Highlights of President Foley’s Tenure
September 2019
New York Tech rises in U.S. News & World Report rankings. It is ranked among the top 50 universities in the North, moving up eight places to No. 42.
September 2019
President Foley announces the “Do. Make. Innovate. Reinvent the Future.” tagline as well as the reintroduction of “New York Tech.”
September 2019
New York Tech becomes a member of the prestigious Association of Independent Technological Universities (AITU).
January 2021
NYITCOM-Arkansas launches Master’s of Science in Biomedical Science.
October 22, 2021
The grand opening of the Grizzly Cupboard, the university’s inclusive and confidential on-campus resource offering free, wholesome, and healthy nonperishable food items to students.
November 2021
Through a NASA contract with the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences’ Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center, student employees begin to build unique technology prototypes based on existing NASA patents.
January 2021
NYITCOM-Arkansas launches Masters of Science in Biomedical Science.
June 2021
New degrees, including an Engineering, Ph.D., are introduced.
October 22, 2021
The grand opening of the Grizzly Cupboard, the university’s inclusive and confidential on-campus resource offering free, wholesome, and healthy nonperishable food items to students.
October 27, 2021
The School of Architecture and Design celebrates the opening of the IDC Foundation Digital Fabrication and Robotic Matter Design Labs (FabLabs) on the Long Island campus.
November 2021
Through a NASA contract with the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences’ Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center, student employees begin to build unique technology prototypes based on existing NASA patents.
January 2022
In a report issued by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, the university ranked among the top 2 percent of U.S. colleges for return on investment for low-income students.
June 2022
Professor Michael Hadjiargyrou, Ph.D., is named New York Institute of Technology’s first distinguished professor.
January 2022
In a report issued by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, the university ranked among the top 2 percent of U.S. colleges for return on investment for low-income students.
March 2022
Innovation in Action, the university’s strategic action plan, is approved by the New York Tech Board of Trustees.
June 2022
Professor Michael Hadjiargyrou, Ph.D., is named New York Institute of Technology’s first distinguished professor.
July 2022
The School of Management’s M.B.A. program is ranked No. 45 out of 2,523 graduate business programs in the United States.
April 2023
New York Tech joins the National Academy of Inventors.
July 2023
Professor Anthony (Martin) Gerdes, Ph.D., is named New York Tech’s first university professor.
September 2023
New York Tech continues to rise in U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking, improving its position to No. 21 in the regional ranking.
September 15, 2023
Demolition begins on the new Biomedical Research, Innovation, and Imaging Center (BRIIC) on the Long Island campus.
January 2024
Extending a designation first awarded in 2016, New York Tech is designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense education.
August 2024
Associate Professor of Digital Art and Design Rozina Vavetsi, M.Sc., is awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar fellowship.
September 2024
New York Tech hosts Fidelis Ndambuki Kilonzo, Ph.D., the university’s first Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence.
October 9, 2024
Tech Threads, an inclusive on-campus “professional closet” that provides students with no-cost access to new and gently used career clothing and accessories for interviews, career fairs, networking events, the workplace, and other related experiences opens.
December 2024
New York Tech launches a minor in artificial intelligence.
March 26, 2024
Newly renovated College of Engineering and Computing Sciences laboratories open on the New York City campus.
September 2024
For the first time, New York Institute of Technology ranks among the top 15 universities in the North, improving its position to No. 15 in the regional ranking in the North in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking.
October 2024
New York Tech introduces the Honors College.
December 2024
NYITCOM Professor Todd J. Cohen, M.D., elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
January 2024
Extending a designation first awarded in 2016, New York Tech is designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense education.
March 26, 2024
Newly renovated College of Engineering and Computing Sciences laboratories open on the New York City campus.
August 2024
Associate Professor of Digital Art and Design Rozina Vavetsi, M.Sc., is awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar fellowship.
September 2024
For the first time, New York Institute of Technology ranks among the top 15 universities in the North, improving its position to No. 15 in the regional ranking in the North in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking.
September 2024
New York Tech hosts Fidelis Ndambuki Kilonzo, Ph.D., a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence from Kenya, the university’s first Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence.
October 2024
New York Tech introduces the Honors College.
October 9, 2024
The opening of Tech Threads, an inclusive on-campus “professional closet” that provides students with no-cost access to new and gently used career clothing and accessories for interviews, career fairs, networking events, the workplace, and other related experiences.
December 2024
New York Tech launches a minor in artificial intelligence.
December 2024
NYITCOM Professor Todd J. Cohen, M.D., elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
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