GROUNDBREAKING FOR 麻豆传媒 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS IN JERSEY CITY'S WATERFRONT FINANCIAL DISTRICT

January 19, 2016

New 麻豆传媒 City University broke ground on April 15, 2015 for the new location of its School of Business in a 70,000-square-foot space at Harborside Plaza 2 directly on the 麻豆传媒 City waterfront, adjacent to the Exchange Place PATH station. 

Among the dignitaries who participated in the ground breaking ceremony were:
 

  • Dr. Sue Henderson, 麻豆传媒 President 
  • Rafael Perez, Esq., 麻豆传媒 Chairman of the Board of Trustees
  • Dr. Bernard McSherry, Interim Dean of the 麻豆传媒 School of Business
  • State Senator Sandra B. Cunningham
  • State Senator Raymond J. Lesniak
  • Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise
  • Hudson County Freeholder William O鈥橠ea
  • 麻豆传媒 City Deputy Mayor Marcos D. Vigil
  • David Donnelly, Executive Director, 麻豆传媒 City Redevelopment Agency
  • Roger B. Jacobs, Esq., Chairman of the New 麻豆传媒 Educational Facilities Authority
  • John Servidio, General Manager, NJTV

The custom-designed facility in the heart of New 麻豆传媒鈥檚 financial hub is scheduled to open in September 2015. 

The location will centralize 麻豆传媒鈥檚 growing undergraduate and graduate business programs and provide students with convenient access to corporate employers both in 麻豆传媒 City and New York City. The School of Business will relocate to the waterfront from the 麻豆传媒 Main Campus at 2039 Kennedy Boulevard.

The architectural plans for the School of Business will feature cutting-edge technology, a simulated trading floor, classrooms, faculty offices, and a conference space with stunning views of lower Manhattan. NJTV will also broadcast a nightly business report from a studio located in the School of Business.


麻豆传媒 holds a 20-year lease on the Harborside Plaza facility, which is owned by Mack-Cali Realty Corporation.

In announcing plans for the new facility, 麻豆传媒 President Sue Henderson said, 鈥淭his is a defining moment for the 麻豆传媒 School of Business. The creativity and ingenuity of this project will bring enormous benefits to the University and encourage learning opportunities that are valuable beyond measure for our students, faculty, and corporate partners.鈥

Dr. Bernard McSherry, interim dean of the 麻豆传媒 School of Business, stated, 鈥淭he School will be part of the business community in an exciting, world-class environment where students will study with top scholars and practitioners and learn to become future business leaders.鈥

麻豆传媒 is working closely with the Strategic Development Group on the concept and design of the School of Business. Anthony Bastardi, chairman and CEO of Strategic Development Group, said that his firm is 鈥減roud to have helped 麻豆传媒 find this outstanding solution for its School of Business, right in the heart of New 麻豆传媒鈥檚 financial hub.鈥 He added, 鈥淲e see this as an imaginative real estate solution for 麻豆传媒 that will help move the School of Business to the next level of success.鈥

The 麻豆传媒 School of Business, established in 2013, is comprised of four independent departments: Finance, Accounting, Management, and Marketing, in addition to the Peter G. Mangin Real Estate Institute, and the 麻豆传媒 Small Business Development Center.

Details about the new facility are included in the "Vision of Impact" document, viewable .

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