President’s News

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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.

Susan Puglia has been elected the 22nd chairperson of Rochester Institute of Technology’s Board of Trustees and, as she takes the helm, will be overseeing two major university initiatives.

Rochester Institute of Technology’s reaccreditation process with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education has reached new milestones this fall.

Roar the Vote, an RIT initiative that helps students register to vote and better understand the voting process, is a non-partisan effort led by RIT’s Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, as well as RIT’s Office of Government and Community Relations.

Adobe speaks to RIT President David Munson about RIT's designation as an Adobe Creative Campus and its commitment to equipping students with creative and digital skills for professional success.

Rochester Business Journal reports that RIT was awarded nearly $1.5 million to implement a new online certificate program to train students across microelectronics-related educational tracks.

The new listing of the nation’s prestigious research universities is the highest to date for RIT, a jump of seven spots from last year.

The Rochester Beacon highlights four companies honored at RIT's Venture Creations Incubator graduation ceremony, including Agri-Trak, Lux Semiconductors, Sign-Speak, and Panacheeza.