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December 2, 2013

MCC executive dean named RIT Minett Professor

Pete Otero was appointed the 2013 Minett Professor at RIT. He is the first administrator from a peer institution in higher education to take on the one-year appointment.
November 22, 2013

Staff, alumni named to 40 Under 40 List

Four RIT alumni and one staff member were honored by the Rochester Business Journal this year for professional success and civic contributions in the local area.
November 19, 2013

RIT48 contest searches for the next big app idea

RIT48 returns Nov. 22–24 with 40 students competing for $3,000. They will create a business plan, produce a prototype and launch a Web or mobile startup in 48 hours.
November 18, 2013

M&T donates $50,000 to entrepreneurship center

M&T Bank is making a two-year commitment and donating $50,000 to the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship’s Future Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs program for city students.
November 12, 2013

Men of Color, Honor and Ambition program begins

Twelve young men are part of MOCHA, a new initiative intended to positively impact academic success, increase retention and develop successful leaders.
October 22, 2013

Entrepreneurship Center names program director

Ebony Miller will be responsible for research, development, delivery and assessment of programming at the Saunders College of Business Center for Urban Entrepreneurship.
October 9, 2013

RIT named a top college for Native Americans

For the sixth year in a row, The American Indian Science and Engineering Society named RIT as one of America’s “Top 200 Colleges for Native Americans.”
October 4, 2013

Professors help Rwandan teens learn mapping skills

Brian Tomaszewski and Anthony Vodacek are helping 225 high school students in Rwanda map the natural resources in their communities using tablets and smart phones.
October 2, 2013

RIT celebrates partnership with Japan’s KIT

Administrators from the Kanazawa Institute of Technology will visit Rochester for a week-long symposium celebrating the 20th anniversary of KIT’s partnership with RIT.
September 26, 2013

Saunders College hosts ‘Shark Tank’ judge

Daymond John is headlining Saunders College of Business Gasser Lecture Series during the 2013 RIT Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend.
September 17, 2013

RIT offers Future Faculty Career Exploration

The program brings in diverse scholars from around the world who are nearing the end of their doctoral studies to RIT to explore potential career options.
September 9, 2013

Hundreds of students enjoy NTID’s Apple Festival

The annual Apple Festival, put on by NTID’s Student Life Team since 1998, is a way to introduce first-year students to the organizations available on campus.

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