Alumni News

July 12, 2016

RIT offers eclectic lineup at Fringe Festival 2016

Students, faculty, staff, alumni and Osher members are part of an eclectic lineup of performances in this year's Fringe Festival Sept. 15-24 in Rochester.
June 30, 2016

Matchett named assistant vice president at NTID

Mary Karol Matchett has been named assistant vice president for student and academic services at NTID, leading programs and services that bridge academic and student life.
June 30, 2016

Humans of New York creator coming to RIT

Brandon Stanton, who created the Humans of New York blog and books depicting portraits of life and individuals in New York City, is this year's Horton Distinguished Speaker.
June 28, 2016

RIT team wins global challenge against terrorism

“It’s Time: ExOut Extremism,” a social media campaign created by RIT students, took top prize in the U.S. State Department’s P2P: Challenging Extremism competition.
June 16, 2016

RIT/NTID appoints alumnus outreach coordinator

Actor, choreographer and deaf community advocate Fred Michael Beam has been named outreach coordinator for Sunshine 2.0, the new theater outreach program at NTID.
June 14, 2016

RIT alumnus coping with crisis communications

An RIT alumnus and board member of Come Out With Pride Orlando said the worst mass shooting in American history will make the gay community stronger.
June 7, 2016

Osher offers summer classes for those 50-plus

Thinkers age 50 and older will be able to explore a number of fascinating programs for a discounted rate this summer at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT.
June 2, 2016

Photo taken at Imagine RIT places third in contest

Peggy Tirrell’s image of children playing in a fountain took third place in the Facebook WNY PhotoWalkers “Taking it to the Streets” challenge.
May 31, 2016

The Raymond Corp. donates forklift truck to KGCOE

The new forklift truck, custom-designed with the orange and brown stripes of RIT Tigers, will be used in the Brinkman Machining and Manufacturing Laboratory.
May 24, 2016

RIT Kosovo names first female president

RIT and the American University in Kosovo Foundation announce Sharon Y. Hart as president of RIT Kosovo.
May 24, 2016

RIT celebrates 5th anniversary of Vignelli Center

Nearly 100 RIT faculty, staff, students and alumni gathered in New York City on May 14 to mark the fifth anniversary of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies.
May 20, 2016

RIT graduates: Use convergence to your advantage

France A. Cordova, director of the NSF, told some 4,000 graduating students that the workforce of the future must have a broad-based education that encourages collaboration.