News Stories
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November 21, 2017
![A student at Imagine RIT adjusts the toy-model of a theme park while children and their parents look on behind him.]()
Theme park ride designer nabs dream job
David Swerzenski has always had one career goal: work in the theme park industry. Days after graduating from RIT, Swerzenski '17 (mechanical engineering) accomplished it. -
November 21, 2017
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'Knowledge is power' says mayor of Dubrovnik
Mato Frankovic '03 (hotel and resort management) was appointed to a four-year term as mayor of Dubrovnik after winning the election in his hometown last June. He said what set him apart in the race--and from his predecessors--was his leadership. -
November 17, 2017
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Students urged to volunteer for Hunger Project
RIT students are encouraged to volunteer to prepare 20,000 healthy meals for the community during the Giving Tuesday Hunger Project Nov. 28 in the Gordon Field House. -
November 17, 2017
![Linden Pohland poses for a photo with three other men at the HFTP Convention.]()
Student starts new professional opportunity for the hospitality program
Linden Pohlan, a fourth-year hospitality and tourism management major from Germantown, Wis., started a new chapter of Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) at RIT. -
November 16, 2017
![Jody Sidlauskas, Taylor Carpenter, and Juilee Decker work together to place artifacts into a display case in the library.]()
Museum Studies students retrace RIT history
Three new exhibits at the Wallace Library explore historical RIT artifacts as well as women who fought for the right to vote in New York state.
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November 14, 2017
![portrait of Bruce Smith.]()
Professor receives Excellence in Leadership Award
Bruce Smith, professor and director of microsystems engineering at RIT, received the Excellence in Leadership Award from the American Vacuum Society for his contributions to the field of nanolithography and influence on the careers of student-graduates in the fields of engineering and science. -
November 14, 2017
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STEAM competition to solve public safety problems
The RIT Center for Public Safety Initiatives is hosting a contest to encourage interdisciplinary teams of students and faculty to develop ways public safety problems can be helped with the use of solutions involving science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM). -
November 13, 2017
![Four people together for a picture in the Wallace Library.]()
RIT family members share international journeys
Four members of the RIT family talked Friday afternoon as part of My Untold Story, hosted by RIT Libraries. The series of talks invites members of the RIT community to share their personal experiences in an effort to challenge stereotypes and build understanding through dialogue. -
November 13, 2017
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Students present findings at Graduate Showcase
More than 100 RIT master's and Ph.D. students presented their research projects and creations at the 10th annual Graduate Showcase. -
November 10, 2017
![headshots of Vienna Carvalho-McGrain, Julia Lisuzzo, Andy Phelps and William St. Jean side by side]()
Golden Brick Awards honor faculty and staff alumni
RIT will recognize four faculty and staff alumni with the Golden Brick Award at this year’s Faculty and Staff Alumni Breakfast and Golden Brick Awards Ceremony. -
November 10, 2017
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Comic artist Adam Kubert visits RIT Thursday
Marvel Comics’ Adam Kubert ’81 (medical illustration) will discuss his career and “The Narrative Art of Comics” as part of the Comics Studies Lecture Series, sponsored by RIT’s School of Individualized Study. -
November 10, 2017
![Three people in costume for Beauty and the Beast.]()
Student Spotlight: Meet the Beast
Kendall Charles, a fourth-year computing and information technologies major from Opelousas, La., is playing the role of Beast in NTID’s production of The Story of Beauty and the Beast.
