Cornell University

Cornell is a privately endowed research university and a partner of the State University of New York. As the federal land-grant institution in New York State, we have a responsibility—unique within the Ivy League—to make contributions in all fields of knowledge in a manner that prioritizes public engagement to help improve the quality of life in our state, the nation, the world.

University of Rochester

The University of Rochester is a private research university located in Rochester, New York. Our campuses are home to more than 6,500 undergraduates and nearly 5,500 graduate students who come from across the United States and around the world to pursue their academic goals. We offer bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through our seven schools and various interdisciplinary programs. Our Yellowjackets compete in NCAA Division III for athletics. With its affiliated UR Medicine health system, we are the largest employer in the Greater Rochester area.

School of Practical Philosophy

From its founding in New York in 1964, The School of Practical Philosophy is a not-for-profit organization presenting what the great teachers of mankind have taught about the true nature of humanity, our purpose in the creation, and how to live a happy, full and useful life. Since that time, men and women have come to the School to simplify their lives and realize these benefits. They have found guidance that is both systematic and caring; techniques that are simple yet effective; and the good company of others reaching for the finest principles and applying them for the good of all. Hospitality is the first rule of the School. This helps ensure a generous spirit of love in which wisdom naturally flourishes. As such, the School is entirely staffed by its own students on a purely voluntary basis. The tutors are students themselves who have studied this philosophy for many years. They serve without receiving any monetary compensation because they want others to benefit from this knowledge as well.

New York University

Founded in 1831, NYU is one of the world’s foremost research universities and is a member of the selective Association of American Universities. The first Global Network University, NYU has degree-granting university campuses in New York and Abu Dhabi, and has announced a third in Shanghai; has a dozen other global academic sites, including London, Paris, Florence, Tel Aviv, Buenos Aires, and Accra; and sends more students to study abroad than any other U.S. college or university. Through its numerous schools and colleges, NYU conducts research and provides education in the arts and sciences, law, medicine, business, dentistry, education, nursing, the cinematic and performing arts, music and studio arts, public administration, social work, and continuing and professional studies, among other areas.

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon is home to unconventional engineers — a vibrant group of researchers, students, technologists, and innovators working at the intersections of vital fields to engineer creative and smart, connected and secure, sustainable and healthy urban communities.