Celebrate Black History Month 2024
February is Black History Month. Throughout the month, New York Institute of Technology will celebrate by hosting a series of events. The university also recognizes our Black alumni, students, and faculty who are doing great things in their professional and academic careers as well as in their communities. Learn more about them.
Black ’N Brunch
February 1
12:45 – 2 p.m.
Student Activities Center (SAC), Bears Den, Long Island
Join the Black Student Union to kick off New York Tech’s Black History Month celebration.
Register on Campus Groups
Black History Month Karaoke Night
February 2
6 – 8 p.m.
16 W. 61st St., 11th-floor auditorium, New York City
Join the Office of Student Life to celebrate the start of Black History Month with a karaoke night! Dress as your favorite artist.
Register on Campus Groups
Black Student Union and ASA Beads in Culture Event
February 13
5:30 – 8 p.m.
1849 Broadway, Metro Café, New York City
Join the New York City Black Student Union and African Student Alliance (ASA) as they explore the culture of bead making within the Black diaspora. Learn how to make beads for the wrist, neck, waist, and more, and learn what they represent throughout our different cultures.
Register on Campus Groups
Black History Month Jeopardy with BSU
February 15
12:45 – 2 p.m.
Anna Rubin Hall, room 311, Long Island
Participate in a game show where audience members get to answer trivia questions about Black history. Students can learn about Black History Month and recognize the contributions of Black pioneers who changed the world. Also join the National Society of Black Engineers for its first general meeting of the semester to learn important information about upcoming programs and events.
Register on Campus Groups
ASA Owambe Night
February 21
5:30 – 9 p.m.
16 W. 61st St., 11th-floor auditorium, New York City
Join the African Student Alliance (ASA) for Owambe Night! Owambe is a Yoruba term that means a gathering of Africans. Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate life and African culture. Come dance, eat, and celebrate in your traditional attire.
Register on Campus Groups
NYC BSU Black History Improv
February 28
5:30 – 8 p.m.
16 W. 61st St., 11th-floor auditorium, New York City
Join the New York City Black Student Union as they reenact different parts of Black history. The event will feature focal points and moments throughout history that have had a meaningful impact on our communities.
Register on Campus Groups
Medical Students Receive Residency “Marching Orders”
Upon graduating this spring, 14 members of NYITCOM’s Class of 2025 will complete their residency training in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Engineering Student-Entrepreneurs Pitch Startups
College of Engineering and Computing Sciences students gathered at the New York Tech Business Incubator to present their startup companies—a unique culmination of one of the college’s newest experiential learning classes.
Brian Harper Honored by the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
At their 36th Annual Gala Awards and Toy Drive, the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce honored Brian Harper, M.D., M.P.H., as the Academic Chief Medical Officer of the Year.
An Exercise in Exercise
Exercise science students traded their classroom for the gym as they personally trained New York Tech faculty and staff in the Student Activity Center on the Long Island campus.
OMM Lab Rededication Ceremony Honors NYITCOM Founder
On December 6, NYITCOM celebrated the grand reopening and rededication of the NYITCOM Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Lab, honoring the legacy of Stanley Schiowitz, D.O., founder, chairman, and dean of NYITCOM.
Italian Student Reflects on His Student Exchange Experience
Mattia Bosio, a student from Politecnico di Milano in Italy, came to New York Tech in a student exchange program to immerse himself in a new culture and gain new insight into energy management.