Dedicating Henry C. Foley Hall

The Midge Karr Fine Arts and Design Center on the Long Island campus is now officially known as Henry C. Foley Hall, renamed for President Emeritus Henry C. “Hank” Foley, Ph.D., at a dedication ceremony on May 13. Foley retired on June 30, 2025; he joined the university as president in 2017.

The newly named Henry C. Foley Hall is the home of Startup Tech Central, a new center featuring maker spaces, mentorship programs, startup training, and more. This hub is a key feature of the university’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy, created during Foley’s tenure, which also brings together new courses and curricula, networking activities and events, and a $5 million venture fund, positioning New York Tech as a university offering comprehensive support for entrepreneurship. The effort to rename the building in Foley’s honor was driven by Board of Trustees Chair Peter J. Romano (B.Arch. ’76), who, along with other trustees, was also a driving force to create the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy.

Additionally, New York Tech announced it has formed a chapter of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), an organization dedicated to recognizing, encouraging, and enhancing academic invention.