WIT Events & Workshops

NYU TorchTech and Women in Technology (WIT) introduce you to NYU’s new VP for IT and Global University CIO, Don Welch. This is great opportunity to get to know Don and learn about his plans for Technology@NYU. The event is facilitated by Ken Fauerbach, CIO of NYU Dentistry, and Natalie Hidalgo, CIO of NYU Steinhardt.

WIT’s spring leadership panel discusses innovation, new technologies, research and learning analytics, and future jobs in STEM fields. The panel features the following inspiring women working in STEM positions from across NYU: Maaike Bouwmeester, De Angela Duff, Stacie Grossman Bloom, Natalie Hidalgo, Elizabeth McAlpin, and Lillian Moran.

Melissa Carter, Senior Director for Global Spiritual Life at NYU and the head of Mindfulness Education and Programming for MindfulNYU, lead WIT members and friends through a mindfulness exercise to kick off the new year.  

Kitty Bridges is NYU IT’s Interim Chief Information Security Officer, Global Office of Information Security (GOIS), and up until November 1, the Interim Chief Information Officer. She has been at NYU since 2007, initially joining to design the University’s primary data center. She has been responsible for several areas while at NYU including User & Global Support, Digital Accessibility, Information Security, Communications, Strategic Planning, and Service Delivery & Management.

In this seminar led by Dr. Jasmine Escalera, she explained how to optimize your LinkedIn presence, network with ease, and utilize the platform’s learning opportunities to level up your skills and showcase your expertise.
Dr. Escalera is a certified career and life coach who help her clients focus on gaining clarity around their careers, beating self-doubt, and building confidence.

In this workshop we identified what accessibility means in relation to our world today and what that might look like to our future selves.
Regine Gilbert is a user experience designer, educator, and author. Regine’s 2019, book, ‘Inclusive Design for a Digital World: Designing with Accessibility in Mind (Design Thinking)' was released through Apress publishing.

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Angela Chen is the Senior Associate Vice President for the Global Institutional Solutions Group at NYU IT. Under her leadership the group delivers technological excellence that advances teaching, learning, research, student and faculty information, and administrative functions in alignment with the University's mission.

Watch the video of this panel discussion (led by Cassandra Louie, Business Analyst and Project Manager, NYU IT). The discussion features women in instructional and educational technology roles at NYU. Each panelist is in a different stage of their career, providing diverse models of women in technology at NYU. (NYU login required.)

Watch WIT's fireside chat with Jelena Kovačević, Dean of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
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Watch A Fireside Chat with Maria Suarez, NYU’s Global Chief Information Security Officer.  (NYU login required.)

Annie Merkle, AVP for Strategy, Planning and Engagement in NYU IT, engages Dr. Su, President and CEO of AMD, in a conversation about leadership and leadership style, women in STEM, and the importance of technology in our communities. (NYU login required.)