History and Mission

Founded in 1995, the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management of the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies was established in response to the growing need for hospitality and tourism undergraduate and graduate education. In 1999, the Tisch Center identified the increasing interest and need for sports business education and added programs on accordingly.

Hospitality, sports, and tourism are major global economic sectors and the Tisch Center serves these growing and evolving industries by offering relevant, cutting-edge curricula that attracts bright, motivated students who seek to become leaders in their fields.  

Through our undergraduate degrees in hotel and tourism management and in sports management; our graduate degrees and certificates in hospitality industry studies, sports business and tourism management, a plethora of noncredit programs, and our world-renowned conferences, we provide students with the tools to enable them to manage change, to communicate, to thrive in complex work environments, and to advance the businesses of hospitality, tourism, and sports. At the Tisch Center, the City is our laboratory, the industry is our faculty, and our students are the future of the profession.

The Tisch Center is named for the late Preston Robert "Bob" Tisch (1926-2005), a pioneer and visionary recognized throughout the world for his leadership in hospitality, tourism, and sports. A dedicated advocate of New York City for years, Mr. Tisch was chairman and Co-CEO of the New York Giants, and provided leadership of Loews Hotels and Loews Corporation. He served for 19 years as the chair of the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, and was instrumental in spearheading the “I Love New York” campaign, which won more than 30 awards. There is no one who could serve as a more positive role model for our students.