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So much to celebrate

A shadow goes through the Bell Hall lettering on the entrance on the bridge from McColl Building.

Steven D. Bell Hall opened officially for classes earlier this month to rave reviews. Smiling faces and joy quickly replaced moments of confusion as our community navigated new and bigger spaces.

As we look forward to new ways of learning and engaging in Bell Hall, many brights spots in 2025 demonstrate UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School’s achievements in a period of constant change.

Here are a few highlights.

As we celebrate change, we also mark anniversaries in 2025 that demonstrate our tradition of innovation:

Energy Center: 10 years
Institute for Private Capital: 10 years
STAR: 20 years
Alpha Challenge: 20 years
Master of Accounting Program: 40 years
Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise: 40 years

Students congregate on the bridge between McColl Building and Bell Hall.

A man looks at the art collection inside of Bell Hall.

Students laugh while walking down the hall of Bell Hall.

An outside view of the curvature of Bell Hall.

Students chat on couches in a common area in Bell Hall.

Students wait for class to begin in a Bell Hall classroom.

Front Desk Assistant Wayne Freeman chats with a student at the new front desk inside of Bell Hall.

A student smiles in between classmates in a Bell Hall classroom.

Three students sit at a circular table in Bell Hall, taken from above.

Three students overlook the landscaping surrounding Bell Hall from the walkway.

Students work in the dining area in Bell Hall.

Two students pose for a photo against a glass railing in Bell Hall.

Megan Rooney’s “Stand Up Sky” hangs above the dining area in Bell Hall.

Professor Vrinda Mittal teaches in a Bell Hall classroom.

1.15.2026