Alumni News

  • March 10, 2017

    Poster for RIT's "Sharpen the Saw" event

    Saunders College hosts EMBA alumni event

    The 14th annual Sharpen the Saw day hosted by Saunders College of Business will continue to offer some razor-edged advice for RIT Executive MBA alumni. More than 70 participants are expected to attend the daylong campus event on Friday.

  • March 10, 2017

    Deborah Stendardi, Ja'Nai Gray, Ashante Hendrix, and Sharitta Gross-Smith pose for a photo, Ja'Nai holding up an award certificate.

    Grad honored for community service

    Ja’Nai Gray ’16 was selected as one of 10 recipients of an Independent Sector Student Service Award and a $500 H.D. Paley Scholarship. The award honors outstanding Independent Sector TAP students for their leadership in community service throughout the state.

  • March 10, 2017

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    Companies with RIT ties get $1M from state

    Four early-stage companies launched at RIT have received more than $1 million through New York state’s Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise Investment Fund.

  • March 9, 2017

    Poster for "EXOUT"

    RIT alumna to be on SXSW panel

    RIT’s Peer to Peer: Challenging Extremism winners are headed to the South by Southwest conference and festival in Austin, Texas. It’s Time: ExOut Extremism co-CEO Olivia Hauck ’16 will be participating as a panelist, and co-CEO Jessica Kellner ’16 will be in attendance.

  • March 7, 2017

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    Alumnus wins national award for physics research

    Ryan Scott ’16 (physics) has been recognized by the American Association of Physics Teachers and the Advanced Laboratory Physics Association for his contributions as an undergraduate student researcher to RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy.

  • March 7, 2017

    A headshot of Hamad Ghazle.

    Professor to serve on panel for hip dysplasia

    Professor Hamad Ghazle has been nominated by the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography to serve on an expert panel developing criteria on pediatric hip dysplasia for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

  • March 7, 2017

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    CHAIRity auction to benefit United Way now open

    Thirty ordinary chairs have been transformed into beautiful works of art and are available to the highest bidder—in support of RIT’s 2017 United Way of Greater Rochester campaign. The third annual CHAIRity Auction runs until March 17.

  • March 2, 2017

    People walking around event

    Optimism abounds at RIT’s Spring Career Fair

    Representatives from more than 245 companies filled the Gordon Field House as more than 4,600 students asked and answered questions about possible employment. Between 1,000 and 1,500 students are expected to meet with employers today for follow-up interviews.

  • March 1, 2017

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    Top stories and videos for February

    News about two alumni pitching on Shark Tank was the most read story last month. Check out all of February’s top stories and videos.

  • February 27, 2017

    Person speaking with Shark tank hosts

    Saunders College alumni strike ‘Shark Tank’ deal

    Nathan Coleman ’09 (marketing) and James Brooks ’09 (international business) gave up 17.5 percent of e-commerce retail company The Elephant Pants to fashion mogul shark Daymond John for $500,000.