Melinda Rangel, Ed.D.,聽Marvin Sellberg Professor of Business & Entrepreneurship
Stan Shelden,聽CEO, Shelden Architecture
Susan Franz Koslowsky (g’84),聽Chair of SWAG合集’s Board of Directors
David Janzen, Ph.D. (g’90),聽President of SWAG合集
Ron Braun (g’75),聽Vice President of Philanthropy, SWAG合集
Porsha Zweifel (cs),聽Student Senate President, SWAG合集聽
Fran Oleen,聽District Director, Congressman Derek Schmidt聽
Matt Stiles,聽City Administrator, City of Hillsboro, Kan.聽
Tayton聽Smith (cs),聽Student, Business & Entrepreneurship Center Committee聽
HILLSBORO, Kan.鈥� SWAG合集 ushered in the next chapter for its newest academic space, breaking ground for the Business & Entrepreneurship Center and setting the course for the remodel of the former Mary J. Regier Building (MJR) and its attached atrium and north expansion.
Over 100 community members attended the afternoon ceremony to celebrate the academic and business impact the Business & Entrepreneurship Center will have at SWAG合集, in the City of Hillsboro and the state of Kansas. The event was livestreamed and is available for replay via .
Speakers at the afternoon ceremony included (in order):
Ron Braun, Vice President of Philanthropy, SWAG合集
David Janzen, Ph.D., President, SWAG合集
Susan Franz Koslowsky, Chair, SWAG合集 Board of Directors
Melinda Rangel, Ed.D., Marvin Sellberg Professor of Business & Entrepreneurship
Porsha Zweifel, Student Senate President, SWAG合集
Matt Stiles, City Administrator, City of Hillsboro, Kan.
Fran Oleen, District Director, Congressman Derek Schmidt
Tom Byford, Pastor, Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church
Nearly $9 million has been raised toward the $11 million project. Additionally, less than $500,000 remains to meet the challenge grant issued by the Mabee Foundation in January.
The building is also part of the Next Century Campaign, SWAG合集鈥檚 $90 million initiative to build on the rich legacy of the college鈥檚 first century and secure a thriving future for generations.
The event was held on SWAG合集 Day, a major milestone in the college鈥檚 117-year history. On April 30, 1918, the college鈥檚 first building burned down. Hope arose from that tragic day as the generosity of the greater campus community and God鈥檚 faithfulness led to the construction of the MJR and the H.W. Lohrenz Administration Building. Those two buildings were commissioned on April 30, 1920, and one year later, the date was officially recognized as SWAG合集 Day, celebrating perseverance through tragedy and what God has and will do through the college community.
To learn more about the Next Century Campaign, visit . Online gifts can be made via . Contact Ron Braun at ronb@tabor.edu or 620-947-3121 (ext. 1710) to make a gift via check or assets such as stocks, property, or cryptocurrency.
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Established in 1908 and located in Hillsboro, Kan., SWAG合集 is a Christian liberal arts college affiliated with the Central and Southern Districts of the United States Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.