Eugene C. Eppley Center
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| Eugene C. Eppley Center | |
 Front facade of the Eppley Center |
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| Building | |
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| Type | Classroom and office building |
| Location | East Lansing, Michigan |
| Owner | Michigan State University |
| Current Tenants | Michigan State University School of Hospitality Business |
| Construction | |
| Started | 1961 |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Design Team | |
The Eugene C. Eppley Center is located on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, Michigan. It is home to the University's Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Program offices, the MBA Career Services Center, computer labs, the financial analysis lab and the information systems lab.[1] The center was originally built in 1961 as the Eugene C. Eppley Center for Graduate Studies in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management.
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[edit] History
The Eugene C. Eppley Center was built in 1961 for "graduate training in the fields of hotel, restaurant and institutional management." Its benefactor and namesake was a hotel executive and philanthropist who was known as the largest individual hotel operator in the world, owning more than 20 hotels between 1915 and 1956. He died in 1958.[2] The Foundation granted the University $1.5 million to build the center. With Eppley's donation the School became the first program in the country to offer a Master of Business Administration degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management, and enrollment reached 550.[3]
[edit] Financial Trading Room
The Financial Trading Room is a new suite in the Eppley Center equipped with trading desks similar to those at most financial institutions and investment banks. High-speed personal computers with dual flat screen monitors and data feeds simulate a variety of trading desks. Large plasma monitors in the Eppley Center entryway display financial information and a running ticker, with other television and computer monitors providing financial news feeds. In the future the Financial Analysis Laboratory will provide insights into the field of investments and the activity of trading. Glass walls throughout the Trading Room allow passersby to observe current financial information on the monitors. IBM is among the contributors to this suite.[4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Student life", Broad School MBA. Retrieved 6/11/08.
- ^ "Finance popularity drives new majors, faculty research", The Eli Broad College of Business and The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management - Michigan State University. p 9. Retrieved 6/11/08.
- ^ "Historic milestones", MSU School of Hospitality and Business. p 2. Retrieved 6/10/08.
- ^ "The Broad Promise for the Full-Time MBA Program", EPK Design. Retrieved 6/11/08.
- ^ (2002) "MSU’s on-campus trading laboratory", MSU University Development. Retrieved 6/11/08.
[edit] Additional reading
- Stanford, Linda O., and Dewhurst, C. Kurt. (2002). MSU Campus: Buildings, Places, Spaces. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 0-87013-631-3.
