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Globally Connected @ FIT Presents: The Instituto Técnico Superior Mercy Jácquez (ITESUMJ) in the Dominican Republic
March 11 at 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
A virtual conversation between students from the Instituto Técnico Superior Mercy Jácquez (ITESUMJ) and FIT students about studying at their institutions, how they spend their time, and what they hope for their future careers in design. The founder of ITESUMJ was Mercy Jácquez, a graduate of FIT in the late 1970s. The conversation will be moderated by FIT professor Zaida Godoy Navarro and ITESUMJ professor and head of Admissions, Engagement, and Outreach Arvi María Mármol Hernández, and will be held in English and Spanish.
Zaida Godoy Navarro is assistant professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at FIT. She received her PhD in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages at The Graduate Center at CUNY. In her research on contemporary Latin-American and Latinx theater, she explores representations of violence, social justice, immigration and issues of gender with a special emphasis on masculinities.
Arvi María Mármol Hernández is head of Admissions, Engagement and Outreach Coordinator, and Public Relations Manager at the Instituto Técnico Superior Mercy Jácquez (ITESUMJ). At this institution, the first Higher Education in the Dominican Republic to be specialized in Interior and Fashion Design, she also teaches about the Dominican Constitution, Professional Ethics, Technical English, and Thesis Dissertation.
Globally Connected @ FIT is hosted by the Office of International Programs, History of Art, and the Cultural Fellows.
This virtual event is free and open to the public; REGISTER ONLINE.
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