the Fall 2019 A Magazine for SUNY Polytechnic Institute Alumni, Faculty, Friends & Students Hilltop Hall Opening Fall 2020 First SUNY-wide Zero-Net Energy-Ready Building 8 The Bridge Alumni Events Fall 2019 The Bridge is published by the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association to keep 2 you informed of campus activities and news. Alumni Profiles Publisher: Andrea LaGatta Editors: Timothy W. Scee II Lynne Browne ’04, G’14 Production: Matthew Kopytowski Patrick Baker ’15 Find out more! Visit us online: www.sunypoly.edu/alumni Call: 315-792-7273 E-mail:
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[email protected], Commencement call 315-792-7273, or write SUNY Polytechnic Institute Alumni Office, 100 Seymour Road, Utica, New York 13502. 10 Hilltop Hall 18 Wildcats Year in Review Interim President’s Message Greetings from SUNY Poly, As SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Interim President, it is once again my honor and privilege to write to you and share just a few SUNY Poly highlights as part of the fall 2019 publication of The Bridge magazine. It is truly an exciting time at SUNY Poly. Our student body is once again one of the largest in decades, and the institution’s world-class education and research capabilities have positioned SUNY Poly as a global leader in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, and we are proud to provide robust educational pathways in the critical liberal arts fields. Most recently, SUNY Poly has significantly advanced in the rankings by the prestigious U.S. News & World Report. From 2019 to 2020 SUNY Poly moved up six spots to 12th in the overall Regional Universities–North category.