Governor David A. Paterson Receives First Honorary Degree from Polytechnic Institute...

Governor David A. Paterson Receives First Honorary Degree from Polytechnic
Institute of NYU

New York's Governor was Awarded Honorary Doctorate at the University's Fall
Convocation

Announcing Polytechnic's new Affiliation with New York University

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor David A. Paterson received the
first honorary degree from Polytechnic Institute of NYU, at the first official
convocation yesterday on the Polytechnic campus in Brooklyn. Polytechnic
President Jerry Hultin and NYU President John Sexton presented the governor
with the honorary doctorate before 500 students, faculty, alumni, board
members and legislative leaders representing New York City.

"It is my highest honor to be the recipient of the first honorary degree by
the new Polytechnic Institute of New York University," remarked Governor
Paterson. "It is my privilege to work with the Polytechnic Institute of NYU
to further our state's notable leadership in education.

"We face difficult economic times and it will take the greatest amount of
innovation and thought to relieve us of this situation. Education will help
lead us out of this crisis, and the great nexus of talent at NYU-Poly will
help aid the people in our city, our state and our country. We could not be
more pleased at the union of these two great institutions."

"We are in the midst of a new revolution that will have an impact around the
world," said Hultin. "Our students span the globe - from India to China to
Turkey. Invention, innovation and entrepreneurship are clearly the keys to
success for young people in the 21st century."

For more information about the convocation and affiliation of Polytechnic and
NYU, go to www.poly.edu/press

About Polytechnic Institute of New York University:
Polytechnic Institute of New York University (formerly Polytechnic
University), an affiliate of New York University, is New York's most
comprehensive school of engineering, applied sciences, technology and
research, and is rooted in Polytechnic's 154-year tradition of innovation,
invention and entrepreneurship.

The institution is one of the nation's oldest private engineering schools
founded in 1854 in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to its main campus at
MetroTech Center in Brooklyn, Polytechnic offers programs at sites throughout
the region, including Long Island, Manhattan and Westchester. For more
information, and to learn more about the Power of PolyThinking, please visit
www.poly.edu.

SOURCE Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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