WKU broke ground this morning for a new state-of-the-art building to house the Gordon Ford College of Business.
Speaking at the groundbreaking, WKU President Timothy C. Caboni highlighted the importance of the new building to the university. “It is a historic day in the life of the Gordon Ford College of Business and our beloved WKU,” he noted. “I have often said that a great college of business needs a great place in which to do business. This new facility is that great place and will enrich business instruction and our university in a number of important ways.”
The 113,000-square-foot Collegiate Georgian-style building will be built on the site formerly occupied by Tate Page Hall and fulfills an important component of WKU’s 2021-2031 Campus Master Plan.
A Steering Committee, led by Gordon Ford College of Business Dean Christopher Shook, worked closely with architects from Gensler (Chicago) during the past two years to design a space that will elevate business education at WKU.
“As a first-generation college student, I know college transforms a person’s life,” said Dr. Shook. “At GFCB, we are in the business of changing students’ lives, and in doing so, we change our community and our state. This groundbreaking represents the beginning of more lives changed.”
The project is made possible by the Kentucky General Assembly. As part of House Bill 1, in April 2022, legislators approved funding for a new Gordon Ford College of Business, providing $74.4 million from the state in the 2022-24 budget. (More: The future of business education at WKU)
