On Thursday, August 29, 2024, the Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation proudly hosted the final presentations for the 21st cohort of the Con Edison Internship Program. This long-running partnership between Brooklyn Tech and Con Edison began in the summer of 2000, providing invaluable work experience and mentorship to over 250 Brooklyn Tech students to date. Despite several years being skipped due to insurmountable obstacles in 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2020, the program has thrived and continues to be a cornerstone opportunity for Tech students.

"Because of this program, I had the opportunity to apply my technical skills, some of which I learned at Tech, to a larger goal,” notes two-year program participant Dara Benyacar '24, Brooklyn Tech’s Class of 2024 valedictorian, now a freshman at the University of Chicago. "Specifically, I am proud to have applied my Python and SQL knowledge to enhance New York’s clean energy grid. And, at the end of my second summer at Con Edison, I watched as a new cohort of interns presented all they had gained and contributed over the summer. As they taught me about Con Edison, its role in New York, and each of their contributions, the wide-reaching impact of this program became evident; I am one of many who have learned, grown, and accomplished because of the wonderful partnership between Brooklyn Tech and Con Edison.”