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February 5, 2020
Rochester’s top women business leaders featured at RIT leadership conference
Saunders College of Business hosts the 11th annual Power Your Potential Women’s Conference on Friday. The conference theme this year is “Embracing Our Voice and Leading Boldly,” and will be led by Karen Magnuson, Saunders College Executive in Residence and former executive editor at Rochester’s Democrat and Chronicle.
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January 23, 2020
Demand for disability support services outweighs supply
WXXI.org details a meeting at the Center for Disability Rights between U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Patricia Starr '78 (medical lab technician).
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January 15, 2020
Into the ROC allows students to explore ‘people, places and possibilities’
A college experience should include more than a degree, and for three years, students at RIT have been learning about the community beyond campus and finding ways to make it a better place through volunteering.
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December 24, 2019
FIRST Robotics competition season opens with ‘Infinite Recharge’ Kick Off telecast on Jan. 4
Robotics teams from across “the galaxy” will be ready as FIRST Robotics opens its 2020 season with a kickoff event at 10 a.m. Jan. 4. More than 600 students, teachers and mentors will gather to participate in morning workshops and then view the kickoff telecast revealing the details of this year’s game.
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December 20, 2019
Podcast: The Benefits of Telehealth
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 29: Caroline Easton, professor in RIT’s School of Behavioral Health, talks with Jacob Wadsworth, a doctoral intern in the university’s priority psychology internship program, about a project that uses telemedicine, the process of using telecommunications to evaluate, diagnosis and treat patients, to help homeless people access mental health and drug addiction counseling.
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December 12, 2019
‘Momentum’ program expands, offering more RIT students leadership skills
A program called “momentum” designed for students at RIT to develop their leadership skills while actively working to address community challenges has gained momentum, in part, due to a $250,000 donation to expand the program next semester.
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December 12, 2019
Student project delivers solutions for Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence
Undergraduate students from RIT ROC-ed the Project during a local project management competition to increase awareness and volunteer services for Rochester’s M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence. Their solution, “The Common Source,” took top honors recently in the annual ROC the Project competition, a regional challenge for college students.
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December 3, 2019
RIT gifted 177-acre estate to expand research, educational offerings
RIT will use a substantial gift of real estate in Penfield to expand the university’s research and educational offerings in ecology, agriculture, sustainability and other fields. Amy Leenhouts Tait and Robert C. Tait have gifted to the university their 177-acre property, which will be dedicated as the Tait Preserve of RIT.
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November 20, 2019
RIT’s Saunders College of Business launches Leadership Academy
A new certificate program launched by Saunders College of Business is helping to develop strong leaders who are equipped to tackle personal, relational and global challenges.
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November 20, 2019
RIT students prepare thousands of meals for people in need Tuesday
WHAM-TV reports on RIT's participation in the Hunger Project.
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November 19, 2019
RIT women's basketball team welcomes 9-year-old with cerebral palsy as teammate
WHEC-TV reports on the addition of Lily Breon-Milliman as the newest member of the RIT women's basketball team.
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November 18, 2019
Alumni Update: Goldman cultivates love with photo project
After years of working in commercial photography, Rob Goldman ’84 (professional photography) decided he needed to change his routine and focus on something new. Goldman quit commercial photography and embarked on several independent projects that focused on the reality, struggles, and beauty of life.