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Today, the 荔枝视频 is proud to announce the official opening of Mathison Hall at the Haskayne School of Business. The four-storey 10,000-square-metre Mathison Hall, attached to the school鈥檚 existing Scurfield Hall building, will greatly strengthen capacity for Haskayne鈥檚 growing community by uniting business students back to one home on campus. The building that aims to achieve LEED platinum certification adds a dozen tech-enhanced classrooms to Haskayne鈥檚 scope, while also boasting new spaces for study, group work, gathering, student advising, food services and events.

鈥�At the 荔枝视频, we say we鈥檙e a place to start something,鈥� says U荔枝视频 President Ed McCauley. 鈥淲ith the official opening of Mathison Hall, we are going to help start hundreds and thousands of careers 鈥� ones that will make Canada鈥檚 most enterprising city even more so, propelled by the entrepreneurial thinking that runs through the university鈥檚 DNA. Through Mathison Hall, we are further committing to creating a place where business students will learn and thrive, and in turn, help 荔枝视频鈥檚 economy continue to grow.鈥�

The $90 million capital project was first announced in 2018 and was made possible by , 荔枝视频 business leader, philanthropist, chairman of MATCO Group and building namesake. Since then, over 200 donors in the business community have contributed to the building, with Haskayne to date securing more than $33.7 million toward its $40 million philanthropic goal.

Lifelong friendship forges new future for Haskayne

Through its purposeful, student-centric and sustainable design, Mathison Hall will transform business education in 荔枝视频 by providing students with the resources and environment necessary to successfully pursue their academic goals, gain valuable educational experiences and build a treasured social and professional network.

鈥淢athison Hall is very well suited to its future service for the Haskayne School of Business, the 荔枝视频 and the city of 荔枝视频,鈥� says Ronald P. Mathison, namesake of Mathison Hall. 鈥淚t鈥檚 highly functional, and together with the adjacent Scurfield Hall, it will renew a home base for the business school.鈥�

He was largely inspired to make the significant donation based on his family鈥檚 long-standing relationship with the Haskayne family 鈥� particularly his late father Ken Mathison鈥檚 close-knit friendship with Richard (Dick) Haskayne, namesake of the Haskayne School of Business.

鈥�The genesis for the Mathison Hall project came about from a friendship that literally lasted a lifetime, a common bond and a deep abiding belief in a set of values that place honesty, hard work, integrity and ethics at its core,鈥� says Mathison. 鈥淭hese values and ideals are well embedded in the curriculum at Haskayne and in the very spirit of the Haskayne School of Business.鈥�

With 2022 also marking the 20^th anniversary of the naming of the Haskayne School of Business, the timing of the opening of Mathison Hall carries even more significance for the Haskayne and Mathison families.

鈥�Students can look to Ron and his story as an example of what you can achieve 鈥� regardless of where you鈥檙e from, which for Ron鈥檚 father and I was the small town of Gleichen, Alberta,鈥� says Dick Haskayne. 鈥淚鈥檓 incredibly proud of the number of people who have graduated from Haskayne who have gone on to do big things. Haskayne is not only a great business school 鈥� it鈥檚 one of the best 鈥� and Mathison Hall will only further enhance its global reputation.鈥�

New home base for business students

Spanning over four floors, Mathison Hall offers students plenty of space to study, collaborate, connect and socialize. :

• Twelve technology-enhanced classrooms, including two high-tech classrooms that boast 50-inch TV screens at every table that students can leverage for collaboration, screen sharing and presentations, as well as tiered pod-style classrooms which seamlessly promote collaboration and connection amongst students.
• The Viewpoint Circle for Dialogue, an 80-person open-concept round room that brings people together for important discussions, lessons and gatherings. Designed to promote equity, diversity and inclusion, the circular room has ventilation to allow for Indigenous smudging ceremonies.
• Graduate Student Floor which caters to the needs of Haskayne鈥檚 graduate students by offering all academic and career services, as well as a lounge exclusively for graduate students.
• Collision spaces which offer ample spaces for students to work, socialize and gather which includes: 24 six-person, transparent syndicate rooms for group work or focused study, 11 meeting spaces, a fireplace area on the Robert G. Peters Floor, as well as a social staircase, food services and more.
• Event facilities that span over twovstoreys to host meaningful public community engagement opportunities.

鈥�At the heart of business education and business success is one鈥檚 relationships,鈥� says Haskayne Dean Jim Dewald. 鈥淢athison Hall will serve as a catalyst in helping our students forge those meaningful connections. Whether it is through the modern, tiered pod-style classrooms that stimulate collaboration, the warm foyer that inspires conversation or the syndicate rooms that champion group work 鈥� our students will begin forming these relationships early and often in their academic journeys.

"In fact, it鈥檚 Haskayne鈥檚 strong relationships with the business community that solidifies our position as a top business school. Through these very relationships, such as ours with incredible donors like Ronald P. Mathison, we鈥檙e able to proudly demonstrate what the future of higher education entails.鈥�

The vision behind the project was led by architects Gibbs Gage and Diamond Schmitt. The project was completed on time and on budget, despite global supply chain shortages, a pandemic and inflationary pressures 鈥� a testament to the dedication of project manager Duke Evans and construction company Ellis Don.

With the start of the 2023 winter semester, Mathison Hall鈥檚 classrooms are in full use for in-person learning and its meeting rooms and event facilities are bookable for students, faculty and staff. Haskayne continues to actively fundraise for the capital project aiming to achieve its $40 million target with a variety of giving opportunities still available.

Learn more about , its key building features, sustainable design and community of supporters.