At North Carolina Central University, a milestone was marked Tuesday morning with the ribbon cutting of the Peggy M. Ward Financial Education Center, a space university leaders say will shape financial futures for generations of students and families across Durham and beyond.
The ceremony, held inside the university’s new 76,000-square-foot School of Business building, celebrated distinguished alumna Peggy M. Ward, Class of 1974, who’s initial 2019 gift established the center and whose decades of leadership and philanthropy have left a lasting mark on the institution. The Business Incubator Suite—home to the Center of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development and now the Peggy Ward Financial Education Center—sits within a facility that also features a Trading Room with Bloomberg terminals, a Cybersecurity Lab, a Business Innovation Lab equipped with 3D printers and virtual reality technology, a Behavioral Research Classroom, and the 200-seat Lowe’s Auditorium.
Dean Anthony Nelson opened the ceremony by welcoming guests that included representatives from commercial and financial banks, city of Durham officials, university administrators, faculty, staff, and students. “Your presence here signifies the importance of this initiative.”…