MayFest 2024

Bessie Nestoras Knoblauch| May 9, 2024

From April 29 through May 3, students, faculty, and staff celebrated the end of the academic year at MayFest. This year’s festivities were hosted by the Office of Student Life in collaboration with various student organizations.

A long-standing New York Tech tradition, MayFest kicked off with a swag giveaway on the Long Island campus and karaoke night in New York City. The week followed with a bevy of activities, including working on DIY projects while sipping bubble tea in New York City, Taco Tuesday on Long Island, Arcade Day in the 11th-floor auditorium in 16 W. 61st St., Final Roar Senior Toasts at Three Monkeys in New York City and Buffalo Wild Wings on Long Island, carnivals on both campuses, and a fashion show on the New York City campus featuring the styles of up-and-coming designers.

New York Tech professor Alex Lopez sitting in a chair

Five Questions With Alexander Lopez

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Portrait of Anthony Vasquez Rivas

Building Machines…and a Future

Mechanical engineering student Anthony Vazquez Rivas aspires to a career in HVAC, but it’s the projects he’s worked on along the way at New York Tech that inspired him to decide on the specialty.

Portrait of Ayodele Washington

Natural Talent

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Future Physicians Provide Care in the Dominican Republic

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Portrait of Efrat Nizan

A Lifelong Learner

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Faculty Tenures and Promotions for 2026–2027

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