News
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November 2, 2020
Tips for conducting virtual interviews with deaf and hard-of-hearing job candidates
With National Disability Employment Awareness Month just concluded, the Center on Employment at NTID is offering tips for employers conducting virtual interviews with deaf and hard-of-hearing job candidates.
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October 30, 2020
RIT/NTID Randleman Program announces new protégés
Addressing the need for diverse representation in the sign language interpreting profession is the goal of a highly successful program at NTID. The Randleman Program aims to equip interpreters of color who are newer to the field for the demands of interpreting in a postsecondary environment, while simultaneously increasing diversity representation.
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October 30, 2020
RIT/NTID announces personnel changes to support antiracism programs
NTID has announced personnel changes in support of the college’s Antiracism and Social Justice Plan, which is scheduled for release this fall. Alesia Allen has been named assistant vice president for diversity and inclusion; Joseph Hill will serve as assistant dean for ALANA faculty recruitment and retention; Thomastine “Tommie” Sarchet-Maher is assistant dean of ALANA Outreach, Access, and Success; and Peter Hauser has been named assistant dean of research mentoring.
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October 23, 2020
RIT/NTID inventors receive patent for hearing test
A new method for evaluating hearing has received a second patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Work leading to the patent, “Method for Determining Hearing Thresholds in the Absence of Pure-Tone Testing,” was conducted at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
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October 21, 2020
Tobyhanna Army Depot announces equal employment opportunity initiatives
DVIDS (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) features the partnership between Tobyhanna Army Depot and NTID.
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October 19, 2020
RIT spring semester will begin Jan. 25
RIT classes for spring semester will begin Jan. 25. The semester will also include three “recharge” days and one reading day prior to final exams. The last day of classes for spring semester will be Wednesday, May 5, with final exams running May 7-13. Commencement is scheduled for May 14-15.
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October 16, 2020
Tiger Alumni Week offers dozens of virtual activities
Virtual reunions, interactive programs, talks, a 5K, e-Sports, and even Tiger Trivia are just some of the dozens of events slated for Tiger Alumni Week, beginning Monday for RIT alumni, students, families, faculty, and staff.
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October 15, 2020
Christine Sun Kim: From RIT/NTID alum to international artist
Christine Sun Kim ('02) recently had two of her works of art purchased by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. But how did she get there from here?
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October 9, 2020
RIT COVID-19 Alert Level Moves to Yellow
Over the past several days, RIT has been tracking some connected cases of COVID-19 stemming from a student who traveled out of the Finger Lakes region. This has resulted in a slight uptick in positive cases on campus, and the campus alert level has moved to Yellow.
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October 8, 2020
'Trust, but verify' chronicles the era of misinformation
City Newspaper features work by Eric Kunsman, lecturer in the Department of Visual Communications Studies.
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October 7, 2020
#IamRITfaculty campaign showcases some of RIT’s diverse outstanding scholars
RIT’s Office of Faculty Recruitment is launching a series of videos to highlight diverse outstanding faculty from across the university. The series, titled #IamRITfaculty, kicked off Monday with an interview featuring Thomastine Sarchet, research faculty in the NTID Center for International Outreach.
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September 25, 2020
Virtual scientific conferences open doors to researchers around the world
Science magazine talks to Peter Hauser, research faculty in NTID, about accessibility and virtual conferences.