relocated to Simmons.Simmons Hall Construction Request

[zipsbandman]

Honestly you can say the same about our engineering buildings, law buildings, and education buildings. The sweaters always had a campus while we've been playing catch up over the years (doing a very good job of it btw) so it takes time I guess. This campus was so behind the eight ball that it's going to take years to get rid of all the eye sores, but I'm sure all will be addressed.

[72 Roo]

Yeah. Where is our International Business Institute or whatever it's going to be called? My guess is that construction will begin after the new polymer engineering building goes up next to the Wonderbread factory (construction has just started) and the Corrosion Engineering program gets its new home. All of these new institutes and programs we're adding are huge revenue generators, and should drive the future growth of the university including things like renovations to our older buildings which will improve our weaker programs. I constantly hear how our nursing program is so great, but if you saw the building they're working out of you are left wondering how that's possible.

Zach, you forgot one little thing. How about the money to pay for the new building for international business? We don't have it. That is why the Coleman Commons has not been finished. That is why the new college of education building is on hold. That is why the soccer stadium has yet to make it off the drawing board. The economy sucks. The board of trustees are worried about our bind rating slipping and they will not go into an aggressive building mode. They may be right. BTW, the college of business tried to build the institute for global business on its own, but could only raise $5M of a $10M price tag. The cost has since gone up again and still won't give us the space or room to grow that we need. Our business program could be so much better if we had the facilities. Yet we are still damn good and continue to grow, just not as fast as we could with the funding needs we have.So Zach, how about a loan?

[ZachTheZip]

We're already in a major building mode. There is the new polymer building being constructed right now, and there will be a corrosion engineering building up by next fall.

[Zipsrifle]

Yeah. Where is our International Business Institute or whatever it's going to be called? My guess is that construction will begin after the new polymer engineering building goes up next to the Wonderbread factory (construction has just started) and the Corrosion Engineering program gets its new home. All of these new institutes and programs we're adding are huge revenue generators, and should drive the future growth of the university including things like renovations to our older buildings which will improve our weaker programs. I constantly hear how our nursing program is so great, but if you saw the building they're working out of you are left wondering how that's possible.

Zach, you forgot one little thing. How about the money to pay for the new building for international business? We don't have it. That is why the Coleman Commons has not been finished. That is why the new college of education building is on hold. That is why the soccer stadium has yet to make it off the drawing board. The economy sucks. The board of trustees are worried about our bind rating slipping and they will not go into an aggressive building mode. They may be right. BTW, the college of business tried to build the institute for global business on its own, but could only raise $5M of a $10M price tag. The cost has since gone up again and still won't give us the space or room to grow that we need. Our business program could be so much better if we had the facilities. Yet we are still damn good and continue to grow, just not as fast as we could with the funding needs we have.So Zach, how about a loan?

Well at least the administration is finally showing some restraint! For a minute there, I thought we were going to out spend the US Gov't and single handedly bring Ohio out of recession!!

[UA Fan]

We're already in a major building mode. There is the new polymer building being constructed right now, and there will be a corrosion engineering building up by next fall.

Why a new building for one engineering major? Do they need some kind of elaborate environmental chamber or something? Isn't there enough corrosion inside of Auburn for them to study? Then they could just move the other engineering depts. to the new building...

[Zipmeister]

Beautiful. If I had that building on my campus, I'd pop my collar too. Congratulations Redhawks.BTW, if you have ever been in our CBA building you would have a better appreciation of how remarkable it is that our college of business gets such a high ranking despite that crappy building. It is nothing short of horrible. The architecture is early Lego blocks. I teach there several times a year as a guest lecturer and I can tell you the faculty does a great job with this limited facility. The new colege of education building will not break ground until the board of trustees are more sure of the economy or the state gives us more money for the building, highly unlikely.The Info is still the best new facility, in any sport, that the MAC has seen in years.

Interesting comment. I was under the impression that most folks were impressed with the structure.

[zipseuph]

the music building could also use some work (again great staff and cappy building) I wonder how UA has become so lucky to have such wonderful staff in such crummy buldings.

[ZachTheZip]

the music building could also use some work (again great staff and cappy building) I wonder how UA has become so lucky to have such wonderful staff in such crummy buldings.

I thought it just had a major renovation like two years ago?

[ksu sucks]

All of these new institutes and programs we're adding are huge revenue generators, and should drive the future growth of the university including things like renovations to our older buildings which will improve our weaker programs.

I'd say that's a fair speculation. Programs like polymer engineering, corrosions engineering, and the bioinnovation institute will generate revenue that can help support improvements in other areas(i.e. b-school, nursing school, etc).I also saw that g-mann mentioned a feasability study focused on Mary Gladwinn. IMO, we'd be better off totally demolishing Mary Gladwinn and Knight and rearranging that part of campus. It's really cramped because of the old days. We could add some green space where those two buildings (Knight and MGH) and the parking spaces are and make the organization a little less cramped. The only buildings in that part of campus that really should stay put are Auburn, Whitby, and obviously the main polymer center. So we have the vision...now all we need is some rich alumni...ahem...zipsnation?

[zippy5]

maybe it's just me, but i hate miami's campus. every building looks the same. it's beautiful place don't get me wrong, but after awhile, when every building is the same, it just gets stale i guess.

[tbozeglav]

It's all a matter of preference and look. Miami has a classic, stereotypical college look to it's campus whereas our campus looks modern and retro. I like both, but I like ours better, all bias aside.

[Zipsrifle]

maybe it's just me, but i hate miami's campus. every building looks the same. it's beautiful place don't get me wrong, but after awhile, when every building is the same, it just gets stale i guess.

Yea, it all does kind of look the same, but it's all pleasing to the eye.

[Zipsrifle]

All of these new institutes and programs we're adding are huge revenue generators, and should drive the future growth of the university including things like renovations to our older buildings which will improve our weaker programs.

I'd say that's a fair speculation. Programs like polymer engineering, corrosions engineering, and the bioinnovation institute will generate revenue that can help support improvements in other areas(i.e. b-school, nursing school, etc).I also saw that g-mann mentioned a feasability study focused on Mary Gladwinn. IMO, we'd be better off totally demolishing Mary Gladwinn and Knight and rearranging that part of campus. It's really cramped because of the old days. We could add some green space where those two buildings (Knight and MGH) and the parking spaces are and make the organization a little less cramped. The only buildings in that part of campus that really should stay put are Auburn, Whitby, and obviously the main polymer center. So we have the vision...now all we need is some rich alumni...ahem...zipsnation?

I'm sure all those "Rich" alumni have recently taken 10+% pay cuts because of the economy. As for rearranging buildings. I always thought it would be cool to span the RR tracks, bury them if you will, under new buildings. This would accomplish multiple things. First, it would hide an eyesore and a source of noise on campus. Second, it would open up the center of campus more allowing more green space. Third, it would connect campus to downtown and increase the urban density, which is what I like in a city. I'm sure there are lots of issues related to doing something like this such as additional stresses on the buildings, air quality both in and below the buildings, and what would happen if the train crashed below the buildings??? I'm sure this could be overcome, but the price tag would be high. With that said, I am very much in favor of having the university pay down it's debt before going off and building more structures. Maybe 15 years from now they could do something like this.