
Spotlight on Education
Welcome to Spotlight on Education, celebrating teaching and learning and featuring news, events, student work, and faculty from the education division of NYIT School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Education. Contact myildiz@nyit.edu for more information.

Dr. Robert Feirsen presented at the 2018 Educators Rising conference
Blog | Oct 01, 2018
Dr. Robert Feirsen presented at the 2018 Educators Rising conference in Orlando in June on the job search process in education. The workshop was attended by over 100 prospective and current teachers.
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Student Profile: Rosalba Giarratano
Profile | Sep 17, 2018
Through programs with NASA, Rosalba Giarratano is bringing space-age STEM-based learning into the classroom.
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NYIT alumni and adjunct professor Michael Tromblee named Educational Policy Fellow
NYIT alumni and adjunct professor Michael Tromblee selected to participate in the Educational Policy Fellowship Program.
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Dr. Melda N.Yildiz from NYIT visited HIT
The visit on July 24, 2018 was initiated as a follow-up activity of the Memorandum of Understanding for Academic Cooperation between the institutions, signed in April 2018 by the President of Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), Prof. Edward Yakubov and the President of NYIT Dr. Henry Foley.
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New Faculty Receive New York Welcome
Feature | Aug 30, 2018
The latest faculty members joining the university were welcomed by NYIT President Hank Foley, Ph.D., at the New Faculty Reception on August 28 at NYIT de Seversky Mansion.
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Welcome Back!
Feature | Aug 29, 2018
As the fall 2018 semester begins, students are invited to a Week of Welcome events to kick off the new school year.
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Special Inauguration Issue and Thank You to Our Donors
Feature | Jul 12, 2018
In this special edition of NYIT Magazine, we celebrate President Foley’s inauguration, showcase the accomplishments of our community of makers and doers, thank our donors who have made the dream of a college education possible for so many students, and look to the future of NYIT.
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UNESCO Presentations by Education Faculty and Students
Hui-Yin Hsu, Ph.D.Robert Feirsen, Ed.D., Shiang-Kwei Wang, Ph.D., Melda Yildiz, Ed.D.,and Minaz Fazal, Ph.D., presented at UNESCO conference 2018 Education Solutions International Conference in New York City, April 19-21, 2018.
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Publishing Oppportunity by Education Faculty
Drs. Yildiz, Fazal, Ahn, and Feirsen is co-editing a book titled: "Media Literacy Research and Applications Across Disciplines"
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