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On Janurary 1st of 2014, New York University officially completed its merger with the Polytechnic Institute of NYU. With this, the institute is now known as NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. Through this merger, the discipline of engineering returned to New York University and NYU-Poly will recieve an increase in funding and resources. This exhibit will focus on the effects of this merger on the future of society: students.

NYU Tandon's gender demographic today is quite different to the predominantly male population that made up the Polytechnic Institute since its formation. There were many factors that contributed to this shift throughout the decades. This study will emphasise these factors as well as dive into some of the evolutionary changes that were made to support this change in enrollment demographic.

This exhibit will explore and evaluate various sorts of evidence that examine the downfall of the Poly leading up to the 1973 merger with NYUs engineering program. It will analyze the various logistical and financial conditions of New York City in the decade prior to the merger. It will also include brief overviews of the various interest groups that were affected by the necessity of a merger such as the board of trustees, faculty members and students. The exhibit is meant to inform members of our community about this era in the history of our institution that had major effects on NYU and the city of New York as a whole.

If you want to know about entrepreneurship development in Poly/Tandon - an engineering school, you won't want to miss this website. If you are a beginner of entrepreneurship, this would be a great resource for you to explore. If you think this is going to be a Tandon entrepreneurship programs introduction or even a promotional website, you are all wet. Let's take a look at my personal story first, perhaps you also have the same curiosity, or even a similar experience.

My name is Cory, now a junior student majoring in Maths. Actually, I am a student who is very interested in both entrepreneurship and technology. I am keen on all kinds of technology, and having my own startup, at the same time learning management skills. That's why I chose Business and Technology Management as my major when I was enrolled in NYU’s engineering school - Tandon in 2019 Fall. When I applied for this major, I wondered why the major is set up in the engineering school instead of in the business school? The website told me "The BTM degree will provide you with a relevant professional management education and effective approaches related to technology, entrepreneurship, managing professionals and information."

However, things went contrary to my wishes, I found that the curriculum was not what I desired after my first two years of school, and I found rare entrepreneurship atmosphere around me. I decided to change my major then. I don't know if this is a wrong decision, but I think it's an amazing opportunity for me and TANDONers like me to explore and have a more comprehensive understanding about why and how entrepreneurship was developed in Poly/Tandon.

In this website, let's explore:

• What is entrepreneurship?
• How entrepreneurship is defined within engineering schools?
• How and why Poly/Tandon positioning entrepreneurship over time by marketing and setting up various entrepreneurship initiatives?
• What are the effective effects of the school on students and faculties over time towards entrepreneurship?
• How these changes coincide (or run counter to) the specific economic or political realities that the entrepreneurs of Poly/Tandon are working within?