News Stories

A team of RIT cybersecurity students is moving on to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC) after taking first place at the Northeast regional competition March 20–22. The students pulled together a win, despite having to compete from separate locations across the country, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spring Semester classes resume today through alternative delivery methods—there will be no in-person classes. As instruction continues, so will support services for students and faculty.

There are many consequences to this global pandemic and a confluence of challenges. With this in mind, RIT has developed a student account adjustment process and guidelines relating to the impact of COVID-19. Please be patient as we work through the details of this complex process that must be reviewed for each student.

Forbes talks to Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about manufacturers shifting production to medical supplies.

Many campus services have modified hours or procedures caused by the precautions concerning the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). RIT has closed spaces that invite large groups of people, including the Student Life Center, Red Barn, Gordon Field House, Frank Ritter Ice Arena, Gene Polisseni Center and Global Village retail areas.

The LiveAbility Lab is a partnership between RIT and the Al Sigl Community of Agencies, a collaborative network of organizations in Rochester that serves children and adults with special needs. The lab, which is located on Al Sigl’s Wolk Campus, opened in 2018. The goal is to develop a pipeline of accessible technology projects that are conceived at RIT and take root at the LiveAbility Lab on their way to development in the marketplace. 

RIT’s K-12 University Center is leveraging the university’s strength in experiential learning and career readiness in a new partnership with the Army Educational Outreach Program. RIT will receive $14 million to expand the Army’s apprenticeship programs and cultivate a STEM-literate workforce that reflects the nation’s demographics.

We have come to the difficult decision to cancel 2020 commencement ceremonies scheduled for May 8 and 9, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We asked readers of RIT University Magazine to send us stories about R. Roger Remington’s impact on them. Here is what they said.

While he’ll soon step away from the day-to-day at the university to which he has dedicated nearly six decades, R. Roger Remington wants people to know, “I’m not going anywhere.” The Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design and longest-serving faculty member at RIT will retire in May after 57 years at the university.

In the midst of this incredibly challenging time, I am writing to share one very important message: RIT leadership values your academic success. That is why we have put into place plans that both protect your health and safety and immediately offer the flexibility and support needed to facilitate your progress toward a degree.

As the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) leads to secondary school closures and SAT/ACT cancellations, RIT is extending the deposit deadline for accepted students to June 1. Traditionally, May 1 has been designated as National College Decision Day, representing the date to submit acceptance and make deposits to attend four-year colleges or universities.