Alumni News

  • February 22, 2017

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    Global Payments exec headlines Power Your Potential

    Jane Elliott will be discussing “What is your personal Big Hairy Audacious Goal” as Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology hosts the eighth annual Power Your Potential women’s leadership event on March 3.
  • February 16, 2017

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    RIT celebrates 2017 National Engineers Week

    Engineers Week, Feb. 20–25, takes place annually to highlight engineers’ contributions to society and to increase understanding of, and interest in, engineering and technology careers. Events at RIT include talks by engineering alumni and topical presentations.
  • February 15, 2017

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    Alumni pitch business on ‘Shark Tank’

    Two Saunders College of Business alumni will pitch their Elephant Pants product line on the ABC network reality TV show Shark Tank in an episode airing Feb. 24.
  • February 10, 2017

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    RIT set to show love to its donors on Feb. 14

    RIT is looking to spread a little extra love this Valentine’s Day by placing more than 500 red tags around campus to show the impact of donor support and provide the campus community an opportunity to say “thanks.”
  • February 2, 2017

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    Associate professor wins early career award

    Nathan Cahill, associate dean for industrial partnerships in the College of Science and an associate professor, was named a Rising Researcher by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, for his contributions to defense and security research.
  • February 1, 2017

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    Top stories and videos for January

    News and videos about David C. Munson Jr. being named as RIT’s next president were among the most popular last month. Check out all of January’s top stories and videos.
  • February 1, 2017

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    RIT featured in ‘Colleges that Pay You Back’

    RIT is recognized by The Princeton Review in the 2017 edition of Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give You the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck. Ratings were based on academics, cost, financial aid, graduation rates, student debt, and alumni salaries and job satisfaction.
  • February 1, 2017

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    Datto CEO McChord to give commencement address

    RIT alumnus Austin McChord, founder and CEO of the widely acclaimed technology company Datto Inc., will be the keynote speaker for the university’s 132nd commencement celebration.