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two large computer labs, a 350-seat auditorium, breakout rooms for un- dergraduate, graduate, and executive education student groups, and desk- top Internet access in every classroom. ■ The Mays Business School at Texas A&M University in College Station has recently dedicated its 66,000-square- foot addition known as the Jerry and Kay Cox Graduate Business Center. The focal point for Mays' master's degree education, the center contains seven classrooms, eight MBA team- learning rooms, and two computer labs. The center also houses the Ben- ton and Dianne Cocanougher Special Events Center, named after the for- mer dean and his wife. Two early gifts were keys to making the new center possible, including the $1.5 million donation from the Coxes. A $3 million endowment from Reliant Energy helped establish the Reliant Energy Securities&Commodities Trading Center. Tattoni, Arvind Tikku, Charles Maira, and Richard Holmes—all for- mer principal and associate principals at architectural firm Hillier—have left to form ikon.5 architects. Between 1986 and 2002, they led Hillier's Higher Education Studio, designing buildings at Arizona State, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Howard, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Rutgers, and Southern Methodist universities. ikon.5 will continue to focus on col- leges and universities. ■ OTHER NEWS ■ Five architects with a history of designing busi- ness schools have started their architecture practice in Princeton, New Jersey. Alan Chimacoff, Joseph z Participate in AACSB/EBI Stakeholder Assessment Studies Comprehensive, Confidential, Cost Effective surveying of: • Undergraduate business graduating students & alumni • Full-time and part-time MBA graduating students & alumni • Business school faculty Compare results with schools of your choice Build longitudinal comparisons over time Administer paper surveys or use WESS (Web Enabled Survey System format) Enrollment deadlines: For Spring Survey administration enroll- ment is open until early April. Enroll today at www.webebi.com. For other AACSB Knowledge Services products, visit www.aacsb.edu/knowledgeservices Questions? Call Viviana Harper at 417-831-1810 or email vharper@webebi.com. BizEd JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2004 15