January 2024
Faculty Workshop: It’s Your First Day of Class
Please join Brian Fallon, director of Faculty Development, and Jeffrey Riman, Center for Excellence in Teaching coordinator, for “It’s Your First Day of Class!” This session covers topics intended to help you start the semester off strong, including tips on teaching, preparation, and planning for your first day and beyond; creating a syllabus; and innovative ideas for engaging students. This virtual event is for FIT faculty only; please join using this Webex link 5 minutes before the 1 pm start time.
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Globally Connected @ FIT: Cultural Mapping of American and Chinese Dreams: Imagining Across Transpacific Boundaries
A discussion based on Dr. Melody Li’s new book Transpacific Cartographies: Narrating the Contemporary Chinese Diaspora in the United States. The book examines how contemporary Chinese diasporic narratives address the existential loss of home for immigrant communities at a time of global precarity and amid rising Sino-U.S. tensions. Intersecting with and bridging Sinophone studies, Chinese American studies, and diaspora studies and drawing on theories of literary cartography, Transpacific Cartographies demonstrates how the transpacific “maps” the Chinese diaspora draw offer their…
Find out more »Virtual Canva Workshop
Learn how you can maximize this platform to revamp your resume, present like a pro, spice up your social media, and more! This event is for the FIT community only; RSVP on FITLink or Corq, by emailing [email protected], or by calling (212) 217-3060.
Find out more »Love Your Library Book Talk: Draping for Apparel Design
Dr. Susan Ashdown will discuss her book Draping for Apparel Design. A Q&A will follow. Moderated by FIT Professor Keith Fraley. This virtual event is free and open to the public; REGISTER HERE.
Find out more »March 2024
DEISJ General Education Category: An Information Session
Join Carla J. DuBose-Simons, PhD, assistant professor of history, Westchester Community College, and Arnaud Lambert, PhD, associate professor of sociology and anthropology, Jamestown Community College, for this 60-minute webinar overviewing the new SUNY Diversity Equity Inclusion and Social Justice (DEISJ) General Education category. These two SUNY DEISJ fellows will review the learning outcomes and discuss DEISJ concepts, theories, and pedagogical interventions that can help faculty build a DEISJ designated course or infuse DEISJ content and learning outcomes related to DEISJ…
Find out more »World Affairs Lecture Series: Displacement and Belonging
Christina Simons In this virtual World Affairs Lecture, documentary photographer Christina Simons will be In conversation with Dr. Souzeina Mushtaq, assistant professor of Communication and Media Studies at University of Wisconsin–River Falls, on the topic of "Displacement and Belonging: Running to Nowhere, A Story of Central America." Christina Simons is an award-winning international documentary photographer focused on humanitarian issues and cultural diversity. Her work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, the BBC Online, The Wall…
Find out more »Globally Connected @ FIT: Getting in Touch with Aegean Dress History
How do archaeologists study the production and consumption of clothes in prehistoric times? In what ways was dress important in prehistoric communities? Why should contemporary fashion designers learn about textile archaeology and dressing in antiquity? After briefly presenting the fundamentals of practicing textile archaeology without archaeological textiles—the most common case for archaeological projects in prehistory—and reviewing the technology and the practices used, Mina Nikolovieni will introduce ways of examining the notion of dress for early Greek communities. Gerasimoula Ioanna (Mina)…
Find out more »FIT Authors Talks: Alexander Nagel on ‘Color and Meaning in the Art of Achaemenid Persia’
In his book Color and Meaning in the Art of Achaemenid Persia, Alexander Nagel investigates the use of polychromy in the art and architecture of ancient Iran. Focusing on Persepolis, he explores the topic within the context of the modern historiography of Achaemenid art and the scientific investigation of a range of works and monuments in Iran and in museums around the world. Nagel’s study contextualizes scholarly efforts to retrieve aspects of ancient polychromies in Western Asia and interrogates current…
Find out more »April 2024
The Making of a Student Exhibition: Cross-Pollination: ¡Moda Hoy!
Photograph: Danny Alvarado; models: Priya Adhikary and Angelina Rataj. Learn from the two co-curators of the exhibition Cross-Pollination: ¡Moda Hoy! about an exciting collaboration between students in New York City and Singapore. Student artists from both fashion colleges engaged in creative dialogues around the themes of Myth and Rituals, Beliefs and Economics of Care, and Activism and Resistance. Meet the two co-curators Aly Barnaba and Dina Pritmani, both Art History and Museum Professions '24, and some of the talented artists…
Find out more »May 2024
FIT Authors Talk: Michelle Lawton on Moderating a Love Affair With Food
Packaging Design Adjunct Professor Michelle Lawton will present on her book, Moderating a Love Affair with Food: 10 Tips for Mindful Eating and Drinking. Moderating a Love Affair with Food: 10 Tips to Mindful Eating and Drinking is an easy-to-read and entertaining guidebook for the industry pro, the food- and wine-obsessed, “foodie,” home cook, or any eater who adores food and drink but is looking for a little help with moderating. The book offers 10 tips for self-control based on…
Find out more »Center for Continuing and Professional Studies Info Session (Remote)
Looking for a new job, skill, or do you just want to learn something new, interesting, and innovative? FIT’s programs in the Center for Continuing and Professional Studies are the perfect fit for those looking to advance in their careers or find a new job or learn the latest technologies. Learn about certificate opportunities in a variety of fields, as well as individual course offerings, from beginner to advanced. A question-and-answer session will follow a presentation highlighting course and certificate…
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