NYIT Magazine Winter 2016

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Courtesy of NYIT archives

NEWS | CAMPUS BUZZ

Buzzland

From concussion treatment to giraffe evolution, catch up on the buzz at NYIT. Read more great stories, take advantage of tips and benefits, and stay up to date on the latest news by making nyit.edu/box and @nyit part of your daily Internet routine.

DIGITAL ROOTS: NYIT’s legendary

Computer Graphics Lab (CGL) played a key role in the origins of computeranimated film. In November, acclaimed animator Tom Sito spoke to NYIT fine arts students about that history and what’s next for digital cinema. Sito along with CGL members and Pixar President Ed Catmull and co-founder Alvy Ray Smith (pictured above at NYIT in 1976) highlight more of NYIT’s impact in the exhibition “Silicon City: Computer History Made in New York” at the NewYork Historical Society.

Martin Seck

NYIT CENTER FOR SPORTS MEDICINE: A

conference on athletic patient care and an open house featuring former Islanders hockey star Bob Nystrom were among the kick off events to launch the new NYIT Center for Sports Medicine. The center provides care for athletes of all levels, with a particular focus on concussion treatment and management. nyit.edu/sports-medicine

bit.ly/CGL-Exhibit

Steven Spartana

Larry Kamguia (M.A. ’13)

RETURN ON EDUCATION: NYIT

GOOGLE RECRUITER: NYIT computer science students took the first step toward

dream careers when they toured Google’s New York City offices this past October. Recruiters also visited NYIT for a special luncheon with female students (women are still underrepresented in the field) and hosted a session with 50 male and female NYIT students, during which they practiced coding with Google software engineers. nyit.edu/google-trip

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M.B.A. graduates have one of the best salary-to-debt ratios in the country, according to a recent study by startup SoFi. Listing a 2.5 times salary-to-debt ratio (graduates have an average salary of $126,068 and debt of $50,308), the rankings put NYIT’s program at the top of the list, ahead of those at universities including Stanford and Texas A&M. bit.ly/MBA-Rankings


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