Queen's University

Initiative Campaign

School of Business

[Goodes Hall expansion]

MIB students in Goodes Hall atrium

The vision for Queen’s School of Business (QSB) is to be one of the world’s most innovative and influential business schools – one that continues to develop outstanding leaders with a global perspective, while creating new knowledge that advances business and society. Imagine a business school where the next generation of globally minded leaders is mentored, where more students experience engaged faculty and create lifelong networks, where learning mirrors practice, where finances are not a barrier to innovation and opportunity, and where graduation comes with international connections and credibility. Join us and invest in the future of QSB.

Queen’s School of Business Goal $65,000,000

Highlighted Priorities

Whole Student Experience - $18,000,000

[students in class]

To ensure students achieve their full potential through an exceptional experience inside and outside the classroom.

Exceptional Students: High-quality students raise the bar on discussion and debate, contributing value to the entire program. For many top students, an offer of financial support is the deciding factor in the selection of a top business school.

Your investment will ensure Queen’s School of Business continues to attract the best and brightest students.

Leading-Edge Technology: Operating on the forefront of technology is essential in an integrated world – from the classroom to the boardroom.

Your investment will help enhance QSB’s learning environment by incorporating an array of technology-enabled teaching tools that promote any-time, any-place, any-pace learning.

Career Development: QSB’s unique learning environment provides a combination of academic learning alongside other professional development, such as career coaching, personal coaching, and mentoring.

Your investment will help prepare students as they make the transition from their academic life to their business careers.

Global Relevance - $12,500,000

[Global Relevance]

To strengthen QSB’s international focus, exposing students, faculty, and alumni to a diversity of experience and culture, ensuring they are able to conduct business in a global context.

International Exposure: QSB provides student exchange opportunities with more than 90 of the best business schools around the world.

Your investment will help expose QSB students to international curricula and business culture, as well as to career-enhancing life experiences valued by students and employers alike.

Global Network: QSB is renowned for its dynamic and tightly-knit alumni network. Over 15,000 QSB graduates live in 69 countries, actively participating in Queen’s alumni branches on every continent, as well as in Queen’s Business Clubs in New York, London, and Hong Kong.

This international exposure will help us build on the strengths of our alumni program to maximize the value of the QSB alumni network.

Thought Leadership - $12,500,000

[Professorship Fund]

To develop and communicate relevant and timely research and ideas, confirming QSB as a leader in business education and enhancing the School’s reputation as a driving force for business thought and innovation.

Innovation: Amid a climate of intense global competition for bright minds, professorships are powerful tools for recruiting and retaining top scholars.

Your investment will ensure future generations of QSB students and alumni have direct access to inspiring professors who will leave a lasting impact on students’ professional and personal lives.

Research: QSB has a national and international reputation for pioneering programs, as well as for research addressing current industry challenges.

Your investment will help QSB communicate new research on a timely basis, ensuring QSB remains relevant, visible, and inextricably linked with the evolving interests of the global business environment.

Landscape for Learning (Completed September 2012) - $22,000,000

[aerial view of Goodes Hall Expansion]

We have extended our landscape for learning and research through a strategic expansion of Goodes Hall, creating a connected and collaborative environment for students, faculty, staff and alumni.

State of the Art Facilities: The 75,000 square-foot expansion features:

  • LEED-certified design features to promote sustainability objectives
  • Six new classrooms with the latest teaching technologies
  • More breakout rooms to foster group discussion and promote leadership, teamwork, critical thinking, and creativity
  • Expanded common areas, with a multi-purpose room for conferences, guest speakers, and recruiting events
  • Additional space for student support, graduate student offices, and new research centres

Your investment will ensure QSB facilities – and reputation – continue to grow and thrive. The expansion is a key component to support our strategic growth as part of our plan to increase our global footprint and alumni network.

 

Progress to Date

66%
School of Business
$43,064,093
Goal
$65,000,000