English and Communication Studies Faculty Member Publishes Open Textbook

May 9, 2016 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, School of Liberal Arts, SUNY

Melissa Tombro has published an open textbook titled Teaching Autoethnography: Personal Writing in the Classroom through OpenSUNY. The book is dedicated to the practice of […]

FIT Continues to Rank Among Top Colleges

December 8, 2015 FIT Newsroom College & Campus, FIT + Industry, FIT in the News, Home, Press, School of Art & Design, Students, SUNY

FIT continues to score top placements in national rankings of colleges and universities, both in the U.S. and globally. The […]

2015 Carole Sloan Scholar Is Named By FIT’s Home Products Development Program

November 10, 2015 Steven Bibb College & Campus, FIT in the News, Home, Press, School of Graduate Studies, Students, SUNY

Molly Silsby, a seventh-semester student majoring in Home Products Development at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), State University of […]

Call for Nominations: SUNY Distinguished Professorships

September 28, 2015 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, FIT DIRECT, SUNY

SUNY is now accepting nominations for its SUNY Distinguished Professorships. This program is different from the Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. Only full professors […]

Call for Nominations: SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence

August 24, 2015 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, FIT DIRECT, SUNY

Nominations are now being accepted for the SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in the categories of full-time Teaching, Faculty Service, Scholarship and Creative Activities, […]

Four Peruvian FIT Students Participate in Fashion Show Celebrating Peruvian Design and Culture

July 14, 2015 Steven Bibb College & Campus, Home, Press, School of Art & Design, Students, SUNY

In celebration of Peruvian fashion design and textiles, and in support of President Barack Obama’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas […]

Saks Fifth Avenue and FIT Trustee Edwin A. Goodman Honored at Annual Gala

June 18, 2015 Steven Bibb Events, FIT DIRECT, FIT in the News, Home, SUNY

With more than $1.3 million raised and more than 600 people in attendance, FIT and the FIT Foundation honored Saks […]

Brooke Shields and Marc Metrick to Speak at 2015 Commencement Ceremonies

May 12, 2015 Steven Bibb Center for Continuing & Professional Studies, College & Campus, FIT in the News, Press, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, School of Graduate Studies, School of Liberal Arts, Students, SUNY

Brooke Shields and Marc Metrick will be the keynote speakers at FIT’s 2015 commencement ceremonies. Architect Daniel Libeskind will receive an honorary degree. Fashion industry executive and FIT chairman emeritus Peter G. Scotese will receive the President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement. Joy Herfel Cronin, Ralph Lauren Corporation group president of the Americas and FIT alumna, and Randy Fenoli, television personality and FIT alumnus, will both receive President’s Awards for Creative Excellence.