Throwback Thursday Photo: Bill Gates

Throwback Thursday Photo: Bill Gates

October 8, 2015

Former Microsoft CEO and Chairman Bill Gates visited NYIT in October 1999 to discuss the future of education. He is pictured giving a speech on the opportunities and challenges of educating a generation of students whose experiences are defined by the Internet. Gates also received NYIT's Presidential Medal. Read the original press release about the event on Microsoft's website.

Every Thursday, Social Media Strategist Brylee Kaye shares a retro photo for #TBT (aka Throwback Thursday), a popular hashtag campaign on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. This content is featured as part of The Box's "60 Years in 60 Days" series in celebration of NYIT's 60th anniversary in 2015.

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