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  • November 21, 2017

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    RIT gives alumnus and his sons an edge

    Growing up, Andrew Athias was surrounded by a close group of his father's friends whom he considered aunts and uncles. It wasn't until he was older that he realized they weren't actually related. Their connection: RIT.

  • November 21, 2017

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    Legacy families uphold RIT traditions

    More than 600 legacy students are currently enrolled at RIT, up from less than 200 in the mid-1990s and less than 100 in the early 1980s.

  • November 21, 2017

    RIT baseball team in a dog pile.

    The rise of RIT athletics

    There's a long list of accolades for all 24 varsity sports, including that RIT's student-athletes earned the highest cumulative GPA in program history with a 3.32. The rise of RIT athletics is a remarkable story but not unexpected given the growth and advancement of RIT.

  • November 21, 2017

    Keita Wangari next to android statue.

    Online master's degrees make learning accessible

    More than 240 students from 13 countries are enrolled in a fully online master's degree program at RIT to open new doors in their careers, improve their salaries and advance their skills.

  • November 21, 2017

    Luvon Sheppard showing an illustration.

    Master's program 'like family' for artists who teach

    For nearly half a century, the School of Art in RIT's College of Imaging Arts and Sciences has offered a unique, one-year master's program for highly motivated students seeking to become certified in teaching art to students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

  • November 21, 2017

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    Graduate programs offer cutting-edge education

    Today, RIT offers 73 master's programs, with 14 new programs added in just the past 10 years. And the number of master's programs is likely to grow even more in the near future.

  • November 21, 2017

    Black and white photo of RIT building being built.

    A launching pad for the next 50 years

    RIT President Mark Ellingson was greeted by staff with a huge sign reading "Welcome Home, Mark" on his first day at RIT's brand new campus in Henrietta. His arrival and the official opening in the fall of 1968 were the culmination of nine years of intense planning, fundraising and construction.

  • November 21, 2017

    Child playing on a mat

    Venture Creations companies compete for $1M prize

    Two companies at RIT's Venture Creations business incubator, including the developer of the eye-tracking software pictured here, have been selected to compete for the $1 million grand prize in the New York state-funded Luminate NY accelerator program.

  • November 21, 2017

    Tiree Walker presenting work for four other people at the RIT Access Technology IdeaLab.

    IdeaLab teams brainstorm access technology solutions

    Seven teams of students and faculty coaches representing a variety of disciplines spent a weekend in November brainstorming solutions to problems impacting individuals with differing abilities during the RIT Access Technology IdeaLab.