University of Central Arkansas

The College of Business presently resides in the Burdick Business Administration Center. The building opened in 1974, a decade before the introduction of the personal computer in offices and laboratories.

Originally, Burdick offered the College of Business space for student and faculty lounges, rooms for student clubs to meet, a library and a group study room, but all of those spaces have since been converted to classrooms and offices. Still, the building is only adequate for about one-third of the capacity it serves.

UCA has secured about $12 million for the construction of a new business building; however, the new 80,000-square-foot building along with furnishings and equipment will cost approximately $18 million. The new state-of-the-art business building will be large enough to accommodate expected student growth in the college as well as resolve the current shortage of office space. It will also allow the college to regain critical space for students, faculty and community members to gather and interact.

The college is committed to its faculty and students, and thus places great emphasis on establishing endowed chairs, professorships and lectureships. Such endowments would allow the college to hire and retain the best faculty, thereby providing the highest-quality business education to our students.

Research is a critical vehicle for faculty to gain and share knowledge within their discipline. Limited funding from the state does not always allow for adequate research budgets, therefore, the college also seeks private funding to supplement our faculty’s research budgets.

Funding Priorities
• New building, furnishings and equipment for College of Business
• Endowed chairs, professorships and lectureships for faculty
• Endowment for faculty research

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