News Stories

November 13, 2015

Christine Whitman named chair of Board of Trustees

Christine Whitman, chairman and CEO of Complemar Partners Inc. and RIT trustee since 1997, has been named the new chair of the Board. She is the first female to take the helm.
November 12, 2015

Author Elijah Wald to discuss Bob Dylan on Nov. 23

Elijah Wald, author of Dylan goes Electric: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night that Split the Sixties, will discuss his book at RIT on Nov. 23.
November 11, 2015

Peter Jemison to advise on Native American issues

Peter Jemison, a member of the Heron clan of the Seneca Nation, will become RIT’s first Special Adviser to the President on Native American Issues.
November 11, 2015

Edborg represents RIT in deadlift competition

Dave Edborg, patrol major in RIT’s Public Safety Department, will compete in the World Bench Press and Deadlift Championships in Las Vegas on Nov. 18.
November 11, 2015

Learning by hacking at pentesting competition

RIT is already planning a second Collegiate Pentesting Competition after the success of its first last weekend. RIT’s team came in second place.
November 11, 2015

RIT hosts third Effective Access Tech Conference

More than 50 exhibitors and poster presenters came together yesterday to share ideas and innovative solutions at RIT’s third annual Effective Access Technology Conference.
November 10, 2015

Andrew Young to speak at 2016 King’s Legacy event

Andrew Young, close friend and associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, will be the keynote speaker at the 2016 Expressions of King's Legacy Celebration at RIT.
November 10, 2015

Twyla Cummings to receive prominent honor

Twyla J. Cummings, senior associate dean of the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, has won the Printing Industries of America’s 2015 Naomi Berber Memorial Award.
November 9, 2015

Students raise money for tiger preservation

The RIT branch of the National Tigers for Tigers Coalition has planned a week of events to raise funds and awareness for tiger preservation this week.
November 6, 2015

Ebony Miller named CUE interim director

Ebony Miller, former program manager of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, has been named the center’s interim director.
November 6, 2015

RIT participates in initiative to fight extremism

Students in Saunders College of Business are participating in the P2P: Challenging Extremism Initiative, a program geared toward countering extremism with digital marketing.
November 6, 2015

Italian director Giovanna Taviani comes to RIT

Giovanna Taviani will conduct master classes for students of Italian, anthropology and film at RIT Nov. 10 and 11. Her documentary, “Ritorni,” will be shown at 7 p.m. Nov. 11.