Congratulatory Messages to 2020 Graduates

Roary
New York Tech’s Mascot

GO GRADS!

Colleen Kirk
Associate Professor of Marketing
School of Management

Congratulations, School of Management Marketing Students, and all New York Tech graduates! We are proud of you!

Ting Ting Mei
Assistant Director
Graduate, Global and International Admissions

Congratulations, Class of 2020! You made it in this special time! Wish you all the best in your new journey!!

Anthony Gerdes
Professor
College of Osteopathic Medicine

Caroline: I am so proud of you completing your nursing degree. You will make a difference in the world.

—Dad

Jonathan Yu
Sr. System Anylyst
IT Datawarehouse

Class of 2020, Work at your best in your future endeavor! The future is yours.

Alexandra LaMagna
Assistant Director
Undergraduate Admissions, Office of Admissions

These may be extraordinary circumstances, but you are an extraordinary class. Congratulations, Class of 2020! We cannot wait to see how you reinvent the future.

Indrawatie Nandlal
Specialist
International Admissions

Stop, breathe and now smile. You worked tirelessly and now you can proudly say I did It". Even a Global Pandemic could not stop you from achieving your goals. You are special. It may not be the Graduation Ceremonial walk you wanted but it is better, 2020 graduating class is special, you will go down in history. That’s an accomplishment by itself. To the graduating class of "2020", Congratulation and wishing you the best of everything. Stay Safe and never stop trying doing your best.

Reem Abu-Sbaih
DO
College of Osteopathic Medicine

Congratulations on your amazing achievement! We are so proud of you and are excited to see how you make the world a better place. Here’s to new beginnings!

Michael Hadjiargyrou
Professor and Chair
College of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to all of you and remember to embrace change, always!

Ahmadreza Baghaie
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Congratulations! Never Stop Learning!

Adrienne McNally
Director
Experiential Education, International and Experiential Education

Congratulations Class of 2020! You are resilient, hardworkers. We can’t wait to see how you use your skills to make your communities the places you want to work and live in.

Michelle Cianfaglione
Adjunct Assistant Professor
School of Architecture

So many talented people to graduate during such a great time of need. We know all of you will work hard to bring our world into its next phase of education, development, understanding, and Knowledge. Congratulations to all of you!

Martin Feuer
Professor
School of Management

Congratulations on your graduation! You’ve completed your studies in a unique and challenging environment, which will make you stronger as you move to your next milestone in life.

Stanley Silverman
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences, Education

I wish we were all able to be together to celebrate your graduation. Despite the numerous issues we have all had to confront, you have mastered the skills, tools, and concepts that will help shape the solutions for all of us.

Harriet Tubman said it best, “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

I wish we had been together to celebrate this!

Susan Heim
Director of Residence Life
Office of Residence Life

Congratulations to all students graduating in 2020, especially all of our residential students. We wish you the best in your future endeavors. We will miss you! Thank you to our RA staff who graduate this year, Brilendra Panta, Kehinde Williams, Samiullah Mirza, Jonathan Coskuner, and Zainab Agboola. We appreciate your commitment and service to our program and your fellow students. You will definitely be missed!

Kate E. O'Hara
Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences

You did it!

Congratulations Graduates!

Best wishes for today, and the years ahead.

Keep in touch!

Suzana Rebecca
Senior Specialist
School of Health Professions/Physician Assistant Studies

Congratulations, MSPA Class of 2020! You have shown us such perseverance and strength of character over these past 3 years, and in these recent weeks in our altered world. What a great class you have been. I share in your family’s pride in your success as you join the healthcare heroes out there. Safe journey and please will stay in touch! <3

Joanne West
Director
Student Engagement and Development

Congratulations to the Class of 2020! It has been a pleasure working with you and I look forward to seeing how this class will impact the world. This class has shown grit and perseverance during this last semester at New York Tech. With the education, skills and tools that you have acquired, you a ready to take on any opportunity or challenge that is ahead.

Patrick Minson
Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
Office of Development and Alumni Relations

Congratulations Class of 2020. I am honored to welcome you to a community of over 105,000 alumni around the globe who have become leaders in their fields, cured diseases, created cutting-edge technologies and disrupted industries.

As you leave New York Tech, I hope you carry with you with memories and experiences that will shape your future and serve as a springboard for your professional and personal lives.

I know you will do great things and cannot wait to see how you will change the world.

Sebastien Marion
Librarian III
Library

Advice to new graduates? Smile. Listen. Read. Distinguish truth from fiction. Be creative. Live meaningfully.

Congratulations graduates! You represent the very best of #NewYorkTech.

Victoria Greco
Director of Annual Giving
Office of Development and Alumni Relations

Congratulations Class of 2020 on your graduation! The office of Development and Alumni Relations is so incredibly proud of you and we cannot wait to see the great things you accomplish in life’s next adventure! Remember to stay in touch!

James Fauvell
Associate Professor
Vollege of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to all of this years Communication Arts graduates! Now remember, don’t be trapped by tradition, expectations and the pursuit of wealth. Instead, follow your own path. Don’t let others drown out your own inner voice. You can make change. Have the courage to follow your passions, your heart and intuition.

To quote Philosopher Joseph Campbell, “Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” Enjoy life's journey everyone and remember to keep in touch.

Rachel Morrison
Counselor
HEOP

To the HEOP graduates of 2020, even though I will not be there in person to celebrate on commencement day this year, know that I am so proud of all that you have accomplished over the years. It has been my privilege to watch you grow, learn, and become the mature soon-to-be graduates you are today. You have all accomplished so much more than you realize. I wish you success in your futures and encourage you to keep in touch!

Susana Case
Professor and NYC Campus Program Coordinator, BES
College of Arts and Sciences

In this highly usual graduation, for all who are graduating, I wish you well, and hope your lives are full of joys, both small and large, and that at least some of your dreams will come true.

Michael Schiavetta
Special Assistant to the President
President’s Office

Best of luck, New York Tech Class of 2020! Be sure to stay in touch!

Michael Schiavi
Professor of English
College of Arts and Sciences

My deepest congratulations to the Class of 2020! You are graduating during unprecedented times. Since we went into lockdown in March, I have been amazed by your resiliency and your resourcefulness. If you carry that same energy into your post-NYIT lives, you will be mapping yourselves a brilliant future. Stay strong, dream big, and don’t forget to share your success stories with us. The faculty and staff of NYIT couldn’t be prouder of you.

Shaya Sheikh
Assistant Professor
School of Management

Warmest congratulations to NYIT class of 2020. Keep working hard and aiming high!

Lori Hochman
Assistant Professor
School of Health Professions

Congratulations! I am so happy to have you all as colleagues. Some words of advice…Believe in patients and for their capacity to change and know that is important to get to know them on a personal level. See them as a person and take those extra few minutes to get to know them. Once your patients know you care, you will see greater change in their commitment to their health and capacity for change.

Laurie Hollister
Director
Career Services

We all have a story, YOU made history!! Congrats to you on this achievement. The best things come to those who don’t give up. Career Services is always here to assist you.

Keep in touch!

Niharika Nath
Professor
Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences and President, Academic Senate of New York Tech

Congratulations graduates! You have done it and I am proud of you! You experienced the normal academic life and the new-normal, and you rose to the occasions and the challenges, creatively and enthusiastically. You have great achievements under your belt as you graduate in 2020, so do maintain and focus this energy! I wish you success in your goals.

Maria Plummer
Associate Professor
College of Osteopathic Medicine

My best wishes to the graduates. You are an exceptional class graduating during a challenging time. I know you will be able to change the world. Good luck to all!

Jaime Martinez
Associate Professor
Interdisciplinary Studies

Congratulations Graduates!

Wishing you all the best, the world is ready for change, go change it.

Patricia Brustman
Senior Specialist
School of Management, Center for HR Studies

Best of luck to the graduates of 2020!!! I know you will succeed at whatever you try to do! Be proud of your accomplishments and confident in yourself!

Patricia Kooyman
DO
College of Osteopathic Medicine

Congratulations to everyone in the Class of 2020! Wishing each one of you ALL the best for success and happiness in your future endeavors!

Vanessa Viola
Art and Architecture Librarian
Art and Architecture Library

Congratulations 2020 Graduates! Onward to the next adventure!

“To achieve something be a perpetual student, never believe that you have learned it all.” – Lalita Tharani

Giovanni Santamaria
Professor
School of Architecture and Design

From Ithaka by C. P. Cavafy:

“…Keep Ithaka always in your mind.
Arriving there is what you’re destined for.
But don’t hurry the journey at all.
Better if it lasts for years,
so you’re old by the time you reach the island,
wealthy with all you’ve gained on the way,
not expecting Ithaka to make you rich…

Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey…

Wise as you will have become, so full of experience,
you’ll have understood by then what these Ithakas mean.”

Melissa Huey
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to the Class of 2020! All your hard work and commitment to education has paid off, and it is time to celebrate the end of one chapter in your lives and the beginning of your next journey. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!

Rosemary Burgos-Mira
Director of Public and Technical Services
Library

Congratulations to the Class of 2020! You have achieved this accomplishment during extraordinary times! Best of luck to all and a special congrats to all the Wisser Library Student Workers!

Jeffrey Ting
Adjunct Prof
Electrical Engineering

Congratulations graduating seniors! You have endured one of the most challenging times in recent history and persevered. But finishing your studies at NYIT is only a doorway to another unknown path. Take each day as an opportunity to grow and explore and find your true selves.

You are our future. I know you will make us proud!

Swapna Gantasala
Assistant Professor
School of Management

Congratulations Class 2020…YOU DID IT….YOU made us all proud with all your achievements. Be committed and success will follow you…GOD BLESS YOU in all your future endeavors…CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN…

William Wei
Professor
School of Electrical Engineering and CS technology

Congratulation to all of you who ever is ready to graduate from NYIT. You have over came all difficulties and stressful situations, and finally reaching your near goal soon.

When entering into society or a new field, there are challenges, hold you strength, determination, and get ready, you shall by pass all obstacles.

For those that I studied and discussed with you in the field of CS and digital course during the past nine years, you have my particular thought in my mind. Contact me for reference.

David Diamond
Director, M.ARCH
School of Architetcure and Design

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S to the class of 2020!

Waste no time in making our world a better place!

Anthony Caradonna
Associate Dean for Academic Operations
School of Architecture and Design

Approach your future as a journey of discovery driven by personal curiosity, passion and best intentions.

Babak Dastgheib-Beheshti
Dean
College of Engineering & Computing Sciences

My warmest congratulations to the graduating Class of 2020! You have demonstrated resilience and strength by completing your academic requirements successfully while managing many challenges that came your and your families’ way due to the pandemic. You have demonstrated the true New York Tech spirit. All the CoECS faculty and staff and I are so proud of you! Now go and change the world for the better!

Robert Feirsen
Chair of Education Department

Congratulations to all the graduates of the School Leadership and Technology program! You have succeeded under the most trying of circumstances, and you have demonstrated the courage, commitment, and caring that are the hallmarks of outstanding school leaders. On behalf of the Education Department, please accept my best wishes for continued success, achievement of all your career goals, and—most of all, health, happiness, and fulfillment.

Mohammed Moizuddin
Director
Institutional Research

Congratulations Class of 2020!

It is not easy to remain focused in these difficult times, but you remained firm and steadfast towards achieving your goal. You give us a reason to celebrate, making us all proud to be part of your journey towards success. We are all very excited for you to enter this world that is in need of new innovations and new ideas for a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world. Wish you all the best for you future endeavors.

Jerry Balentine
V.P. Medical Affairs and Health Sciences
College of Osteopathic Medicine

Congratulations and Good Luck to all the NYIT graduates ! A special "shout out" to all the graduates of the School of Health Professions and the College of Osteopathic Medicine!

Robert Feirsen
Chair of Education Department

The Education Department of the College of Arts and Sciences extends its congratulations to all 2020 graduates. The Department extends its special best wishes to the graduates of all Education programs. We are proud of the work you completed under the most challenging of circumstances, and we salute your commitment to the profession. We look forward to hearing about your accomplishments in future endeavors. Best wishes for continued success—and good health and happiness!

Donna Darcy
Clinical Associate Professor
School of Health Professions

Congratulations Class of 2020! I am very proud of all of your accomplishments. Best wishes for the future! Nursing graduates: Take great care of your patients. I know you can do it! Congratulations!!!!

Veronica Southard
Professor
School of Health Professions

Although not ideal, we celebrate your achievements today! Know that you are well prepared to start your new career and that obstacles tend to make us stronger. Wishing you the best always, and hoping you will always do your best, to be your best. That is what I believe is the secret to success. Here’s to your future. Stay in touch!

Maria LaPadula Perez
Chairperson, Department of Behavior
College of Arts and Sciences

Dear Graduates, You have so many reasons to be proud of your accomplishments, especially persisting through this last, difficult semester. You have all of the tools you need to build successful futures! I truly enjoyed getting to know all of you these past four years, and look forward to hearing about all of your future successes.

James Murdy
Associate Professor
School of Management

Missing so many of you already! Best of luck as we emerge from a time we will all share stories about as we gain experience and years. Oh the places you will go!

John Handrakis
Professor, Physical Therapy
School of Health Professions

Dear NYIT Graduates, Congratulations on your accomplishments and your well-deserved degree! All of you have been tested and have demonstrated your resilience and perseverance in the face of unprecedented obstacles, uncertainties, and turmoil. For the challenges that you’ll face in the future, we are counting on each of you to rise above them with the same tenacity and success as you did in achieving your degree. We are very proud of all of you!

Cheryl Hall
Assistant Professor and Chair, Physical Therapy
School of Health Professions

Congratulations to the NYIT DPT Class of 2020! Wishing you all the very best always!

Nicole Klein
Manager, Events and Conferences
Strategic Communications and External Affairs

Congratulations graduates on your achievements!

“Now go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.” – Neil Gaiman

Joseheema Oliver
Associate Director
Residence Life and Student Engagement

Congratulations, Class of 2020! You have made it, and we all stand and applaud you, for a job well done. To the graduating residential students, we wish you well and Residential Life Staff, Denesia, Rochelle, Tom, and Hudson we will miss you, we thank you for all of your hard work and we wish you all the best.

“Oh, the places you’ll go! You’ve got brains in your head. You’ve got feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’ll move mountains.” – Dr. Seuss

AnnaSilverstein
Associate Professor
College of Arts & Sciences

Congratulations to the graduates and their families. It has been a pleasure to work with you and I wish you the best of everything in the coming years.

Nada Anid
Vice President for Strategic Communications and External Affairs
Strategic Communications and External Affairs

Class of 2020 - Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on your graduation and my very best wishes for a bright future as the doers, makers, innovators, and healers who exemplify the New York Tech spirit… we can’t wait to see how, as alumni, you will reinvent the future and change the world!

Spencer Turkel
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations! You've learned that hard work and patience will carry you through any difficult times that may come your way. You’ve demonstrated your capacity for success and your ability to reach your goals. Never forget this! The present cries out for moral leadership. Stand up for Justice and Decency. Make our country and world better by being engaged! Your voice and your vote matter! Become the Doer, the Maker, the Innovator and the Inventor of tomorrow. We love you! P.S., keep in touch!

David Oroza
Assistant Director of Admissions
College of Osteopathic Medicine, Office of Admissions

Class of 2020 - Congratulations! You made it! It is time to celebrate all your hard work that led to this joyful occasion. I wish you all the best for the future that lies ahead.

Nancy Coradin
Head, Cataloging & Technical Services
Wisser Library

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change” — Stephen Hawking

Well done, 2020 Graduates—You Rock!

Cecilia Dong
Associate Professor
College of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Congratulations!! Class of 2020 You did it! Now go out and make a difference!

John Hanc
Professor
Arts and Science

Warmest congrats to the graduates of 2020. “Destiny is all,” says Uhtred Ragarsson, the Saxon warrior created by author Bernard Cornwell in his best selling novels (and Netflix series), “The Last Kingdom.” And your destiny, clearly, is to reshape a world that is altogether changed from the one in which you began this year! I wish you best of luck, and I’m confident that you—as a person, as a graduatijng class, as a generation—can do it.

Victoria Pfeiffer
Executive Director, Operations and Planning
Academic Affairs

CONGRATULATIONS to the New York Tech Class of 2020 for your great accomplishment! Best wishes to all of you for the next chapter of your life!

Nicole Calma-Roddin
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to the Class of 2020! I am so glad to have gotten to know some of you over the past year. I know that there are great things ahead of you!

Tiffani Blake
Interim Assistant Provost for Student Engagement & Development
Academic Affairs

Congratulations to New York Tech’s Class of 2020!! YOU DID IT! I wish you the best in your future endeavors and know that you will succeed at whatever you set as a goal!

Kristine Prazak-Davoli
Associate Professor
School of Health Professions

Congratulations to the MSPA Class of 2020!!! You finished strong during a challenging time. Remember your determination and apply it towards your future goals. Wishing all the best to our new group of Physician Assistants.

M. Scott Hull
Associate Professor
School of Digital Art and Design

Even though life has thrown us a curve ball I want you to know it was pleasure sharing in your creative journeys. I know this semester has been hard, therefore I applaud you in your accomplishments. Your skills will grow and your eye for solid compositions and unique creativity will always evolve. Be a proud artist and know that this is just the beginning. Life is long and filled with creativity. Be fearless and strong; after all you are an artist. Thank you.

Maria R. Perbellini
Dean and Professor
School of Architecture and Design

New York Tech’s Class of 2020 — Congratulations!! You ALL deserve to celebrate this moment with joy and pride. A special “BRAVO!” to the SOAD’s graduates. We are extremely proud of the strength and tenacity you have shown during this time of unforeseen challenges and extraordinarily adverse situations. After graduation, follow your dreams even more, open your mind to the exceptional, and embrace the opportunity to expand your ambitions with no fear. The world needs your talent, your energy and your commitment. We encourage you to stay connected with us, and let us know what you do and where the future will bring you. Sempre Avanti — Always Ahead!

Bobbie Dell'Aquilo
Executive Director
Strategic Communications and External Affairs

Congratulations to the entire Class of 2020 and best of luck and success in the future! A special shoutout to our student workers and GAs. Thank you!!!

Domenick Sportelli
Class of '09
Doctor
College of Osteopathic Medicine

Congratulations class of 2020! Welcome my new medical colleagues to the most amazing, rewarding and challenging career! Good luck on all of your future endeavors!

Paul Griffin
Class of '84
Animation Director
College of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations, Class of 2020! During this unprecedented time, your graduation is truly steeped in history. This year has been a forge that will refine your lives and propel you forward as a generation ready to meet the challenges of a world awakening to a brand new day. All the best as you take the world by storm!

Anthony Epifane
Class of '86
Director of Operating Room Planning and Design
College of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Congratulations to the class of 2020! You will be well prepared to enter the workforce or continue on in your studies.

Anastasia Adruzova
Class of '19
Communication Arts
College of Arts and Sciences

Change the world so class of 2020 will be the last who graduate during pandemic!

Pranati Mathur
Class of '18
Web Developer
College of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Class of 2020. The one where we were quarantined. Congratulations Grads!! You’ve made it—although online!! All the best for whatever you decide to do next :) Welcome to the real world (Virtual one)!! It sucks! But you’re gonna love it!! And, you can also reach out to me for any help :)

Ali Alkhelaiwi
Class of '19
Cybersecurity
College of Engineering and Computing Sciences

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X

Dr. Magdala Beauvil
Class of '05
OBGYN
College of Osteopathic Medicine

Always be humble and kind. Make a commitment to care for your patients and be compassionate. Congratulations on such an amazing achievement!

Imran Ahmed
Class of '16
College of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to the Class of 2020! May you all continue to shine bright and be a symbol of success for others to follow. Remember that life isn’t about how hard you fall down, but how you rise back up and push forward. Always strive for greatness!

Paula Ryo
Class of '03
DO
College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dear Graduates, Congratulations! Graduation is a special moment in time for students—it is a celebration of your accomplishments, hard work, dedication and perseverance, especially in 2020. Best wishes for all your future endeavors and may every day hereafter be filled with hope, good health, and prosperity.

Warren Chin
Class of '84
DO
College of Osteopathic Medicine

I am a family practitioner for the past 32 years, and I am so proud to be a DO, and if I had to do it all over again, I would choose the osteopathic profession, hands down! With my OMT skills I can do so much more than my allopathic counterparts! We are the Swiss Army knife of physicians!

Yasin Butt
Class of '11
College of Engineering and Computing Sciences

Congratulations to the Class of 2020. As unique as this year may be it’s not the end. You have survived a challenging time and you will succeed. Work hard, work smart and never give up. Hold on to the friendships you have made at NYIT. A shout-out to my baby sister Zubreen for being a part of NYIT Class of 2020!