POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY 2005-2007

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY PROFILE
research center, CATT; computer laboratories;
and administrative offices for
the Departments of Management,
Electrical and Computer Engineering,
and Computer and Information Science.
• Joseph J. and Violet J. Jacobs Building
opened in 2002 and is named after the
late Dr. Jacobs ’37 ’39 ’42 H’86, former
chairman of the Polytechnic Board of
Trustees, and his wife. The eight-story
building, the main entrance to the
University, contains lecture halls; laboratories
for chemistry, biology and environmental
engineering; “smart”
classrooms wired for the latest Internet
and multi-media technologies. The
building also includes a full multi-purpose
gymnasium, including a fitness
center and basketball court.
• Donald F. and Mildred Topp Othmer
Residence Hall opened in 2002 and is
named after the late Dr. Othmer, a longtime
Polytechnic professor of chemical
engineering (1932-76), and his wife.
The 20-story building houses over 400
students in two-bedroom suites and twobedroom
apartments with kitchenettes
and data, voice and cable television
ports for every student. The building
includes student lounges, study rooms,
laundry facilities, health offices and
storage space. The housing staff—comprising
two full-time professional staff
members, graduate and undergraduate
student resident assistants and security
personnel—supervise the students and
building 24 hours a day.
• Joseph W. and Samuel Wunsch Hall
is housed in a historic landmark. Built
in 1846, the Greek Revival building
was the home of the African Wesleyan
Methodist Church, the first black congregation
in Brooklyn, and reputed to be
a stop on the Underground Railroad.
Polytechnic bought the property in 1968
and closed it for renovation in 1990. It
was authentically restored through the
generosity of the Wunsch family, in
memory of brothers and Polytechnic
alumni Joseph ’17 and Samuel Wunsch
’29, and reopened in 1996. The building
houses the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions.
• Joseph J. Jacobs Administration
Building was dedicated in Dr. Jacobs
honor in 1986. The building contains
offices for administration—including
the president, vice presidents and chancellor—and
for student organizations.
Most student service offices are also
located in Jacobs, including registration,
student accounts, financial aid, student
development and career services.
Other administrative offices include
development, alumni relations, university
relations and communications and
media relations.
Long Island Graduate Center
Melville Corporate Center
105 Maxess Road
Melville, NY 11747
Tel: 631-755-4300
Fax: 631-755-4404
E-mail: ligc@poly.edu
In 2002, Polytechnic opened a new stateof-the-art,
fully wired graduate center near
the Huntington Quadrangle on Long Island.
The mission of the center is to help Long
Island industry grow by producing skilled
graduates needed by Long Island companies
and, therefore, serve as an important
resource for Long Island’s engineering and
technology community.
This modern facility includes six classrooms
with wireless computing capability,
faculty and administrative offices, engineering
laboratories in wireless communications,
local area networks, and VHDL, an
Internet lounge and a distance-learning
facility. Students enrolled at the Long Island
Graduate Center can choose to pursue a
36-unit master’s degree program or a 15-unit
graduate certificate program, or enroll in
selected courses. Classes are offered in the
evening, Monday through Thursday, and
during the day on Saturday to accommodate
the schedules of working professionals.
Programs available include:
Evening Master’s Degree Programs:
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Electrophysics
Management
RF/Microwaves
Systems Engineering
Systems Integration
Telecommunication Networks
Wireless Innovation
Evening Graduate Certificate Programs
Computer Engineering
Software Engineering
Telecommunication Network Management
Wireless Communications
A corporate Advisory Council of noted
Long Island business leaders advises
Polytechnic University on the continuing
education needs of Long Island industry.
Polytechnic is active in organizations dedicated
to the high-tech future of Long
Island, including the Long Island
Association (LIA) and the Long Island
Forum for Technology (LIFT), founded by
Polytechnic. From its Long Island
Graduate Center, Polytechnic interacts
with Long Island industry through its
Center for Advanced Technology in
Telecommunications (CATT) and other
research efforts.
Westchester Graduate Center
40 Saw Mill River Road
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Tel: 914-323-2000
Fax: 914-323-2010
E-mail: westinfo@west.poly.edu
The Westchester Graduate Center has
served the Hudson Valley area for near 30
years and is the area’s premier center for
graduate and continuing technical and managerial
education. The center draws students
from every sector of the tri-state region,
ranging from information, telecommunications
and chemical companies to the
banking, finance, heavy industry and high
technology areas. Students come from
major corporations, small companies, notfor-profit
agencies and the public sector.
Since its creation in 1976, several thousand
scientists, engineers, chemists, managers,
teachers and other professionals have
earned master’s degrees at the center.
The Graduate Center offers part-time
master’s degree programs in management,
chemistry, chemical engineering, computer
science and telecommunication networks
(with concentrations in e-business management,
entrepreneurship, information
management, technology management and
operations management). Courses are
scheduled in the evening and on Saturdays.
The Graduate Center is home to
Polytechnic’s MS in Information Systems
Engineering, offered in the executive degree
program format. A modern facility, the
Graduate Center is equipped with wired
classrooms, an advanced computer laboratory
with high-speed Internet connection
and ample free parking.
Manhattan Location
Institute for Technology
and Enterprise (ITE)
55 Broad Street, Suite 13-B
New York, NY 10004
Tel: 718-260-4014
Fax: 212-547-7029
E-mail: ite@poly.edu
Polytechnic’s Manhattan location is situated
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