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From left, CSI President Timothy Lynch, Dean Dr. Susan L. Holak, Trustee Jay Chazonoff, and Advance Executive Editor Brian Laline.(Advance\/SILive.com | Jason Paderon)<\/p>\nSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 The College of Staten Island\u2019s business school has been accredited by a prestigious association known as the gold standard for business schools worldwide.<\/p>\n
The college\u2019s 12-year-old Lucille and Jay Chazanoff School of Business has been accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business \u2014 marking the third City University of New York school to have its business program accredited.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re really excited, not just with the announcement of accreditation, but with what\u2019s on the horizon for the Chazanoff School and the College of Staten Island,\u201d said Dr. Timothy G. Lynch, president of the college, which is located in Willowbrook, who shared the details during a recent meeting with the Advance\/SILive.com.<\/p>\n
The Chazanoff School joins a select group of business schools globally, including Baruch College\u2019s Zicklin School of Business, accredited since 1933, and Brooklyn College\u2019s Murray Koppelman School of Business, accredited since 2019.<\/p>\n
Worldwide, just 6% of business schools receive this accreditation, including fewer than 20 public institutions in New York state.<\/p>\n
Although the accreditation does not change the type of degree offered by the school, completion of the extremely rigorous process signifies to both students and their future employers that the program has a top-flight status.<\/p>\n
From left, CSI President Timothy Lynch, Dean Dr. Susan L. Holak, Trustee Jay Chazonoff, and Advance Executive Editor Brian Laline.(Advance\/SILive.com | Jason Paderon)<\/p>\n
Lynch noted that students seeking a career in finance and business will no longer need to travel to Manhattan for an accredited business school.<\/p>\n
They can stay right here on Staten Island. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou can stay here and go anywhere; you don\u2019t need to go to Manhattan,\u201d said Lynch. \u201cYou don\u2019t need to go to the Zicklin School \u2014 as fine a program as it is \u2014 you\u2019ve got the equivalent here on the Island. It offers the same opportunities for career success and is so rooted in our community. That\u2019s something we take pride in.\u201d<\/p>\n
More access to financial institutions<\/p>\n
The school will gain access to a network of institutions that have produced 73% of CEOs of Fortune 100 companies. This recognition also helps attract talented staff and students. As of fall 2025, nearly 2,000 students were enrolled at the Chazanoff School, according to Susan Holak, founding dean of the business school at CSI.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe expect that with word of accreditation getting out, interest in the Chazanoff School will increase tremendously,\u201d said Lynch. \u201cAccreditation brings a certain level of cachet to the College and to the University. We\u2019re only the third school of business within 25 CUNY campuses to earn this distinction. Only 6% of schools of business worldwide are AACSB-accredited.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A view of the business school’s entrance.(Advance\/SILive.com | Jason Paderon)<\/p>\n
It means students will be able to match graduates of Ivy League schools. But Lynch noted one thing about Staten Island residents \u2014 they have persistence that many Ivy League students may not.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur students, having experienced many of the challenges that public higher education students traditionally face, are highly desirable because they\u2019ve got stick-to-itiveness. They\u2019ve got grit. They\u2019ve got determination,\u201d said Lynch.<\/p>\n
A years-long process<\/p>\n
The process to earn this recognition began as early as 2018, when the school applied for eligibility. After self-evaluation and progress reports \u2014 even during the pandemic \u2014 a site visit was held in March this year. The accreditation committee officially voted in October for the Chazanoff School to receive the accreditation.<\/p>\n
It was made possible with a $7.5 million cash gift from Class of 1965 alumni and philanthropists Jay Chazanoff and the late Lucille Chazanoff, for whom the business school is named.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re hopeful that we can really build off this and change the lives of young people in our own communities so Staten Island itself gets elevated,\u201d said Chazanoff. \u201cPeople don\u2019t appreciate our community as much as they should because they don\u2019t know enough about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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From left, Advance Executive Editor Brian Laline, Dean Dr. Susan L. Holak, Trustee Jay Chazonoff, and CSI President Timothy Lynch speak about the new building space at the Willowbrook campus.(Advance\/SILive.com | Jason Paderon)More opportunities for students<\/p>\n
Chazanoff noted that the College of Staten Island serves approximately 11,000 students, the majority from Staten Island \u2014 and many are first- or second-generation college students. With this accreditation, there will be more opportunities for students to receive internships and job offers upon graduation \u2014 especially with the changing landscape of finance and business and the introduction of artificial intelligence, he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we can have more impact where more of our students get opportunities for internships, I think that is going to be extremely important for long-term success,\u201d said Chazanoff. \u201cThat\u2019s where you get the exposure that really helps you understand the environment you\u2019re going into, and it gives you a chance upon graduation to already have demonstrated the qualities that employers look for when they interview. It\u2019s really critical that people see an educational institution as one that\u2019s evolving.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A look inside the Con Edison Trading Room, which will open in fall 2026.(Advance\/SILive.com | Jason Paderon)New state-of-the-art space <\/p>\n
In addition to its accreditation, the College of Staten Island is also renovating the first floor of a campus building to make it the center of the business school \u2014complete with faculty offices, study rooms, a classroom, and a new Con Edison Trading Room, designed to replicate trading floors found in financial institutions with real-time information.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are dual-screen monitors, just like a trading room in any financial setting, where classes can be taught and lectures given. People will have access to Bloomberg data on one screen and, on the other, a question from the professor regarding the use of that data,\u201d said Holak. \u201cSo you can work with the immediacy of statistical and trading data and answer your finance questions.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new space, located on the first floor of the 2M building, is slated to open to students and faculty by fall 2026. An outdoor patio and an expansion of the business school to surrounding buildings are included in other long-term plans.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe really want to be well-known and promote ourselves for the things we\u2019re doing here \u2014 not just in the Chazanoff School, but campus-wide,\u201d said Lynch. \u201cWe are the intellectual, academic, cultural, athletic, and artistic heart of the Island. We provide pathways to careers, internships, and applied learning experiences. You can come here and study abroad. We\u2019ve got students going to the best law schools and medical schools. We need to let people know about all the wonderful things happening here.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A look inside the business school’s new space which is slated to open to students and staff next year.(Advance\/SILive.com | Jason Paderon)<\/p>\n
The recognition is the latest marker of CUNY\u2019s focus on career preparation. In October, CUNY and the New York Jobs CEO Council announced that nearly 10,000 CUNY students have been hired by the city\u2019s largest private-sector employers during their five-year partnership.<\/p>\n
\u201cCongratulations to the College of Staten Island\u2019s Lucille and Jay Chazanoff School of Business on this well-deserved achievement, which will create new opportunities for the school and its students,\u201d said CUNY Chancellor F\u00e9lix V. Matos Rodr\u00edguez. \u201cCSI is the third CUNY school to earn this prestigious accreditation, and it speaks to our university\u2019s commitment to providing students with a high-quality education that leads to career success.\u201d<\/p>\n
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