Jan 31 2012

NYIT Global Health Team Promotes Partnerships, Saves Lives in Haiti

A team of osteopathic physicians representing the NYIT Center for Global Health returned from a medical mission in Haiti with a renewed sense of optimism for their coordinated efforts in the region.

"All of our objectives were met, and most importantly, we saved lives," said Edward Gotfried, D.O., the center's director. While in Haiti, the team explored future educational opportunities in global health for NYIT students, built contacts with area physicians, and coordinated partnerships with local nonprofit groups Doctors United for Haiti and Save the Children. They also provided on-site medical training to doctors in Limbe and Peredo and worked with local healthcare providers to treat patients. Read more.

Jan 26 2012

2012 NYIT-NUPT Student Film Festival to Debut International Symposium

The 4th Annual NYIT-NUPT Student Film Festival will take place in Nanjing, China from April 21-22, 2012. Attracting prominent Chinese actors and directors as judges, the festival has become an important media event in Nanjing.

This year, the festival will premier an International Symposium on the film festival’s theme, “Longing and Inhibition in Film.” The symposium, hosted at NYIT-Nanjing’s Center for the Humanities and Culture, will feature individual and panel presentations by film professionals and academics. If you are interested in submitting a paper, please send a 500-word abstract to Symposium Chair Beverly J. Butcher, Ph.D. at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by Thursday, March 1.

Student filmmakers at all NYIT campuses are encouraged to submit their short films for consideration. For more information, contact Film Festival Chair Kim Bigelow, M.F.A. at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
or visit the festival website. Student submissions are due on Wednesday, March 21.