Learn about zero waste efforts from a GrowNYC representative; GrowNYC is the sustainability resource for New Yorkers that provides free tools and services citizens can use to improve the city and environment, which includes the management of the city's main greenmarkets.

Social media expert Natalie Zfat will be the guest at this week’s Faces and Places in Fashion. The Faces and Places in Fashion lecture series is a forum for prominent fashion professionals to discuss their trade, experience, and perspective on the business. Read more on the series’s Facebook page here. Full speaker schedule : Faces and Places in Fashion_Fall 2016

The Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in New York Hahn Choong-hee will present a lecture titled "How Sustainable Development Goals Are Affecting Us and Our World."

In celebration of the first annual New York Textile Month, the FIT Library and the FIT Textile and Surface Design department are hosting an Wikipedia Edit-a-thon that will be held on two dates: September 27 and 29 from noon to 2 pm. The Edit-a-thon is an opportunity to create, contribute to, and edit articles in Wikipedia on topics related to textiles—their history, production, and […]

In partnership with the FIT Wellness Program, the Employee Assistance Program will hold a lunchtime seminar to teach breathing meditation to reduce stress, calm the mind and body, reduce anxiety, and improve your emotional well-being and overall health. To RSVP and for more information, contact Bob Silverstein, 75600.

Students, faculty, and staff can find out more about how to help students enter FIT's Think Big Challenge and participate in the Clinton Global Initiative University.

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 […]

Student participants in FIT Hives, a project that won a Student Innovation Grant and was part of the 2016 Clinton Global Initiative University, will premiere a documentary about their work and discuss bringing bees to FIT.

Fruits and vegetables grown by local farms will be for sale, plus tours of one of the FIT green roofs will be given. Learn about student projects including: Natural Dye Garden, Muslin Composting, CitiBike, BioDesign, and more.

President 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. NOTE: The date has changed from Sept. 15 to Sept. 29. 

Students, faculty, and staff can find out more about how to help students enter FIT's Think Big Challenge and participate in the Clinton Global Initiative University.

Dr. Ron Milon, associate vice president for Academic Affairs, presents a workshop on the United Nations' Universal Declaration on Human Rights.

As part of the Primary Sources in Costume/Textile History series, the History of Art Department presents Minjung E. Lee, a visiting scholar at University of California-Davis and a costume designer for the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), who will speak on historical Korean costume. This lecture will be of particular interest to those involved in textile conservation, art/museum […]

Fabric design by Janisha Biyanwila, Textile/Surface Design BFA '16. Earlier this year, Kornit Digital challenged Textile/Surface Design students to create ecologically conscious designs on this year’s theme, "Wearable Water" to be printed digitally onto fabric; three winners and an honorable mention were selected. This summer, Fashion Design students created garments by choosing from the over 20 fabrics submitted for this challenge. Their designs will be […]

FIT President Joyce F. Brown welcomes Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and city and state elected officials to an award ceremony honoring photographer Jane Schreibman for her role in reporting the second, undetonated explosive device in Chelsea in mid September. As you may know from media reports, Schreibman is the Chelsea resident who "saw […]