When alumnus Ted Ostrander, who has enjoyed an enviable 40-year career in the insurance industry, and his wife, Gail, decided to show appreciation to the Florida State University College of Business, funding the Ostrander Family Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center Suite in Legacy Hall made perfect sense.

Giving of one's time, talent and treasure to worthwhile organizations is of prime importance to 1971 FSU College of Business graduate Bill Williamson and his wife, Connie. Supporting his alma mater – the Alumni Association, Seminole Boosters, the FSU Foundation and the College of Business – is one way for the couple to invest in the future of FSU and its students. 

The College of Business New Building Committee completed its Legacy Hall Visioning Study, which provides the building’s basic parameters – its uses, size, imaging of the space and an initial project budget. The college begins a search for the building’s architectural team later this fall.

The Florida Cabinet today approved a major land swap that will enable Florida State University to build a new home for its nationally ranked College of Business.

Just prior to Florida State University's kickoff of its $1 billion "Raise the Torch" capital campaign on Oct. 17, the College of Business celebrated the public phase of its own $112-million capital campaign. About a third of that -- $35 million --will go toward the college's new $75-million building. The university has committed to securing the remainder of the building's cost once the college meets its $35-million goal.

The tailgate party before the Florida State-Miami football game provided the backdrop for the official launch of the campaign for Legacy Hall, the College of Business’s future home.

A $1 million gift to the Florida State University College of Business from Dollar Tree Inc. President and CEO Bob Sasser and his wife, Pam, will kick-start the college’s $65 million new-building campaign.

FSU President Eric Barron hopes that the Civic Center will look dramatically different in seven or so years. He gets noticeably excited talking about his vision for the site, which includes a private-sector conference center-hotel on the property and Madison Street turning into a mile-long pedestrian walkway between the Civic Center and the newly opened College Town adjacent to FSU’s football stadium.

Florida State University has created a website to provide updates on the planning process and progress in the Civic Center revitalization effort. The site contains an overview of the planning process, maps of the site, and progress reports from planning subcommittees and consultants. Visit the site at tuckercenter.fsu.edu.