Annual Observances and Inclusion Events | NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Annual Observances and Inclusion Events

Join us as we celebrate and observe the following



January

Poverty in America Awareness Month
Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month

  • New Year’s Day
  • National Braille Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
  • International Day of Education
  • International Holocaust Remembrance Day

February

American Heart Month
Black History Month

  • National Freedom Day
  • Lunar New Year (Year of the Tiger)
  • Rosa Parks Day
  • Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
  • World Day of Social Justice

March

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Ethnic Equality Month
Gender Equality Month
Greek-American Heritage Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
National Women’s History Month

  • Maha Shivarati (Hindu)
  • Ash Wednesday (Christian)
  • International Women’s Day
  • Maha Shivarati (Hindu)
  • Purim (Jewish)
  • St. Patrick’s Day
  • Holi (Hindu)
  • World Down Syndrome Day
  • International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
  • International Transgender Day of Visibility

April

Arab-American Heritage Month
Autism Awareness Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Earth Month

  • Ramadan begins (Muslim)
  • World Autism Awareness Day
  • Equal Pay Day
  • Palm Sunday (Christian)
  • Good Friday (Christian)
  • Passover (Jewish)
  • Easter (Christian)
  • Earth Day
  • National Day of Silence (LGBTQIAA+)
  • Yom Hashoah (Jewish)
  • Laylat al-Qadr (Muslim)
  • Ramadan ends (Muslim)

May

ALS Awareness Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Indian Heritage Month
Jewish-American Heritage Month
Mental Health Month
National Asian American and South Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Older Americans Month
South Asian American Heritage Month

  • Eid al-Fitr (Muslim)
  • Cinco de Mayo
  • International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
  • World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development