Alumni News

RIT/NTID alumnus Mark Mellenger has committed $1.5 million to establish The Mark Mellenger Endowed Scholarship Fund, with an additional $25,000 pledged to the college’s Sentinel Society. The commitment is the largest by a graduate in NTID history.

RIT students are using a new technology to capture an old experience. Their virtual reality app simulates printing on a 19th-century cast iron hand-press that once belonged to British designer William Morris.

Rochester City Ballet is teaming up with RIT to present “Visionary,” a four-piece showcase of classical and contemporary movement, including a world premiere version of Boléro.

Forbes highlights the career of Michelle Schaefer '13 (secondary education), a Deaf actor, writer and filmmaker, who works to show that true diversity includes individuals with disabilities.

Cancer-free for nearly 20 years, RIT graduate student Bryona Hamilton seeks to educate patients, survivors, and family members about potential chemotherapy side effects that can occur decades after treatment.

Jake Coon has turned RIT men’s lacrosse into a national powerhouse. Coon, though, prefers to talk about the 15 classes of leaders he helped shape and the assistant coaches who worked with him to build a top-notch program. He has built a community that is there for his players long after they graduate.

RIT’s interdisciplinary collaborations enrich research across the university and beyond. Two of these collaborative projects recently received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of a total $22.6 million in grants given to support humanities projects across the nation.

Central Penn Business Journal speaks to Stephanie Perrotti '06 (metalcrafts and jewelry) about her part in crafting the NFL Superbowl Vince Lombardi Trophy.

The Washington Post features Terry Cole ’92 (criminal justice). (This content will require a subscription to read)

Broadway World reports that the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will feature a photography exhibition with the work of award-winning photographer Pari Dukovic ’06 (professional photographic illustration).

The RIT-Rochester Prep High School Partnership gives high school seniors college-level research experience with faculty mentors.

WITF interviews RIT alumna Stephanie Perrotti '06 (metals and jewelry design) about her past involvement crafting Super Bowl trophies with Tiffany & Co.