Week of Events
Civility Week
October 8–11 The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosts Civility Week, a week of activities, talks, and workshops aimed at achieving the goals of FIT's civility initiative. For a Civility Week schedule, click here. The initiative is aimed at engaging our community in a discussion of respectful ways of living and learning in a higher education […]
Exhibition: The Commonwealth Fashion Exchange — Closes
September 27–October 9, 2018 The Commonwealth Fashion Exchange is a fashion showcase of 32 ball gowns—an initiative conceived by Eco-Age that celebrates artisanal fashion and skilled craftsmanship from the Commonwealth’s 53 countries. (The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 independent and equal sovereign states, mostly former territories of the British Empire, that includes Canada, Australia, […]
Civility Week
October 8–11 The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosts Civility Week, a week of activities, talks, and workshops aimed at achieving the goals of FIT's civility initiative. For a Civility Week schedule, click here. The initiative is aimed at engaging our community in a discussion of respectful ways of living and learning in a higher education […]
Civility Week
October 8–11 The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosts Civility Week, a week of activities, talks, and workshops aimed at achieving the goals of FIT's civility initiative. For a Civility Week schedule, click here. The initiative is aimed at engaging our community in a discussion of respectful ways of living and learning in a higher education […]
Civility Week
October 8–11 The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosts Civility Week, a week of activities, talks, and workshops aimed at achieving the goals of FIT's civility initiative. For a Civility Week schedule, click here. The initiative is aimed at engaging our community in a discussion of respectful ways of living and learning in a higher education […]
Fall 2018 Open House
Fall 2018 Open House
The Fall Open House is designed especially for prospective students and families who are interested in learning more about FIT. Explore FIT's 29 undergraduate majors in fashion, visual arts and design, business, film and media, and the liberal arts Meet current students and FIT faculty members Speak with representatives from the Admissions, Financial Services, and […]
Campus Safety Day
Campus Safety Day
This year’s Campus Safety Day event is being held during FIT’s Civility Week, taking place Monday, October 8 to Thursday, October 11, and Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We hope that by attending Campus Safety Day you will learn about the various ways you can keep yourself and your peers safe. Any small action of kindness could […]
Dean’s Forum: The Business of Modest Wear
Dean’s Forum: The Business of Modest Wear
The Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology presents a Fall 2018 Dean's Forum. Modest wear has gained in popularity with Christian, Jewish, and Muslim women thirsty for stylish clothes that satisfy their religious preferences and for women with a preference for wearing less skin-revealing clothes. The audience will hear from modest wear […]
Diversity Comic Con
Diversity Comic Con
FIT will host Diversity Comic Con as the culminating event of Civility Week, October 8–11, featuring Artists’ Alley, panel discussions, portfolio reviews, and a cosplay pageant. While the medium of comic books has been around for almost a century, the visibility and participation of minorities have been sorely lacking. But times are changing, and the causes and visibility of multicultural arts […]
Teachable Moments: Criss-Crossing the Globe: Flamenco Film and Performance
Teachable Moments: Criss-Crossing the Globe: Flamenco Film and Performance
This event, sponsored by the FIT Diversity Council, features a screening of the documentary Triana, Pura y Pura by Ricardo Pachón, which chronicles the expulsion of Roma, who were flamenco innovators, from Triana, Spain, in the '50s. The event also features flamenco performances by Basilio Georges, Aurora Reyes, and Anna de la Paz. FIT adjunct instructor, flamenco […]
National Coming Out Day Movie Screening: ‘Love, Simon’
National Coming Out Day Movie Screening: ‘Love, Simon’
Join the FIT community to watch the movie Love, Simon in celebration of National Coming Out Day. Members from FIT’s Campus Anti-violence Education Group will be tabling as well during the movie. We hope you can stop by to have some popcorn, pick up some information about National Coming Out Day, and watch the movie. This event is part […]
Seeing Light: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Lighting Design
Seeing Light: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Lighting Design
The Interior Design Department will hold an evening lecture and demonstration of the physical properties of light. The lecture and demonstration will be presented by Cindy Limauro, professor of Lighting Design at Carnegie Mellon University, and Christopher Popowich, principal designer at C & C Lighting. The lecture is sponsored by the Designers Lighting Forum of […]
The Art Market and Money Laundering: A Symposium
The Art Market and Money Laundering: A Symposium
The Art Market Studies MA program at the School of Graduate Studies holds a symposium titled "The Art Market and Money Laundering." The symposium brings together notable experts from law enforcement, the art industry, academia, and financial crimes compliance to engage in a robust discussion on the current state of the art market and laundering and how more effectively to uncover, […]
Remembering Ruth: A Tribute to the Life of Ruth Finley
Remembering Ruth: A Tribute to the Life of Ruth Finley
A memorial service for Ruth Finley, creator of the Fashion Calendar and recipient of the FIT President's Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2016, will be held on Saturday, October 13, at 3 pm, in the Haft Theater, and will be followed by a reception in the John E. Reeves Great Hall. Finley died August 25, […]