President’s News

RIT’s 10th president will be remembered for many things after he retires June 30—construction of the SHED, completion of the 2025 Strategic Plan, creation of the Performing Arts Scholarship program. But a key piece of David Munson’s legacy is the six playful and sometimes wacky videos that welcomed students each year to RIT.

Rochester Business Journal speaks to RIT President David Munson before his retirement this summer.

After eight years of broadcasts, the final “Ask Munson” episode will air in a one-hour special from 2 to 3 p.m. April 16.

Third-year illustration major Ava Guarino started working on her submission for the poster contest not long after last year’s festival ended. Some 7,800 votes were cast, and Guarino’s poster was one of the top vote-getters to make the finals. Imagine RIT is April 26.

Ovation will feature 14 acts of dance, vocal and instrumental music. The first-place act will win $1,000, with a $500 prize awarded to the second-place act.

The Okanagan Charter, established in 2015, provides a framework for colleges and universities to transform their campuses into health-promoting environments.

The first pieces of a massive, historic theater pipe organ built more than 90 years ago have been installed at RIT’s music performance theater, which is currently under construction.

What started as engaging lunchtime conversations with friends has led three mechanical engineering students to start a biweekly podcast, Beyond ME, with a variety of topics including engineering and much more.

Icon Honors recognize Rochester business leaders over the age of 60 for their notable success and demonstration of strong leadership within and outside their fields. The honorees have moved their organizations or businesses and Rochester forward by growing jobs and making a difference in the community.

The first “Ask Munson” episode of the academic year will be on WITR-FM (89.7) at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12. The broadcast is part of an ongoing series that has been a tradition of the President’s Office for two decades.

NTID President Gerard Buckley, who made history as the first RIT/NTID alumnus to become president of the college, has announced his intention to step down in summer 2025 after leading the National Technical Institute for the Deaf for 15 years. His tenure as NTID president caps a career in higher education spanning more than 40 years.

More than 170 higher education professionals from across the country came to RIT Nov. 14-16 for the 2024 a2ru National Conference. The a2ru national conference is an opportunity for practitioners and researchers from across higher education to share innovations and perspectives in the arts.