**MEDIA ADVISORY**

CONTACT - John Shibley, 906-635-2314

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - Lake Superior State University holds a public ribbon

cutting and dedication ceremony for its newest building, R.W. Considine Hall, noon-

1 p.m. this Friday, April 21. Speakers include LSSU President Tom Pleger, Provost

David Roland Finley, Student Government President R.J. Holman, and Michigan

Gov. Rick Snyder and/or other state officials.

A reception and student-guided building tours follow the formal ceremony.

The 44,000 square-foot, $13.5 million facility features classrooms, faculty offices,

lounge areas, a student commons eatery, and a board room that overlooks north

campus. R.W. Considine Hall will be the home to LSSU's Lukenda School of

Business, and serve as a resource for all programs offered by Lake State.

Parking for the event is LOT J, the main library parking lot. Access to Considine

Hall (building 23 on attached map) is through the building's north entrance, which

faces Kenneth J. Shouldice Library.

**See highlighted map that follows**

University officials and dignitaries will be available for comment and interviews.

-LSSU-