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.

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In an exclusive “Toast and Tour” on Nov. 14, the College of Business and Florida State University showed off Legacy Hall and saluted the people who helped fund and build it. Donors visited the rooms and spaces they named. They also experienced the world-class grandeur of the college’s new $160 million facility. 

The building, more than two decades in the making, will open for classes on Jan. 7, with a ribbon cutting on Jan. 6. 

“There have been so many generous people who have contributed to helping us build this building,” FSU President Richard McCullough said in the facility’s expansive atrium, underneath chandeliers hanging from three stories above. “I can’t thank you enough.” 

McCullough noted the help of not only alumni and friends but also faculty and staff members, students, community partners and the State of Florida. He also emphasized the “profound” impact of the project, which produced 1,700 jobs and $260 million in economic output. 

“And it will make an even greater impact in the future,” he said.  

“Here’s to Legacy Hall. Here’s to our amazing family. Here’s to our donors who made it happen. Here’s to our past, our present and our future.” — College of Business Dean Michael Hartline 

McCullough touted Legacy Hall, the largest academic building in FSU’s history, for its promise to further elevate the college and university – noting, for example, FSU’s No. 11 ranking among public universities and the College of Business’ No. 3 ranking among public schools and No. 10 ranking among all business schools by Niche. 

“This building is a symbol of Florida State’s continued rise to preeminence,” McCullough said. “It’s a cutting-edge building, and we’re going to do cutting-edge things here.” 

More than 500 attendees also heard from FSU Board of Trustees Chairman Peter Collins and College of Business Dean Michael Hartline. In addition, they heard from the College of Business choir, dubbed the BizTones, which sang FSU’s “Hymn to the Garnet and the Gold” from the first-floor balcony. 

Attendees included current and former members of the Board of Trustees and College of Business Board of Governors, representatives of architect Goody Glancy and construction manager Culpepper Construction Company, and members of the college’s Student Leadership Council, who showed donors to the rooms and spaces they sponsored. 

“What an honor to be here celebrating this milestone event that has been years in the works,” Bethany Schenk, a 2024 College of Business Alumni Hall of Fame inductee, said after the event. 

Schenk is a namesake of the Bethany and Ron Schenk Meeting Room in the Student Engagement Suite. She also provided the initial artwork that graces Legacy Hall.  

“It has been magical watching boards, donors, the faculty, the community, Culpepper, all the people involved, come together,” she added. “It’s an unbelievable thing to be a part of.” 

Collins, a 2021 inductee into the College of Business Alumni Hall of Fame, highlighted the “unbelievable pride” that fellow business alumni must feel when they “walk in these doors.” 

“My heart is full for Florida State,” said Collins, a benefactor of Legacy Hall’s Peter and Jennifer Collins Colonnade. “My heart is full for the College of Business.” 

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