News

November 15, 2016

Jazz orchestra pays tribute to Shakespeare

Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s “Such Sweet Thunder,” music inspired by sonnets, characters and characterizations from William Shakespeare, will be performed by the New Energy Jazz Orchestra on Friday at RIT, part of the yearlong commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
November 14, 2016

Student selected for Gandhi Institute fellowship

Janine Burge, who is studying psychology and urban studies in RIT’s School of Individualized Study and sociology and anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts, has been selected as a 2016-17 Gandhi Institute Service Fellow at the Rochester-based M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence.
November 9, 2016

RIT remembers Provost Emeritus Stanley McKenzie

Stanley McKenzie, RIT provost emeritus and former vice president for Academic Affairs, died Nov. 8 in Tucson, Ariz. McKenzie served for 41 years in several roles at RIT until his retirement in 2011.
November 9, 2016

Shakespeare sonnets inspire seven short plays

Loveâ€™s Fire opens Thursday in the 1510 Lab Theatre and is part of RITâ€™s yearlong commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeareâ€™s death.
October 21, 2016

RIT helps Rochester celebrate Italian Cultural Day

RIT joined local dignitaries and community members in the atrium of City Hall on Thursday, when Rochester celebrated its first Italian Cultural Day.
October 13, 2016

Panel addresses insider’s view on politics

Current and former elected officials will discuss “How Politics Really Works: An Insider’s View” on campus on Thursday for more than 200 Advanced Placement government and U.S. history students from high schools in Rochester and surrounding counties.
September 29, 2016

Student helps to prepare for ROAR Day

Meet Kaitie Spaude, a third-year dual major in journalism and media arts and technology and a student organizer for next week’s ROAR Day.
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 23, 2016

COLA student finds success working with celebrity photographer

Christina Chan, a fourth-year advertising and public relations major, was one of the first students to enroll in classes offered as a part of one of RIT’s newest majors in Digital Humanities and Social Sciences.
September 6, 2016

RIT to offer online courses in enterprise security

The courses take an all-encompassing approach to security, looking at digital and physical ways that individuals, organizations and nations can protect themselves.
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.