Browse Exhibits (33 total)
This exhibition explores women’s involvement in sports at Poly. Before Poly merged with NYU completely in 2014, it had Division III sports in the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. The sports teams started as men only, since it was a male-only college before 1958. Before then, the landscape of engineering schools was markedly different, where engineering schools like Poly were predominantly male students. Consequently, the sports teams naturally reflected this demographic, composed solely of male athletes. The first appearance of women in engineering school sports teams at Poly occurred years after Poly transitioned towards a co-educational model. Even with female students appearing at Poly, other factors hindered the school from creating and developing female athletic teams. The inclusion of women in engineering school sports teams marked a significant milestone in history, signaling a commitment to fostering inclusivity and diversity.
College athletics serve more than a sports competition. It also embodies the institute’s identity and pride, bringing a sense of belonging to the school. Consequently, the integration of women into the athletics of Poly carried broader implications for the school’s community dynamics. How did women’s involvement reshape the athletic scene? By examining the intersection of gender dynamics and school image, we could gain valuable insights into the broader significance of athletics within Poly’s history and legacy. This exhibition focuses mainly on three sports at Poly: Cheerleading, Volleyball, and Judo.
Explore the history of sustainability research and innovation at Tandon/Polytechnic, focusing on how it has emerged as a leader of environmental stewardship through collaborative efforts with the broader academic, corporate, and governmental community. Sustainability has become a priority in the modern era, but even before it was at the forefront of scientific development, the roots of the field were being explored at the school. Now more than ever, the sharing of resources and insights is critical to the fast-paced deployment of solutions for a broad range of issues facing our world. Whether it is through laboratory research that drives foundational knowledge, student clubs that bring practical applications of this knowledge to the broader community, or specialized incubators that shape the alignment of resources and organizations outside the school, Tandon/Poly has cultivated itself as a hub for global discourse on a sustainable path forward for human society.
"Creative Chronicles" offers a focused examination of Golana, the once vibrant literary magazine of Polytechnic now lost to time. By dissecting its origins, editorial content, and impact, the exhibit navigates through the dynamics of student-led creative expression. Additionally, the website explores the value of incorporating the humanities in STEM-based higher education institutions.
In this project, I am examining the relationship between Brooklyn's renowned technical high school, George Westinghouse, and its current and previous partnerships with New York University and the Polytechnic Institute of New York. I will assess the significance and impact of these partnerships on various facets of Westinghouse's academic, social, cultural, and economic dimensions, as well as their influence on and from the Metrotech neighborhood. My aim is to determine whether Westinghouse is integrated into the educational and renewal epicenter of Brooklyn or if it is experiencing marginalization and to explore the underlying reasons behind such dynamics.
This Exhibit investigates the series of mergers that have taken place over the years between New York University and Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. Dating back to 1973 when the first merger took place of the NYU Engineering School by Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, varying opinions on the actions of each school tended to vary tremendously between their administrations and their faculty + students. The 1973 merger set the stage for a temoltuous realtionship between the two universities for decades, through the 2006 failed merger and the eventual 2014 merger, which generated the present state of the universities: New York University Tandon School of Engineering.
This project will explore the great divide between administration and faculty + students, diving deeper into the varying opinions of each and their interactions that determined the fates of each school. Using the 1973 merger as a background, the project will investigate changing perceptions over time and how the 1973 merger set the environment for the futures of these two universties. It will also examine the divide between administrative and faculty + student feelings towards these events, as tensions ran high due to incredibly vaying ideaology of what should be done and who should hold the power.
Discusses the social and economic context of the merger
The History of the Wunsch Building - Telling a Lost Story
This exhibit aims to demonstrate the reasons and factors behind NYU's decision to rename the NYU Polytechnic Institute to the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
Polytechnic Insititution's website has been made long time ago. What is the website looks like 30 years ago? How the website changed overtime during these 30 years? What new technology were introduced at each iteration of the website? What subpages were added and what do they do? This projects aims to use Wayback Machine together with some secondary sources to reveal the history of Polytechnic Insititution's website.
