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September 4, 2018
Global Day of Service set for Saturday
RIT’s fourth annual Global Day of Service on Saturday, Sept. 8, allows alumni and families to come together and give back to their community through service projects. -
August 28, 2018
50 Acts of Kindness spotlights yearlong ways to give back
As part of RIT’s 50th anniversary of its Henrietta campus, “50 Acts of Kindness” was born as a year-long initiative to spotlight the efforts RIT’s students, faculty, staff and alumni do to help the community. -
August 20, 2018
RIT welcomes 2018 class of Destler/Johnson scholars
RIT will welcome the ninth class of Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars at a ceremony on Monday. Since 2010, the program has provided more than 200 graduates of the Rochester City School District and Rochester charter schools with the opportunity to attend RIT tuition-free. -
August 17, 2018
Program exposes teens to college experience
RIT’s Upward Bound Classic program wrapped up its first year with a residential summer program that provided Rochester-area high schoolers a taste of college, including living on RIT’s campus, completing academic workshops, visiting other area colleges and speaking with community leaders. -
August 16, 2018
Diversity initiatives in STEM honored by magazine
Women in Engineering (WE@RIT) and Engineers of Color Creating Opportunities (ECCO), two cultural and gender diversity programs at RIT, were recognized as Inspiring Programs in STEM by INSIGHT into Diversity magazine. -
August 14, 2018
RIT team identifies Frederick Douglass land deed
A research team from RIT has identified a land deed dating from the Civil War that shows abolitionist Frederick Douglass purchased property in what is now downtown Rochester. The deed is a revelation to scholars seeking to understand Douglass’s role as a businessman and landholder in Rochester. -
August 9, 2018
Students create assistive products for community
The Studio 930 Design Consultancy program, a 10-week long multidisciplinary studio experience focused on the design and production of access and health technologies products, wrapped up with an exhibition Aug. 7. -
August 6, 2018
RIT sponsors tiger exhibit at Seneca Park Zoo
RIT is sharing its tiger pride by sponsoring the tiger exhibit at the Seneca Park Zoo. It’s the latest collaboration between RIT and the zoo, which last year signed a formal memorandum of understanding to develop, promote and implement mutually beneficial projects. -
August 6, 2018
Students designing city’s future sustainably
A research and design collaborative between RIT architecture students and faculty with community partners in and around the city of Rochester is bringing new thinking to neighborhoods in need. -
August 6, 2018
RIT helps prep Rochester seniors for next step
The Rochester Prep High School graduating class of 25 students received 96 college acceptances, and 100 percent of these students will attend college in the fall--three of whom will attend RIT. -
August 1, 2018
Health app helps victims of domestic abuse
Researchers and domestic violence advocates at RIT and Resolve of Greater Rochester created an avatar named RITa to provide “on demand” domestic violence expertise in primary care settings.