Alumni News

  • December 5, 2017

    The teams who attended the Associated Schools of Construction annual design competition pose for a photo with their large checks and other awards.

    CAST students take top placements in competition

    For the second year in a row, RIT civil engineering technology undergraduates took top placements at the annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region I student construction management competition.

  • December 4, 2017

    RIT graphic "Top News Stories of the Month".

    Top stories for November

    News about a new RIT-inspired craft beer was among the most popular last month. Check out all of November's top stories.

  • November 21, 2017

    Father pinning something on son's shirt.

    Reunion visit results in legacy student

    An unplanned tour of campus during last year's Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend is the reason Daniel Tosti is a third-generation student at RIT.

  • November 21, 2017

    family members standing on either side of college graduate.

    RIT gives alumnus and his sons an edge

    Growing up, Andrew Athias was surrounded by a close group of his father's friends whom he considered aunts and uncles. It wasn't until he was older that he realized they weren't actually related. Their connection: RIT.

  • November 21, 2017

    group photo of students and their family members on a stage.

    Legacy families uphold RIT traditions

    More than 600 legacy students are currently enrolled at RIT, up from less than 200 in the mid-1990s and less than 100 in the early 1980s.

  • November 21, 2017

    RIT baseball team in a dog pile.

    The rise of RIT athletics

    There's a long list of accolades for all 24 varsity sports, including that RIT's student-athletes earned the highest cumulative GPA in program history with a 3.32. The rise of RIT athletics is a remarkable story but not unexpected given the growth and advancement of RIT.

  • November 21, 2017

    Keita Wangari next to android statue.

    Online master's degrees make learning accessible

    More than 240 students from 13 countries are enrolled in a fully online master's degree program at RIT to open new doors in their careers, improve their salaries and advance their skills.

  • November 21, 2017

    Luvon Sheppard showing an illustration.

    Master's program 'like family' for artists who teach

    For nearly half a century, the School of Art in RIT's College of Imaging Arts and Sciences has offered a unique, one-year master's program for highly motivated students seeking to become certified in teaching art to students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

  • November 21, 2017

    student working on woodworking project.

    Graduate programs offer cutting-edge education

    Today, RIT offers 73 master's programs, with 14 new programs added in just the past 10 years. And the number of master's programs is likely to grow even more in the near future.