Jim Roser is a graduate of Bucknell University and received his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He is currently a member of Roser Ventures LLC, a Boulder-based venture capital firm, and has served as a director of numerous corporations. Roser is a current member of the Bucknell University Board of Trustees and a former member of the Western Maryland College Board of Trustees. She is a former member of the CU-Boulder Arts and Sciences Development Council and currently an Honorary Trustee of the Women's Foundation of Colorado. In addition, both Rosers have been very involved in the Boulder Philharmonic and its musician endowment program.
Plan are for the building to be situated at the heart of the campus.
The building will incorporate the rural Italian architectural style now seen throughout the CU-Boulder campus. The project is being made possible by a combination of corporate, public and private funds, such as the Rosers' gift.