Building Excellence

In fall 2008, a $40.5 million addition to house the Wisconsin MBA will open in Grainger Hall, the home of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, The overall goal is to make Grainger Hall a much more student-friendly gathering space and learning environment providing common spaces crucial to unifying the School of Business community and resources to meet the needs of alumni and corporate constituents.

The addition will provide a home for each of the MBA career specializations that make up the new Wisconsin MBA. It also will offer centralized resources for MBA students, including state-of-the-art classrooms, MBA Program Office, MBA Career Center, breakout rooms and a unique multi-purpose Plenary Room. In addition, it will provide upgraded office space and classrooms for the Executive MBA and Evening MBA programs.

The addition is possible thanks to a $20 million gift, one of the largest in the history of the university, from David W. Grainger. In addition to the $20 million Grainger gift, there will be $10.5 million in gift funds and $10 million in general fund-supported borrowing. Construction is slated to begin in spring of 2006.