Our SIGNATURE Programs are what make NYU Washington, DC special for all residents.

Students live and attend class at the Constance Milstein and Family Global Academic Center, which features seminar rooms, an auditorium, reading room, and student lounges. NYU Washington, DC is located just blocks from the White House, the World Bank, and the Smithsonian museums.blocks from the White House, the World Bank, and the Smithsonian museums.

The center also serves as a venue for dynamic public programming featuring leaders in government, business, and culture as well as notable public figures as part of the Weissberg Forum for Discourse in the Public Square. These events encourage students to discuss topical issues with distinguished speakers and contribute to an academic environment that deepens their understanding of public policy, civic activism, cultural studies, international concerns, green initiatives, media matters, political debates, legal issues and business affairs.

Welcome Week

Welcome Week is more than an opportunity to learn about policies and procedures. Staff make it a special week filled with experiences unique to the Washington, DC community. Highlights of Welcome Week include a tour of the Washington Monument, Intersections Orientation, Community Organizations Panel, and a Political Panel consisting of representatives who work in Washington, DC. A community dinner with their peers at a local restaurant and a scavenger hunt across DC wrap up the busy week before the start of classes and internships.

Intersections Dialogues

Intersections Dialogues create opportunities for NYU Washington, DC students to form strong intergroup relations with one another and regularly reflect upon their own identities in relation to the many identities that make up Washington, DC and the NYU Global Network. As a result of participating in the Intersections Foundation Orientation, residents will be exposed to some basic social justice and identity based terminology, assess their own level of self-awareness as it relates to social identity, understand the concept of power and privilege within the context of social leadership and their involvement within the NYU Washington, DC community. Students can further explore these concepts of identity through their participation in Affinity Groups. Facilitated by staff, these special interest groups provide residents with the space to explore salient identities and interests further.

Box Office Events

From the ballet to trapeze school, there is a Box Office event for everyone! At the start of every semester, residents receive a designated number of "box office points" to spend on events and excursions in and around Washington, DC. Past events include The Day of the Dead Gala at the Embassy of Mexico, Cinderella the Musical, Vienesse Valentine's Ball, and sporting events alike. Want to help plan some of these events, join the NYU Washington, DC Hall Congress.

HALL CONGRESS

The NYU Washington DC Hall Congress serves as a governing body to improve the quality of residential living for residents at NYU Washington DC. Hall Congress provides residents with a forum to develop their communication and leadership skills in a diverse and responsive environment. Furthermore, Hall Congress creates an effective channel of communication between the residents and professional staff of NYU Washington DC by acting as the liaison between both groups.

L.I.F.T.

L.I.F.T. is a seminar series offered during the fall semester for our first-year Liberal Studies students. Standing for LIBERAL studies students IN their FIRST TERM, students are provided with the space to develop and expand upon currently existing skills for a successful transition into New York University.

DINNER FOR 8 STRANGERS

Dinner for 8 Strangers is exactly what it sounds like! One staff member, a local DC professional, and six residents selected at random enjoy dinner together while conversing about various topics related to the professional world of Washington, DC. Past guests include a recipient of the Forbes magazine’s “30 under 30“ for law and policy in 2016, an Honors Attorney Advisor, and a retired Col. in the US Air Force.

Volunteering in DC

According to Forbes, students who volunteer have a 27% better chance of finding a job than those who don't. Understanding the value and importance of volunteering within the community we live, community service projects are regularly organized with local organizations. Martha's Table, Serve Your City, and N Street Village are some of the many organizations that residents will become familiar with over the course of their time at NYU Washington, DC.

Career Week

Career Week is a NYU initiative hosted by the Wasserman Center. Being professionally driven, the NYU Washington, DC site provides residents with a range of opportunities for professional development. As a result of participating in Career Week, residents are exposed to best practices related to resume development, informational interviews, LinkedIn do's and don'ts, and how to create a network during their stay in the nation's capital.

ALUMNI MENTOR PROGRAM

The Alumni Mentor Program is an interdisciplinary model which provides residents with an opportunity to connect to alumni volunteers from the Washington, DC area. As a result of participating in this program, residents create strong bonds between different members of the NYU community. It also serves as a platform for practical guidance for students, exposing them to alumni in a wide variety of disciplines and industries.

World Tour Week

With over 177+ embassies, Washington, DC is home to local and global organizations working to develop and maintain currently existing programs and initiatives, leaving their mark on global community. World Tour Week is one of many week-long initiatives when residents at NYU Washington, DC explore various cultures, traditions, and identities.

Alcohol Education Week

When college students were asked if they'd had 5 or more drinks per sitting in the past 2 weeks, 1 in 3 answered "YES." Alcohol Education week is an opportunity to engage in dialogue around binge drinking. Hosted during both fall and spring semesters, residents are educated through their participation in events such as Portion Distortion, Trivia, and Cash Elevator, they are educated on the positive and negative impacts of alcohol consumption.

Ally Week

allyship (v.) is an active and consistent practice of unlearning and re-evaluating beliefs and actions, in which a person seeks to work in solidarity with a marginalized individual or group of people

At NYU Washington, DC residents are regularly encouraged to step out of their comfort zone and explore topics of diversity and identity. During Ally Week, the Student Life Team and NYU Washington, DC Hall Congress collaborate to provide engaging programs that are thought provoking for participants around identity in the local and global communities.

Healthy Living Weekend

Have you ever seen a bounce house inside of a building? At NYU Washington, DC, we have. During Healthy Living Weekend, the Hall Congress provides various programs related to physical and mental well-being. Residents are encouraged to take some time for themselves to play outside, indulge in a fresh juice, mediate or whatever finds them balance.

#NYUDC

NYU Washington, DC is home to over 250 students a year. #NYUDC is an opportunity for current residents to showcase the student experience through their eyes and for future students to gain insight on their semester to come.

Additional Information

For more information on these or other SIGNATURE Programs at NYU in Washington, DC, please contact Program Manager, Brian Dooley or Residential Life Coordinator, Gillian Scott.