Class registration is handled by the IDM academic advisement team – Eric, Kazi, and Jenelle. If a student asks you questions about getting into your course, looking for a permission code, or other items, direct them to their advisor and to email idmadvise@nyu.edu.

Add/Drop

The first 2 weeks of the semester are the ‘add/drop’ period. It is a time of intense frustration for faculty. You may have students ‘shopping around’ who are in class one day, but not another. You may have students on the waitlist who do not attend, but get in at the last minute and appear on the roster in week 3. You may have students registered who do not show up until week 3.

It is strongly advised you check your class roster before every class meeting the first few weeks of school to identify any changes.

Students who are registered for your class are expected to attend all classes, even during the add/drop period. If they miss a class session during this period, they are responsible for making up any missed work, and you should hold them accountable to your attendance policy.

Students who get into your class during add/drop, but were not present for sessions prior to their registration are still responsible for making up any missed work, but may not be held accountable for attendance issues prior to registering. Obviously, this is a real problem for students who do not get into your class until week 3. Please try to work with these individuals on a plan to get them up to speed – spreading readings and assignment out over a longer period of time the first few weeks or pairing them up with another student as a peer mentor are some strategies to mitigate the missed coursework.

Waitlists

During the add/drop period, you may have a waitlist. It is up to you if you wish to allow students to sit in on classes during this time. For classes in 370 Jay, please be aware that the rooms are small and not rated for more than 20 people total.

After the drop/add period, you may not allow students not enrolled in the course to sit in or audit the class unless they have formally registered to do so and they are on your class roster (more on that below).

Do not promise to “bump” someone on the waitlist, or move them into the class — even if there are other students registered for the course who have not been attending. Faculty (and advisors) do not have the ability to make these changes, and it sets up false expectations for students.

Do not offer to open the course to extra seats without consulting the Academic Director and Administrative Director first. Students will often plead to get into a class only to find out later on that it does not help them advance their degree.

Auditing courses

In order to ‘audit’ a course, a student must still pay the university. It is not possible for them to sit in on a class otherwise. This is a school policy that we need to adhere to.

Independent Studies

Some students may want to pursue an independent study with you. If someone approaches you about this, tell them they must speak to their academic advisor before any action is taken. IDM vets all student requests before approving independent studies.

Administration and Staff

Eric Maiello, eric.maiello@nyu.edu – Adminsitrative Director

Jenelle Woodrup, jenellewoodrup@nyu.edu – Administrative Manager

Kazi Rahman, kar424@nyu.edu – Program Administrator

Zhenwei Lyu, zl4558@nyu.edu – Program Administrator

Todd Bryant, tjb387@nyu.edu – Director of Production

Elton Kwok , eltonkwok@nyu.edu – Technical Director

Gabriella Cammarata, cammarata@nyu.edu – Studio Director

Samantha Jackson, sj3348@nyu.edu – Operations Manager

Julia Olson, juliaolson@nyu.edu – Administrative Director of TCS

Paulette Bancroft, pbancrof@nyu.edu – Program Coordinator for TCS

Visting Faculty

Craig Fahner

Artist-in-Residence

Livia Daniel

Critic-in-Residence

Alex Marraccini

Executive-in-Residence

Nick Katsivelos

Current Adjunct Faculty

Katie Adee

Blake Andrews

James Ayers

Katherine Bennett

Kojo Boateng

Sarah Dahnke

Najma Dawood

Erik Dykema

Angie Eng

Diego Garcia

Dakota Gearhart

Joshua Goldberg

Matthew Griffin

Cesar Guevara

Yoav Halperin

Vanessa Harden

David Haines

Justin Hendrix

Piper Henriques

Kato Hideki

Will Hsu

Casey Judge

Esther Kang

Aya Karpinska

Nick Katsivelos

Alex Koo

Stefanie Koseff

Rebecca Leopold

Melody Loveless

Alex Marraccini

Mick McConnell

Edan McDevitt

Touseef Mirza

Camila Morales

Pip Mothersill

Alex Nathanson

Vandana Nagaraj

Monica Panzarino

Lauren Petty

Toni Pizza

Monica Raffaelli

Matthew Rader

Robert Ramirez

Effie Rieper

Beth Rosenberg

Michael Schumacher

Seth Scott

Jesse Seegers

Dalit Shalom

Ofer Shouval

Kevin Siwoff

Jeff Stark

Sam Tarakajian

Ruby Thelot

Sally Tourer

Jack Toolin

Tee Topor

Will Owen

Setor Zilevu

Full-time faculty

Ahmed Ansari, aa7703@nyu.edu

Tega Brain, brain@nyu.edu

R. Luke DuBois, dubois@nyu.edu – Research Director / TCS co-Chair

De Angela Duff, deangela.duff@nyu.edu

Scott Fitzgerald, scott.fitzgerald@nyu.edu – Academic Director

Magdalena Fuentes, mfuentes@nyu.edu

Carla Gannis, carlagannis@nyu.edu

Regine Gilbert, rg1508@nyu.edu

Danya Glabau, dag16@nyu.edu

Elizabeth Hénaff, ehenaff@nyu.edu

Maggie Jack, mcj1@nyu.edu

Amy Hurst, amyhurst@nyu.edu

David Parisi david.parisi@nyu.edu

Kathleen McDermott kmcdermott@nyu.edu

Benedetta Pinatella, benedetta.piantella@nyu.edu

Mark Skwarek, mls386@nyu.edu

Undergraduate students at IDM are given a foundation in media technologies and theories that they can then apply in elective courses that ties these concepts and skills together. Combining text, images, sound, and interaction they are starting their professional careers from a position of curiosity and engagement.

Courses run for 14 weeks. You may request an exam hour that takes place in week 15. This will not happen at the same time as your regular class. It is assigned by the registrar in October/November.

Students should expect around 5 hours of work outside of each course every week – this includes readings, homework, project development, writing, viewings, etc.

Undergraduate students do receive midterm grades in Albert. You are also strongly encouraged to give them feedback at multiple points throughout the semester on their progress and what they can do to successfully complete the course.

Graduate students at IDM are generally self-sufficient and are looking for ways to parlay their education into a high-level career. These goals vary from person to person, but we encourage risk-taking and not following a prescribed ‘path’.

Graduate courses run for 14 weeks plus a class meeting during exam weeks where students show off their work.

Students should expect to do around 5 hours of work outside of each course every week – this includes readings, homework, project development, writing, viewings, etc.

Graduate students do not receive midterm grades in Albert, but you are strongly encouraged to give them feedback at multiple points throughout the semester on their progress and what they can do to successfully complete the course.

IDM faculty have up to $200 to spend in class on guest speakers and trips, etc. You may determine how these funds are best spent.

You need to get approval for these funds prior to spending anything on the course which you intend to be reimbursed for. Please fill out this form as early as possible.

Guest speakers and critics must be paid directly by the University and registered ahead of time. For tax reasons, we can only compensate individuals who are US residents or foreign nationals who can work for any US-based entity. We cannot compensate anyone living outside the United States.

We cannot provide gift certificates as a form of compensation.

For other expenses or questions, please contact Eric to determine if it can be purchased by the school or if you can be reimbursed.

You’re welcome to have field trips / off-campus activities that relate to a course’s materials. It’s possible to apply class funds towards these experiences.

If you are planning something off-campus, please note that students may be late or need to leave early due to other on-campus commitments. Likewise, if your event or meeting is outside regular course hours, some students may have obligations that prevent them from attending. Please provide any such individuals with alternative options.

All faculty must have office hours (a minimum of 1 hour a week per class) outside of class time. Office hours may happen face-to-face, but they may also may be held remote. It is at your discretion. Regardless of how you do this, students must know the best way to reach you outside the classroom on a regular basis to discuss the course, their performance, ask additional questions that may arise.

Prior to the first day of class, send your syllabus to Eric. Please title your document “Class number – Class title – last name” ex. DM-UY 1113 A- Audio Foundation – Fitzgerald

There is an accessible Google Doc template which has all the required bits you need.

We want to be holistic in approaching student’s growth and learning. NYU and Tandon offers a number of support systems for students. Communication is key – though often students are not as responsive as we would like.

If you have concerns about a student’s academic progress or other items, use NYU Connect to raise a flag and let the student know what your concerns are, and what steps they need to take to make up missing work / class / etc. Be as explicit as you can in what they have missed and what the repercussions are for missing deadlines.

Tandon’s office of student advocacy can assist students with issues that impact their capacity to learn or perform in class. They may email advocacy.tandonstudentlife@nyu.edu for assistance.

Physical and Mental Health

NYU students have access to robust Health and Wellness services through the University. If you feel a student would benefit from these, please make them aware there are many options detailed at this page.

Office of Student Success

The Office of Student Success is designed to help students who would benefit from some support in their collegiate experiences. This team can assist with creating a bespoke program to best address a student’s needs to support independent learning while in college.

Excused Absences

Students may request special accommodations for an absence to be excused in the following cases:

• Medical reasons
• Death in immediate family
• Personal qualified emergencies
• Religious Expression or Practice

If illness or an accident causes a student to miss a class (or classes) or an exam, they should notify the Office of Student Advocacy by filling out this Google form in its entirety. Students should not provide anyone – including faculty – with a copy of medical documentation except the Office of Student Advocacy. The student advocate will reach out to you directly if there is an excused absence.

Students who miss class are responsible for making up whatever they have missed. If you can make a recording of you class session available, please do so.

What do I do if I have concerns about a student in general? Missed multiple classes with no notice, not turned in homework, etc?

Raise a flag in NYU Connect which will alert the student’s academic advisor. This system helps keep tabs on students across multiple seections and years and will notify any other offices that need to be notified (For example, Health & Wellness, the Center for Student Success, etc). Additionally, email the student directly letting them know your concerns and what your expectations are.

Classroom technology

Our classrooms on the 3rd floor of 370 Jay Street (307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313) are managed by Tandon Media Services and have whiteboards, a camera, microphone, speakers, and monitor. The third floor classrooms now have a podium for lectures that also support Zoom. Tutorials and training materials can be found online.

Please contact Tandon Media Services directly for assistance with classroom technology and support.

Tandon Media Services Contact Info

Phone: (646) 997 – 3934
Email: tsoe-av@nyu.edu

Academic Year Hours

Monday through Thursday: 7:30AM – 10:00PM
Friday: 7:30AM – 6:00PM
Saturday: 9:00AM – 3:00PM
Sunday: Closed 

Summer Hours

Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 8:00PM
Saturday and Sunday: Closed