New College of Business and Public Management Building for Kean University

Construction is set to begin for the newest academic building on the Kean University campus in Union, NJ. The new facility will better prepare students to become business and public management professionals by simulating the modern business environment.

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The state-of-the-art structure will bring together all of the college’s undergraduate and graduate programs in 90,000 square feet that includes an auditorium; a “Bloomberg room” where students will work on the Bloomberg business intelligence software; classrooms; study lounges; a virtual “library in the sky;” and a rooftop deck with a view of New York City.

Work is set to begin shortly with an anticipated opening in 2020.

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