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2023 Annual Security & Fire Safety Report
Please review our annual Security & Fire Safety report that has recently just been published.
Public Safety seeks to ensure the wellbeing of the vibrant and academically rich community at RIT.
TigerSafe App
TigerSafe is the official safety app of Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT Public Safety has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the RIT campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources.
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March 24, 2023
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RIT celebrates outstanding staff with university’s Presidential Awards
RIT honored the service and dedication of its employees with the Presidential Awards for Outstanding Staff ceremony March 22. The annual awards are presented to staff members who exemplify outstanding service and dedication to the university and who exhibit a high degree of personal ethics and integrity while consistently demonstrating a strong commitment to student success.
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September 7, 2022
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9/11 Remembrance Vigil planned at RIT
RIT will hold a remembrance vigil Monday morning for those who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. The event begins at 8:10 a.m. outside RIT’s Student Alumni Union, next to The Sentinel sculpture, where 2,977 flags will be planted on the grass, honoring each life lost in the attacks.
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July 15, 2021
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RIT Public Safety officers save choking student
A pair of RIT Public Safety officers received a Public Safety Lifesaving Award after their quick actions saved a student from choking.
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October 2, 2020
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RIT students plan BLM rally on campus
A Black Lives Matter rally, complete with speakers, music, poetry, and dancing groups, is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3, on campus by RIT students. Performances are expected by RIT Velocity, a student-run urban dance team, and Sunshine 2.0 performance group from RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
