The steel beam bearing the signatures of more than 1,000 members of the Brock community is now part of the framework of the new Goodman School of Business building.
Students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the business school autographed the steel beam in February, covering every square inch with names and messages in permanent marker.
With the help of a large crane, construction workers from Niagara Rigging and Erecting Company Ltd. hoisted the beam into place Tuesday, embedding it into the school’s structural support.
The steel span — and its many signatures — are now safely stowed in the southwest corner of the east addition that will feature six new classrooms.
The beam joins 300 others that make up the skeleton of the addition. Its installation marks the end of the framing phase.
Installed close to the Canadian Tire bridge at the fourth-floor level, it will be visible until the roof is added in the coming months.
This $22-million Goodman School of Business expansion project will feature:
- 79,000 square feet of new and renovated space
- Six new and nine refreshed classrooms with state-of-the-art technology
- Large two-storey engagement Atrium
- Five employer interview rooms
- Bloomberg financial research lab
- Graduate student study space, faculty research space and additional offices
