Why cant we just renovate the current campus?
This was actually the very first thing we considered. We spent a long time evaluating the potential to renovate and add on as we considered our future space needs. Unfortunately, the current GSB campus is hemmed in on all sides—Serra Street to the south, the Oval to the west, Frost Amphitheatre to the northeast and Memorial Auditorium (an historic building) to the east. We looked at trying to use the current footprint but, due to campus height restrictions and the very high cost of renovating the South building, it is not possible to make these renovations cost effectively, if at all. The GSB South building was opened in 1966 when most classes followed a traditional lecture format and the Littlefield Management Center that houses faculty offices was dedicated in 1988. We will gain 80,000 square feet of space with our new campus. More important than the size, it will be flexible space that will allow us to create smaller classrooms and breakout rooms for the way we teach today and give
