News

September 21, 2016

Glass pumpkin sale set for Oct. 1

The glass program in the School for American Crafts is hosting its annual Glass Pumpkin Patch fundraiser, featuring hand-blown glass pumpkins and gourds, at the Gene Polisseni Center.
September 19, 2016

Nearly 3,000 turn out for Big Shot of Kodak Tower

The RIT team employed several photographic technologies from past centuries to capture the image of Kodak Tower for the 32nd Big Shot community photo project.
September 16, 2016

Big Shot to capture Kodak Tower on Sunday

This year, the nighttime community photo project focuses on the iconic Kodak Tower in downtown Rochester. The image will be taken around 8 p.m. on Sunday.
September 6, 2016

RIT connects with out-of-this-world entertainment

Star Trek Continues actor and director Vic Mignogna will discuss production and music composition for the online series on Friday.
August 23, 2016

RIT partners with Genesee Country Village & Museum

Officials from RIT and the Genesee Country Village & Museum signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate to develop and implement mutually-beneficial projects.
August 16, 2016

RIT to host exhibit on Wendell Castle

University Gallery will host the first-ever exhibition to focus on Castle’s creative process. “Wendell Castle Imagined: A Revelation of Creative Process” opens Aug. 22.
August 4, 2016

Gallery r hosts 9/11 exhibit

Gallery r presents “A 9/11 Project, Reflections and Memories,” a multipart exhibition running Friday through Aug. 21.
August 3, 2016

Film featuring alumnus Brian Nice available online

A documentary film following alumnus and brain injury survivor Brian Nice as he traveled across the United States to photograph the American landscape is now available.
August 3, 2016

Friendship turns to love three decades later

Paul Schechtman ’81 and Pam Evans Schechtman ’81 became good friends at RIT but lost touch in the 1980s. They reconnected in 2011 and married in 2013.
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 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.