School of Business Launch

School of Business Launch Celebration

Lehman College officially launched the School of Business, its sixth school and the only business school at a public college in the Bronx on July 1.

More than 225 individuals attended the Lehman College School of Business celebration, in person and virtually, to witness this significant milestone in the College’s history.

Guest speakers Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and Ms. Fatima A. Shama, Bloomberg’s Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Americas were present to congratulate Lehman College on this historical day. Borough President Gibson remarked that the Lehman College School of Business is “a beacon of hope and opportunity for the next generation of young leaders...to build economic wealth and power in the borough of the Bronx and the City of New York.”

Opposite Page: Anyelina Fermin ’13, Interim School of Business Dean Dene Hurley, and Angel Gomez ’21; Above Left: Fatima A. Shama; Above Right: Dean Dene Hurley, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, ALPFA President Natalia Sanchez, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success Peter Nwosu, and Lehman College President Fernando Delgado

Ms. Shama also re-affirmed Bloomberg’s continued partnership, “the reality of being able to have a School of Business [at Lehman College] for a community that is brilliantly beautiful and rich of experiences, knowledge and awareness, which includes a Bloomberg Lab...is actually the real exposure that our young people need now more than ever. It’s that experiential learning, that opportunity to know what is beyond this, is so much available to them and for them.”

Dean Dene Hurley issued an open invitation to all businesses in the Bronx, the rest of the tri-state metropolitan area, and beyond to partner with Lehman to equip our students and get them career- ready at the time of graduation. Kindly contact School of Business Interim Dean Dene Hurley at dene.hurley@lehman.cuny.edu or Vice President for Institutional Advancement Susan Ebersole at susan.ebersole@lehman.cuny.edu for more information.

Launch Brochure

Footage and photos from the official launch are shared with you below.

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Above: Students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends gather in the Leonard Lief Library to experience the Bloomberg terminals.

“The School of Business will set a bold example for excellence in higher education while marking a new chapter for this landmark institution ... and it’s a big part of why we continue to collaborate on initiatives like the [CUNY] Futures in Finance Program.”