Community Impact Program
Advance Your Education
Develop leadership skills and engage in activities designed to build your stature within the business community. The Community Impact Program prepares you for a global career by emphasizing civic responsibility, personal growth, and cooperative, team-driven experiences.
- Participate in New York Tech student organizations, clubs, honor societies, and special events designed to build teamwork, cultivate your leadership abilities, and demonstrate your applied knowledge.
- Take advantage of academic assistance, career advisement, and mentoring programs to maximize your educational and professional development
- Expand your learning opportunities beyond the classroom to include community service projects as well as visits to global financial sites, such as the New York Stock Exchange, Wall Street and Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
- Serve as a Student Ambassador or as a member of the Student Advisory Board and learn important team building, communication, and leadership skills while promoting and advancing the mission of the School of Management.
Speak to your faculty advisor to determine which activities are available each semester.
Program Calendar
HOW MUCH COMMUNITY IMPACT DO I PARTICIPATE IN?
We encourage you to take as many community impact activities as possible to fully develop and express your empathy and social awareness. You’re required to complete twenty Professional Enrichment + Community Impact activities to fulfill degree requirements for a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Please note some activities can be repeated to net you more than one point. Contact the Community Impact Program director for details.
Community Impact Activities
Successful completion of individual activities earns you one Community Impact point that you will apply toward your degree. You may upload the following documentation as proof of participation for a Community Impact point: community service letters, donation receipts, and attendance records of clubs and associations. Other documentation will be accepted with pre-approval. Contact Dr. Bisrat Kinfemichael at bkinfemi@nyit.edu for more details.
Learn about American history and culture as you visit key sites such as the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the USS Intrepid, Ellis Island, and the Statue of Liberty. You’ll also visit the Tenement Museum to learn how immigrants across the centuries arrived in America, where they lived, and their working conditions.
Take advantage of our onsite and online tutoring options and keep your GPA at its highest. We’ll help you form study groups with fellow students, track your progress through each semester, and ensure you have the resources and guidance to master your areas of study.
Evaluate the best career paths for you. Participate in job shadowing activities in which you’ll watch professionals in the workforce, attend career fairs and professional conferences, and learn under New York Tech alumni mentors.
Students who want to help those in need can earn Community Impact credit by donating to a charitable cause. Read the mission statements of some of the best charitable causes to learn about their efforts to help people in need.
- New York Tech School of Management
- Alzheimer’s Association
- American Cancer Society
- American Red Cross
- Autism Speaks
- FEEDING AMERICA
- Habitat for Humanity
- Parkinson’s Foundation
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- United Way Worldwide
*PLEASE NOTE, DONATIONS CAN BE FOR $1.00 OR MORE FOR EACH CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION TO GAIN COMMUNITY IMPACT CREDIT.
Many of our student clubs and associations are affiliated with nationally and internationally renowned professional organizations. Join one of these societies and build your leadership skills as you plan events, welcome industry executives to our New York Tech campuses, and help build community outreach among students, faculty, and staff, as well as the external business marketplace.
Build collaborative programs that better our society and improve the lives of others. Promote a culture of community service as you forge relationships with nonprofit partners, including City Harvest, Covenant House, Paws for a Cause, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and more.
Journey to the heart of the financial capital of the world—visit Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Museum of Finance, the United Nations, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and more. You’ll meet with leading executives, diplomats, and other specialists who formulate monetary and financial policy around the world.
Free food, good company, and lively conversation — who could ask for anything more? Sit down with faculty members and your fellow students for lunch and dialogue on a diverse set of topics.
Participation in an honor society demonstrates your commitment to academic achievement, community service, civic responsibility, and leadership.
Distinguish yourself through academic achievement and community service. Be eligible to earn scholarships in your area of professional interest through our corporate partners and New York Tech alumni.
Dress in your best business suit as you meet with top executives from the world of finance, business, human resource, and hospitality. Discuss leadership, ethics, networking, and career opportunities around a board table as you enjoy lunch and share experiences.
We offer multiple mentoring opportunities and platforms to help you pursue your career goals and learn from professionals in your area of study.
- Business Leader-to-Student track introduces you to leading New York Tech alumni, industry executives, and NYIT School of Management’s Advisory Board.
- E-mentoring allows you to build professional relationships around the world as you enhance your multicultural awareness—perfect for a career in the global marketplace.
- Student-to-Student mentoring unites seniors and juniors with first-year business students to help them make the most of their New York Tech experience.
Students who serve as mentors can earn Community Impact points.
As a member of the Student Advisory Board, you’ll serve as the voice of New York Tech students. Learn about organizational management as you develop new educational opportunities, report directly to the dean on student suggestions and opinions, and gain professional board experience.
Become a student ambassador and serve as a steward of the School of Management. You’ll build your communication and leadership skills while forging connections with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and external groups. Eligibility requires at least New York Tech 15 credits completed as well as a 3.6 GPA.
All new students are required to enroll in our School of Management Orientation (either BUSI100 or BUSI610) during their first semester of study. The orientation highlights the principles of our Career Building Platform (CBP) program.
Returning students can earn Community Impact Points by actively participating in, and delivering, such events as as open houses, enrollment activities, orientation, and other events that help promote our programs to prospective and new students.
Contact Us
Bisrat Kinfemichael
Ph.D. Director of Community Impact
212.261.1658
bkinfemi@nyit.edu