Family Day

Saturday, November 1, 10 am–4 pm

The FIT campus is a student's home away from home and each year we invite family members and friends to make it theirs as part of Family Day. Share the FIT experience as you spend time connecting with your student, interacting with faculty and staff, and experiencing what makes being an FIT student so special.

In preparation for your visit to FIT, check out the Museum at FIT virtual tours, take a virtual tour of the FIT campus, see what amazing alumni the HUE Magazine has interviewed, or simply check the FIT Campus Store for your favorite FIT swag.   

This event will include an address from campus leadership, performances by student organizations, campus tours and highlights, as well as the opportunity to meet with FIT faculty.

Family Day RSVP

Activities, Times, and Locations
Time Activity Location
9am-2pm

CHECK IN & INFORMATION

Arriving to FIT for Family Day?  Come to the check-in table to receive your schedule for the day, free giveaways, sign up for afternoon tours and more!  Stop by throughout the day for free giveaways, coffee, snacks and a photo opportunity with Stitch our FIT Mascot!

Dubinsky Student Center & Breezeway
9am-3pm

CAMPUS STORES OPEN

Follett Bookstore – Breezeway

Style Shop – Student run and operated campus store feature student businesses – 1st Floor, David Dubinsky Student Center

Starbucks and FIT Dining Hall – 1st Floor, David Dubinsky Student Center

FIT Museum - 227 West 27th Street

VARIOUS LOCATIONS

10am-10:45am

WELCOME & STUDENT PERFORMANCES

Kick-off Family Day with an official FIT welcome! Families and students will be greeted by the division of Enrollment Management & Student Success, with messages from Corie McCallum, Associate Dean of Students,  FIT Student Government Association President, Izzy Fitzsimmons and the Department of Student Life team. The program will feature performances by our student organizations including the Indian Culture Society, KWAVE Kpop Dance Club and Theatre Club!

Katie Murphy Amphitheater, Pomerantz Building
11am-12pm

CAMPUS TOURS

Departing from the Feldman Lobby at 11:00am and 12:00pm, the FIT Campus Tour will be approximately 1 hour. FIT Tour Guides will lead you around campus, pointing out classrooms, campus resources, places to study, and more.

DEPARTING

Feldman Building Lobby

11am-12pm

FACULTY LED DEMONSTRATIONS

Join the amazing FIT faculty in mock-class faculty demonstrations to see what your students are learning inside the classroom!  Details about specific faculty demonstrations offered will be posted prior to Family Day.

VARIOUS CLASSROOMS
12pm-1pm

FIT MUSEUM TOURS

Departing from the Feldman Lobby at 12:00pm and 1:00pm, the FIT Museum Tour will be approximately 1 hour. Space is limited, please visit the table in the Dubinsky Lobby to sign up.  A museum tour is not required, you can visit the museum unguided at your convenience between 10:00am-5:00pm! 

DEPARTING

Dubinsky Student Center Lobby

12pm-1pm

CAMPUS TOURS

Departing from the Feldman Lobby at 11:00am and 12:00pm, the FIT Campus Tour will be approximately 1 hour. FIT Tour Guides will lead you around campus, pointing out classrooms, campus resources, places to study, residential buildings and more.  

DEPARTING

Feldman Building Lobby

12pm-1pm

FACULTY LED DEMONSTRATIONS

Join the amazing FIT faculty in mock-class faculty demonstrations to see what your students are learning inside the classroom!  Details about specific faculty demonstrations offered will be posted prior to Family Day.

VARIOUS CLASSROOMS

1pm-2pm

LUNCH WITH THE ACADEMIC DEANS

Get to know our Vice President for Academic Affairs, Yasemin Jones and the FIT Academic Deans in this lunchtime session designed to answer your academic related questions.  Panelists include Shannon Maher, Dean of the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business, Troy Richards, Dean of the School of Art and Design, and Patrick Knisley, Dean of Liberal Arts & Sciences.  

 

1pm-2pm

FIT MUSEUM TOURS

Departing from the Feldman Lobby at 12:00pm and 1:00pm, the FIT Museum Tour will be approximately 1 hour. Space is limited, please visit the table in the Dubinsky Lobby to sign up.  A museum tour is not required, you can visit the museum unguided at your convenience between 10:00am-5:00pm! 

DEPARTING

Feldman Building Lobby

 

EXPLORE NYC

Explore NYC with your students and families!  Ticketed off campus trips such as a Double Decker Bus Tour and discounted Broadway tickets will be available for purchase. 

Details listed below.

 

2:30pm

DOUBLE DECKER BUS TOUR

Get ready for an exciting afternoon out with the family at our FIT Family Day featured event: Private Double Decker Bus Tour! Explore New York City's famous sites with your students along with other parents and families of FIT on this private sightseeing tour. Depart from FIT's campus for the 2 hour experience at a specially discounted price for our FIT Family! Purchase the bus tour tickets here. Please note that tickets are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis.

DEPARTING 
West 27th Street

8:00pm

DEATH BECOMES HER ON BROADWAY

Get ready for an exciting evening out with the family at our FIT Family Day featured event: Death Becomes Her the Musical on Broadway! Join us for a fantastic performance that will have you all singing along together and tapping those feet — at a specially discounted price for our FIT Family! Purchase the show tickets here, space is limited.

LUNT-DONTANNE THEATRE
West 46th Street