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An Historic Day at the McIntire School of Commerce

	Julian Robertson speaks at McIntire's building dedication ceremony.

For the McIntire School of Commerce, Friday, April 25, 2008, was a day of big events and big ideas. In a sunny noontime ceremony held on the Lawn, the School officially dedicated its state-of-the-art new home in Rouss & Robertson Halls. The 132,000-square-foot Robertson Hall adjoins historic Rouss Hall, creating a 156,000-square-foot academic complex on the Lawn.

	Carl Zeithaml talks about the McIntire School's journey back to the Lawn.

Speaking at the ceremony, to an audience of hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and alumni, were President John Casteen; McIntire Dean Carl Zeithaml; John A. Griffin (McIntire ’85), principal building donor and longtime friend to the McIntire School; and Julian Robertson, the financier for whom the new building was named, at Griffin’s request. Fourth-year student Brian Gavron (McIntire ’08) also spoke. Read the full story here.

Big Ideas

	Rob Cross discusses social network analysis at the 2008 spring symposium.

On the same day, the School also hosted its Eighth Annual Spring Symposium, “Leading in a Connected World,” which featured the work of McIntire Professor Rob Cross. Cross, a management professor who heads the highly influential Network Roundtable at the University of Virginia, spoke at length on the hidden power of social networks. Through the Roundtable, Cross has worked with more than 120 companies in industries as wide-ranging as consulting, pharmaceuticals, software, manufacturing, chemicals, and government.

 

Joining Cross for a panel discussion of his network research in action were Tracy Cox, Director of Performance Consulting, Raytheon Professional Services LLC; Ted Graham, Practice Associate, McKinsey & Company; John Helferich, Executive-in-Residence, the College of Business Administration at Northeastern University, and Batten Fellow, the Darden School of the University of Virginia; and Lisa Vertucci, Managing Director, Global Head of Talent Development, Lehman Brothers. Read more about the symposium here.

 

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