In December 2009, more than 500 Stern alumni gathered for the Ninth Annual Stern Alumni Ball with something special to commemorate – the Concourse Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony – celebrating the newly renovated Concourse levels of Tisch Hall. The renovation project began in 2008, when Stern embarked on a multi-year, $35 million transformation of the school’s physical space. Coined the “Concourse Project,” it is the most significant renovation of the school’s facilities since uniting the graduate and undergraduate programs at Washington Square. Funded by alumni such as John Paulson, BS ’78 and Stewart A. Satter, MBA ’82, as well as corporate partners and other benefactors, the project not only physically connects the school’s three buildings – Tisch Hall, Henry Kaufman Management Center and Shimkin, but also improves aesthetics and experience for both graduate and undergraduate students by introducing natural light through a central stairway which creates a three story atrium, new floor to ceiling windows and more public gathering space. Also part of the project – an improved, upgraded MBA student lounge, expanded club space and new state of the art classrooms. Gone are the dark, cinder block lined hallways of old – in are new, modern open spaces allowing students to congregate, share ideas and connect!
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