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Join your fellow alumni and friends for a reception at the upcoming Atlantic Regional Osteopathic Conference in Atlantic City and catch up on all the exciting things happening at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine! NYITCOM Alumni Dinner at AROC Thursday, May 14, 7 p.m. Il Mulino 1000 Boardwalk Atlantic City, NJ 08401Register (https://alumni.nyit.edu/events/com-events/nyitcom-alumni-dinner-at-aroc-fy26) Please direct questions to Jared Meltzer, alumni relations specialist, at jmeltz02@nyit.edu (mailto:jmeltz02@nyit.edu).

You are cordially invited to the 2026 Alumni Reunion Weekend, which will celebrate the Classes of 1976 and 2001, on the weekend of May 15 – 17. Please register by Friday, May 1. Activities IncludeWelcome Reception (Friday, May 15, at 6 p.m.) Join your fellow alumni for appetizers, cocktails, and conversation at Seasons 52, 630 Old Country Rd., Garden City, N.Y.  Alumni Reunion Luncheon (Saturday, May 16, at 11 a.m.) Celebrate with President Jerry Balentine, D.O., FACEP, over lunch at NYIT de Seversky Mansion, Long Island campus, Old Westbury, N.Y.   VIP Breakfast (Sunday, May 17, at 8 a.m.) Start our commencement celebration at Café Orso, Student Activity Center, followed by the New York Institute of Technology 65th Commencement ceremony. Friday and Saturday events are open to all alumni and a guest to attend. Sunday's breakfast and commencement ceremony are reserved for the Classes of 1976 and 2001. If you have any questions, please contact Sabrina Polidoro, director of alumni relations, at spolidor@nyit.edu (mailto:spolidor@nyit.edu) or 516.686.7504.Register (https://alumni.nyit.edu/events/2526/reunion-registration)

You are cordially invited to the 2026 Alumni Reunion Weekend, which will celebrate the Classes of 1976 and 2001, on the weekend of May 15 – 17. Please register by Friday, May 1. Activities IncludeWelcome Reception (Friday, May 15, at 6 p.m.) Join your fellow alumni for appetizers, cocktails, and conversation at Seasons 52, 630 Old Country Rd., Garden City, N.Y.  Alumni Reunion Luncheon (Saturday, May 16, at 11 a.m.) Celebrate with President Jerry Balentine, D.O., FACEP, over lunch at NYIT de Seversky Mansion, Long Island campus, Old Westbury, N.Y.   VIP Breakfast (Sunday, May 17, at 8 a.m.) Start our commencement celebration at Café Orso, Student Activity Center, followed by the New York Institute of Technology 65th Commencement ceremony. Friday and Saturday events are open to all alumni and a guest to attend. Sunday's breakfast and commencement ceremony are reserved for the Classes of 1976 and 2001. If you have any questions, please contact Sabrina Polidoro, director of alumni relations, at spolidor@nyit.edu (mailto:spolidor@nyit.edu) or 516.686.7504.Register (https://alumni.nyit.edu/events/2526/reunion-registration)

You are cordially invited to the 2026 Alumni Reunion Weekend, which will celebrate the Classes of 1976 and 2001, on the weekend of May 15 – 17. Please register by Friday, May 1. Activities IncludeWelcome Reception (Friday, May 15, at 6 p.m.) Join your fellow alumni for appetizers, cocktails, and conversation at Seasons 52, 630 Old Country Rd., Garden City, N.Y.  Alumni Reunion Luncheon (Saturday, May 16, at 11 a.m.) Celebrate with President Jerry Balentine, D.O., FACEP, over lunch at NYIT de Seversky Mansion, Long Island campus, Old Westbury, N.Y.   VIP Breakfast (Sunday, May 17, at 8 a.m.) Start our commencement celebration at Café Orso, Student Activity Center, followed by the New York Institute of Technology 65th Commencement ceremony. Friday and Saturday events are open to all alumni and a guest to attend. Sunday's breakfast and commencement ceremony are reserved for the Classes of 1976 and 2001. If you have any questions, please contact Sabrina Polidoro, director of alumni relations, at spolidor@nyit.edu (mailto:spolidor@nyit.edu) or 516.686.7504.Register (https://alumni.nyit.edu/events/2526/reunion-registration)

Commencement 2026 will be held on Sunday, May 17, on the Long Island campus. Please continually check here for all important commencement information. More information will be added as the event approaches. For questions about the commencement ceremony, please contract the Commencement team at commencement@nyit.edu (mailto:commencement@nyit.edu).Information for Graduating Students (https://www.nyit.edu/event/commencement/graduating-students/)  Visiting Guests (https://www.nyit.edu/event/commencement/visiting-guests/)  Participating Faculty (https://www.nyit.edu/event/commencement/commencement-faculty/) Honorary Degree Recipients Kevin S. Law, J.D. Executive Vice President and Partner, TRITECDoctor of Laws Kevin S. Law joined TRITEC Development Group in April 2021 as executive vice president and partner, and has become an integral part of the development team and chairs the affordable housing team. Law joined TRITEC following a 10-year tenure as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Long Island Association (LIA), during which he made the LIA one of the most respected business organizations in New York State. His efforts on economic development and creating a better business climate on Long Island to strengthen it as a place to live, work, and do business helped to shape public policy locally and throughout the state. In this role, he helped secure more than $5 billion for the Long Island region for infrastructure investments. In addition to his work with TRITEC, Law continues to serve the region and state in several capacities and remains passionate about the growth of Long Island and its affordable housing opportunities. He is the chairman of both the Stony Brook University Council and the Long Island Housing Partnership, a not-for-profit developer of affordable housing. Most recently, Law was confirmed by the New York State Senate as a director of the Empire State Development Corporation and has been designated as chairman of Empire State Development by Governor Kathy Hochul. Law's extensive experience in government, law, and advocacy includes serving as commissioner of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Suffolk County representative), co-chair of the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council, president and CEO of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), and as chief deputy county executive for Suffolk County. Prior to his tenure in Suffolk County, Law was the managing partner of the Long Island office of Nixon Peabody LLP, an international law firm, where he focused his practice on matters relating to all facets of environmental and energy law, land-use, real estate, municipal litigation, and representation of clients before federal, state, and local agencies. He has also served as the director of real estate for the Suffolk County Department of Law, where he administered the Pine Barrens, Open Space, and Farmland Preservation and Acquisition programs, and as the assistant Suffolk County executive for planning, housing, and environmental affairs, where he coordinated the county executive's environmental initiatives and affordable housing programs. He received an Associate of Arts from Suffolk County Community College, a Bachelor of Arts from Stony Brook University, a Master of Science from the Graduate School of Urban Affairs and Planning at Hunter College, and a Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law. He also completed a leadership program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He recently received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Molloy University. He is admitted to the Bar of the State of New York and before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Krishan Kumar, M.D. Clinical Professor, New York Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Science Krishan Kumar, M.D., FAAP, FACEP, serves as a clinical professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine for New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM). He joined the faculty of NYITCOM in 2011 and is also a member of the Dean's Advisory Board. Kumar has been a faithful supporter and friend of NYITCOM for more than 40 years, and in 2024, established the Kumar Family Scholarship to benefit a fourth-year medical student. Kumar is the former chair and program director of Nassau University Medical Center's (NUMC) department of pediatrics. He joined NUMC as an attending physician in the department of emergency medicine/pediatrics in 1990. He also previously served as an associate professor of pediatrics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, as an attending in the department of emergency medicine at New York-Presbyterian Queens and Coney Island Hospital, and as the medical director for Nassau County Fire Police EMS Academy. Kumar graduated from medical school at Kanpur Medical College in India in 1977 and emigrated to the United States in 1984. He joined Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx as a resident and soon became associate director of emergency medicine in 1988. Kumar is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Emergency Medicine, and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. He is also a member of the New York State Board of Medicine and serves as the vice president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the second-largest medical association in the United States. His numerous awards include being recognized as one of America's Top Pediatricians by Consumers' Research Council of America in 2010, the Medical Director of Excellence Award for outstanding contribution to paramedic education by the Nassau County Fire Police EMS Academy, as well as a number of congressional citations from state and national representatives of New York.