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October 1, 2018
Dyer Arts Center director named ‘40 Under 40’ honoree
Tabitha Jacques has been selected as a 2018 Forty Under 40 honoree by the Rochester Business Journal. -
October 1, 2018
RIT/NTID honors inaugural group of Maguire Scholars
As part of the award, the four students will each earn $5,000 per year, up to four years, and must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 while actively participating in extracurricular activities or community service. -
September 18, 2018
RIT announces 2018-2019 theatrical season
Four performances presenting an array of cultural, political and social issues are part of a new collaborative season by RIT’s College of Liberal Arts Theater Arts Program and RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf performing arts program. -
August 8, 2018
‘Cultivating Connections’ exhibit seeking artists
NTID’s Dyer Arts Center is now accepting submissions for its exhibit “Cultivating Connections: Growing Communities in the Flower City,” which will showcase artwork that represents our local communities. -
August 7, 2018
RIT students learn value of entrepreneurship
Saunders Summer Startup Program encourages multidisciplinary student teams to jumpstart their ventures in hopes of kick starting real companies. It culminates with Investor Demo Night on Wednesday. -
August 6, 2018
Not quite love at first sight for RIT couple
Brianna Schlitt ’11, ’13 and Brynjar Leifsson ’11, ’13 thought it was love at first sight when they met on the RIT campus in 2009. But they later learned they had attended the same elementary school, shared some of the same teachers and even ate lunch together there. -
August 6, 2018
Study abroad a highlight for hospitality student
Connor Draughn wanted to get out of his comfort zone and try something new, so the hospitality and tourism management major decided to spend a semester studying at RIT Croatia. Draughn is one example of how students are already benefiting from RIT’s $1 billion blended campaign. -
July 16, 2018
NTID professor addresses United Nations
Professor Peter Hauser, an expert on the long-term impact of deaf individuals’ early language acquisition, delivered a report at a meeting of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in Geneva, Switzerland. -
June 27, 2018
Exhibits highlight 50 years of deaf art and history
As part of its 50th anniversary activities, NTID will host a “50 Artists 50 Years” exhibition through Oct. 20. On Friday, as part of the 50th anniversary reunion festivities, a triptych—or three-paneled work—by deaf artist Susan Dupor will be unveiled. -
June 20, 2018
RIT one of the nation’s top universities for NSF undergraduate research
RIT is hosting seven federally funded undergraduate research programs this summer, the most of any college in New York state. -
June 18, 2018
Thousands expected to celebrate at RIT/NTID’s 50th anniversary reunion
More than 3,000 alumni from NTID are expected to visit campus for a reunion June 28 –July 1 to celebrate the college’s 50th anniversary. -
May 24, 2018
History book highlights first 50 years of NTID
Published by RIT Press, A Shining Beacon: Fifty Years of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf highlights the first 50 years of the world’s first and largest technological college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students at RIT.