College breaks ground for Arthur F. and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies
Above, at the groundbreaking are, from left, John F. Killian ’77, chair of the Board of Trustees; Very Rev. Kenneth Letoile, O.P. ’70, prior provincial of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph and chair of the Providence College Corporation; College President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. ’80; Arthur F. Ryan ’63, ’90Hon., & ’89P; Dr. Sylvia Maxfield, dean of the School of Business; and Rev. Kenneth Sicard, O.P. ’78 & ’82G, PC executive vice president and treasurer. (Ashley McCabe photo)
Providence College formally broke ground on the Arthur F. and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies during St. Dominic Weekend, Oct. 2-3. Because of rainy weather, the ceremony took place in the Ryan Concert Hall of the Smith Center for the Arts, a venue also named for the Ryan family.
Remarks were offered by College President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. ’80 and Dr. Sylvia Maxfield, dean of the School of Business. The new home for the School of Business will serve as an academic and social hub at the heart of campus. It is being constructed at the former Dore Hall and is expected to be completed in early 2017. Among its features will be a two-story glass atrium, a learning lab with Bloomberg terminals, and classrooms designed to encourage hands-on learning.
Arthur F. Ryan ’63, ’90Hon., & ’89P, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Prudential Financial Inc., and his wife, Patricia, contributed the lead gift of $5 million toward the center’s construction. Ryan also spoke to the College’s leadership benefactors during the Gratitude Dinner in Slavin Center ’64 Hall.
The Ryan family and College officials at the groundbreaking. (Ashley McCabe photo)Business student Marie-Florence Koikou ’16 introduced Arthur Ryan ’63, ’90Hon., & ’89P at the Gratitude Dinner following the groundbreaking. (John Clarke Russ photo)At the Veritas Luncheon during St. Dominic Weekend, Daniel S. Kantor ’92, left, principal and chief financial officer for S/L/A/M Collaborative, listens as campus transformation plans are discussed with Mark Rapoza ’90SCE, center, PC assistant vice president for capital projects and facilities planning, and John M. Sweeney, PC senior vice president for finance and business/CFO. (Ashley McCabe photo)Also during St. Dominic Weekend, exultant runners cross the finish line at the Friar 5K. (Stew Milne photo)
