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Please join the School of Health Professions for a Dean's Speaker Series event on the topic of mental well-being. The speakers for the event will be Michael Schneider, LMSW, director, Counseling and Wellness; Christine Alter, LCSW, associate director, Counseling and Wellness; and Esther Lenderman, LCSW, associate director, Counseling and Wellness.

If you work directly with students—in the classroom, in residence life, in advising, or through student organizations—you've likely found yourself in the middle of a difficult conversation with little formal training on how to guide it well. As many of you know, New York Tech recently received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to launch Tech Talks: Promoting Civil Discourse at New York Tech—an initiative to strengthen how our community engages across differing perspectives while upholding freedom of speech. As part of this work, we've partnered with the Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) (https://constructivedialogue.org/about/?utm_source=delivra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=&utm_id=0) to offer the Dialogue Facilitation Certification, a practice-based credentialing program that prepares faculty and staff to confidently plan and facilitate constructive dialogue across campus. This is a deeper, more advanced program than a single workshop: through structured practice and personalized feedback, you'll build the skills to lead dialogue in classrooms, residence halls, student organizations, and campus-wide initiatives, and you'll leave with a recognized credential. By the end of the program, you'll be able to:Define and take on the role and responsibilities of a dialogue facilitator. Design and sequence a structured constructive dialogue experience. Facilitate conversations across differences using evidence-based techniques. Apply conflict navigation tools to manage tense or controversial moments. Demonstrate facilitation competency through observed practice. This program is grounded in CDI's evidence-based, nonpartisan framework and includes hands-on practice, structured feedback, and real-world application — not just theory.Program details:Format: Virtual (on Zoom), 20 hours total (four 5-hour sessions) Dates: November 6, November 13, November 20, and December 4. Participants must attend all four sessions Time: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. (ET) Space is limited to allow for personalized feedback and meaningful practice time. If you have any questions, reach out to Techtalks@nyit.edu (mailto:Techtalks@nyit.edu).Register (https://apps.nyit.edu/forms/tech-talks-campus-dialogue-discovery-nyc-05)

If you're an RA, an orientation leader, a club officer, or someone students turn to when conversations get hard—this is for you. New York Tech is partnering with the Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) (https://constructivedialogue.org/about/?utm_source=delivra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=&utm_id=0) to offer the Dialogue Facilitation Certification for Student Leaders, a two-day, immersive program that trains students to confidently lead dialogue across differences in classrooms, residence halls, student organizations, and campus forums. This isn't a lecture-style workshop — it's hands-on. You'll practice facilitating real conversations, get live feedback, and walk away with a recognized credential that shows you can lead tough conversations with skill and confidence. By the end of the program, you'll be able to:Define the role and responsibilities of a dialogue facilitator. Design and structure a constructive dialogue experience. Facilitate conversations across differences using evidence-based techniques. Apply tools to manage tense or emotionally charged moments. Demonstrate your facilitation skills through observed practice. Program detailsFormat: In-person, 14 hours total (7 hours each day, two consecutive days) Dates: November 6 and 7 Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. both days Location: 16 W. 61st St., 11th-floor auditorium Register (https://apps.nyit.edu/forms/tech-talks-campus-dialogue-discovery-nyc-06) Refreshments, snacks, and lunch will be provided. Please note: This is a certification, so you'll need to attend all 14 hours to earn it — make sure your schedule is clear before applying. Spots are limited to keep the group small enough for real practice and personalized feedback, so apply early. This is a great one for your resume, your leadership development, and — honestly — your own conversations with people who see things differently than you do. Hope to see you there.

New York Tech is hosting the 2026 fall American College of Sports Medicine Greater New York Chapter Conference (https://greaternewyork.acsm.org/conferences/) on the Long Island campus. The theme is "The Exercise Toolbox: tools and tactics of the exercise professional's trade." Anyone interested in heath and fitness is welcome to attend, especially people studying health science, exercise science, or sports medicine.Register (https://greaternewyork.acsm.org/conferences/)

Architectural History and Theory Lecture In his lecture, Jonah Rowen discusses the role of architecture and building in the Sierra Leone colony, a for-profit venture pitched as a conscientious alternative to Caribbean colonies: sugar grown independent of enslavement. Formerly enslaved Black refugees from the U.S. War of Independence were met with building materials prepared in England for assembly on sites "leased" from the local Temne people, in the hopes of exporting valuable commodities to global markets. He analyzes the architectural technologies of mobility, transportation, and remote assembly that were becoming essential to the rapidly accelerating commercial world. Introduction and Moderation Marta Caldeira Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and DesignView Bio (https://www.nyit.edu/bio/marta-caldeira/) Speaker Jonah Rowen Assistant Professor of Art, Art and Urban Studies Departments Vassar Jonah Rowen is a historian of architecture whose research focuses on intersections between craft, technologies, construction, economics—materials, supply chains, labor—and environments. His book, forthcoming with the Omohundro Institute for Early American History and Culture (UNC Press), is titled Architecture of Security: Building across the British Black Atlantic . His research draws on archives in the Caribbean, West Africa, and the United Kingdom. He devotes special attention to architectural drawings, in addition to business records and correspondence from architects, builders, engineers, fabricators, and insurance agents. Focusing on the frame of the Atlantic World, he traces the movement of objects and people to analyze the technologies and artifacts of an emergent global capitalism. Register (https://apps.nyit.edu/forms/event-rsvp?e=OXLPul0opKdq2MGMSZ9tN85Qx4LiZMTa1x4vht6dsuRnRhkAIp4DxgE6GkTXD1oZVVj3xHc1x447MSrIhZdj1yFYa0gDGwGqzU2tA7Y%2FYDjx857r1ReQbKZY4NNsx2Rz0MTGvpjVB9L7TZWa8qARK4e3cGxvTpenTJRsKD7cXdU3k1hGm78UZvOZOFg4EeNjGkJt%2B%2BiTO3t45niUbouScec65kKtNrI0EINrBNYYKkG2q31mb2u1zzEymb8lFx1ELrAZiOS2EuPJAVazum0ZHCUbMygvuyoLkoJAu69xQ4o%2FCe4WbIHxfIBCQMQvbzURw%2B3ua%2FjHnCeQKQHy2YUKTWDn%2B52bZdABX3nNf9wvhEKy3EkvdQeNImb43ze29Uuu)