Our building
Facts at a glance
![Northwest entrance of franke business building.](https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/2022/07/05-business_06102014_29325749994_o-800x450.jpg)
U.S. Green Building Council
Gold
LEED Certified
![Students walking down stairs in the business college.](https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/2022/06/W.A._Franke_ray1906_28076744002_o-800x450.jpg)
The W. A. Franke College of Business building has
14
30–75-person classrooms
![Students listening to their professor inside a business class in The W A Franke building.](https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/2022/08/Business_Class_dsc8178_27859072580_o-800x450.jpg)
The W. A. Franke College of Business building has
3
46–48-person computer classroom labs
![North side of franke building in the winter.](https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/2022/07/campus_winter_20210311-2-800x450.jpg)
1
200 seat auditorium
![An aerial shot of the business building.](https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/2022/07/DJI_0110CampusOverview01172018-800x450.jpg)
The W. A. Franke College of Business building has
12
front porches
![Professors meeting with students during office hours in the business building.](https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/208/2022/07/Inside_W.A._Franke__dsc8406_28076745112_o-800x450.jpg)
The W. A. Franke College of Business building has
56
faculty offices
Features
- A building designed around communication and collaboration between students, faculty & outside organizations
- Grand central staircase cascading through open floors promotes visibility and communication
- Innovative front porches provide short term technology rich collaboration spaces at the entryway of class-rooms & computer labs
- Break out areas provide team oriented longer term collaboration spaces with technology
- Career Development Office to promote student engagement with employers
- Business Communications Center resources for helping students develop strong and diverse verbal and written communication skills
- Technology available throughout the building including full wireless access
- In-house Information Technology student help desk