“Happy new year”

Is diversity all that it is cracked up to be? Ask the students here at the Lally school and you will end up with a bag full of answers as diverse as the school’s student population. Of course the school’s commitment to diversity is common knowledge. Just look around you in class, pay close attention to class discussions, have a little chit-chat with a classmate you normally wouldn’t get a chance to talk to and you will notice a degree of separation on your points of view. Is this an asset? You be the judge. However, one thing is certain; our exposure to this rich mix of individuals definitely adds to the ‘Lally experience’ ‘Faces of Lally Diversity’ is not intended to investigate or be a judge to the school’s policy on diversity, but rather to put a face on it. The main value here is to bring us a little closer to some of the sources of our diverse student body. I will try to go beyond the (Continued on Page 2) Volume 3, Issue 1 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute February 5, 2003