News

November 21, 2016

2006: The making of Saunders College of Business

Enhancing its reputation as a national leader in undergraduate, graduate and executive business education, RIT on July 11, 2006, announced the formation of Saunders College of Business.
November 16, 2016

Professor: High-end chefs’ success starts at home

In a new study, John Ettlie, professor and Rosett Chair for Research at RIT’s Saunders College of Business, found that success as a master chef of haute cuisine depends less on going to culinary school than having an innovative support team along the way.
November 15, 2016

Business club hosts ice skating fundraiser

RIT’s Women in Business club hopes to raise $500 to help send a Make-A-Wish child to Disney World. The club is offering ice skating from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday in Ritter Arena. Admission is $5 and includes skate rental, snacks and submarine sandwiches.
November 8, 2016

Saunders College unveils two learning spaces

RIT’s Saunders College of Business is now home to the REDCOM Active Learning Collaboratory and the Business Analytics Lab. The spaces enable faculty to implement learning activities that promote student engagement and peer-based learning.
October 17, 2016

RIT creates nurse leadership development program

RIT and Rochester Regional Health inaugurated a year-long Nurse Leadership Development Program designed to elevate the leadership potential of selected candidates.
October 10, 2016

RIT honors Outstanding Alumna, Volunteer of the year

Sharon Napier ’04, founder and CEO of Partners + Napier, is RIT’s Outstanding Alumna of the Year for 2016, and Michael Krupnicki ’99 is RIT’s Volunteer of the Year. They will receive the awards during the Presidents’ Alumni Ball on Friday.
October 3, 2016

Reddit co-founder headlines SCB lecture series

Alexis Ohanian, the 33-year-old co-founder of the website Reddit, will speak Oct. 14 as part of the Saunders College of Business Gasser Lecture Series. He will discuss “Think like a startup: Insights from a digital entrepreneur and startup investor.”
September 30, 2016

Two new companies join Venture Creations

ThermApparel, a garment that helps regulate body temperature, and Positive Science, an eye-tracking system, have joined the Venture Creations business incubator at RIT.
September 27, 2016

RIT named in $4.2 million NSF grant

The Upstate New York Alliance for Entrepreneurial Innovation—a partnership of Cornell University, RIT and University of Rochester—has been awarded $4.2 million from the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Program.
September 27, 2016

Hundreds of employers seek students at annual fall Career Fair

Nearly 250 employing organizations and hundreds of recruiter representatives seeking RIT students and graduates are attending the Fall 2016 Career Fair Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Gordon Field House.
September 26, 2016

RIT to welcome hundreds of entrepreneurship experts

This weekend, more than 425 entrepreneurship experts will arrive in Rochester, as the city showcases two universities’ entrepreneurial expertise and endeavors as well as dynamic growth, excellence in programming and the impact on the local community and beyond.
September 26, 2016

Venture Creations manager wins award

Bill Jones, manager of business development at RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator, won the Magical Mentor award presented by Upstate Venture Connect. Jones was honored during the 2016 Upstate Unleashed Conference Sept. 16.