Community Grand Opening Celebration for University of Minnesota’s Hanson Hall set for 4:00 p.m., Sept. 25 When: 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, September 28, 2008 Where: Hanson Hall, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota Media contact: Dawn Skelly, Carlson School of Management, (612) 624-8770 Community Grand Opening Celebration for University of Minnesota’s Hanson Hall set for 4:00 p.m., Sept. 25 MINNEAPOLIS ( 9/17/2008 ) --The University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management will hold a Grand Opening Celebration and Community Open House from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25, at Herbert M. Hanson, Jr. Hall, the school’s new, state-of-the-art facility for its undergraduate business program, located at 1925 Fourth Street South in Minneapolis. The festivities begin with a short program at 4:00 p.m. in Hanson Hall’s Target Atrium. After the presentation, guests are invited to a community open house featuring self-guided building tours and refreshments. Hanson Hall was named in honor of University of Minnesota alum Herbert M. Hanson, Jr., who kicked off a building campaign for a new undergraduate business facility with a $10 million pledge in 2004. The building is four stories high, 132,000-square-feet, and connects to the existing Carlson School building by a skyway. It consolidates the Carlson School’s undergraduate classrooms, services and programs in one location and features the latest in technology. The Grand Opening event is free and open to the public. RSVP is not required. For more information, call 612/626-9633 or email carlsonevents@umn.edu with any questions. |