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Celebration Honors Five SUNY Chancellor’s Award Winners

May 26, 2026 Jonathan Vatner Faculty/Staff, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, School of Graduate Studies, School of Liberal Arts, SUNY, Top Stories

Each year, FIT’s Faculty and Staff Recognition Celebration honors employees who have received grants, release time for research, sabbaticals, and […]

SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. Speaks at FIT’s Sustainability Conference

April 13, 2026 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, SUNY, Sustainability, Top Stories

John B. King Jr., chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), visited FIT to offer remarks at the […]

FIT’s 20th Sustainability Conference Highlights ‘Industry Disruptors’

April 13, 2026 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, Featured, FIT + Industry, SUNY, Sustainability

Rebuilding the creative industries through grit, agile persistence, and the art of negotiation Nalleli Cobo was 9 years old when […]

Laticha Brown and Elena Romero Selected for SUNY LEADS Fellowships

February 20, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Business & Technology, SUNY

Professors Laticha Brown, chair of Fashion Business Management, and Elena Romero, assistant chair of Marketing Communications, have both been selected […]

Jennifer Shloming Gives Presentation for National Distance Learning Week

November 6, 2025 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts, SUNY

Jennifer R. Shloming, associate professor and assistant chair of Science and Math, gave a presentation during National Distance Learning Week […]

SUNY Board of Trustees and Chancellor King Announce the Appointment of Jason S. Schupbach as the Next President of FIT

October 28, 2025 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, SUNY, Top Stories

The State University of New York Board of Trustees voted to name Jason S. Schupbach as the seventh president of […]

people stand outside FIT's new academic building for the ribbon cutting ceremony and naming of it as the Joyce F. Brown Academic Building

FIT Unveils the Joyce F. Brown Academic Building

October 27, 2025 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Featured, SUNY, Top Stories

On Thursday, October 23, FIT unveiled the Joyce F. Brown Academic Building, the first new academic building on FIT’s campus […]

Whitney Crutchfield Named a SUNY Sustainability Faculty Fellow

October 15, 2025 Kim Masibay College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Business & Technology, SUNY, Sustainability

Whitney Crutchfield, assistant professor of Textile Development and Marketing in FIT’s Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology, […]

The Educational Opportunity Programs at 50: An Interview with Director Taur Orange

October 13, 2025 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, SUNY, Top Stories

For over 40 years, Taur Orange has led FIT’s Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP), a vital support system that guides socioeconomically […]

EOP at 50: Zackery Echevarria ’22

October 6, 2025 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, School of Liberal Arts, SUNY

Zackery Echevarria, Film and Media ’22, is an EOP program counselor at FIT, where he works in student development, event […]