Walk to honor Newtown, Conn., victims
Business fraternity initiates support for Newtown Memorial Fund
A. Sue Weisler
RIT Cares: A Walk Against Violence to benefit Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims starts at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Infinity Quad.
Delta Sigma Pi invites clubs, organizations, campus friends and the RIT community to come together and stand against violence from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday.
RIT’s co-ed business fraternity is sponsoring RIT Cares: A Walk Against Violence to honor the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The walk will take place from the Infinity Quad to the Sundial, where a vigil will held to pay respects.
A donation box will also be available, where 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the Newtown Memorial Fund, which helps provide relief for funeral expenses for the victims’ families, and will set up a memorial to remember those who were lost in the community.
Assisting in organizing this memorial event is Tykemia Boatwright, a third-year marketing major in RIT’s E. Philip Saunders College of Business.
Topics
Recommended News
-
November 22, 2024
![a group of six students and adults stand in front of a sign bearing logos from R I T and other companies.]()
RIT expands research on circular economy in Southeast Asia with new funding boost
A $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of State will continue the work led by professors Clyde Hull and Eric Williams with entrepreneurships based on circular economy principles in member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
-
November 21, 2024
![Various people put their hands together in a circle.]()
Americans agree more than they might think − not knowing this jeopardizes the nation’s shared values
An essay written by Lawrence Torcello, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy, published by The Conversation.
-
November 21, 2024
![an illustrated image of a pixelated face appears next to the words real or fake.]()
Detecting digital deception
Today, artificial intelligence is being used to manipulate media. At RIT, a team of student and faculty researchers is leading the charge to help journalists and intelligence analysts figure out what is real and what is fake. Their work has more than $2 million in funding from the National Science Foundation and Knight Foundation.
-
November 21, 2024
![two men sit at a table looking at a laptop. A third man leans over the table to look at the laptops screen.]()
In and out of Africa
Africa is rich in natural resources and contains one of the most diverse ecosystems across the globe. The Sahara Desert itself is larger than the continental United States. With all the unique landscapes, wildlife, and growing urban areas, more than 30 RIT faculty have recognized the importance of traveling to the continent, all backed by RIT Global.
