World's most advanced management school building to be dedicated

For immediate release: October 4, 2002
F or more information, contact Laura M. Massie at 216-368-4442 or lmm25@po.cwru.edu.

photo by Mike Sands

CWRU will dedicate the world's most advanced management building, the Peter B. Lewis building, October 9, 2002.

WHAT: Dedication of the Peter B. Lewis Building, the new home of the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. With its undulating stainless steel exterior, this dramatic building designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry is the most advanced management school facility in the world, reflecting the Weatherhead School's international reputation for innovation in management education. Although the stunning exterior of the Peter B. Lewis Building is drawing widespread attention, it is inside where Gehry's daring architecture, Weatherhead's innovative curriculum, and state-of-the-art technology - including the fastest computer network at any university in the world - have reinvented the learning environment to reflect today's need for an innovative approach to management education and practice.

WHERE: Peter B. Lewis Building 11119 Bellflower Road on the campus of Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio

WHEN: Wednesday, October 9, 2002 * *9:00 - 11:00 AM: Media Preview (see parking and entry instructions) * 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Dedication Ceremony Live Web Cast Available at http://www.weatherhead.cwru.edu/pbl/ * 3:00 - 4:30 PM: Panel Discussion - "Breaking the Boundaries in Business, Art and Education"

WHO: Dedication participants include: * Peter B. Lewis, Chairman, The Progressive Corporation** * Frank Gehry, Architect, Gehry Partners, LLP** * Edward M. Hundert, President, Case Western Reserve University** * Mohsen Anvari, Dean, Weatherhead School of Management * Albert J. Weatherhead III, President, Weatherhead Industries

CONTACT: Laura Massie, Director, Media Relations, Case Western Reserve University (216) 368-4442; e-mail: lmm25@po.cwru.edu

For additional information about the dedication of Weatherhead's Peter B. Lewis Building please go to http://www.weatherhead.cwru.edu/pbl/

**PANEL PARTICIPANTS

*PARKING INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEDIA: Media are asked to park in the section of Bellflower Road between East Blvd. and Ford Road. The section will be closed except for media parking; meters will be covered so parking will be free. In order to park in this special section, please be prepared to show your media credentials to police/security stationed in the closed area and you will be allowed to enter.

*LEWIS BUILDING ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEDIA: Media are asked to enter the Peter B. Lewis Building at the West Entrance off of Bellflower Road. The entrance will be labeled as the "Green Entrance." You will be greeted at the door and directed to an internal staging area to receive additional building credentials and press materials. If you're interested in taking a tour of the building, please arrive between 9 and 11 a.m. All media will be asked to be set up by 11:30 a.m. so as not to interrupt the noon ceremony.

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