Tiger's Tale: June 7, 2024

It’s RIT’s 195th Birthday on June 12 – be a part of the Founders’ Day celebration! Celebrate the journey of RIT... from the Rochester Athenaeum and the Mechanics Institute to who we are today. Your birthday gift to the RIT Fund provides exceptional students with standout opportunities, offering support to those who need it most. As a thank you for your gift of $50 or more, we’ll send you a limited edition RIT hat.

Make a gift for Founders' Day.

Pride Month Tiger Heritage Spotlight

Pride Month Tiger Heritage Spotlight: Trevor Brown, Ph.D., BS '98

Register to join RIT in the 2024 Rochester Pride Parade

Watch Video: Imagine RIT 2024 Futurists Symposium

Camp Tiger: Rochester City Ballet

Rochester City Ballet is offering three unique sessions through Camp Tiger during the month of July.

Camp Tiger Registration

RIT Certified High School Summer Programs

Rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, and 2024 graduates are invited to spend a week on RIT’s campus this summer with RIT Certified’s immersive High School Pro-Advantage courses. Special Alumni Discount: 15% off using code ALUMDEP10

Learn more and register

ThermoFisher Scientific, Cincinnati, OH

Account Executive Clinical Sales
Career Connect #161582

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Ford Motor Company, Atlanta, GA

Analyst, Digital Analytics
Career Connect #161617

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Mathematica, Austin TX

Cyber Security Analyst
Career Connect #161496

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KPMG, Houston TX

Oracle EPM Architect
Career Connect #161578

Apply to KPMG

Megan Detwiler BS '19, MS '19 was recently honored in the 2024 Manufacturing Institute's Women MAKE Awards as a recipient of their Emerging Leader award. This award is given to 30 women under 30 who have achieved unique accomplishments at the start of their careers in the manufacturing industry.

Mike Janssen BS '94 was promoted to the city manager of the City of Las Vegas. In this role, Mike functions as the CEO and oversees 3,800 staff and an annual budget of $2.2 billion for the 24th largest city in the U.S. Previously, Mike was the executive director of Infrastructure and director of Public Works.

Nuzhat Minhaz BS ’23 struggled with coding at first, but has since found strength in being open to failure. She credits the hackathon opportunities she found at RIT, which led to a job at Microsoft and the creation of her startup that aids victims of cybercrimes in Bangladesh.

We're excited to host Marvel actress Alaqua Cox and comedian Charlie Berens, Women's Hockey will be facing RPI, and our Men's team will be facing Bowling Green!

Stay tuned for more details and we hope to see you here October 18-20.

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