President’s News
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April 15, 2022
RIT to confer four honorary degrees at May 6 commencement ceremony
RIT will confer honorary degrees to four outstanding individuals at its 2022 commencement ceremony on May 6: Kimberly Bryant, founder of the nonprofit organization Black Girls CODE; Josephine King Olsen, former director of the Peace Corps; G. Peter Jemison, a member of the Heron clan of the Seneca Nation of Indians; and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine.
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April 12, 2022
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX
The 50th anniversary of the signing of Title IX into law will be commemorated in June, but the impact of the government’s dedication to changing education remains a consistent and crucial part of the landscape for women everywhere.
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April 8, 2022
RIT to create a School of Performing Arts
RIT is creating a School of Performing Arts to offer additional creative opportunities for thousands of students who wish to pursue their passions in performance while majoring in a range of other fields. The new school will be housed within RIT’s College of Liberal Arts beginning July 1, and a national search is underway for a director.
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April 1, 2022
15 colleges to grant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honorary degrees
The Democrat and Chronicle talks to RIT President Munson about the university's decision to grant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy an honorary degree this spring.
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March 25, 2022
College of Art and Design celebrates alumnus Chance Wright’s transformational gift
RIT’s College of Art and Design hosted a dedication ceremony on Friday marking the recent completion of a “transformational” renovation of the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences and honoring the alumnus whose gift made it possible. The event honored Chance Wright ’18, ’19 and his mother, Pamela Mars Wright, whose $3.5 million gift fueled the renovation and reconfiguration of the third floor of Gannett Hall.
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March 16, 2022
RIT and NTID receive federal funding appropriation from 2022 Omnibus budget
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced fiscal year 2022 funding he secured that will revitalize Rochester and the Finger Lakes region. Sen. Schumer highlighted significant funding in the amount of $88.5 million that NTID received in the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bill, a $7 million increase over fiscal year 2021, with $3 million of that increase going toward NTID’s Regional STEM Center efforts.
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March 9, 2022
RIT designated a Military Friendly School for 2022-2023
The Military Friendly Schools list is created each year based on extensive research using public data sources for more than 8,800 schools nationwide, input from student veterans, and responses to the proprietary, data-driven Military Friendly Schools survey from participating institutions.
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March 8, 2022
RIT renames computer security hub
WHEC-TV reports on ESL Federal Credit Union's $3 million commitment to name the ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute.
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March 8, 2022
ESL pledges $3M towards creation of Global Cybersecurity Institute at RIT
Spectrum News reports on ESL Federal Credit Union's $3 million commitment to name the ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute.
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March 8, 2022
ESL Federal Credit Union makes $3 million commitment to name ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute
RIT’s world-class home for cybersecurity has a new name. On March 8, RIT and ESL Federal Credit Union jointly announced an exclusive naming rights partnership for the ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute at RIT.
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February 10, 2022
Decrease in COVID brings hope for more normal commencement
RIT President David Munson addressed COVID, Imagine RIT, RIT Dubai, athletic scholarships, and more during his latest “Ask Munson” question-and-answer interview Wednesday on WITR (89.7) radio. The show is scheduled to be aired again 10 a.m. Saturday.
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February 10, 2022
RIT recognized on the ‘Forbes’ America’s Best Employers 2022 List
RIT earned a spot on the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers 2022. This award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the statistics portal and industry ranking provider.