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VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS APPOINTED
Giacomo (Jack) Oliva has been appointed vice president for Academic
Affairs, effective June 6. Before coming to FIT, Oliva was dean of the
University of Nebraska's Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.
Prior to that, he was director of the University of Florida's School of
Music for nine years, and head of the University of Mississippi's music
department for seven years. Oliva has a BA and MA from Montclair State
University, and an EdD from New York University.
DEAN FOR THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES APPOINTED
W. Taylor Johnson has been appointed dean for the School of
Graduate Studies, effective July 5. He served at Georgetown University
for 15 years, developing and directing the medical center's Office of
Biomedical Graduate Education. Prior to that, Johnson was at The
Catholic University of America, where he established the Office of
Graduate Student Services and served as its coordinator for ten years.
He has a BA and MFA from The Catholic University of America, and a DLS
from Georgetown University.
FIT COMMUNITY MEMBERS HONORED WITH AWARDS
The following FIT community members received
SUNY Chancellor's Awards:
Award for Excellence in Teaching
Nancy Kaplan Ostroff, Fashion Merchandising Management
Karen Pearson, Science and Mathematics
Daniel Levinson Wilk, American History
C.J. Yeh, Communication Design
Award for Faculty Service
Melanie Reim, Illustration
Award for Excellence in Scholarship and
Creative Activities
Lourdes Font, History of Art, Fashion and Textile Studies:
History, Theory, Museum Practice
Award for Excellence in Classified
Service-Community Colleges
Mary Tsujimoto, Liberal Arts Dean's Office
Award for Student Excellence
Jusil Carroll, Fashion Design
Lily Chen, Production Management
Catherine Garrison, International Trade and Marketing
Amanda Shay, Fashion Merchandising Management
Julia Sinelnikova, Fine Arts
Heather Viggiani, Advertising and Marketing Communications
Scholar Athlete Award
Annelise Trezza, Fine Arts—half marathon
Michelle Welles, Fashion Merchandising Management—swimming and diving
The following faculty members received FIT awards, presented for the
first time this year:
Faculty Excellence Award
Deborah Klesenski-Rispoli, Photography
Sandra Krasovec, Packaging Design
C.J. Yeh, Communication Design
President's Award for Faculty Excellence
Joseph Antee, Fashion Merchandising Management
Judy Ellis, Toy Design
STUDENT DESIGNS DISPLAYED IN DEPARTMENT STORE WINDOWS
Bahram Hakakian, CEO of Barami department stores, served as
the critic for the Advanced Draping Techniques class and selected eight
students from the class to show work in this spring's AAS exhibition, Film Noir. He selected
dresses by Mark Eric, Film Noir's Critic's Award winner, and Brittney Banks, Aisling
Camps, and Tanja Mrdja to be displayed in Barami's widows in May. For more
information, contact
Barbara Arata-Gavere, 75004.
SUNY LAUNCHES UNIVERSITY REPORT CARD
On May 17,
The
State University of New York launched an annual
SUNY report card,
which allows New Yorkers to hold it accountable for
the progress it pledges to make as outlined in its strategic plan, The
Power of SUNY. SUNY will measure success in teaching and research, and
also embrace its public mission to play a role in the critical issues
facing the state, including helping to turn around New York's economy
and improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers. To do this, it has
indentified priorities in alternative energy, "cradle-to-career"
education, globalization, diversity, research and innovation, health and
wellness, and the impact SUNY students, faculty, and staff can have on
building stronger communities statewide. The report card uses internally and externally
validated metrics to track progress in these areas.
FIT HOLDS DANCE-A-THON FOR CHARITY
In May, the Student Life Department and FITSA hosted a Dance-a-Thon to
benefit Kids In
Distressed Situations (KIDS). There were approximately 60
participants, and the event raised more than $2,300 for KIDS. For more
information, contact Student Life, 74130.
ILLUSTRATION MFA FACULTY MEMBER
ILLUSTRATES STAMP
Nancy Stahl illustrated a new 55-cent
charity stamp
for the U.S. Postal Service, depicting an Amur tiger cub. Eleven cents from the sale of each stamp
benefit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wildlife Without Borders Multinational Species
Conservation Funds, which protect endangered species such as rhinos, Asian and African elephants, great
apes, and marine turtles. For more information, contact
Melanie Reim,
74318.
INTERIOR DESIGN FACULTY MEMBER SHOWS WORK IN EXHIBITION, WINS AWARD
Johannes Knoops has a kinetic work, "Evoking Obsolete Devices
with Kinetic Fantasies," in the
Pacific Design Center's TIMEless
exhibition, which explores applications of interactive design across
various disciplines. In addition, the
International Design Awards honored him with a silver award for his
project "Windscraper."
For more information, contact
Johannes Knoops.
SOCIAL SCIENCES FACULTY MEMBER GIVES PRESENTATION
Yuniya Kawamura presented her research on Japanese
subcultures and fashion at the
Museum of Arts & Design's symposium Ecstatic Skin: The Evolution of
Subcultures in a Global World. For more information, contact
Yuniya Kawamura, 74926.
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