A new $98 million, three-story, 125,000-square-foot addition to the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas will house the school’s undergraduate and executive education programs, the business communications program, a new artificial intelligence lab, and a Starbucks.
Ground was broken last month on the addition, which is expected to be completed in May 2026. The building will also be the new home of the dean’s offices.
“Our existing buildings house 51 classrooms, five computer labs, a dining hall and a 350-seat auditorium, and these buildings are home to nearly 11,000 students, 270 full-time faculty, 130 adjunct faculty, 235 staff and 125 PhD students,” Hasan Pirkul, Caruth chair and dean of the Jindal School, said in a statement. “Believe me, we cannot wait to occupy our new building. During the past two years we have been truly struggling to find offices for our new faculty and staff.”
Founded in 1975, the Jindal School opened a 204,000-square-foot building in 2003. In 2014, a four-story, 108,000-square-foot facility connected to the first building was completed. The new stand-alone building will be next to the first addition on the east side, the university said.
Groundbreaking for the new Jindal School building at UTD: left to right, From left: Dr. Hasan Pirkul, dean of the Naveen Jindal School of Management; Amanda Rockow MA’12, vice president for government and community relations; school mascot Temoc; UT Dallas President Richard C. Benson; UT System Regent Christina Melton Crain; Dr. Calvin Jamison, vice president for facilities and economic development; Debopreeta Bhattacharya, vice president of Student Government; longtime UTD supporter Charles “Chuck” Davidson MS’80; and Rafael Martín PhD’20, vice president and chief of staff. [Photo: UTD]
Spaces to fuel innovation
UT System Regent Christina Melton Crain expressed her admiration for the “electric growth” at UT Dallas.
“New institutional spaces are essential to fueling the innovations that take place when faculty and students can explore ideas,” Crain said in a statement. “With the completion of this new addition, generations of students will have a robust and productive experience in the Jindal School of Management and all that it offers.”
Crain praised Jindal School alumni as “terrific ambassadors” for the school and UTD.
“You have examples of the stellar alumni in the school’s namesake, Naveen Jindal, as well as Chuck and Nancy Davidson, A.K. Mago, Ron Nash and Kevin Ryan,” she said. “Without a doubt, UT Dallas continues to be an important part of the educational landscape that extends beyond our state and especially here in North Texas. With the amazing growth that we’re having, what happens on this campus is making a real difference.”
The project is designed by architectural firm Perkins&Will and is being managed by Project Control. Whiting-Turner will manage the building’s construction.
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