Empower
EMPOWERING
YOU
Pursue your potential at RIT, where you can find your community, explore your passions, and innovate with purpose. And, you’ll do it with the support of friends, faculty, and mentors encouraging you to dream big.
EMPOWERING
YOU
Pursue your potential at RIT, where you can find your community, explore your passions, and innovate with purpose. And, you’ll do it with the support of friends, faculty, and mentors encouraging you to dream big.
Connect with a Collaborative Community
Engage with diverse perspectives, share ideas, and build lasting networks. Your success begins in the classroom–with exemplary STEM, arts, and business majors–and continues in groups of like-minded people all across campus.
300+
Clubs and Student Organizations
200+
Courses in wellness, health, recreation, fitness, and dance
2,000
Performing Arts Scholars
Encouraging the participation of women and all students in engineering and preparing all for leadership roles within the engineering profession.
Programming and educational opportunities foster an appreciation for diversity, and a healthy campus climate and community through intergroup relations.
One of the only collegiate esports clubs in the country that operates like a professional team with management, broadcasting, community, development, and production departments.
A student-run solar car racing team that aims to enrich students’ education in engineering, design, business, and marketing.
Diversifying the STEM workforce through social events, networking with industry, and career development, all in a supportive environment.
Promoting the success and advancement of women and all gender minorities in their academic and professional computing careers.
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Resource Center
Advocacy, education, training, and workshops that celebrate all genders, gender identities, and sexual orientations.
National Society of Black Engineers
Support, community, and networking designed for Black engineers to excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community.
Latin American Student Association
Learn, embrace, and share the Latino heritage while creating and supporting cultural awareness in a social and familial atmosphere.
Dedicated to providing professional and personal development through networking, educational events, and community service in an encouraging community.
Provides mentorship, organizes professional development workshops, and supports students interested in advanced education and research opportunities.
Association for Women in Mathematics
Devoted to mentoring and encouraging women as they prepare for careers in the mathematical sciences with monthly meetings and an encouraging community open to all.
Explore student life and RIT’s clubs and student organizations
Darcie Jones
Mechanical Engineering
After falling in love with civil and aerospace engineering in high school, Darcie chose to study mechanical engineering at RIT, which combines both. Hands-on projects like the chime machine allow Darcie to embrace challenges and solve problems with a fresh perspective.
Hanna Koh
Computer Science
RIT’s co-op program is one of Hanna’s favorite things about RIT. While interning at the Kindle Bookstore, she developed software that displayed all the mediums a book was available in. At the end of her co-op, she published her work live and customers experienced what she created.
See why RIT is ranked among the top schools for co-op and internships
Mary Emily Visingard
Biochemistry
Mary Emily is pursuing her interest in medicinal chemistry by researching one of medicine's biggest issues, antibiotic resistance. With access to RIT’s state-of-the-art facilities, Mary Emily’s lab experience allowed her to address this growing problem and advance the future of science.
Mia Tsilemos
Photographic Sciences
RIT has allowed Mia to continue her passion for playing hockey and discover a future-focused degree that combines both her interests in science and photography. Now she’s thriving in a supportive environment surrounded by her best friends.
Unfolding the Universe
Associate Professor Jeyhan Kartaltepe’s groundbreaking work with the James Webb Space Telescope is unraveling the mysteries of galaxy evolution and advancing astrophysics innovation.
Learn how RIT researchers and students are exploring the universe
Fostering Renewable Energy in Indigenous Communities
RIT’s Outstanding Graduate Woman Achievement Award is going to a graduate committed to working with indigenous communities to develop renewable energy systems on tribal land.
Learn how Sherralyn’s passion for sustainability is creating a renewable future
Making History at Indianapolis 500
Nicole Rotondo ’16 (mechanical engineering) took her passion for cars and racing, and built an engineering career that put her on the fast track with Honda’s Performance Development (HPD) team.
Empowering Health Advocacy Through Education
Maricela Marquez’s ’18, ’22 (health systems management) graduate education led to growth and career advancement allowing her to advocate for Latino patients.
Ensuring Essential Services for Deaf Children in Ethiopia
RIT/NTID audiologist Catherine Clark has been volunteering in Ethiopia, providing essential services to the country’s deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
Learn what a decade of service has created for those in need
Promoting Diversity in the Tech Industry
Wegmans sponsors the Women in Computing Collaboratory to support a community of inclusivity in the computing field.
Read about how Wegmans gift will advance students in computing
Pursuing the Promise of TITLE IX
Behind today’s students stand the women who paved the way.
Protectors of a Diverse History
Alumni are redefining museum studies for all voices.
Learn about how representation is shaping how we look at history
Signature Events
Lighting the Way
A welcome ceremony for women-identifying and non-binary first-year and transfer students, celebrating their connections and contributions to the RIT community.
Rainbow Graduation
At this graduation ceremony, LGBTQIA+ students share stories and experiences at RIT and receive a rainbow cord.
Expressions of King’s Legacy
For 42 years, Expressions of King’s Legacy programming has been dedicated to celebrating the life and impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Women’s Leadership Weekend
A weekend of conferences and summits to celebrate, empower, inspire, and connect business leaders and students from all different backgrounds and industries.