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October 4, 2019
American Indian Science and Engineering Society gives RIT professor its highest honor
Professor Emeritus Roger Dube is the winner of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society's annual Ely S. Parker Award. The award recognizes engineers, scientists and educators who have provided exemplary service to the American Indian/Alaska Native community.
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September 26, 2019
RIT helps diverse prospective faculty from across the country prepare for the job market
This week, RIT is helping diverse prospective faculty from across the country prepare to take the next step in their careers. Of the nearly 120 applications received, RIT welcomed 12 scholars from prestigious institutions including Penn State, UC Berkeley and the National Institutes of Health to participate in the Future Faculty Career Exploration Program.
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September 26, 2019
Public Infrastructure: Claro Enterprise Solutions
Latino Leaders magazine features Jorge Rodriguez '15 (Executive MBA), CEO of Claro Enterprise Solutions.
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September 24, 2019
How volunteer work led to success for Orlando Ortiz, Hispanic Business Person of the Year
The Democrat and Chronicle features Orlando Ortiz '04 (manufacturing engineering technology) '08 (MBA), president of Rochester's Puerto Rican Festival and the 2019 Hispanic Business Person of the Year.
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September 24, 2019
Thousands of RIT students to attend Fall Career Fair for co-ops and permanent jobs
More than 260 employing organizations with more than 900 recruiter representatives seeking RIT students and graduates are attending the 2019 Fall University-Wide Career Fair, held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Gordon Field House.
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September 23, 2019
RIT receives multiple accolades for promoting diversity and inclusion
RIT received the 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for the sixth year in a row. Also, for the third consecutive year, RIT is being honored as an institution committed to diversity for 2019 by Minority Access Inc. And Professor André Hudson, pictured above, is among the individuals Minority Access will celebrate at the National Role Models Conference this year.
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September 19, 2019
Connections: How are race, culture, and architecture connected?
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Nana-Yaw Andoh, assistant professor of architecture.
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September 16, 2019
When School's a Battleground for Transgender Kids, Teachers Learn to Protect, Affirm Them
Education Week talks to Christopher Hinesley, director of RIT's Q Center, about embedding LGBTQ experiences into curricula.
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September 10, 2019
‘Global Women of Light’ to gather for international symposium at 2019 Frontiers in Optics
Women from academia, industry and government will meet this week to collaboratively establish strategies to advance women’s leadership across science, technology, engineering and entrepreneurship career ranks. WiSTEE Connect is collaborating with the Optical Society Foundation to organize the fourth international symposium “Global Women of Light” at the 2019 Frontiers in Optics on Sept. 15.
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September 10, 2019
RIT Distinguished Alumnus Clayton Turner named director of NASA’s Langley Research Center
Clayton Turner ’90 (electrical engineering) has been named the new director of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. He will assume the director’s position on Monday, Sept. 30, when current center Director David Bowles retires after 39 years with the agency.
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September 9, 2019
RIT among the top universities in the nation
RIT is among the top third “National Universities,” earning praise for its co-operative education program and its graduation rate for students from low-income families, as well as its business and engineering colleges, according to the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges.
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August 26, 2019
RIT welcomes Rochester City School District graduates
WHEC-TV reports on the newest class of Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars.