Arthur O. Eve HEOP | HEOP

The Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) was established in 1969 by the New York State Legislature (Section 6451 and 6452 of the Education Law) to expand educational opportunity at independent colleges and universities in New York State. The Higher Education Opportunity Program has been in existence at New York Institute of Technology since 1970.

Arthur O. Eve HEOP helps assist students who, because of financial and academic hardships, would otherwise be unable to earn a college degree. An important part of NYIT's mission is to provide educational opportunity to all qualified students, and Arthur O. Eve HEOP helps to make that possible.

Depending on your needs and circumstances, the program can offer you financial assistance for tuition, books, transportation, and some personal expenses. In addition, you will receive academic and personal counseling, study skills training, tutoring, and career counseling from NYIT student services professionals.

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New Technology Building
16 W. 61st St., 7th floor
heopma@nyit.edu
212.261.1545

HEOP Announcements

Feb 28 2012

Lobbying for Student Aid

NYIT students joined 900 high school and college students, faculty, and staff representing more than 60 college and university groups from across New York State at the Student Aid Alliance Advocacy Day in Albany, N.Y. On Feb. 7, 2012, students shared stories about the value of state student aid programs. Participants also attended 13 advocacy seminars and met with elected officials to discuss funding for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). With families continuing to face economic stress, the students thanked state legislators for their historic support of student aid.

During the Student and Alumni Speak Out event, three HEOP students shared how HEOP and NYIT gave them an opportunity to make their college dreams a reality. The students included Ramon Valentin and Juan Alcantara, both juniors majoring in computer science, and Nahima Hoque, a recent NYIT alumna with a bachelor’s degree in life science/biology.

Mark your calendar for next year’s Student Lobby Day on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. A special thank you to Megan Livingston, director of student activities and leadership development; Jeremy Ducos, assistant director; and Michael Schneider, director of counseling and wellness, for their time and efforts in planning and participating in Student Lobby Day.

Pictured above, left to right: Taranpal Bhatia, Pedro Vazquez, Juan Alcantara, Misael Peña, Ramon Valentin, Felix Hidalgo, Senator José Serrano, Oliver Vasquez, Deepa Bhalla, Ronny Perez, and Angel Cruz.

Nov 18 2011

XAE Celebrates the Spirit of Thanksgiving

On Thursday, November 17 members of Chi Alpha Epsilon (XAE) National Honor Society along with students and staff members of NYIT served up some hot meals and smiles at the soup kitchen of St. Paul of the Apostle. The Church of Saint Paul of the Apostle has on ongoing soup kitchen and shelter program that feeds up to 100 people every Tuesday and Thursday It was a wonderful experience for all, and the members of XAE plan to volunteer their services to the soup kitchen again in the very near future. If you are interested in volunteering your time please contact Vanderie Vielie, Arthur O. Eve HEOP Counselor at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Oct 25 2011

Fulfilling the Mission

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An important part of the mission and purpose of Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society is to “promote academic excellence in others and to help those who genuinely aspire to the same goals.” With this mission in mind, members of XAE worked with Rick Bonacorsi, Director of the Community Service Center to develop a relationship with local high school seniors who could benefit from the mentoring of successful college students.

On Friday, October 21, 2011, members of XAE along with Deepa Bhalla, HEOP Director, Vanderie Vielie, HEOP Counselor, and Rick Bonacorsi, took a trip to the High School of Arts and Technology. XAE members Katherine Javier-Aguilar, Ting Ting Mei, Jissela Murillo, Emmanuel Sanchez, and Ramon Valentin stood before a crowd of 75 high school seniors answering questions about their majors, career goals, and getting into college. The seniors were extremely engaged and had many questions about NYIT and HEOP. Afterwards several students said how the members of XAE “reminded them of themselves” some coming from the same neighborhood, or having similar backgrounds. Several of the high school students were so interested by the discussion that they attended the NYIT Manhattan Campus Open House held the following Sunday. This visit to the High School of Arts and Technology will be the first of many.

The members of XAE plan to return to the high school on a monthly basis to give students guidance with the college application process. These visits will include discussions on TAP, FAFSA, applying for scholarships, writing college application essays , what to expect in college, and many other helpful topics. The next visit will take place on Friday, November 18th.

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