Brooklyn's Progress
December 2001

Polytechnic University has won a 2001 Educators of Distinction Award from Saludos Hispanos/Saludo.com, the leading career and education magazine and Web site for bilingual Hispanics. The award is given to institutions that demonstrate a commitment to the success of Hispanics in higher education. “We congratulate these institutions that are leading the way, providing high standards of education and career planning and counseling to Hispanic students,” said Rosemarie Garcia-Solomon, publisher of Saludos Hispanos. Dr. David C. Chang, president of Polytechnic University, said: “We are proud to have received this award and the recognition that our university is committed to educational excellence on behalf of Hispanic students.” Polytechnic University, founded in 1854, is the nation’s second oldest private science and engineering school and the metropolitan area’s preeminent resource in science and technology. The university has a distinguished history of academic excellence in electrical engineering, polymer chemistry and aerospace and microwave engineering. Today, it is on the cutting edge of education in telecommunications, information science and technology management as well as financial engineering. The University is also known for its outreach programs to encourage math and science education in the New York public schools.