Robert Rubin to Keynote Martin J. Whitman School of Management Building Dedication April 8.

(From AScribe)

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Robert E. Rubin, former Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton administration and current chairman of the executive committee of Citigroup Inc., will help usher in a new era of business education at Syracuse University by delivering the keynote address at the dedication of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management's new building.

Rubin will speak April 8 at 10:15 a.m., in SU's Hendricks Chapel. The public is invited to attend Rubin's address, with paid parking available at the Comstock and Waverly Avenue visitor lots.

"We're terrifically honored that Bob Rubin will mark this historic day with us," says Melvin T. Stith G'73, '78, dean of the Whitman School. "We're using the occasion of the dedication of our new building to celebrate the Whitman spirit, that special brand of entrepreneurial leadership that characterizes all Syracuse management graduates, and Mr. Rubin's career epitomizes that spirit. Throughout his career he's exhibited brilliant intellectual leadership guided by high principle and a commitment to serve his community and his country."

The official dedication and ribbon cutting will immediately follow Rubin's address, and will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the University Avenue entrance of the Whitman School's new building. Speaking at the dedication will be: Stith; SU Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor; Board of Trustees Chair John Couri '63; Whitman School Corporate Advisory Council Chair Bernard Kossar '53 LAW'55; and student representative Chad Bender '05. A reception will follow on the fourth floor of the Whitman School building. The public is invited to attend.

"The Whitman School is a powerful blend of academic prowess and professional accomplishment," says Cantor. "Its graduates are known for pushing the bounds of business achievement and I am truly excited that the School now has a home reflective of its incredible enterprising energies."

The Whitman School's new 160,000-square-foot building was designed from the ground up to be a student-focused, high-tech facility that supports the learning experiences essential to a world-class management education -- all within an environment that promotes a culture of community. Some of the signature spaces include the three-story, 4,000-square-foot Flaum Grand Hall; the 200-seat Lender Auditorium; 40 meeting rooms for student teams; an in-house Executive Education Center; the Ballentine Investment Lab, with sophisticated simulation and financial research capabilities; the Couri Hatchery for supporting entrepreneurial start-ups; the 100-seat Olsten Cafe; and, for special functions, the Milton Room and outdoor terrace.