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Good is Not “Good Enough”
In this time of extraordinary change, as rapid advances in research and technology are commonplace, educational institutions must transform themselves to meet the expectations of today’s global and knowledge-based economy. As I hope you know, at NYIT, we embrace change and are leveraging our strengths and history in developing a clear identity that differentiates us from other colleges and universities.
Our plans focus on quality, sustainability, and the transformation of NYIT into a model university for the 21st century. The plan is unique to our institution and not a tired, generic blueprint stating all the right things that could work for any number of schools.
Our NYIT “brand” continues to grow as U.S. News & World Report once again ranked NYIT among “America’s Best Colleges 2007” in its Master’s North category. Our marketing campaigns have received numerous awards, and we can now add CNN’s Sanjay Gupta, Ph.D., and George Steinbrenner to our roster of high-profile names featured in our “When Can You Start?” advertising materials.
But most of our growing reputation and image is based on the quality of NYIT students. At our New York campuses this fall, undergraduate applications increased more than 10 percent. Our freshman class boasts high school averages of approximately 88 percent and, again, SAT scores in the 1110-plus range. Graduate applications in the past year are up more than 25 percent. And, for every seat in NYCOM’s Class of 2011, there were 17 applicants.
As evidenced by the geographic and cultural diversity of our students and alumni, we are truly an international institution with distinguished global sites and campuses as well. Our student body represents all 50 states and 97 nations -- proof that we are delivering on our mission to provide access to opportunity throughout the world. And, as proof that our programs are successfully preparing students for careers, 82 percent of NYIT’s Class of 2007 in New York received job offers in their respective fields by the time they graduated.
As part of our 2030 strategic plan, the Old Westbury campus received a bit of a facelift with the rollout of enhanced dining services, a state-of-the-art athletic field, and a nationally registered arboretum. The Manhattan campus also experienced key improvements, including new architecture facilities and the establishment of the comprehensive Student Solutions Center.
And I am delighted to report that this past year, we received one of our largest gifts ever -- $3 million -- from a former trustee. Clearly, this is a sign that our supporters have faith in our mission and our goals, and that we are moving quickly in the right direction.
NYIT students continue to distinguish themselves through various projects. Our engineering, architecture, and interior design students again designed, built, and shipped a solar house to Washington, D.C., for the bi-annual Solar Decathlon. A group from the School of Architecture and Design traveled to China and participated in a nationwide art exhibit, as well as helped design a pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Other students continuously help raise funds for charity and participate in major revitalization efforts in New York City and elsewhere around the world. I am very proud of our students’ contributions and their willingness to give of themselves.
As you can see, your alma mater is in good shape and getting better. We continue to meet the needs of an evolving global marketplace as we reinvest in areas that have always defined our success. As our students are given the means to maximize their education through tailored academic programs that emphasize global learning and technology, we continually seek to invent new methods of teaching that allow them to broaden their knowledge. In addition, our research efforts continue to grow as we conduct groundbreaking research in areas such as kidney disease, blindness, epilepsy, heart disease, and strokes.
We will continue with these efforts, with the promise that at today’s NYIT, we are not satisfied with just being “good enough.”
Sincerely,
Edward Guiliano, Ph.D.
President