Alumni Profile: Farrah Désir
Farrah Desir (B.S. ’99) never intended to work in construction. But after taking on a project manager role at JR Construction in New York City, she never looked back. Today, she is the founder of construction management company Creative Form Development.
Alumni Profile: Sheena Howard
In 2014, Sheena Howard, Ph.D. (M.A. ’07), became the first Black female to receive a coveted William Eisner Comic Industry Award for her book Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation. Learn more about her journey as an author, filmmaker, and professor.
Alum Returns to His Long Island Roots
Adam Pascal (B.F.A. ’92) played Roger Davis in the original Broadway production of RENT in 1996. After many years of living in Los Angeles and touring, he returns to his hometown to direct a four-performance of the award-winning musical.
Alumni Profile: Alan Wong
As a high school student, Alan Wong (D.O. ’03, M.B.A. ’03) volunteered as a researcher at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. Today, he’s the chief medical officer at Mount Sinai’s hospital in Oceanside, N.Y.
Visualizing How Military Blasts Impact Unborn Babies
Amidst military conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, an NYITCOM study provides new insight on how military blasts injure unborn babies.
Alumni Profile: Soyeb Barot
Soyeb Barot (M.S. ’05) credits New York Tech for putting him on a path to success. Now, he gives back to his alma mater as a mentor in the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences CAMPUS Mentoring Program.
Alumnus Kyriacos Athens Athanasiou Named Great Immigrant
Kyriacos Athens Athanasiou, Ph.D. (B.S. ’84), was named to the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s annual list of Great Immigrants, which celebrates exemplary naturalized citizens who are helping make the United States a land of opportunity for all.
Alumni Named to Board of Trustees
John R. Keville (B.S. ’88), Thomas J. Van Laan (M.B.A. ’84), and Debra A. Vogel (A.A.S. ’85) have been elected to the Board of Trustees, the most recent alumni to join the university’s governing board.
You Can Go Home Again
After graduating with a degree in Communication Arts in 1983, Suzanne Brook (B.F.A. ’83, M.S. ’03) found success in television at networks like Starz and American Movie Classics. Twenty years later, wanting to explore a career in medicine, she returned to her alma mater to pursue a second degree in Physician Assistant Studies.
New York Tech Celebrates the Class of 2023
On May 21, New York Institute of Technology celebrated its 62nd annual commencement and welcomed its newest alumni.
2023 Ingenium Awards Celebrate Alumni, Industry Partners
On April 26, at NYIT de Seversky Mansion on the Long Island campus, guests commemorated the accomplishments of alumni and industry partners at the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences’ second Ingenium Awards ceremony.
Two Luminaries to Receive Honorary Degrees at 2023 Commencement
Antonio C. Bianco, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of medicine at the University of Chicago, and alumnus Eli Wachtel (B.S. ’72), co-CIO and founding member of the hedge fund Wachtel Capital LLC, will receive honorary degrees at New York Tech’s 62nd commencement on Sunday, May 21.