Student Profile: Chintan Manish Popat
Incoming GSA President, Chintan Manish Popat first joined GSA as a volunteer in an effort to be part of a community and to make friends. As president, he hopes to achieve better communication with incoming students, expand cultural and technical events to build interdepartmental communication, and increase outreach to alumni to help students bridge the gap between grad school and employment.
Bears Win Top Conference Awards for Community Service
New York Tech wins two awards presented by the East Coast Conference: the Community Engagement Award of Excellence for the baseball team's work with the League of YES and the Community Cup for most community service hours per student-athlete.
Virtual Success: New York Tech Celebrates Its 59th Commencement
New York Tech’s 59th annual commencement enabled graduates, families, friends, faculty, and staff to tune in to a stream that included celebratory speeches, the conferral of degrees, and individual school and college ceremonies honoring each graduate and recognizing student awards and honors.
New York Tech Animation and Film Festival Celebrates Student Work
New York Tech’s annual Animation and Film Festival celebrates the creativity of Communication Arts and Digital Art and Design students with a virtual ceremony on May 22.
2020 Grads Move Forward on Their Career Paths
Members of the Class of 2020 have secured impressive positions at top companies, including CNN and Morgan Stanley, or continuing their education in premier grad programs at universities including Georgia Tech and Albert Einstein College.
Bringing Graduation to the Doorstep
Faculty and leaders of NYIT School of Health Professions’ Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences traversed Long Island and Queens to bring graduation to its seniors.
Class of 2020 Student Orator: Veteran, Entrepreneur, Advocate, and More
Ashley Dent, the student orator for the Class of 2020, talks about her time at New York Tech and what her plans are after graduation.
Sunday: Fun Day for Graduates at Virtual Commencement
New York Tech will celebrate the Class of 2020 during virtual events that include a main commencement ceremony as well as individual school and college graduation ceremonies.
News Byte: NYITCOM 2020 Graduate Receives Research Award
Jennifer Behbodikhah, D.O. (’20), received the Eastern Section Scholars Award from the American Federation for Medical Research.
Make Your Vote Count in 2020
If college students want to see real change happen in their communities, they need to show up at the ballot box. Office of Experiential Education Associate Director Luzia Ogureck, M.A., and Associate Director Leila Dastgheib-Beheshti share why it’s important for students—and all citizens—to exercise their right to vote.
News Byte: AI and COVID-19
College of Arts and Sciences’ Kevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., gave a lightning round discussion on the promise and peril of using AI to fight COVID-19.
New York Tech Faculty to Mentor High School Teachers Engaging Students in STEAM
As part of its ongoing commitment to broadening diversity in the STEAM fields, New York Tech launches a new project to support and mentor public high school teachers in the STEAM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) to impact students in low-income schools with diverse student populations.