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New York Institute of Technology Unveils Major Public Sector Scholarship
New York Institute of Technology President Henry C. "Hank" Foley, Ph.D., today announced a new public sector scholarship to honor the commitment and dedication of police officers, firefighters, EMT personnel, and K-12 teachers throughout New York, New ...
Apr 25, 2019, 1:21pm EDT
New York Institute of Technology Honors Voya Financial CHRO Kevin D. Silva, 2019 Honorary Degree Recipient
New York Institute of Technology will award an honorary degree to Kevin D. Silva, executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Voya Financial, Inc., the New York City-based financial services company with $8.5 billion in 2018 revenues...
Apr 23, 2019, 9:55am EDT
New York Institute of Technology Appoints Babak Beheshti as Dean, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences
Babak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) by Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Junius Gonzales, M.D., M.B.A. Beheshti, a resident o...
Apr 1, 2019, 10:06am EDT
Career-Oriented Summer Programs Return to NYIT
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) will again offer summer programs for area high school and early college students looking to explore hands-on professions like architecture, video game design, or engineering. The programs are formally known as NY...
Feb 4, 2019, 10:00am EST
NYIT Appoints Gordon Schmidt as Dean of School of Health Professions
Gordon Schmidt, Ph.D., FACSM, has been appointed dean of the School of Health Professions at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) by Vice President for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs, Jerry Balentine, D.O. Schmidt has served as interim dean ...
Jan 31, 2019, 4:44pm EST
NYIT Offers Hands-On Summer Programs for High Schoolers
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) will once again offer three career-oriented summer programs for high school students at its Old Westbury campus. The offerings, called "NYIT Academy," combine academic instruction with hands-on learning. Each ses...
Jan 28, 2019, 2:11pm EST
NYIT Hosts Sixth Annual Iron Chef Competition
What do you get when you bring together 20 police officers with excellent chopping skills and celebrity chef Tom Schaudel? The NYIT Cast Iron Chef Competition. For the sixth year, officers representing Old Brookville, Old Westbury, Nassau County, Suffo...
Oct 30, 2018, 10:25am EDT
NYIT Unveils New Lounges for Veteran Students
New York Institute of Technology recently celebrated the opening of new lounges for its veteran students at NYIT-New York City (Manhattan) and NYIT-Long Island (Old Westbury, N.Y.) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the New York City campus. New York St...
Oct 4, 2018, 10:51am EDT
After military aircraft jumps, ROTC member rejoins college soccer team
Ashley Johnson missed the opening two-plus weeks of the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) women's soccer season. She instead spent the time jumping out of military aircraft. Johnson, who is on track to graduate in May 2019 with a bachelor's de...
Sep 20, 2018, 10:19am EDT