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Tour the FIT Green Roofs and learn about their history and how they positively impact our environment. Hosted by professors Grazyna Pilatowicz, Interior Design, and Evelyn Rynkiewicz, Science and Math. This event is part of Fall 2017 Sustainability Awareness Week, which is held throughout campus the week of October 2–6. fitnyc.edu/saw • #FITsustainability
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The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures presents a screening of the documentary BlaxploItalian 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema (2016), followed by a Q&A with director and activist Fred Kuwornu. Fred Kuwornu is an Italian-Ghanaian filmmaker and activist best known for his documentaries Inside Buffalo (2010), about the Black American soldiers who participated in the liberation […] |
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Bring your own light colored natural textile (silk, wool, cotton) to learn the unique, free form technique of bundle dyeing using fresh dyestuffs from FIT’s Natural Dye Garden. Student leaders from Full-Cycle Fashion and Associate Professor Ajoy Sarkar of Textile Development and Marketing will host. This event is part of Fall 2017 Sustainability Awareness Week, […]
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Learn about how to apply for a $5,000 Sustainability Grant, given by FIT’s Sustainability Council in support of projects related to social, environmental, and/or economic areas of sustainability at this workshop. Topics discussed include prior grant topics, eligibility and guidelines, grant objectives and criteria, the submission process, and brainstorming or feedback on grant ideas. This […]
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President Joyce F. Brown will hold an “open hours” session in her office for those interested in meeting with her one on one. Please sign in upon arrival; meetings take place on a first come, first served basis. Each meeting will be limited to 15 minutes. |
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Join us outside for fresh fruits and vegetables, a freecycle station where you can exchange items, a table where you can learn about joining FIT Hives, and info from GrowNYC on recycling and composting in New York City. Farmers Market: 8 am–6 pm Freecycle: 12:15–3 pm GrowNYC: 11am–3 pm This event is part of Fall […]
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Dr. Ivette Romero, director of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies program at Marist College and co-editor of the Repeating Islands blog—a site for news and commentary on Caribbean literature and culture—will discuss the blog, social media, and creating communities. Romero is also professor of Spanish and chair of the department of Modern Languages and […]
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Join Lucy Collins and Daniel Benkendorf of Social Sciences and the Sustainability Council as they facilitate conversation with fellow faculty members and brainstorm about how to engage students in conversations about sustainability in the classroom. We hope this initial conversation will be a springboard for more events that will help both full-time and part-time instructors […] |
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The FIT Board of Trustees holds its October meeting. For more information, contact the Office of the President, 212 217.4000. This event is open to the public.
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The FIT community is invited to participate in two Town Hall meetings: The first is on Thursday, October 5 from 1-2 pm in the Katie Murphy Amphitheatre and the second on Thursday, October 5 from 5-6 pm in the John E. Reeves Great Hall. Langdon Morris, founder of the consulting firm Innovation Labs, who led the effort to create the plan, […]
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Assistant Professor Theanne Schiros, Science and Math, will teach you the ancient practice of combining beeswax and cotton to create a sustainable, reusable food storage option that can replace plastic cling wrap. This event is part of Fall 2017 Sustainability Awareness Week, which is held throughout campus the week of October 2–6. fitnyc.edu/saw • #FITsustainability […] |
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FIT and the Department of Social Sciences hosts a panel discussion on the successes and failures of the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in providing accessibility to wheelchair users, in compliance with the federal Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Panelists will discuss their efforts to push the MTA to improve […] |
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October 9–20 Opening reception: Monday, October 9, 6–7 pm The Interior Design Department presents the thesis projects from the program completed during the spring of 2017. The task of the 2017 Thesis Studio class members was to create experiences of place. These places had to be representative of the current and future lifestyles of individuals. Just as technology has […]
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FIT welcomes the charismatic Canadian bloggers/fashion influencers The Beckerman Twins back to their alma mater to talk about how branding and marketing intersect with front-row fashion show glamour. Sam and […] |
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Photograph by John Cowan, 1964. © The John Cowan Archive. The Museum at FIT presents its 18th academic symposium, Fashion, Science, and Exploration. This daylong event explores the impact of […]
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The Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology, in conjunction with the Entrepreneurship Department, is pleased to announce the kickoff of the first event in its new Entrepreneurship […]
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Join the FIT community as we Take Back the Night. This important event calls for raised awareness and education on issues of domestic, sexual, dating, and gender-based violence. On this […] |
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Dr. Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, curator at El Museo del Barrio, will give a talk titled "Being a Nasty Woman/Bad Hombre," about the museum's current exhibition uptown: nasty women/bad hombres. Aranda is also on the faculty of the art department at the City College of New York. Her curatorial work and research focuses on modern and contemporary art of […] |
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Join the FIT community as we take a united stand against domestic violence and sexual assault. Resources and important information will be made available by members of local community agencies and organizations who provide services and assistance to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Stop by to take some information, take a picture for […]
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Monica Youn. Poet Monica Youn will read from her work followed by a brief Q&A and book signing, courtesy of Barnes & Noble at FIT bookstore. Monica Youn is the author of three books of poetry, most recently BLACKACRE (2016), which won the William Carlos Williams Award (judged by Robin Coste Lewis). It was also […] |
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Dr. Valerie Steele, director of The Museum at FIT, presents an in-depth look at the new edition of her book Paris Fashion: A Cultural History. First published in 1988, this revised and expanded work explores the reasons Paris is considered the capital of fashion. A book signing will follow the presentation. All Fashion Culture events […] |
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The FIT Library's unit of Special Collections and College Archives (SPARC) has just undergone a major renovation. Their footprint on the fourth floor of the Library expanded from 3,500 square feet to 6,100 square feet. SPARC's facilities are now state-of-the-art in terms of security, climate control and patron comfort. For details about the expansion, read […]
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The Secret Trio is an instrumental group made up of three musicians: Ismail Lumanovski (clarinet), Tamer Pinarbasi (kanun) and Ara Dinkjian (oud). Their music has united their cultural diversity (Ara is Armenian, Tamer is Turkish and Ismail is Macedonian.) They called their group The Secret Trio because they focus on music that musicians played just […] |
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October 9–20 The Interior Design Department presents the thesis projects from the program completed during the spring of 2017. The task of the 2017 Thesis Studio class members was to create experiences of place. These places had to be representative of the current and future lifestyles of individuals. Just as technology has altered human existence, interior design has a […]
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FIT is the educational partner of the Chelsea Film Festival, which will take place Thursday, October 19 to Sunday, October 22. The event, now in its fifth year, is an international festival that highlights the work of emerging filmmakers, producers, and actors. As a partner, FIT will host screenings on campus in the Katie Murphy […]
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Join us for a 3D twist on the surrealist art game Exquisite Corpse. Work in teams to learn digital sculpture and create a unique character utilizing the 3D software Sculptris. The winning team's model will be 3D printed by the FabLab and displayed in the library. This event is part of the Love Your Library […]
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FIT is the educational partner of the Chelsea Film Festival, which will take place Thursday, October 19 to Sunday, October 22. The event, now in its fifth year, is an international festival that highlights the work of emerging filmmakers, producers, and actors. As a partner, FIT will host screenings on campus in the Katie Murphy […] |
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October 21–November 18, 2017 Opening reception: October 25, 6 pm AD@FIT presents ATTENTION, an exhibition of award-winning work by students in the Advertising Design BFA program. AD@FIT is a student club for advertising design, supported by the FIT Student Government Association.
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FIT is the educational partner of the Chelsea Film Festival, which will take place Thursday, October 19 to Sunday, October 22. The event, now in its fifth year, is an international festival that highlights the work of emerging filmmakers, producers, and actors. As a partner, FIT will host screenings on campus in the Katie Murphy […] |
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FIT is the educational partner of the Chelsea Film Festival, which will take place Thursday, October 19 to Sunday, October 22. The event, now in its fifth year, is an international festival that highlights the work of emerging filmmakers, producers, and actors. As a partner, FIT will host screenings on campus in the Katie Murphy […] |
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The Connecting Our Community program was created as part of the Goal 3 of the Strategic Plan—”Provide an Empowering Student Experience in a Cohesive Community.” It is an initiative intended to provide students, faculty and staff the opportunity to network, mingle, and collaborate in social settings that cross academic and artistic disciplines. Connecting Our Community offers grants of […] |
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Innovation Across Retail Discover the newest innovation in retail technology. Join New York's startup accelerator Fashion Tech Consortium and the FIT Infor Design and Tech Lab for an evening of discussion, networking, and collaborative learning featuring top industry leaders and disruptors. Participants include representatives from Ann Taylor, Columbia Business School, H&M Innovation Lab, Facebook, Tumi, […] |
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The Diversity Council holds a workshop to demonstrate how to apply for an FIT Diversity Grant. President Brown established Diversity Grants to encourage educational projects, scholarly research, creative endeavors, and professional activities that promote the council’s goals of diversity and inclusion. A total of $15,000 is awarded in maximum amounts of $5,000 for each winning […]
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National Magazine Award winner Vanessa Grigoriadis will be at Barnes & Noble at FIT to present and sign copies of her new book, Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus. The book's description via Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: A new sexual revolution is sweeping the country, and college students are on the front lines. […]
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This student-focused event will bring together students from across campus to respond to the question, What is feminism now? This event will create new space for the sharing of ideas and mutual respect on campus about the historic roots of feminism and what relevance this has today for our student body as active members of […] |
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Wear your costume for a free professional photo. Digital print giveaways, candy and fun! This event is for the FIT community only. |
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Example of artwork from Made in the Americas exhibition, via mfa.org. Dr. Dennis Carr, curator of American decorative arts and sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, will give a talk on Made in the Americas: The New World Discovers Asia, the exhibition he curated at the museum August 18, 2015–February 15, 2016. From the […] |
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