People from all over still journey here to add their ideas, beliefs, traditions, and talents to the area's multicultural mix. In fact, more than two million of today's New Yorkers were born in other countries. Given today's global economy, this provides a wonderful laboratory for our students, who will be leaders in shaping the future. There's a lot more to being prepared for the working world than knowing your subject matter. Being able to work well on a team is a good example.
Every company wants people who can work together.
At Polytechnic, we always worked in terms, on projects, in labs, even studying together. Looking back on it, going to Polytechnic was the best decision I've ever made. I learned real business sense at the University. Coupled with my academic work, this made me a well rounded person who could appeal to employers. That's why I was able to land such a good job.