Author: Keith Muchowski

Representatives from the City Tech Student Government Association were in the Library Archives earlier this week searching for materials to put into the display they are creating in recognition of the college’s 70th anniversary. What was then the New York State Institute of Applied Arts & Sciences began offering classes in the 1947-47 school year.

 

Official Brooklyn borough historian–and City Tech alumnus–Ron Schweiger was in the Ursula C. Schwerin Library yesterday to speak to a class about the history and evolution of Grand Army Plaza.

Are you looking for research help with that final paper or assignment of the semester? If so, come to the Ursula C. Schwerin Library on these dates for our special drop-in workshops.
All sessions are room A441. No RSVP required.
Monday May 9 12:00pm – 2:00pm Student drop-in research help
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Ron Schweiger, the official historian of the borough of Brooklyn, was here in the Ursula C. Schwerin library this week, speaking to a class about the history of Cadman Plaza. Mr. Schweiger is a lifelong resident of Brooklyn and has been Brooklyn Borough Historian since 2002. His visit was something of a homecoming. Mr. Schweiger attended City Tech in the early 1960s and was a student in what is now the Hospitality Management program. He met his wife working one summer at an Upstate New York hotel.

This faculty workshop will explore two social media platforms and how they can be used in the classroom. Instagram is a popular social media network that allows users to share photographs using their Smartphones or tablets. Twitter is a microblogging network where users can send “tweets,” which are 140-character long messages. Participants will learn how to use these platforms, searching, and the use of hashtags.
Conducted by Professors Junior Tidal and Nora Almeida.
Tuesday 1 March 2016
3:00-4:00 pm
Room: Library A441
Rsvp: kmuchowski@citytech.cuny.edu
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Students, staff, and faculty,
The Ursula C. Schwerin Library is proud to present a
Using Your New York Times Academic Pass workshop
conducted by Professor Junior Tidal.
Academic Pass is one of the great privileges of your CUNY affiliation. Learn how to use it at this workshop.
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Room: Library A441
Rsvp: kmuchowski@citytech.cuny.edu

Today is June 6, the 71st anniversary of the Normandy invasion. To mark the occasion we thought we would share this item from the library archives.
Higher Education expanded dramatically after the Second World War, and City Tech was very much part of that trend. The college was founded in 1946 as the New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences, and many of our original students were discharged veterans going to school on the GI Bill.
Ike went back to college in 1947 as well. In June of that year–two years almost to the day after leading the D-Day invasion–he accepted the post as president of Columbia University.
 

With the end of another school year fast approaching we thought we would look back at City Tech’s beginnings. You may recognize a few names here. This is the cover letter of Benjamin Namm’s first annual report way back in 1947. Look closely and you’ll note that he gives kudos to Otto Klitgord. Yes, Namm Hall and the old Klitgord Auditorium were named after these City Tech Founding Fathers.

A few other things worth noting are the school’s name and address. It was then 300 Pearl Street. Also, the school was originally known as the New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences. These were the origins of City Tech nearly seventy years ago.
Click here for a PDF version of the letter.