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that couldn’t exist anywhere else
that couldn’t exist anywhere else
Anyone who has walked these halls, taken courses here or taught them, or worked to keep the college running knows that FIT defies categorization. We are part of the State University of New York (SUNY) and also globally renowned, with students hailing from more than 65 countries. Yes, we teach fashion design—but also business and science and film and much, much more. Some consider us a commuter school, yet we house 2,300 students in our four residence halls. We have a world-class museum plus thousands of square feet of other gallery space for rotating exhibitions. Our students might take seven or eight classes while holding down an internship and a job. We have a robust athletics program! We are a leader in sustainability education! We offer more than 40 minors!
Maybe we need to stop trying to define FIT—an impossible task!—and celebrate the myriad delights of all kinds that create a college experience unlike any other in the world. So here are 50 things about FIT that make us smile. Our list is hardly comprehensive. Tell us what’s “so FIT” to you at [email protected].
Tardis’ bow ties
Most everyone on campus knows Tardis Johnson. The gregarious VP of Enrollment Management and Student Success is always dapper in a suit and brightly colored bow tie.
Tardis says both bow ties and traditional neckties “exude a sense of grace and individuality,” but “a bow tie is like that cool uncle you want to hang out with.”
We asked Anita Rundles, Illustration ’13, to draw some of Tardis’s favorites.
Click on each one to see it close up.
Photo by Smiljana Peros.