COLLEGE STATION, TX — Skanska USA Building, a construction and development firm, celebrated the grand opening of Mays Business School’s Wayne Roberts ’85 Building as part of the Business Education Complex Expansion.
“At Mays Business School, our vision is building a better future through business. We are focused on a mission of developing leaders of character who make a positive difference in the communities where they live, work, and serve,” Mays Business School Dean Nate Y. Sharp said. “Even at a time when the business world is changing rapidly, the ability to build relationships, collaborate with diverse groups of stakeholders, and creatively innovate to solve problems remain pillars of success. We designed the Roberts Building to facilitate the learning of the future, and to provide our students, faculty, former students, and corporate partners meaningful ways to connect with and learn from each other, while staying grounded in the Aggie spirit and the Aggie core values.”
The new building will serve as the business school’s front porch for current and former students, faculty, staff, and business executives, as well as a hub for West Campus. The project consists of a four-story, 81,400-square-foot facility offering the latest technology, a grand atrium, a café, learning studios, collaboration and huddle spaces, an outdoor Collaboration Plaza, and the Center for Executive Development, which offers services and support to executives from organizations worldwide.
“It has been a pleasure to work with Texas A&M University to bring a project based on connectivity, creativity, and interaction to life,” said Dennis Yung, Skanska USA Building Houston Executive Vice President and General Manager. “The partnership fuels my own Aggie pride, and we look forward to seeing how the Wayne Roberts ’85 Building develops a new crop of business leaders.”
Established in 1968, Mays Business School, the business school at Texas A&M University, provides leadership-centered, experiential education to more than 7,400 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students in accounting, finance, management, management information systems, marketing, and supply chain management.
