News Stories

  • August 30, 2023

    seven college students with surprised expressions standing in a line holding small black envelops.

    Metaproject 14 gives students a chance to leave their mark on the RIT campus landscape

    For this semester's Metaproject industrial design initiative, students will work with RIT President David Munson to design concepts for a series of outdoor, hands-on museum installations for the Henrietta campus. The outdoor installations will tell the story of RIT in a way that is immersive and engaging to passersby on campus. Each student is tasked with creating a concept for one of the 14 installations. 

  • August 30, 2023

    poster for the Roc Game Fest 20 23 featuring a modern drawing of the city of Rochester skyline.

    ROC Game Fest is a haven for game enthusiasts

    Local game enthusiasts are invited to descend on the campus of RIT for the seventh annual ROC Game Fest, a daylong event committed to the best the games community has to offer.

  • August 29, 2023

    a group of multicultural college students standing in front of a house with two college presidents and their spouses.

    RIT welcomes 14th cohort of Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars

    The 14th cohort of the Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars were welcomed at a ceremony on Aug. 28 held at Liberty Hill. The scholars program provides scholarships and academic support to graduates from the Rochester City School District and approved charter schools.

  • August 28, 2023

    person in a cherry picker installing the last letter of Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry Hall on the outside of a brick building.

    Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry Hall commemoration planned

    A commemoration to rename an RIT residence hall after a granddaughter of abolitionist Frederick Douglass will be held Thursday evening in conjunction with RIT’s annual Lighting the Way ceremony to welcome women and non-binary students to campus.

  • August 28, 2023

    four college students walking into a building.

    The SHED welcomes first classes Aug. 28

    The Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED) welcomed students, faculty, and staff into its teaching and learning spaces on Aug. 28. The SHED includes five new active learning classrooms alongside the newly renovated Wallace Library with its 22 new classrooms.

  • August 25, 2023

    renovated library space with a circulation desk and bookshelves.

    Well, hello, Wallace Library, have we met?

    First came COVID-19, then came a massive construction project, and now after more than three-and-half years, RIT’s university library reopens with a new look and a new neighbor.

  • August 25, 2023

    rows of college students wearing hair nets and filling bags with pasta, rice, and grains.

    Students participate in seventh Hunger Project

    Thousands of RIT’s first-year students participated in the seventh Hunger Project on Aug. 25 in Ritter Arena. Students packaged more than 115,000 meals for the Rochester community that will be distributed through FoodLink.

  • August 25, 2023

    row of college students throwing paper airplanes.

    New students are off to a roaring start after convocation

    Turn big dreams into reality. That was just one piece of advice for the newest Rochester Institute of Technology students who attended the New Student Convocation on Aug. 24. The annual event included welcomes from administrators, the new Student Government president, and a lesson in adventure featuring RIT President David Munson.