Family Welcome Sessions

All Parents and Guardians,

I have the pleasure of welcoming you to the FIT family. While I hope everyone is enjoying his or her time off, we at FIT are diligently working on preparing the campus for your arrival. As you may already know, the semester starts for all new students with our orientation program. The start to a new journey also begins for the family of our students as well.  

Parents and students We are inviting all parents and guardians to attend the Dean's Family Welcome. At the welcome families will have the opportunity to meet our panel of experts from the offices of Financial Aid, Registrar, Bursar, Health Services, and Residential Life. Moderated by myself, the session is designed to answer your questions as well as give you information on FIT’s relationship and expectations of you.

Families are invited to attend one of the following sessions found within your student’s orientation program. 


Bachelor's Degree Transfer Orientation
Thursday, June 20, 10 am, 8th Floor Dubinsky Center
Thursday, June 28, 10 am, 8th Floor Dubinsky Center 

Fall Orientation
Saturday, August 17, 4 pm, John E. Reeves Great Hall
Sunday, August 18, 4 pm, John E. Reeves Great Hall
Monday, August 19, 9:30 am, FIT Dining Hall

Spring Orientation
Tuesday, January 23, 9 am, FIT Dining Hall

College is both an important and challenging investment and we understand that students need the support of both their families and FIT to succeed. We see this event as the first step to building a strong support network.

Myself and all the staff and faculty at FIT look forward to see you at orientation!  

Sincerely,

Erik Kneubuehl
erik_kneubuehl@fitnyc.edu
Assistant Vice President / Dean of Students
Enrollment Management & Student Success
Fashion Institute of Technology
State University of New York