Events

Back to School Day & Golden Jubilee Induction Ceremony

Academic
 
For NYU Community

Save the date to join fellow engineering alumni for Back to School Day on April 16, 2016! Catch-up with old friends, former classmates, and see what life is like in Downtown Brooklyn for our current students and faculty. 

Information on NYU hotel discounts is available here, and find parking details here.

Saturday, April 16, 2016

9:00 AM Registration
Main Lobby, Six MetroTech Center

9:30 AM–10:30 AM Tour of the Urban Future Lab
15 MetroTech Center, Floor 19
Lead by Kurt Becker, PhD, Vice Dean for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Urban Future Lab is a marriage of the city's premiere clean and resilient tech incubator with a state-of-the-art exhibition space, and is dedicated to envisioning and realizing innovation in the cleantech sector, with a particular focus on energy, sustainable urban infrastructure, water, transportation, waste, and air quality.

10:30 AM Class Photos
Wunsch Building, Steps

11:00 AM–1:00 PM Brunch & Golden Jubilee Induction Ceremony
La Defense Restaurant, 2 Metro Tech Center
A special tribute honoring the Class of 1966 will also take place. Members will be welcomed into the Golden Jubilee Society and receive his/her Certificate of Induction. The Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association will present its Distinguished Alumni Award to Barry M. Singer (’64 ’69).

1:15 PM–2:00 PM Student-led Tours of our Brooklyn Facilities
Wunsch Building, 311 Bridge Street

2:00 PM–3:00 PM Resource/Street Fair
MetroTech Commons

3:00 PM–4:15 PM Closing Wine and Cheese Reception
Forno Rosso Pizzeria, 327 Gold Street

A special tribute honoring the Class of 1966 will also take place. Members will be welcomed into the Golden Jubilee Society and receive his/her Certificate of Induction. The Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association/ Polytechnic Alumni Association will present the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award to Barry M. Singer (’64 ’69).

Please note, alumni from all class years and their guests are invited to attend this event.