As Founding Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost, Dan Huttenlocher led Cornell Tech through the bid with the city, developed an innovative curricular approach to graduate education, and oversaw an ambitious campus construction. Dan has forever impacted Cornell University, New York City, and everyone with whom he has worked.
Then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Cornell University President David Skorton, and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology President Peretz Lavie announced an historic partnership to build an applied science and engineering campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City.
Cornell Tech appoints Dan Huttenlocher as founding dean and vice provost of Cornell Tech. Prior to his appointment, Dan served as Dean of Cornell CIS and was instrumental in the development of Cornell’s tech campus bid.
Former Twitter Chief Technical Officer Greg Pass joins Cornell Tech as founding entrepreneurial officer to lead campus collaboration with tech industry and help establish entrepreneurial culture of new programs.
Deborah Estrin is announced as the first academic hire for Cornell Tech. Estrin is a pioneer in networked sensing, which uses mobile and wireless systems to collect and analyze real-time data about the physical world.
Cornell Tech announces the entrance of its “beta” class of seven students, the first full-time students pursuing a one-year master of engineering degree in computer science in New York City.
Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs ’54, founding chairman and chief executive officer emeritus of Qualcomm, and his wife, Joan Klein Jacobs, announce a $133 million gift to Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to create the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute.
Cornell announces a $100 Million gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies to fund construction of the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island. The first academic building will be named the Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Center.
Cornell Tech announces construction of the first passive house residential high-rise in the world. Passive House (PH) is the strict international building standard that drastically reduces energy consumption while creating a healthier and more comfortable living environment.
Cornell Tech announces its Master in Electrical and Computer Engineering program, bringing the total number of programs to seven.
Previously announced programs:
Cornell Tech celebrates the official opening of its campus with a dedication event. It is the first campus ever built for the digital age, bringing together academia and industry to create pioneering leaders and transformational new research, products, companies and social ventures.
Tata Consultancy Services donates $50 Million to enhance applied research on the Cornell Tech campus.
At the end of the 2019 academic year, Cornell Tech has 24 tenured and tenure track faculty, over 700 alumni from 7 master’s programs, and more than 70 startups.
On the horizon: the opening of the Verizon Executive Education Center and Graduate Roosevelt Island Hotel in spring 2020.
The facade of the Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Center is at the intersection of technology, art, and sustainability and it represents our commitment to our institutional roots in Ithaca and location in New York City. The design was inspired by research in computer vision and image statistics, an area in which Dean Dan Huttenlocher and several other faculty members have expertise.