News Stories
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March 19, 2018
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Celebrating 50 years at the Henrietta campus
Throughout the 2018-2019 academic year, RIT will celebrate the growth of the campus we affectionately refer to as “Brick City.” -
March 19, 2018
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Video game made by alumni coming to Playstation 4
Super Daryl Deluxe, an action role-playing game created by RIT alumni Gary Porter ’15 (game design and development) and Dan Plate ’16 (illustration), will launch on the SONY Playstation 4 and Steam platforms this spring. -
March 19, 2018
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Tiger Love: Long-distance couple reaches finish line with Michelin
Ashley (Shoum) Gliss ’09 (mechanical engineering) was focused on her senior design project, her final year of school and a new job she would start after graduation at Toyota when she first met Ed Gliss ’11 (mechanical engineering). -
March 19, 2018
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Alumna wins Gold Medallion Award for second time
Gail Nogle ’73 (photography) in January received the Gold Medallion Award from the American Society of Photographers for the second time in 18 years. -
March 19, 2018
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Marvel-ous comic artist has luck of the draw
He may not have superhero powers, but he certainly has a talent for drawing them. during his career as a comic artist, Adam Kubert ’81 (medical illustration) has illustrated for DC Comics and now exclusively at Marvel Comics.
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March 19, 2018
![John Butler sitting at a table with a cup of coffee.]()
Graduate helped create memorable ad campaign
John Butler ’80 remembers the time he performed his impersonation of William Shatner--to the William Shatner--for the creation of the witty Priceline Negotiator ad campaign. -
March 19, 2018
![Carol Alderman and Hillary Clinton in front of microphones.]()
Photojournalist finds passion producing podcasts
Carol Alderman ’14 (photojournalism), an audio producer at The Washington Post working on podcast production and development, said she got to where she is today because she never turned down an opportunity. -
March 19, 2018
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Former hockey captain beats cancer twice and becomes physician
Dr. Chris Haltigin ’12 (biomedical sciences) had finished his second year of medical school and was studying for his first set of board exams when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He beat the cancer--twice--and is now an obstetrics-gynecology resident at Beaumont-Royal Oak Health System. -
March 19, 2018
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Alumnus becomes expert in type of photography
Thomas Shillea’s years of dedication to perfecting his art have made him an expert in platinotype portrait photography and given him the opportunity to photograph notable individuals like Malcolm Forbes, Sissy Spacek and others for a USIA portrait project in 1986. -
March 19, 2018
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Promise Delivered: Alumnus makes largest gift in RIT history
On Dec. 13, RIT announced that Austin McChord is giving RIT $50 million, making McChord one of America’s 50 largest charitable donors in 2017. -
March 19, 2018
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March 19, 2018
![man standing next to a sign that says, future home of the Joseph M. Lobozzo Alumni House.]()
RIT’s first alumni house set to open this summer
The Lobozzo Alumni House will feature a great room, porch, dining room, conference room, patio, library, catering kitchen and several administrative offices for Development and Alumni Relations staff members.
