Alumni News

  • November 21, 2017

    Child playing on a mat

    Venture Creations companies compete for $1M prize

    Two companies at RIT's Venture Creations business incubator, including the developer of the eye-tracking software pictured here, have been selected to compete for the $1 million grand prize in the New York state-funded Luminate NY accelerator program.

  • November 21, 2017

    Bill and Brenda Michaels pose next to the entrance of their Cider Mill, holding a jug of their cider.

    Couple turns cider mill into destination

    Bill and Brenda Michaels like to tell people that they have three children and their oldest child is never going to leave the house. That oldest child is their business, Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard in Central New York.

  • November 21, 2017

    Ryan Steenberg hitting a golf ball at a competition, his arm and club still extended in the air.

    Graduate's career takes an unexpected swing

    In 2009, Ryan Steenberg graduated from RIT with a master’s degree in medical illustration. Seven years later, Steenberg was runner-up in the 2016 World Long Drive Championship.

  • November 21, 2017

    On the left, a headshot of Michele Conklin Williams. On the right, a photo of a product that Taylor Farms sells, Organic Mediterranean Crunch Chopped Salad Kid.

    Alumna crafts career in fresh food industry

    Michele Conklin Williams '94 has had a career as colorful and varietal as the flavorful salads produced by Taylor Farms, one of the top U.S. companies in the fresh food industry.

  • November 21, 2017

    A student at Imagine RIT adjusts the toy-model of a theme park while children and their parents look on behind him.

    Theme park ride designer nabs dream job

    David Swerzenski has always had one career goal: work in the theme park industry. Days after graduating from RIT, Swerzenski '17 (mechanical engineering) accomplished it.

  • November 21, 2017

    mayor of Dubrovnik posing outside the city.

    'Knowledge is power' says mayor of Dubrovnik

    Mato Frankovic '03 (hotel and resort management) was appointed to a four-year term as mayor of Dubrovnik after winning the election in his hometown last June. He said what set him apart in the race--and from his predecessors--was his leadership.

  • November 14, 2017

    portrait of Bruce Smith.

    Professor receives Excellence in Leadership Award

    Bruce Smith, professor and director of microsystems engineering at RIT, received the Excellence in Leadership Award from the American Vacuum Society for his contributions to the field of nanolithography and influence on the careers of student-graduates in the fields of engineering and science.

  • November 14, 2017

    RIT Access Technology IdeaLab lead Dan Harel instructs during the event that ran Nov. 4-5 at RIT.

    Multidisciplinary teams apply problem-solving skills during IdeaLab event

    Rochester Institute of Technology students and faculty from various disciplines put their creative problem-solving skills to good use earlier this month. Working collaboratively, they examined challenges faced by client organizations and then presented conceptual solutions to them during a two-day event.

  • November 10, 2017

    Spider-Man cover illustration next to Image of a person.

    Comic artist Adam Kubert visits RIT Thursday

    Marvel Comics’ Adam Kubert ’81 (medical illustration) will discuss his career and “The Narrative Art of Comics” as part of the Comics Studies Lecture Series, sponsored by RIT’s School of Individualized Study.