xNYer

D/S was contemplating pursuing Engineering at Polytechnic University.
Now this.

Is this a good thing for Poly students?

NYU > The Office of Public Affairs > Statement by NYU Provost David Mclaughlin On Regents’ Vote On NYU and Poly

:: POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY :: New York State Board of Regents Approves Partnership Between Polytechnic University and New York University

“NYU is very gratified by today’s vote by the New York State Regents that enables NYU and Polytechnic University to move forward with their partnership. Our two institutions will be far stronger connected than either would be on its own.
“This is a great day for NYU, for Poly, and for New York. For NYU, it reconnects the University to an engineering research and education capacity we have not had for over three decades, offering wonderful new opportunities for NYU faculty and students. For Poly, it connects a venerable school of engineering and technology to a national research university, thereby drawing in students and faculty from across the country and across the world; moreover, it significantly broadens the range of academic activities and facilities to which Poly students and faculty will now have access. And for New York, this important step forward in the relationship between NYU and Poly holds the prospect of sparking a major advancement of our city’s stature as a world capital for science, technology and engineering.”

CT2010Dad

Unlikely that anyone will know the answer to this one for some years...

That said, the immediate impact is likely to be minimal, if even perceptible - academic institutions are highly resistant to change, requiring either decades of strong leadership or Katrina-like exogenous events...I doubt the professors will even start saying NYU Poly for years... Normally, my counsel is to go talk to the institution, but in this case, I'm not sure that would result in anything meaningful.

So, my humble opinion (without any inside knowledge)is that if D/S was interested before the merger, he'll be interested after, and probably won't really experience any changes (good or bad) before he graduates.

xNYer

The Poly site seems to have alot more info than NYU's
They actually seem to be marketing it with their merger central.
They prominently mentioned a tease in their last letter to us.
Lot's of good FAQ's and looks like every article ever written on the merger.

:: POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY :: Merger Central