Alumni News

  • January 26, 2017

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    David C. Munson Jr. introduced with high hopes

    David C. Munson Jr., who will follow retiring RIT President Bill Destler, received a standing ovation when he was introduced to the community in the Gordon Field House on Wednesday. Students, faculty and staff say they are excited to meet and work with the new president.

  • January 25, 2017

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    David C. Munson Jr. named RIT’s 10th president

    David C. Munson Jr. was introduced to the community today as Rochester Institute of Technology’s 10th president. Munson, who will assume RIT’s top post July 1, was introduced by RIT Board Chair Christine Whitman at a community-wide event this morning in the Gordon Field House.

  • January 19, 2017

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    Dyer Arts Center opens 2017 with three exhibits

    The Dyer Arts Center hosts “(Re)Invention,” a traveling exhibition from the Kennedy Center; an exhibit with works from the personal collections of faculty artists from RIT/NTID’s Visual Communication Studies Department; and an exhibit on “Shakespeare in American Deaf History.”

  • January 13, 2017

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    RIT to expand student anti-terrorism initiative

    It’s Time: ExOut Extremism, an online initiative to combat violent extremism that started as a classroom assignment, has been awarded $149,000 from the Department of Homeland Security.

  • January 11, 2017

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    RIT experiences ingenuity at CES

    More than 170,000 tech enthusiasts gathered from around the globe to experience technology innovation at the 50th anniversary of the Consumer Electronics Show, including dozens of RIT alumni, faculty and students.

  • January 10, 2017

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    Alumnus to receive Academy Award

    Brian Cantwell ’99 (film and animation) is a member of the team at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) that will be recognized for its design and development of ILM’s facial performance-capture solving system.

  • January 4, 2017

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    Top stories and videos for December

    News about RIT’s first-ever winter glass sale was among the most popular last month. Check out all of December’s top stories and videos.

  • January 3, 2017

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    RIT alumnus named Forbes ‘30 Under 30’

    RIT alumnus Sean Petterson landed on the prestigious 2017 Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list in manufacturing and industry. Petterson, who graduated from RIT in 2013 in industrial design, is a founder of the industrial safety products company StrongArm Technologies Inc.

  • December 12, 2016

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    NTID alumnus establishes student workshop series

    Marc Roer of Chicago has established a fund to provide a series of workshops that focus on students’ “soft skills” and practical use of today’s technology for career success.

  • December 7, 2016

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    RIT launches MicroMasters program in cybersecurity

    Starting in March, learners can begin the RIT Cybersecurity MicroMasters program with edX, the leading nonprofit online learning destination. Upon completing the five-part program, learners can apply to RIT and may be awarded nine credit hours toward their degree requirements.