July 2023 | Inaugural Edition
Dean's Message:
July 1 marked the first anniversary of the School of Business, the sixth and newest school at Lehman College and the first public business school to serve The Bronx and Westchester County.
As we wrap up this inaugural year, we are very proud and excited to share our many accomplishments – from curriculum changes to student and faculty successes. This first volume of our newsletter highlights these achievements. We know this is just the beginning and look forward to reporting our future activities and successes. I hope you enjoy this newsletter. Share your feedback here.
Dene Hurley, Interim Dean
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School Launch and Official Opening |
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The School of Business, with three departments (Accounting, Management and Business Innovation, and Finance, Information Systems, and Economics), launched July 1, 2022, followed by an official opening ceremony on September 15, 2022. |
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President Fernando Delgado, Provost Peter Nwosu, the Honorable Vanessa L. Gibson, Bronx Borough President, and Fatima Shama, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Americas, Bloomberg LP, all gave opening remarks. |
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With approximately 1,500 students, the school offers seven undergrad and graduate degrees in accounting, business, economics and economics and mathematics, as well as nine minors. |
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Highlights and Accomplishments
Experiential Learning Initiatives and Partnerships
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The School of Business added a series of new initiatives and partnerships to an already robust selection of programs during this inaugural year: |
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Blackstone LaunchPad:
This program gives access to well-established startup resources and a robust network of experienced mentors and advisors.
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Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) Certification:
The School’s Bloomberg Finance and Business Lab with 16 terminals is in full use now.
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DENTSU Partnership:
This partnership exposes students to panel sessions that deliver invaluable insights into contemporary trends and best practices within the marketing industry.
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StreetWise Partnership:
This partnership provides mentorship, power skills, and professional connections for business students who plan to work in the private sector.
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CUNY Futures in Finance (FIF):
Lehman is working in partnership with financial firms Bloomberg LP, Centerbridge Partners and Goldman Sachs to support and prepare students interested in careers within the financial services and investment industry.
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For more info on Partnerships, please visit our website
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Professional Headshot Day: Sixty students had professional headshots taken to create a professional and consistent image across various platforms such as LinkedIn.
Small Business Internship Program: In collaboration with the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, 30 students graduated after being trained in various aspects of running and managing small businesses, including finance, marketing and social media, managing employees and recruitment, and communication and presentation. A seven weeks paid internships with a small business followed the training.
Upskilling Courses: The School of Business added three new upskilling courses in business cybersecurity, and project and construction management, bringing the total number of upskilling courses to ten. They cover social media marketing, data management and presentation, practical application of human resource management, and cryptocurrency and blockchain.
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Incorporation of Competencies
in Classroom Learning
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Two school-wide faculty retreats were held to review and revise student learning to better equip graduates with career-ready competencies.
In October, faculty in all three departments committed to incorporating National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) competencies (i.e., career and self-development; communication; critical thinking; equity and inclusion; leadership, professionalism, teamwork; technology) in all academic programs, while also starting the work of developing the AACSB’s (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) Assurance of Learning (AoL) framework. In the months that ensued:
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- A review and revision of the learning objectives of all courses were conducted, along with mapping these to the development of competencies in each course.
- Standard syllabi, which include the mapping of competencies to courses and learning objectives of each course, were prepared and voted in the departments to be introduced in Fall 2023.
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In March, the school faculty began developing assessment plans to evaluate students' attainment of career-ready competencies in all programs. |
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Lehman College Student Chapter of SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management): Recipient of the eighth consecutive SHRM award.
New York (NY) College Fed Challenge: A team of economics students took second place in the NY College Fed Challenge, Maiden Lane Division, held in November 2022.
Gilman Award Recipients: Three business students received Gilman Scholars awards, to fully fund their study abroad programs in the Fall. They are Kelly Lopez-Mendez (Costa Rica), Justyne Fernandez (Seville, Spain), and Mumina Abubakar (South Korea).
2022 SHRM Foundation Scholarship Award: Funded by the SHRM Foundation to support undergraduate students pursuing a Human Resource-related degree, business student Christina Reyes, was a recipient of this award which provided assistance for tuition and fees as well as a one-year membership of SHRM.
Inaugural Graduating Class of 2023: A reception was held on May 16 to celebrate the School of Business Inaugural Graduating Class and to recognize students who received departmental honors awards and highest academic achievement awards. Edil Abreu, an accounting and business graduate, was nominated and selected as a recipient of the School’s Exemplary Student Award. A combined total of 360 students graduated in Fall 2022, Winter 2023, and Spring 2023 with an additional 98 anticipated graduates for Summer 2023.
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CUNY Success Fellows: Dr. Sean Stein-Smith, Assistant Professor in Accounting, and Deborah Sanders, Lecturer in Marketing, were selected for the 2023 CUNY Success Fellows program, part of CUNY’s initiative to integrate student career goals and related preparation into academic programs.
NY Jobs CEO Council Faculty Fellows: Dr. Sean Stein-Smith, Assistant Professor in Accounting, Dr. Hsien-Tseng (Elvin) Wang, Assistant Professor in Management Information Systems, Dr. Nari Kim, Assistant Professor in Strategic Management, and Mr. Lawrence Fauntleroy, Director of Experiential Learning, were selected by the NY Jobs CEO Council as 2023 Faculty Fellowship in Practice-Based Teaching and Learning to strengthen career pathways into jobs in tech and business.
Celebration of Faculty Excellence: Dr. Jose Gomez-Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Economics and Finance, was a faculty panelist for "Celebration of Faculty Excellence" at City University of New York-Herbert H. Lehman College in April. He presented his co-authored article, "Spillovers beyond the variance: Exploring higher order risk linkages between commodity markets and global financial markets," published in the Journal of Commodity Market.
CUNY Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) Award: In August 2022 Dr. Juan DelaCruz, Associate Professor of Economics, received a BRESI award to work on his research entitled, “Assessing Quality of Life and Socioeconomic Barriers to Health and Education among Indigenous Migrant Communities (IMC) from Latin America and The Caribbean Living in NYC.”
The CIBER (Center for International Business Education & Research) Consortium for Minority-Serving Institutions and Community Colleges (CMCC) Award: Dr. Nari Kim, Assistant Professor in Strategic Management, received the CMCC award in October 2022 to help fund her research and scholarship.
AICPA Outstanding Young CPA of the Year (2022) and NJBIZ Power Accounting 50 (2022): Dr. Sean Stein-Smith, Assistant Professor of Accounting, was selected and recognized by AICPA
and NJBIZ.
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Mr. Nelson Gisbert '69, (above, second from left) for his generous gift to the School of Business to support student scholarships. We were honored to have him attend our May 16th reception to present awards to students.
CUNY Futures and Finance and Funders (Bloomberg, Centerbridge, and Goldman Sachs) for $30K towards a subscription of Suitable, student engagement tracking software that will be launched later this year.
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Welcome New Faculty and Staff! |
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Mr. Lawrence Fauntleroy, Director of Experiential Learning
Ms. Tara Foley, Lecturer in Accounting
Dr. Jin Pyone, Assistant Professor in Marketing
Dr. Ji Yu, Associate Professor of Accounting
Mr. Robert Utzinger, Lecturer in Economics
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We are interested in hearing from YOU! |
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