The Sy Syms School of Business is
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for men and women. It offers both undergraduate and graduate business programs for at the Wilf Campus in New York’s
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neighborhood, and at the Beren Campus in New York’s
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neighborhood.
As of July 2007, Michael J. Ginzberg, Ph.D., serves as Sy Syms School of Business's dean.
The school offers the unique combination of a complete business curriculum along with Yeshiva University’s Jewish studies component, affording professional preparation with a broad base in liberal arts studies.
The Sy Syms School of Business is
Yeshiva UniversityYeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is classified as a very high research activity university and it ranked as 50th in the US among national universities by U.S...
's
business schoolA business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource management, and quantitative...
for men and women. It offers both undergraduate and graduate business programs for at the Wilf Campus in New York’s
Washington HeightsWashington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the...
neighborhood, and at the Beren Campus in New York’s
Murray HillMurray Hill is a neighborhood in Midtown in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Around 1987 many real estate promoters of the neighborhood and newer residents described the boundaries as within East 34th Street, East 42nd Street, Madison Avenue, and the East River; in 1999, Frank P...
neighborhood.
As of July 2007, Michael J. Ginzberg, Ph.D., serves as Sy Syms School of Business's dean.
The school offers the unique combination of a complete business curriculum along with Yeshiva University’s Jewish studies component, affording professional preparation with a broad base in liberal arts studies. Jewish tradition provides the framework for consideration of ethical issues, an integral part of the program.
Background
Established in 1987 through a $12.5 million endowment from businessman and philanthropist Sy Syms and other business leaders, the school offers a complete business curriculum along with an intensive Jewish studies component for undergraduate men and women.
Sy Syms School offers professional preparation with a broad base in liberal arts studies. The curriculum, leading to the bachelor of science degree, incorporates the study and use of computers as part of the coursework. Jewish tradition provides the framework for consideration of ethical issues, an integral part of the student's education. All Sy Syms students simultaneously attend one of the four schools of Jewish studies. Sy Syms faculty members are committed to teaching undergraduates while maintaining respected positions in the research and professional communities. They thus offer students a thorough background in the theoretical as well as practical aspects of business.
Campus & Facilities
] The main building on Wilf Campus is the 235ft tall Belfer Hall (named after philanthropists Diane and Arthur Belfer) that was originally built in 1968 for the use of
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Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish StudiesThe Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies was Yeshiva University’s first graduate school. Founded in 1937, it was named for Yeshiva University's first president, Bernard Revel...
but now shared by the three schools. The school's students reside in the surrounding residence halls of
Yeshiva UniversityYeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is classified as a very high research activity university and it ranked as 50th in the US among national universities by U.S...
and make use of the surrounding facilities. Thanks to another generous gift by Sy Syms, students can also have a productive workout at the state of the art Sy Syms Fitness Centre located in Rubin Hall.
Academics
Students take business courses through the Sy Syms School of Business and complete their liberal arts requirements at Yeshiva College or Stern College for Women. Women undertake their Jewish studies at Stern, while men attend one of four Jewish studies options:
- James Striar School of General Jewish Studies
The James Striar School of General Jewish Studies, informally known as the Mechinah Program, is a comprehensive program in Jewish studies for students seeking to improve and further their basic skills and knowledge of Jewish studies...
/Mechinah Program
- Yeshiva Program/Mazer School of Talmudic Studies
- Isaac Breuer College of Hebraic Studies
- Irving I. Stone Beit Midrash Program
Majors and minors offered include:
- Accounting (optional 5 year program leading to a B.S/M.S. in Accounting)
- Finance
- General business
- International Business
- Management
- Management Information Systems - recently revitalized and well praised by the fields' employers
- Marketing
A general business minor is offered to students majoring in Yeshiva University's liberal arts college, Yeshiva College.
In addition, the school offers a selection of honors courses, with a planned honors program in development.
Entrepreneurship
The Sy Syms School of Business maintains a strong focus on
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.
- The Rennert Entrepreneurial Institute is one of the nation's few undergraduate programs teaching the knowledge and skills necessary for creating and developing a business. One of the first of its kind, the undergraduate program uses classroom instruction and hands-on experience to teach the intricacies of starting and managing a business. Students may take entrepreneurship courses as electives or as an integral part of the management concentration. The institute received its initial funding through a generous grant from Mr. and Mrs. Ira Rennert
Ira Leon Rennert is an American billionaire investor and businessman. Using junk bonds to finance his acquisitions of companies, often in bankruptcy, Rennert has amassed significant holdings in basic, cyclical industries, like mining and metals, including lead smelters, coal mines, magnesium...
, for whom the Institute is named.
- The Doris and Dr. Ira Kukin Entrepreneurial Lecture Series allows students to interact with prominent CEOs and other business experts. Over the years SSSB has hosted many familiar names such as Michael Bloomberg
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, founder & then CEO of JetBlue.
- At the annual Dr. William Schwartz
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Business Plan Competition, students compete in front of prominent business leaders for four monetary prizes based on having the most solid and realistic plan.
Real Estate
The real estate minor that was initiated by former Dean Charles Snow has become the most popular minor in Sy Syms. The minor was designed by Professor Stuart Verstandig, who has been teaching at the school since 1999. The curriculum include courses in real estate law, appraisal, investment, finance, and management. As a part of the curriculum, top industry leaders are invited to speak. Speakers have included
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, senior counsel and executive vice president of the
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(and star of “
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”), Harris Lukashok, vice president,
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; the Hon.
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, associate justice of the New York Supreme Court, a member of Cardozo Law School’s first graduating class and a board chairman; the Hon. Martin Shulman, a YU alum, supervising judge for New York County and an acting justice for the
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; Ira Bloom, director of commercial leasing, Kushner Companies; and Anita Grossberg, vice president,
Corcoran Group real estate.
In the past, for the real estate management course, students toured Giants Stadium as an example of a facility at an income-producing property. Students also toured Kushner Companies and Massey/Knakal Realty Services to gain a better understanding of real estate investment.
Recognition and Distinction
- The student and alumni body represents more than 30 different countries, including the United States, Canada, Switzerland, South Africa, Iran, Brazil, Poland, Russia, Mexico, Panama, Chile, France, and Israel. As a result, Sy Syms students have a broad knowledge of and sensitivity to different cultures—an experience that helps them better understand and thrive in an ever-growing global environment.
- SSSB's Accounting and Finance programs have placed students in top firm such as PricewaterhouseCoopers
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, and J.P. Morgan for internships and employments. David Lin, a Campus Recruiting Manager of KPMGKPMG is one of the largest professional services firms in the world and one of the Big Four auditors, along with PricewaterhouseCoopers , Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Ernst & Young . Its global headquarters are located in Amstelveen, Netherlands.KPMG employs over 136,500 people in a global network...
, reflected on this success: "Each year, we have increased our hiring numbers here at Sy Syms and year after year, we have been very happy with the students that we have been getting."
Notable Faculty
- Moses Pava - distinguished researcher, teacher, and book-author on business ethics, financial accounting, corporate social responsibility, and the interface between religion and business.
- Robert Zwick - founding member of the National Campaign for National Tolerance, and editor of computer books for McGraw-Hill
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.
Notable Current and Former Board Members
- Warren Eisenberg, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond
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.
- Bernard L. Madoff, Founder and Chairman of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. Mr. Madoff resigned from the SSSB Board on December 12, 2008 after his December 11 arrest.
Alumni Network
The number of alumni is over 45,000 worldwide in 44 countries. YU has one of the most diverse population of foreign alumni of any university in the U.S., and its members are often referred to as part of the "Maccabees Family Network."
Notable alumni
- Philip Friedman (B.S. '88) Founder, President, & CEO of Computer Generated Solutions (CGS).
Executive Roundtable Dinner
This annual event provides a platform for business networking and relationship building. This past February, during the sixth annual dinner, over sixty alumni, fifty students, and a dozen board members and business leaders attended the event.
Student and Alumni Gala Dinner
What began in April 2007 as a student- and alumni-initiated celebration of the schools 20th anniversary, it is now an annual event to recognize the school's achievements and reach for new levels of accomplishment. Over the night's course, past alumni are honored and current students are given their respectable awards. Past guest speakers include
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.
Business Stock Market Trivia Competition
First organized in 2005, under Dean Charles J. Snow's tenure, this yearly event was developed as a recruitment project to offer high school students a chance to visit the business school, meet current students and develop an understanding of the subjects taught at the school. During the highlight of the event. student teams compete against other teams in answering stock market trivia questions. The top three teams in the competition share $1,500.00 in cash prizes. The 2008 competition featured over a dozen Jewish high schools.
Executive MBA Program
The dean is looking to develop an "executive MBA program that would differ from all other MBA programs in the country. Given the nature of Yeshiva University, we will find a way to create a unique program. On the most practical level, it would be different in that it will not meet on Saturday and instead will be coordinated to meet on Sunday. Of course this will fulfill a need in the Jewish community."
Master of Science in Accounting Program
Beginning in the fall of 2009, this new program offers courses that combine the theory and practical knowledge of advanced accounting topics and important related fields.
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