Tiger's Tale

October 25, 2024

Roar Day is coming poster, with the dates Oct 31 - Nov 1 with the image of a tiger

Our 19th annual ROAR Day is just around the corner!

Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 31 at noon Eastern as we kick off RIT’s 19th annual day of giving. Whether you're passionate about scholarships, student programs, or clubs, ROAR Day is your chance to make an impact.

ROAR Day brings the RIT community together for 1,829 minutes to make a gift in support for what they care about most at RIT. Any gift made by 6:29 p.m. Eastern on Friday, November 1, will count towards our ROAR Day goal of 2,024 donors.

Click here to make your gift early >

Outgoing chairperson of RIT’s Board of Trustees Jeffrey Harris ’75, left, hands the gavel to incoming chairperson Susan Puglia as President David Munson looks on.

RIT names Susan Puglia chair of
Board of Trustees

Puglia is also chairperson of the RIT Presidential Search Committee and will help guide the university into the next iteration of its Strategic Plan.

Read about our new trustee >

RIT Alumni Association, we want to hear your story written on the story

Every RIT Tiger has a story,
and we want to hear yours!

Tiger Stories is a project dedicated to sharing your RIT journey. We’ve partnered with Publishing Concepts to create a book celebrating Tiger alumni. The project launches November 1, and you'll soon receive information on how to share your story and participate.

Read about the project >

It’s National Estate Planning
Awareness Week!

You have the incredible power to shape the future of RIT for our students. By including RIT in your estate plan, you’re ensuring that future generations will benefit from a transformative educational experience.

Against the backdrop of campus and the city of Rochester, the research building (foreground) will become one of RIT’s newest facilities with expected occupancy in spring ’25.

Science, engineering, and computing faculty will become research building’s first residents

A new building also paves the way for increased support to current programs such as GCCIS’ extensive work in cybersecurity and information sciences and to new programs, such as the Ph. D. in cognitive science.

Read about the new research building >

‘INSIGHT Into Diversity’ magazine logos for 11th consecutive HEED Award and 10th consecutive Diversity Champion designation for RIT

RIT remains a HEED Award winner
and Diversity Champion

The university is recognized by ‘INSIGHT Into Diversity’ magazine.

Read about RIT’s recognition by INSIGHT Into Diversity
magazine >

More RIT News

RIT Alumni Events

Dine out, Give back
October 30, 2024

All Rochester area alumni and friends are invited to dine at local participating restaurants to help raise funds for our RIT Tigers. Giving back never tasted so good. Want to stay in? Don’t worry, there are mobile order options available.

Click here to see the
restaurants >

RIT Foodshare team poster for Wegmans East Avenue Grocery Run, where a bag of grocery is running

Join the RIT FoodShare Team
and fight food insecurity
November 2, 2024

All RIT Tigers are invited, either in-person or virtually, to join the RIT FoodShare team in this year’s Wegmans East Ave Grocery Run. First 100 registrants will receive an RIT FoodShare fanny pack.

Click here to join the RIT FoodShare team >

Lecture Featuring Former CEO
of Barstool Sports
November 8, 2024

Saunders College of Business is proud to host the 11th annual Gasser Lecture Series, featuring Erika Ayers Badan, American businesswoman currently serving as CEO at Food52.

More RIT Alumni Events

New Alumni Career Opportunities

Apple, San Diego, California

Design Verification Engineer
Career Connect #183363

HCA Healthcare, Aventura, Florida

Assistant Controller
Career Connect #183320

Class Notes

Edward Wolf BS '09 and Elizabeth Ihidoy are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Eliza Amaia Ihidoy Wolf.

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Furthest right Patrick Curley BS 24 and Second furthest right Chris Banas BS 24 with their team posing for a picture.jpg

Congratulations to Chris Banas BS '24 and Patrick Curley BS '24, who recently had their daily puzzle app, Puzzlit, featured in Times Square.

Read the full story >

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Tiger's Tale

Our 19th annual ROAR Day is just around the corner!

RIT names Susan Puglia chair ofBoard of Trustees

Every RIT Tiger has a story,and we want to hear yours!

It’s National Estate Planning Awareness Week!