Alumni News

August 3, 2016

Graduate helps create movement of hope

The Hope Is Project is a transmedia art experiment that uses photography and film to discover hope in people’s lives and spark change.
August 3, 2016

Learning is lifelong pursuit for alumnus

Kurt Kreckel may have graduated from RIT more than 40 years ago, but that hasn’t stopped him from coming back to learn a thing or two.
August 3, 2016

Entrepreneur’s latest venture stops robocalls

Aaron Foss developed technology that stops robocalls from telemarketers and has blocked more than 109 million automated calls.
August 3, 2016

‘Bra fairy’ helps support homeless women

When Dana Marlowe was a student at RIT, she studied women who took off their clothes in strip clubs. Today, she devotes her free time to helping women get dressed.
August 2, 2016

Destler plans busy year before retirement

Bill Destler will retire at the end of the 2016-2017 academic year, after accomplishing his vision of turning RIT into one of the most innovative universities in the world.
August 2, 2016

Alumni capture sights and sounds of rock legends

William Snyder ’81 and Trevor Waite ’99 are more than just die-hard fans of The Who: Snyder is the band photographer and Waite is the monitor technician.
August 2, 2016

Metaproject connects students to industry

As it nears its seventh iteration, RIT’s Metaproject has demonstrated that education partnered with industry is a successful vehicle for fostering innovative thinking.
August 2, 2016

RIT ecosystem strengthened StrongArm

Sean Petterson and Justin Hillery thrived in RIT’s innovation ecosystem. They credit much of their success to what they learned at RIT.
August 2, 2016

We’ve got the next big idea

RIT’s innovation ecosystem has mushroomed over the past five years, with competitions, events and programs available to turn student ideas into companies.
July 18, 2016

John Tu promoted to senior associate dean

John Tu, a professor of management information systems in Saunders College of Business, has been promoted to senior associate dean.
July 15, 2016

RIT leadership heads to Silicon Valley

A 90-member delegation from RIT is holding strategic meetings with 24 global high-tech companies and organizations in Silicon Valley, July 20 to 23.
July 14, 2016

NTID celebrates growing number of Ph.D. candidates

Four NTID students were enrolled in the Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate program, which helps deaf and hard-of-hearing students earn doctoral degrees in STEM disciplines.