Welcome   Environment And Location   Turning Today's Ideas Into Tomorrow's Realities   PEOPLE: THE MOST POWERFUL ASSET   The Institutions   Syracuse & Central N.Y.   Park With A Purpose   Contact People: The Most Powerful Asset Syracuse University is at the heart of one of the largest concentrations of educational institutions in the country. Cornell University, the University of Rochester, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Clarkson University, Hamilton College, Colgate University, and St. Lawrence University are all within a three-hour drive of the Syracuse University Park for Innovation and Research. This proximity gives companies located at the park easy access to an extensive, highly trained technical and professional labor force. With approximately 20,000 professionals and students engaged in just about every field of technological and intellectual pursuit, Syracuse University provides park tenants with a vast reservoir of highly trained individuals to meet the most rigorous technological demands. By involving students in internships and cooperative education programs, park tenants will have an opportunity to influence the education of tomorrow's technology leaders, many of whom will make their careers with the companies that helped them get started.