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October 21, 2019
RIT launches Napier Leadership Experience for students in the School of Individualized Study
SOIS launched the inaugural Napier Leadership Experience with a day-long leadership retreat during which Sharon D. Napier ’04 MS (service leadership and innovation), chair and founder of Partners + Napier, delivered an interactive presentation to the students to show them how to own their personal brands.
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September 26, 2019
Student Spotlight: Making discoveries abroad with NTID
Looking to learn more about the roots of American deaf culture, fourth-year student Grace Bradford went on a study abroad trip to France. From June 24 to July 4, the ASL/English interpretation and School of Individualized Study double major traveled with other NTID students to Paris, Reims, La Balme-les-Grottes and Lyon.
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September 3, 2019
Girl Scout’s project makes uniforms affordable for Catholic-school students
The Catholic Courier features Hannah McGroarty, an applied arts and sciences major, who received the Girl Scout Gold Award for her project organizing a used-uniform closet at a local Catholic school.
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August 29, 2019
Student Government president finds her path to help improve students’ lives
Meet Anika Aftab, this year’s Student Government president. Aftab would like to see RIT students have more options to create their own minors. She’d also like to create more workshops for students to develop skills they haven’t had the opportunity to build and to continue the college’s sustainability efforts
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August 26, 2019
Koster joins NYS Senate Veterans Hall of Fame
The Saratogian features Keith Koster ’09 (applied arts and sciences), a three-time cancer survivor who recently completed the Centennial Challenge, hiking all 46 Adirondack High Peaks while carrying an American Legion flag to celebrate the Legion’s 100th anniversary.
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August 6, 2019
Chocolate with a conscience
You do what? From accountant to the stars to sustainable chocolate producer, RIT alumni have some pretty cool careers. Read about Lorenzo Llosa ’04 (applied arts and sciences), an artisanal chocolate maker and co-founder of Elemento, a sustainable chocolate company in Peru.
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August 6, 2019
2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards: Ali Shahidi
Meet Ali Shahidi ’13 (applied arts and sciences), the School of Individualized Study 2019 Distinguished Alumnus.
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May 28, 2019
RIT graduate co-stars in the film ‘Guest Artist’ with Jeff Daniels
Thomas Macias ’13 (applied arts and sciences) has made his feature film debut, co-staring with actor Jeff Daniels in Guest Artist. Guest Artist was originally written as a play by Daniels and turned into a film by director Timothy Busfield.
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May 21, 2019
An Artist Who Channels Her Anger Into Pie Charts
The New York Times features artist Christine Sun Kim ’02 (applied arts and sciences).
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May 15, 2019
How RIT and UR are enabling more students to pursue ideas and individualized studies
The Rochester Beacon interviews Jim Hall, dean of University Studies and the executive director of the School of Individualized Study.
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April 29, 2019
RIT ‘futurists’ discuss blending of technology and creativity at first-ever Imagine symposium
“The Future of Technology, the Arts and Design,” the first-ever symposium and panel discussion of its kind held during Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival, showcased what RIT alumni envision for next 50 years related to technology, the arts and design and how we can leverage its power for the greater good.
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April 26, 2019
2019 Esri Development Center Students of the Year
Frankie Albin, a fourth-year applied arts and sciences major studying geospatial computing and global development, was named a 2019 Esri Development Center Student of the Year, for his work with spatial analytics and GIS.