New Student Academic Convocation 2025
Celebrate the beginning of your academic career at New York Tech! This mandatory virtual convocation presentation showcases New York Tech’s exciting, engaging, inclusive, and transformative environment as well as our commitment to your academic and personal success.
Viewing OptionsIn-person watch party: Join us from on Tuesday, September 2, from 11 a.m. to noon p.m. (ET) on our Long Island or New York City campus for an in-person watch party and an afternoon of events. Meet your peer success guides and orientation leaders, find your classes, and enjoy some ice cream while socializing with your new classmates. (Space is limited.)Long Island: Harry Schure Hall, Room 130 (Anna Rubin, room 308, as overflow)
New York City: 16 W. 61st St., 11th-floor auditorium (room 624 as overflow)Via Zoom: Watch the virtual convocation event via Zoom on Tuesday, September 2, from 11 a.m. to noon (ET).All new students in the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, School of Architecture and Design, School of Health Professions, and School of Management are required to register by August 30 and to attend either via Zoom or at a watch party.
Zoom and in-person watch party information will be emailed to registrants prior to the event.
Student Registration
Faculty and Staff Registration
In addition to registration, we also encourage students to submit their photo, which will be featured as part of a slideshow to kick off the event. Please submit your photos by August 16.
AgendaWelcome
T’ron Strapp
Student Government Association President, Long Island campusPresident’s Remarks
Jerry Balentine, D.O., FACEP
PresidentGreetings
Francine Glazer, Ph.D.
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic AffairsAlumni RemarksHarminderjeet Kaur (B.S. ’22, Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Aerospace)
Inside Sales Engineer, Eaton
Zikomo Barr (B.S. ’15, Business Management)
Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion, Morgan StanleyPresentation Of New Students And The University Honor CodeYael Mendez Saavedra
Student Government Association President, New York City campusClosing RemarksTiffani L. Hinds, Ed.D.
Associate Provost for Student Engagement and Development