New York Institute of Technology
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| Motto | When Can You Start? |
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| Established | 1955 |
| Type | Private |
| Endowment | $43.3 million [1] |
| President | Dr. Edward Guiliano |
| Faculty | 244 full-time, 532 adjunct |
| Undergraduates | 7,593 |
| Postgraduates | 5,162 |
| Location | Old Westbury, NY, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| NCAA | Division II, 10 sports teams |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot |  Bear |
| Website | www.nyit.edu |
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The New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) is a private, co-educational college in New York in the USA. The college has three campuses, two on Long Island, and one on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Founded in 1955, NYIT is the birthplace of the 3D animation computer system. The NYIT Computer Graphics Lab is regarded as one of the hallmarks of the computer graphic industry, and is listed in history as one of the top computer graphics research and development group in the world. [2]
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[edit] History
[edit] The 1950’s[3]
The founders of NYIT, and in particular Dr. Alexander Shure, Ph.D, started NYIT with the purpose of creating a career-oriented school, which focused on giving students the training necessary to succeed in their chosen careers. NYIT began in operations in 1955 at 500 Pacific Street in Brooklyn, NY with only 9 students.
The function of higher education was highly debated at the time. There was growing concern that American schools and colleges were failing to meet critical national demands, particularly the need for scientists, engineers and high-level technicians. This anxiety, in turn, generated another concern – fear that humanities studies would become overshadowed by an emphasis on science and engineering.
NYIT’s first administrators created a balance, a successful coexistence of career training and liberal arts education.
Leaders of the college took an early stand, committing NYIT to a policy of access. In addition to opening the doors widely to high school graduates who wanted to attend, NYIT created an extensive range of student services to help ensure the college’s success.
The career-focused mission of the school and its access to opportunity policy were well-received in the marketplace, resulting in rapid enrollment growth. By the 1958-59 academic year, NYIT had more than 300 students and the time had come to expand its physical operations.
In April 1958, the college purchased the former Knights of Pythias building at 135-145 W. 70th St. in Manhattan for its main center. NYIT’s Brooklyn building soon became home to the college’s division of general studies. The Manhattan building, adjacent to the planned Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, was an ornate 12-story structure with a columned entranceway. Built in 1929 at a cost of $2 million, it included among its features a huge 1,200-seat auditorium.
[edit] The 1960’s
In 1960 NYIT received a provisional charter from the Board of Regents to operate as a four-year college with the ability to grant bachelor’s degrees. (The permanent charter was granted in 1962.)
In the early 1960s, enrollment was already pushing 1,500 students, and it was time to look for a bigger campus. A temporary site in Syosset, N.Y., was opened while school officials searched for a permanent home. Many prospective sites were examined before the officials decided on one of Long Island’s most famous properties – a 280-acre tract of the Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney estate in Old Westbury. Later, the college would acquire a number of neighboring properties in Brookville and Old Brookville, joining together more than 700 acres of the fabled stretch of Gold Coast estates that thrived on Long Island’s North Shore during the Roaring ’20s. After renovating estate buildings, such as the Whitney stables, into classroom space, the Old Westbury campus was ready for students in 1965.
Thirty-five hundred students attended NYIT in fall 1965, a gain of 1,000 over the previous year. More importantly, the college’s enrollment figures now included students from other states and countries.
The young college quickly became a leader in using educational technology. With the help of a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the school set out to develop an automated, self-instructional engineer training system. “When the system [is] completed,” the foundation said in its 1964 annual report, “it may serve as a model for other engineering technician programs throughout the country, offering one … solution to the severe manpower and teacher shortage in the field.”
NYIT was also building a reputation for research in other areas. In 1965, an applied-research laboratory was established to bring the full resources of the faculty and its facilities to bear on the solution of important technology problems for government and industry.
Long before personal computers were invented, NYIT was involved in efforts to use mainframes as a teaching tool. The institute received its first computer, donated by the CIT Financial Corporation, in 1965. Three years later, the college received two grants totaling approximately $3 million from the federal government – one to develop a system of individualized learning through the use of computers; the other to develop a computer-based course in general physics for midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.
Student organizations also increased during the 1960s: NYIT’s Old Westbury student newspaper, the Campus Slate, put out its first issue in September 1966; the first Old Westbury student drama production, “Tea and Sympathy,” was performed in November 1966; and the Old Westbury Student Activity Center opened in December 1969.
Manhattan students were equally busy, introducing their own student newspaper, the Scope, and producing plays like “You Can’t Take It With You” in 1964. In 1965, WNYT, the college’s first radio station, began broadcasting in the basement cafeteria.
[edit] The 1970’s
1970 was the year that NYIT was accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the regional body that oversees educational standards. In addition, NYIT launched its first master’s program, a Master of Business Administration, and started its alumni association, the first organization created to help graduates network after leaving school. College-wide enrollment reached 5,000 students during this time, with the Manhattan campus bursting at the seams. At the start of the 1971-72 academic year, NYIT moved that campus to several floors of a newly constructed 45-story skyscraper at 888 Seventh Avenue. But as enrollment grew over the next few years, the Manhattan campus moved to larger facilities at its current location at 61st St. and Broadway in 1976.
Renovations continued at the Old Westbury campus, with the former Alfred I. du Pont mansion opening in 1972 as the de Seversky Conference Center. Named after longtime NYIT board member and aviation designer Alexander P. de Seversky, the center provided a wonderful environment to train students in the college’s culinary arts, hospitality management and communication arts programs. New degrees were also added to NYIT’s career-training programs during this time. In 1973, the college received approval to award Bachelor of Architecture degrees and was accredited by the National Architecture Accrediting Board in 1977.
In 1974, another legendary program began at NYIT. Many of today’s most sophisticated 3-D computer animation techniques descend from NYIT’s Computer Graphics Lab (CGL), which would pioneer the field for nearly two decades.
The CGL’s roster was a digital dream team. Prominent members included future Pixar Animation Studios President Edwin Catmull and co-founder Alvy Ray Smith; Walt Disney Feature Animation Chief Scientist Lance Joseph Williams; Dreamworks animator Hank Grebe; Computer Media Artist Rebecca Allen and Netscape and Silicon Graphics founder Jim Clark.
But computer graphics were not NYIT’s only successes in the entertainment industry. The invention of the digital noise reducer by William Glenn, Ph.D., earned the college its first television Emmy award in 1978. Glenn’s research at the school’s Science and Research Center also led to the college receiving a patent in 3-D technology in 1979.
NYIT embarked on one of its biggest endeavors during the late 1970s – it launched a medical school, the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM), which continues to be the only medical school of its kind in the state.
[edit] The 1980’s
NYIT’s sports teams scored a number of victories during the 1980’s. The men’s basketball team returned to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1980, making it all the way to the national champion-ships before losing 80-74 to Virginia Union. The baseball team also returned to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1980 and continued to perform at the top of its game as it moved to NCAA Division I in 1983.
The CGL was still going strong, influencing the future of animation in popular culture. In March 1980, NYIT received patents for CGL’s development of automatic scene coloration and shading, as well as other inventions.
A new era was ushered in when NYIT’s founding president, Alexander Schure, Ph.D., Ed.D., took up the role of chancellor in 1982, and his son, Matthew Schure, Ph.D., was named president of the college.
The first broadcast of “LI News Tonight” aired on cable television in 1983. The television news program was the first local news show on Long Island and helped to launch the careers of dozens of news personalities. In 1984, “LI News Tonight” racked up four first-place awards from the New York Associated Press. Students have continued to earn professional honors for their work on this program for more than 25 years.
NYIT continued to expand, opening a third campus in Central Islip, N.Y., in September 1984. The expansive campus featured Georgian-style brick buildings grouped and connected by roads lined with century-old trees. It was also home to the college’s first on-campus residential facility.
In order to serve those who could not attend classes at one of its three campuses, the college launched American Open University of NYIT in November 1984. The forerunner to today’s online colleges, this “virtual campus” allowed students to work at their convenience using home computers.
NYCOM’s credentials continued to grow, too. The World Health Organization designated the medical school in 1988 as one of three collaborative centers for occupational medicine in the United States.
[edit] The 1990’s
NYIT’s own advertising program advanced that year with the creation of a student-run advertising agency, the Carleton Group, at the Central Islip campus. During this time, NYIT was one of only two colleges in the state offering a concentration in advertising.
NYIT’s commitment to distance learning remained a priority as upgrades were constantly developed. In 1991, COSY, an early Internet tool, featured group capability and provided statistical reports on student and faculty participation. Shifting to the Collegis tool set in 1998 allowed faculty members to use more sophisticated files, including multimedia, and made available a 24-hour help desk.
NYCOM continued to grow in student population and prestige. In 1991, the school graduated its 1,000th physician and began to draw the attention of international doctors who wanted to practice osteopathic medicine in the United States. To support NYIT’s mission of access to opportunity, NYCOM established a minority and disadvantaged Post Baccalaureate Future Physicians Program in 1994.
NYIT’s School of Engineering made headlines in 1995 when a team of students took first place in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Air Road Rally in Los Angeles, Calif. The team spent three years designing and building the high-performance hybrid electric car that beat out 43 other vehicles.
The year 1997 marked another NYIT first as the men’s lacrosse team won the college’s first national championship when it captured the NCAA Division II title.
In 1998, NYCOM opened the Adele Smithers Parkinson’s Disease Center. Among its many initiatives, the center provides medical care, promotes community awareness and Parkinson’s disease education, fosters scientific studies and medical research, and helps individual patients achieve and maintain the best quality of life possible while coping with the disease.
In 1998 NYIT opened a program in China. Within the next seven years, the college would establish programs in Canada and the Middle East.
[edit] The 2000’s
In 2000 Edward Guiliano, Ph.D., was named the college’s third president.
After September 11th, 2001, security became a major concern, and NYIT received a $300,000 federal grant to build a new cyber security lab to meet the growing need for students trained to defend organizations against cyber attacks.
In 2002, NYIT expanded its Manhattan campus and in 2003 launched Ellis College of NYIT, an online school created to serve working adults.
In 2004, plans were announced to reorganize the Central Islip campus into a community service facility with most of the academic programs relocated to the Old Westbury and Manhattan campuses. Remaining in Central Islip were the culinary arts program and its restaurant, the Epicurean Room; the Vocational Independence Program for students with learning disabilities; the NYCOM family medical center; the Technology-Based Learning Research Center; and the BOCES and Head Start programs.
2005 was marked by one of the biggest interdisciplinary projects in NYIT history – dozens of students across several of its schools participated in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2005 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. NYIT was one of 18 colleges globally – and the only school in the New York metropolitan area – selected as a finalist in a contest that challenged students to design, build and operate the most attractive, effective and energy-efficient solar-powered house.
[edit] Schools
NYIT comprises the following academic schools:
- Architecture and Design
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Education and Professional Services
- Engineering and Technology
- Extended Education
- Health Professions, Behavioral and Life Sciences
- NYIT School of Management
- New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM)
[edit] Academic Ranking
In the 2007 edition of US News and World Report's Best College Rankings, NYIT ranks 77th among Northern Universities-Masters. [1]
[edit] Campuses
[edit] Old Westbury
The main campus of New York Institute of Technology is located in Old Westbury, NY on the former estate of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney [2]. Opened in 1963, this campus is not only the largest in area, but also in student population. The Old Westbury campus houses the sporting complex, administrative offices, as well as the DeSeversky Center, a well known party and event hall on Long Island. The Old Westbury campus is a completely commuter campus- residential students live on the nearby State University of New York at Old Westbury Campus.
Old Westbury is also home to the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM) which is NYIT's medical school.
[edit] Manhattan
The Manhattan campus is located between 60th-61st streets and Broadway, adjacent to Columbus Circle. The campus comprises four buildings: The Broadway Center, Information Hall, The New Technology Building, and The Student Activities Building. This is NYIT's smallest campus; however, it offers a full range of classes in all of NYIT's major schools. Residential students have two dorm options for the Manhattan campus: The Riverside Terrace, a hotel on the Upper West Side, and The Clark Residence, a dorm in Brooklyn that NYIT shares with other schools, mainly Pace University and New York University (NYU).
[edit] Central Islip
NYIT expanded to Central Islip in the early 1980s after receiving land from the State of New York that was formerly home to the Central Islip Psychiatric Center. Smaller in size compared to Old Westbury, it was home to NYIT's dorms, a renowned Culinary Arts program, architecture studios, a student activity center, and a cafeteria. Because of the on campus dorms, the Central Islip campus became NYIT's residential campus, with intramural sports leagues, a bowling alley, and a swimming pool among other features.
The Central Islip campus was created in an effort to revitalize the poor economy of Central Islip, Long Island. After buying the land, NYIT transferred land to the state, some of which was turned into a sprawling courthouse complex, some of which was turned into a baseball stadium for the Long Island Ducks and some of which was turned into housing. However, the economic boost that both NYIT and the town leadership hoped for never came, and in 2005 NYIT removed almost all of its academic programs from Central Islip. Only the culinary arts program and the Vocational Independence Program remain. Student who lived in the Central Islip dorms were moved to dorms on the State University of New York at Old Westbury campus, or to housing near the Manhattan Campus.
[edit] Ellis College
Ellis College is an online school founded in 2003. Using a proprietary, state-of-the-art learning system, students who are unable to attend any of NYIT's physical campuses can take classes online.
[edit] Student Media
On the Old Westbury campus, NYIT students produce the Campus Slate, the student run newspaper founded in 1966. WNYT, the campus radio station, was founded in 1965, and in 2005, the radio station began streaming live over the internet 24/7. Communication Arts students also produce LI News Tonight, a nightly news show broadcast live from its studios in Education Hall.
On the Manhattan campus, students write for the NYIT Chronicle, the student run newspaper founded in 2005.
[edit] WNYT Old Westbury
Radio station WNYT was formed as New York Institute of Technology opened its Old Westbury campus in the mid-1960s, operating from studios located in Education Hall. The student-run station has alternately broad casted on campus via carrier current and closed circuit connections, and during the ‘70s and early ‘80s served as the audio for Cablevision’s on-screen program guide. Today WNYT is heard online, starting Internet-based programming in November 2004.
As a campus club, WNYT is supported by the Student Government Association, with some additional funding coming from alumni and private donations. Its members take pride in their commitment to creating a professional environment where students can have a real-world “on-air” experience. They hold air shifts, learn production, handle engineering and enjoy an atmosphere that results in professional broadcasting careers and lifelong relationships.
Over the past four decades WNYT has produced some of broadcasting’s bright stars, with alumni serving as disc jockeys, newscasters, engineers, television anchors and professional voice-over artists. Among the station’s former student members are Carol Silva ‘76, anchor, News12 Long Island; Jim Douglas ‘82, morning personality, WKJY-FM; Donna Vaughan ’86,’87, news director, WALK-FM; Tracy Burgess ‘88, news editor, “Imus in the Morning”; Dennis Falcone ‘79, nationally syndicated program producer, Premiere Radio Networks; Maria Milito ‘83, mid-day air personality, Q-104 Radio; Don Faithfull ‘80, engineer, WABC-TV; Scotty Hart ‘92, air personality, B-103 Radio; Frank DiMaulo ‘87, audio engineer and editor, “As the World Turns”; Steve Singer ‘79, audio engineer; NBC-TV; and John Caracciolo, vice president and general manager of The Morey Organization’s radio group, to name only some of WNYT’s success stories.
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Old Westbury
With the exception of its baseball team, which plays in NCAA Division I independently, NYIT's athletic programs compete in NCAA Division II, and are members of the East Coast Conference (ECC). The teams are called the Bears, and the school colors are blue and gold. NYIT offers Men's Lacrosse, Men's and women's basketball, Baseball, Softball, Men and Women's Cross Country, women's volleyball, and Men and Women's soccer. NYIT has had much athletic success. The men's basketball team reached the NCAA Division II Championship game in 1980. The Lacrosse team has won three national championships, in 1997, 2003, and 2005. The volleyball team reached the NCAA tournament every year from 2001-2006, and in 2005, the men's soccer team reached the 2005 NCAA Division II elite eight.
[edit] Manhattan Recreational Sports
With all of the NCAA teams located in Old Westbury, students on the Manhattan campus can participate in various recreational sports team. The Manhattan campus offers recreational sports teams in Men's Basketball, Men's and Women's soccer, Co-Ed Volleyball, Co-Ed Softball, and Co-Ed Dodgeball. The recreational sports teams play in various leagues and in various gyms across New York City. The Men's basketball team has been the most successful, winning YMCA Vanderbilt league championships in 2005 and 2006.
[edit] Greek Life
[edit] Fraternities
[edit] Sororities
Eta Chi Gamma
[edit] Notable Alumni
- John Antioco- CEO, Blockbuster Video
- Allison Baver - Olympic Speed Skater
- Patty Ann Browne- News Anchor, MSNBC
- Don Cooper- Pitching Coach, Chicago White Sox
- Richard Jadick, D.O.- Naval surgeon credited for saving the lives of 30 marines and sailors during the Second Battle of Fallujah, earning him the Bronze Star. [3]
- Brian McLaughlin- New York State Assemblyman
- Adam Pascal- Actor/Singer/Producer (Most notable as Roger Davis in Broadway musical Rent
- Joseph Saladino- New York State Assemblyman
- Dr. Steve Salvatore- Medical Correspondent for WPIX- Channel 11, previously medical correspondent for CNN
- Anthony Seminerio- New York State Assemblyman
- Allen Watson- Former Major League Pitcher (Member of 2000 World Series Champion New York Yankees)
[edit] NYIT Jargon
- 61st Street- The common name for the Manhattan Campus' New Technology Building
- Architorture- Common nickname by which architecture students refer to their major.
- Bearcat- The NYIT Library search engine
- Blackboard- The NYIT Online campus
- Dairy Barn - The Student Activities Center in Old Westbury.
- Iris- The NYIT sub-website, home websites for students, faculty, academic departments, the radio station, student affairs, and more
- Knights- Old name of the manhattan campus recreational basketball team
- Mymail- The NYIT student email system
- Next Year I Transfer- A common play on the NYIT acronym
- NYIT Connect- The NYIT online system. Students can register for classes, check financial aid, search for classes, and check grades.
- SAC- The Student activities center
- SEC- The Manhattan campuses' Student Entertainment Council, the group responsible for organizing on campus events
- SGA- Student Government association
- The Barn/The Stable- Education Hall. Before it was an academic building, Education Hall was a stable.
- The Dungeon- Nickname given to the basement of Information Hall
- The Station- Short for WNYT, NYIT's Radio station
[edit] Presidents
- Alexander Schure, Ph.D- 1955- 1982
- Matthew Schure, Ph.D- 1982-2000
- Edward Guiliano, Ph.D- 2000-
[edit] References
- ^ Guiliano, Edward: 2005-06 Fiscal Report
- ^ Masson, Terrence:"History of the NYIT computer Graphics Lab"
- ^ "Let the anniversary celebrations begin" NYIT Magaizine, Fall 2006
[edit] External links
- New York Institute of Technology webpage
- New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM)
- Ellis College
- NYIT Athletics
- WNYT Radio
- New York Institute of Technology at the Internet Movie Database
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