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Join your fellow students and the New York Tech community for the Big Give! Stop by one of our tables to join the Big Give and earn some New York Tech swag, including hats, t-shirts, and hoodies. You could even have the chance to spin the wheel for a bonus prize! All student donors will be entered into a raffle to win a grand prize of a New York Tech backpack filled with swag items. Come out and support student success!Monday, March 23Education Hall, lobby: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.Tuesday, March 24 Harry Schure Hall, lobby: 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Anna Rubin Hall, outside room 308: 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Salten Hall, cafeteria: 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.Wednesday, March 25 Riland Cafe: 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Harry Schure Hall, lobby: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Salten Hall, cafeteria: 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Join your fellow students and the New York Tech community for the Big Give! Stop by one of our tables to join the Big Give and earn some New York Tech swag, including hats, t-shirts, and hoodies. You could even have the chance to spin the wheel for a bonus prize! All student donors will be entered into a raffle to win a grand prize of a New York Tech backpack filled with swag items. Come out and support student success!Tuesday, March 24 16 W. 61st St., lobby: 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. 16 W. 61st St., 11th floor: 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.Wednesday, March 25 1855 Broadway, first-floor lounge: 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Hosted by the Adele Smithers Parkinson's Disease Treatment Center, the Big Give Boxathon builds on the energy and success of the inaugural event. By combining movement, connection, and shared purpose, this special event highlights how staying active together can support both physical health and emotional well-being. Rock Steady Boxing is a non-profit, non-contact boxing-inspired fitness program founded in 2006. Since then, the program has become an international network of healthcare and fitness professionals offering Rock Steady Boxing programs in more than 800 affiliate locations, including New York Tech's program, in every state and 14 countries worldwide. Are you a Rock Steady Boxer?Register (https://alumni.nyit.edu/events/2425/big-give-2026-rock-steady-boxathon) Not a boxer but want to support NYITCOM Rock Steady Boxing?Donate (https://biggive.nyit.edu/organizations/rock-steady-boxing-at-nyitcom)

Your $19.55 donation includes a buffet dinner, two drink tickets, two hours of bowling, shoe rental, and your limited-edition New York Tech socks! Not a bowler? Join us for the food, drinks and networking. Those who opt to bowl will participate in up to two hours of free games. Please direct questions to Kelly Imperial, coordinator of alumni relations, at kelly.imperial@nyit.edu (mailto:kelly.imperial@nyit.edu).Register (https://alumni.nyit.edu/events/2526/big-give-2026-alumni-event-long-island-registration)

Book Launch: The Urbanism Reader: Design, Technology, Culture, and the Future of CitiesThe Urbanism Reader: Design, Technology, Culture, and the Future of Cities, edited by Stefan Al and Tom Verebes, and published by Bloomsbury Publishing (2025), aims to share the content of this book with the wider SoAD community. This event brings together two of the contributing authors in a public event at New York Tech. As an interdisciplinary anthology, the readings selected for this reader have overlaps with computer science, biology, climate science, data science, philosophy, feminism, and critical theory, among others, while also resonating with diverse creative practices. A historical trajectory is mapped through design theory and the built environment, presenting a wide range of perspectives. Central to this compilation is an exploration of urban complexity and the significant cultural transformations instigated by technological advances, which are reshaping the fabric and dynamics of city life. The compilation of texts in The Urbanism Reader aims to encapsulate the manifold agendas of contemporary design culture. It is organized as a series of thematic chapters, which describe the diverse qualities of cities through taxonomies, or prefixes, of urbanism, such as, heterogeneous, diverse, inclusive, dense, intense, fluid, connected, networked, ecological, resilient, sustainable, green, healthy, equitable, emergent, evolutionary, informal, computational, parametric, algorithmic, systemic, responsive, augmented, virtual, automated, and intelligent, among others. This anthology on urbanism offers both a forward-looking projection on the design implications of technological breakthroughs and a reflection on design strategies that have evolved since the era of Modernism. While the so-called digital revolution has transformed architecture and other smaller scale design disciplines, the larger-scale urban consequences of computational modelling, simulation, and analysis, are rapidly gaining traction. Within the turbulent context of a vastly expanding global urban population, the project of the city has never been more relevant. Today, the design disciplines and professions need to come to terms with new global challenges and their impact on urbanism. New design paradigms, methods, and tools have emerged and are rapidly taking root as alternatives to those of the twentieth century. This public event mirrors this anthology of seminal readings at the intersection of design, technology, and culture, aiming to provide a comprehensive survey of the critical issues, cutting edge technologies, and important voices shaping urbanism in the twenty-first century. Introduction and Moderation Stefan Al Associate ProfessorUrban Planning and Policy, Hunter College, CUNY Stefan Al is an architect, urban designer, and author whose work advances sustainable and resilient cities. With over twenty years of experience, his practice spans architecture, urban design, and research. Early in his career at Information Based Architecture in Amsterdam, he helped design the 2,000-foot Canton Tower in Guangzhou, a landmark recognized for its structural innovation and iconic form. Later, as a Senior Associate Principal at KPF, he led mixed-use master plans, high-rise towers, and technology campuses across Asia and the United States. He has advised institutions including UNESCO, the United Nations, and governments in Hong Kong and China on heritage preservation, urban policy, and compact city design. Author of eight books on urbanism, his titles have earned awards and recognition from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and leading academic bodies. Stefan has taught at major universities worldwide and regularly lectures on the future of sustainable urban development. Tom Verebes Professor, School of Architecture and DesignNew York Institute of Technology Tom Verebes, PhD, is Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture and Design at New York Institute of Technology. He is Director of OCEAN CN and co-founded OCEAN in 1995 with fellow graduates of the Architectural Association School of Architecture, subsequently leading offices in London, Hong Kong, Beijing, and New York. His research explores next-generation experimentation at the intersection of culture and technology, informing new approaches to architectural design and urbanism. His previous academic appointments include Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at NYIT; Associate Dean for Teaching & Learning and Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong; Co-Director of the Design Research Lab at the Architectural Association in London; Director of the AA Visiting School Shanghai (2007–2018); and founding Provost of Turenscape Academy in Beijing and Anhui Province, China. Verebes has authored more than 160 publications, including seven books, as well as numerous book chapters, journal articles, and project features, with over 280 citations. His design and teaching work has been exhibited at more than 50 venues worldwide, and he has lectured extensively across Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, Africa, and the Middle East. View Bio (https://www.nyit.edu/bio/tom-verebes/) Nader Vossoughian Professor, School of Architecture and DesignNew York Institute of Technology Nader Vossoughian is a historian, curator, and architectural theorist whose work explores the relationship between architecture, media, and communication. Trained initially in philosophy and German studies, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Swarthmore College before earning a Fulbright to Berlin, where he studied with Friedrich A. Kittler and Fritz Neumeyer. He later completed his MA, MPhil, and PhD at Columbia University. He has taught at University of Kassel, Columbia, and Museum of Modern Art, in addition to NYIT. Supported by fellowships from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and other major institutions, he has curated exhibitions internationally. His scholarship examines modern architecture's ties to intellectual history, politics, and technology, with research on Otto Neurath, standardization, and twentieth-century knowledge systems. He is the author of Otto Neurath: The Language of the Global Polis and numerous essays in leading journals. View Bio (https://www.nyit.edu/bio/nader-vossoughian/) Speaker Stan Allen Professor, School of Architecture, Princeton University María González Pendás is an architectural historian of modernity and coloniality of the Spanish transatlantic world and Assistant Professor at Cornell University. Her research explores the intersections of aesthetics, technologies, ideologies, and power through the built environment. Her upcoming book, Holy Modern: Technocracy, Theocracy and the Architectures of Hispanic Fascism, studies the architectural workings of fascism, technocracy, and the imperial figment of Hispanidad in the second postwar and through the lens of Spain. Other projects have investigated relations of labor and race in México; the coloniality of concrete technologies and innovation across the South Atlantic; and the relationship between technology, religion, and secularism in global modernity. Julia Watson Landscape Designer, Author, Educator and Founder of the Lo—TEK Institute & the Lo—TEK Office for Intercultural Urbanismthe Lo—TEK Institute; the Lo—TEK Office Julia Watson is an Australian-born designer, educator, author, TED speaker, and transformative thought leader of Greco-Egyptian-Welsh heritage, shaping climate-resilient design through Indigenous knowledge systems. From an early age, she engaged with First Nations ecological perspectives, developing a deep understanding of how human and natural systems co-evolve—a worldview that guides her work. She is the author of the best-selling, award-winning books Lo—TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism (TASCHEN, 2019) and Lo—TEK Water: A Field Guide for TEKnology (TASCHEN, 2025), and pioneered the global Lo—TEK movement, reframing nature-based technologies as essential solutions to the planetary crisis. Her work is collaborative, co-creating with Indigenous co-authors and communities, traveling the world to study these technologies firsthand, and sharing their insights globally. Watson founded the Lo—TEK Institute and the Lo—TEK Office for Intercultural Urbanism, advancing TEKnological Urbanism, an approach to human system and settlements, rooted in Traditional Ecological Knowledge, reciprocity, and intercultural co-design. She has taught at Harvard, Columbia, and other leading universities, and collaborated with NIKE, LEGO, Gensler, and Buro Happold, continually redefining sustainability through ancestral wisdom. Social media: @juliawatsondesign (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiTgdeRz5WTAxUNjYkEHRTmGw0QFnoECB0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fjuliawatsondesign%2F&usg=AOvVaw3Gy4myH_Mr-pjluP_f4moW&opi=89978449), @lotekoffice (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi-qpH1zpWTAxVTnokEHTfEFSAQFnoECBsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flotekoffice%2F&usg=AOvVaw3C4eZnFVLLbicq7zKKRWqk&opi=89978449), @lotekinstitute (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjB2LeRzpWTAxVDtIkEHdv4JpwQFnoECB0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flotekinstitute%2F%3Fhl%3Den&usg=AOvVaw2iI9Da7q53gGDT1028Og6v&opi=89978449), Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianicolewatson/)Register In-Person (https://site.nyit.edu/aux/event_rsvp?e=dZmanVwXXPRA5d3JK912AuK3iiCoOg8B8gkLM3j1lQscC70RKpGlNA3j7CBW%2BJo8D9Gy9FVSPwB8QxXXnJxiqARp9uExKkAix0EVPe02lG4I9%2BULVAHfQq6YqZJVO7idmXKEPEXEJDXy8Nfn08GRtwU%2Fn3pMuLAKVgr9CX2qU%2FDYuZEm5w3sot%2BT%2BcY4QAo5F%2FApO8Qx6Oaccc3SvljqFbSuiNJjiJRCejqdw%2B4tbgNmnosxxX2v2QV2z%2B8HJ%2FjtO97Elzx%2Fbl33BjT2%2BP19ucQWfwSFezwG3FJaiMsQ%2Ft5liEqhj8tL86EDw98Oltw3)Register via Zoom (https://nyit.zoom.us/meeting/register/I5s-Quu4S52jc3g0rcqrpA#/registration)