Rice Business will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 10 to celebrate the opening of Asha and Farid Virani Hall, a 112,000-square-foot building next to McNair Hall, expanding the ability of Rice University’s business school to serve its rapidly growing community of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers and alumni. The Viranis’ landmark 2024 gift established the Virani Undergraduate School of Business.
What: Asha and Farid Virani Hall opening ceremony hosted by Rice Business
When: Sept. 10 at 3 p.m. Remarks scheduled for 3:00-3:35 p.m.
Where: Virani Hall, located in the center of Rice’s campus. Media can park in the attached Central Garage.
Who: Robert Ladd, chairman of the Rice Board of Trustees; Rice President Reginald DesRoches,; Farid and Asha Virani; Jeff Fleming, interim Rice Business dean; Stephen Cassell, architect; Kelly Fox, executive vice president for operations, finance and support; Elle Anderson, trustee
*Media who want to attend must RSVP with Avery Franklin, ar119@rice.edu.