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1910	NYIT's predecessor, New York Technical Institute, opens.
1955	Provisional charter granted by the New York State Board of Regents to NYIT. First campus opens in New York City. Alexander Schure, Ph.D., Ed.D., becomes NYIT's first president.
1957	New York State Board of Regents approves NYIT's request to offer an associate's degree in applied science.
1958	NYIT enrollment exceeds 300 students.
1958	At NYIT's first Founders Dinner, New York City Mayor Robert Wagner Jr. proclaims the day New York Institute of Technology Day.
1958	NYIT relocates main offices to the former Knights of Pythias building in Manhattan.
1959	“Teaching machines” introduced for student instruction in physics, electronics and mathematics.
1959	NYIT awards degrees to its first generation of alumni.
1960	New York State Board of Regents grants provisional charter to operate as a four-year college.
1964	Manhattan student newspaper, the Scope, launched.
1964	Carnegie Corporation provides grant to develop automated, self-instructional system to train engineering technicians.
1965	Old Westbury campus opens on the former Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney estate.
1965	WNYT – the college's first radio station – hits the airwaves.
1966	Old Westbury student newspaper, the Campus Slate, launched.
1968	Federal government awards $3 million in grants to NYIT for computer research.
1969	Student Activity Center opens at the Old Westbury campus.
1970	Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools grants accreditation to NYIT.
1970	NYIT enrollment soars past 5,000.
1970	Alumni association established.
1972	First graduate-level program, the Masters in Business Administration, opens to NYIT students.
1972	The former Alfred I. du Pont Gold Coast mansion renamed de Seversky Center.
1974	Computer Graphics Laboratory opens at Old Westbury campus.
1976	Alvy Ray Smith develops eight-bit paint system to ease computer animation.
1976	Manhattan campus moves to current location at 61st St. and Broadway.
1977	NYIT launches the College of Osteopathic Medicine. Nelson A. Rockefeller and Henry Kissinger take part in the school's opening convocation.
1980	Men's basketball team reaches the NCAA Division II finals.
1981	Center for Robotics Research opens at the Old Westbury campus.
1982	Center for Labor and Industrial Relations receives a U.S. Department of Transportation grant to develop a manager training program.
1982	Matthew Schure, Ph.D., becomes the second president of NYIT.
1983	LI News Tonight broadcasts its first show on cable television.
1983	College of Osteopathic Medicine establishes minority recruitment program.
1984	NYIT launches its first "virtual campus," American Open University of NYIT.
1984	Central Islip campus opens.
1985	NYIT's "Starlink" project allows computer conferencing between Long Island school children and students in Australia.
1990	The George and Gertrude Wisser Memorial Library opens at the Old Westbury campus.
1990	NYIT's forms the Carleton Group, a student-run advertising agency.
1991	College of Osteopathic Medicine graduates its 1,000th physician.
1992	College of Osteopathic Medicine establishes first clinical campus, St. Barnabas Hospital.
1997	Men's lacrosse team wins the NCAA Division II national championship.
1998	College of Osteopathic Medicine opens the Adele Smithers Parkinson's Disease Center.
1998	NYIT's international program in China opens.
1999	Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivers a speech at NYIT and receives the college's Presidential Medal.
2000	Edward Guiliano, Ph.D., becomes president of NYIT.
2001	Women's volleyball team reaches NCAA Division II playoffs, the first of five consecutive appearances.
2002	NYIT installs new broadband connection, the fastest on the East Coast.
2002	Federal government awards $300,000 for new cyber security lab.
2002	NYIT Magazine launches its first issue.
2003	Ellis College of NYIT launched.
2003	Men's lacrosse team wins its second NCAA Division II championship.
2003	Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccredits NYIT and commends the school on its continued improvements.
2003	NYIT's 3-D distance learning system developed.
2003	NYIT's Bahrain campus opens.
2004	Plans announced to reorganize Central Islip campus into a community service facility.
2005	Congressman Richard Gephardt delivers keynote address at College of Osteopathic Medicine's 25th annual Hooding Ceremony.
2005	Men's lacrosse team wins its third NCAA Division II national championship.
2005	NYIT students build a solar-powered house to compete in the Solar Decathlon and are awarded fifth place overall out of 18 colleges.
2005	NYIT signs an agreement to offer a new program in Brazil.
2005	President Guiliano kicks off NYIT's 50th anniversary.
2006	Office of Global Academic Programs opens.
2006	NYIT and Tongji University in China initiate dual-degree master's program in human resources management.
2006	NYIT teams with tech giants Intel, Dell, Microsoft, and Adobe to design a technology training program for educators.
2006	Student Solutions Centers open in Old Westbury and Manhattan.
2006	President's Stadium receives state-of-the-art turf field.
2006	NYIT opens campus in Abu Dhabi.
2006	"Gagna/NYIT Multistranded DNA, RNA, and Plasmid Microarray" receives U.S. patent.
2006	M.F.A. program launched at New York campuses.
2007	NYIT competes in Solar Decathlon sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy.
2007	NYIT-Nanjing campus opens in China.
2007	NYIT hosts New York City: Global Village Conference in Manhattan.
2007	NYIT-Old Westbury arboretum joins the American Public Gardens Association.
2007	NYIT co-hosts International Energy Conference in Daegu, South Korea.
2007	Interdisciplinary Center for Metropolitan Sustainability is unveiled.
2008	Center for Global Exchange opens.
2008	Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccredits NYIT.
2008	Men's lacrosse team wins fourth national championship.
2008	Ministry of Education and Scientific Research licenses NYIT-Abu Dhabi - a first for an American university in the United Arab Emirates.
2008	NYIT receives federal funding to track its carbon footprint and develop sustainable technologies.
2008	NYIT hosts International Water Conference at the United Nations.
2008	Interdisciplinary Center for Global Health and Center for Gerontology and Geriatrics launched.
2009	NYIT co-hosts International Conference on Information and Communication Systems in Jordan.
2009	Theobald Science Center opens with new chemistry and biology labs in Old Westbury.
2009	NYIT Auditorium on Broadway debuts in Manhattan.
2009	Bike share programs launch at New York campuses.
2009	U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration awards $1 million medical grant to College of Osteopathic Medicine.
2009	One of two solar carports opens at Central Islip site.
2009	Several NYIT-Amman academic programs receive ministry accreditation.
2010	NYIT launches a new, interactive website.
2010	The Chronicle of Higher Education names NYIT a great college to work for.
2010	NYIT receives $1 million grant from National Science Foundation for interdisciplinary research on cyber-enabled learning.
2010	School of Engineering and Computing Sciences hosts first Cyber Security Conference.
2010	Google Apps and NYIT team on K-12 educational initiative.
2010	NYIT Community Service Centers open at New York campuses.
2011	For the second-straight year, The Chronicle of Higher Education names NYIT a great college to work for.
2011	Center for Humanities and Culture opens in Nanjing, China.
2011	Students and faculty members develop applications for the world's first headset computer, the Golden-i by Motorola Solutions.
2011	New York College of Osteopathic Medicine Educational Consortium (NYCOMEC) of NYIT receives a perfect score for reaccreditation by the American Osteopathic Association.
2011	College of Osteopathic Medicine opens a new Family Health Care Center in Central Islip.
2011	National Institutes of Health awards NYIT $1.8 million grant to study the link between heart failure and thyroid disease.
2011	Verizon teams with NYIT to train teachers.
2011	B.T., B.Arch., and M.B.A. (NYIT-Abu Dhabi) programs earn reaccreditation.
2011	Institute of Museum and Library Services awards grant to NYIT's Technology Based Learning Systems.
2011	Manhattan campus grows its footprint with the addition of space at 26 W. 61st St.
2011	NYIT wins World Congress Asia Award for Best Educational Institute in Engineering.
2011	Class of 2011 is the first NYIT-Nanjing cohort to graduate in China.
2011	Students travel to Peru for first Alternative Spring Break Project.
2011	New York State awards economic development grant to School of Engineering and Computing Sciences to fund an Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center.
2011	Men's soccer team wins ECC Championship.
2012	NYIT's Gold Coast Classic, a fundraiser for student scholarships, celebrates its 15-year anniversary.
2012	NYIT Auditorium on Broadway is selected as the sole New York City screening venue for the Spirit Awards.