Excerpt from Olin Blog: Olin’s Bear Public House comes out of hibernation
After two long years, The Bear Public House is open again.
Dean Mark P. Taylor invited first-year MBA students to a ribbon-cutting and reception to celebrate the reopening of the Bear at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14.
Students joined Taylor, his team, and the Graduate Programs staff over pints and British pub fare to celebrate a kickoff into our “new normal” life. The pub, off Knight Center lobby, shut down in March 2020 as the pandemic spread.
The Bear was officially dedicated on October 2, 2019, with a toast to Bob and Kathleen O’Loughlin, whose financial contribution made the project possible. Emeritus WashU trustee Bob O’Loughlin, CEO of Lodging Hospitality Management Corp., also collaborated with Taylor on the design. Read more here.