Dean Karen Van Lengen gave the opening remarks at the November 6, 2004 dedication of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Hyde Park Center, designed by acclaimed architect Rafael Vinoly. She compared the building to UVa's Academical Village and praised Vinoly for transcending rather than imitating the gothic style of the U. of Chicago campus. Dean Van Lengen was cited in the November 9, 2004 edition of the University of Chicago student newspaper, The Maroon.