Florida State University will usher in a new era of world-class business education on Tuesday, Jan. 6, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Legacy Hall, the new home of the College of Business.
The event begins at 2 p.m. and is open to the public. The building is located at 402 W. Gaines St.
The ceremony will take place on the ground floor of the building’s west entrance, near the corner of Gaines and S. Macomb streets. Attendees will include FSU Board of Trustees Chair Peter Collins, FSU President Richard McCullough and College of Business Dean Michael D. Hartline.
After the event, tours of the building will be offered until 5 p.m. Parking will be available at the nearby Donald L. Tucker Civic Center and Turnbull Conference Center, plus metered spaces around the building.
The facility will open for classes the next day, Jan. 7 — the first day of the spring semester.
Legacy Hall, at 220,000 square feet, is the largest academic space in FSU’s history. The building features state-of-the-art classrooms, collaborative learning environments and dedicated spaces for faculty members, students and industry partners to engage, helping students launch fulfilling careers in business.
The university broke ground on the building in October 2022, capping a decades-long effort to fund a new facility. The College of Business, which expects to exceed a record 10,000 students during the spring semester, outgrew the Rovetta Business Building, built in 1958, and the Rovetta Business Annex, added in 1984.
College and university officials credit alumni and friends, administrators past and present, and the State of Florida for their support in making the new facility possible.