 In 2000 Edward Guiliano, Ph.D., was named the college's third president.After September 11, 2001, security became a major concern, and NYIT received a $300,000 federal grant to build a new cyber-security lab to meet the growing need for students trained to defend organizations against cyber attacks.In 2002, NYIT expanded its Manhattan campus and in 2003 launched Ellis College of NYIT, an online school created to serve working adults.