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FIT Named the Safest College in America

August 16, 2021 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Rankings, Top Stories

New York City may be a huge metropolis, but students at FIT are very safe, according to a recent ranking. […]

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SUNYFest Featuring AJR and Kesha

April 20, 2021 Laura Hatmaker

The Department of Student Life and the FIT Student Activities Board invite you to a virtual concert on Saturday, April […]

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Blush Magazine Wins Pacemaker Award for Second Year in a Row

March 18, 2021 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Students, Top Stories

FIT’s student-run fashion and culture magazine, Blush, has won a 2020 Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press for the […]

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Meet the Curators of FIT’s Black Student Union’s Virtual Exhibition

February 22, 2021 Corey Lacey College & Campus, Students, Top Stories

From left: Back to the Present curators Joi Berry, Communication Design AAS ‘21; Ashleigh Simpson, Fashion Design AAS ‘21; and […]

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SUNY Celebrates FIT EOP Student for Academic Achievement

February 2, 2021 Corey Lacey Students, SUNY

Ava Pina’s remarks begin at 5:03-5:42. For the second year, SUNY announced the recipients of the Norman R. McConney, Jr., […]

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Hermes Torres Discusses His Artwork on BronxNet TV

February 7, 2020 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home

Hermes Torres, Student Life Technical Supervisor and Textile/Surface Design Classroom Assistant, was recently interviewed about his artistic practice on the […]

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FIT Named a Finalist for Campus Labs’ Collaborator Award

November 11, 2019 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home

FIT was named a finalist for a Campus Labs’ Collaborator Award for the college’s successful integration of the online student […]

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FIT Family Weekend

September 9, 2019 Laura Hatmaker

October 26 and 27, 2019 The FIT campus is a student’s home away from home, and each year we invie […]

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Marissa Stephani Discusses Student Engagement at National Conference

August 12, 2019 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home

Marissa Stephani, program coordinator, Student Life, gave a presentation at Campus Labs’ Connect Conference in Baltimore in July. She discussed […]

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Knitting for Civility

November 28, 2018 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Students, Top Stories

As part of their community service requirement, the FIT student chapter of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) […]

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Exhibition: By Design: Collections, Public Art, and Spatial Experience — Opens

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FROM THE SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN BLOG

THIS STRIPE PRINT INVOKES A DESIRE TO EXPLORE THE STREETS OF OLD SAN JUAN AND HERITAGE OF THE TAINO.

Carnaval, Culebra, Encanto: Alexa Rivera Explores Puerto Rican Culture in Textiles

Alexa Rivera, a recent Textile/Surface Design graduate who took Prof. Susanne Goetz’s advanced screen printing class last semester, created a collection of designs inspired by Puerto Rico. The collection combines the island’s Taino culture dating back to before Columbus arrived, local architecture, and florals, to beautifully merge history and textile design.  Read more

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