Welcome to the Business Administration Building C-Wing!

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With an enrollment of over 70,000 students, Arizona State University is one of the nations if not the world’s largest universities. Being such a densely populated and diverse institution of higher education, Arizona State University has four different campuses around the Tempe-metro area. Historically and geographically, the Tempe campus is considered the main campus of the university. Here you will find the sports facility arenas as well as the various colleges. One of the prestigious and world-renowned colleges is the W.P. Carey School of Business. According to the Princeton Review (2012), it is ranked one of the top masters of business administration programs in the nation. With an enrollment of more than 8,300 (W.P. Carey Student Statistics) undergraduate students, the W.P. Carey School of Business is home to future entrepreneurs, business leaders and chief executive officers. To cater to an increasing number of enrolling students, a familiar place at the business school for students to interact, attend classes and or lectures is the Business Administration Building C-Wing. 

Math Tutoring Center

Located at the south east end of the Tempe campus, W.P. Carey can be found central on Lemon St. The business school is easily identified by two main buildings, the Business Administration Building and the Business Administration Building C-Wing. Business students are part of a large student body at Arizona State but in the area of the business school, there are many designated areas for student resources. A highly used resource is the math tutoring center and is one of the eight found on the Tempe campus. The tutoring center is located on the lower level of the Business Administration Building C-Wing and can be found towards your left after exiting the elevator. As W.P. Carey strives to better serve their students, the math tutoring center is not only free to students but is accessible and located within the business school area. With flexible hours, the tutoring center is currently open on Sunday’s from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday’s and Wednesday’s from 10:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Friday’s from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

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The math tutoring center specifically focuses on Math 110, 117, 142 and 179. Because the majority of Arizona State math classes are done online, the tutoring center has desktop computers just in case if you forget yours. With an open layout, each table has no more than six computers to give you the necessary space to complete your work. If you are the type of person that needs more hands on learning, there are white boards available to be used to better comprehend the material. In order to keep track of students that use this center, students are required to sign in with their name and ASU-rite identification number found on their SunCard. What makes this tutoring center beneficial to students is the ease of having other college students to assist you with all of your math questions and concerns. 

Lecture Halls

As essential lecture halls are to universities, the Business Administration building has three levels particularly dedicated to business lecture classrooms in which the majority of business students have classes in. You may find one or two lecture halls per floor but each lecture hall may hold over two hundred students. As intimidating of the size of these lecture halls may be, because of great 21^st century technology, each room has a surround sound system so you do not have to miss a thing your professor says. With an over sized display from the projector, you also have the visibility to whatever is being taught thanks to the large screen display found in the front of the classroom. A familiar class in which freshmen students are enrolled is in Computer Applications and Information Technology class where students attend twice a week in the late afternoons here in these lecture halls. These rooms are also used for other purposes besides a typical lecture class. A requirement for freshmen business students is to be enrolled in a business success class where once a month, there will be a presentation of how to be a successful business student in both the school environment and the real world. You will also find students from different business and Greek organizations using these rooms to host meetings and presentations as well. 

Starbucks

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If you are feeling a little brain dead or in need of a pick-me up after studying, on the ground floor is America’s favorite coffee shop franchise, Starbucks Coffee Company. After being world recognized for its populated locations, Starbucks has four locations at the Tempe campus. What sets the business school store over the others’ is its unique setting. A good time to study at Dean’s Patio is mid afternoon with a cup of Starbucks signature coffee and to add more to the serene ambiance, there is nothing like hearing a smooth coffee shop playlist playing in the background. Being directly located on the Dean’s Patio, Starbucks has seating both inside and outside for students, professors or anyone to enjoy. With the classic Starbucks coffee shop appeal, slow jazz music welcomes you as you enter the small but comfortable area. This Starbucks shop serves its original and made to order drinks to suit your coffee carvings. It also serves deli goods such as sandwiches, cheese and crackers snack boxes, and other assortments of food for a quick grab to eat. One of the perks of this location is the availability of being a wireless hot spot as it may be a necessary essential to students. The current business hours of this location are from Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and closed on the weekends. Starbucks is a great meeting place for both students and faculty but with its great benefits, the only drawback to Starbucks is its legendary lengthy lines. 

Dean's Patio

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Parallel to the Starbucks, is what is known as the Business College Patio or better known as Dean’s Patio. You may be curious to know why this is area is known as Dean’s Patio and reason being is to honor the business school dean of students. An important event that takes place once a month and is valuable to W.P. Carey is “Lunch with the Dean” where business students can have one on one time with the dean himself, to express any questions or concerns that students may have. This area has a great seating arrangement, expansive enough to have available seating even in the most crowded and busiest times of the day when students are coming in and out of classes. Being in a roof top shaded area, Dean’s Patio is great place to get any work done no matter what time of the day under the hot Phoenix sun. Students use this area for many different and useful purposes. No matter what day of the week, students from the numerous organizations on campus use Dean’s Patio to host meetings or to simply meet with one another to enjoy the great outdoor space. 

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This area is also a great resource to meet with other students to complete homework assignments such as group projects or to help each other because of its central location. Although there usually are four chairs to each table, students typically rearrange the stainless steel patio furniture to make the space more useful to their needs. Maybe what makes this area more inviting is the simple, calm and collected landscaping. Just as you are walking towards the Starbucks, to your left you will find what are two fountains in which seating is provided in the surrounding area. Not only is this area shaded with trees, it serves as a great spot to get away from the hustle and bustle in between the business school and the Memorial Union. With the tranquility of the water fountains, students may spend several hours in this area feeling as if not a minute has gone by getting whatever work needs to be done. 

"Spirit" Horse Statue

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A signature landmark on Dean’s Patio is a large, bronze statue of horses known as “Spirit” in which is exclusive to the W.P. Carey School of Business. Given to the business school back in 2009, couple Morton and Donna Fleischer approached the business school to see if they would like to have it for display. With having the meaning symbolizing the spirit of entrepreneurship and enterprise, “Sprit” was a perfect addition to the business school. Before calling Arizona State home, the $1.3 million dollar “Spirit” was on exhibit here in Scottsdale at the Fleischer Museum. The statue was first completed in 1989 by sculptor Buck McCain from Southern Arizona. “‘Spirit’ was created to represent those ideas which give Americans unlimited possibilities for economic success,” McCain said. “What better place to display such success than at the W. P. Carey School of Business, which is producing tomorrow’s entrepreneurs?” (Damien Maloney/The State Press, 2009) 

Conclusion

Even for being a large university, Arizona State has all the accommodations to better benefit its students. Within the Business Administration Building C-Wing, the math tutoring center, the lecture halls, Starbucks and Dean’s Patio is all part of another day at the W.P. Carey School of Business. To all the prospective W.P. Carey business students, the Business Administration Building C-Wing area will become your new best friend.

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