聽聽Plans for New Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Business Building Unveiled
Rendering of the exterior of the new Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Business Building at 海角在线 on Thursday announced the largest single gift in the university鈥檚 history.
The $26M gift comes from John J. and Sheila Rinker ($20 million) and the Marshall & Vera Lea Rinker Foundation ($6 million), of which he is the president. University leaders announced the gift Thursday at The Breakers during the launch of a $75 million capital campaign.
The University also announced plans for a stunning six-story Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Business Building. Rinker鈥檚 father was the namesake of the business school and a key benefactor of Palm Beach Atlantic from the university鈥檚 beginning. John J. Rinker and his wife, Sheila, have built upon that legacy. They have volunteered for the university in significant ways and led major capital projects in music, literature, arts and athletics.
鈥満＝窃谙� is generating students who have integrity, moral strength and the ability to live by such principles,鈥� said John J. Rinker. 鈥淭hey are investing themselves in our community, and we are the better for it.鈥�
A dramatic, two-story atrium will welcome visitors into the Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Business Building, which will have a stock trading room with professional terminals and stock ticker; a 314-seat tiered lecture hall; expanded space for the Titus Center for Franchising; and the LeMieux Center for Public Policy, among other features. The new structure is to rise immediately south of 海角在线鈥檚 Warren Library.
Part of the site for the new building is the former Quattlebaum funeral home property. The Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Foundation purchased that property in 2013 and donated it to the University in 2018.
鈥淚 am grateful that God provided the vision and the opportunity for this property to become part of 海角在线 nearly a decade ago and that it will play such a strategic role in the university鈥檚 future growth,鈥� Rinker added.
The University鈥檚 long-term God-Sized Dreams master plan also calls for a new health sciences complex; a performing arts center; and a student and alumni welcome center. A rendering of the new performing arts center is pictured here. Board of Trustees Chairman Timothy S. Sotos noted that the new Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Business Building is the first project in the development of 海角在线鈥檚 transformative campus master plan. 鈥淲e are very grateful for the generous gifts from John and Sheila Rinker and other friends of the university,鈥� he said.
鈥淎t this profound time of growth for our university and community, the beautiful new Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Business Building will ensure that Palm Beach Atlantic continues to produce well-trained, values-driven interns and employees for the companies moving to our area,鈥� said Rinker School of Business Dean Dr. Brian Strow. 鈥淭his spring, the Rinker School of Business will host the final site visit required to earn Association to Advance Collegiate Schools Business (AACSB) accreditation. AACSB accreditation is the highest level of business school accreditation and has been achieved by a mere 5 percent of global business schools.鈥�
The University鈥檚 long-term God-Sized Dreams master plan also calls for a new health sciences complex; a performing arts center; and a student and alumni welcome center. A rendering of the new student and alumni welcome center is pictured here. The University鈥檚 long-term God-Sized Dreams master plan also calls for a new health sciences complex; a performing arts center; and a student and alumni welcome center. The health sciences complex will expand 海角在线鈥檚 health science offerings. It will also enhance interprofessional training and partnerships with healthcare leaders to have clinics on campus.
鈥淚鈥檓 so grateful that John and Sheila Rinker are visionaries and wonderfully dedicated supporters of 海角在线鈥檚 mission to equip students to grow in wisdom, lead with conviction and serve God boldly,鈥� said President Dr. Debra A. Schwinn. 鈥淚n the fall, we welcomed the largest incoming class in the university鈥檚 history, and more students from around the world are coming to 海角在线. It is time to expand 海角在线, allowing 海角在线 to contribute even more strongly to our local community and world.鈥�
Photo 1: Rendering of the exterior of the new Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Business Building
Photo 2: A dramatic, two-story atrium will welcome visitors into the Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Business Building, which will have a stock trading room with professional terminals and stock ticker; a 314-seat tiered lecture hall; expanded space for the Titus Center for Franchising; and the LeMieux Center for Public Policy, among other features.
Photo 3: The University鈥檚 long-term God-Sized Dreams master plan also calls for a new health sciences complex; a performing arts center; and a student and alumni welcome center. A rendering of the new performing arts center is pictured here.
Photo 4: The University鈥檚 long-term God-Sized Dreams master plan also calls for a new health sciences complex; a performing arts center; and a student and alumni welcome center. A rendering of the new student and alumni welcome center is pictured here.
