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A Creative Force

By fusing her passions for both arts and technology, Allison Ritter successfuly pioneered a Creative Director position at IBM’s X-Force Command, the industry’s first commercial cybersecurity range.

RIT gave me a big sense of curiosity. It taught me if you don’t jump outside your comfort zone or try and explore a new area, you are never going to know what’s out there.

Allison Ritter
Creative Director of the IBM Cyber Range,
X-Force Command Center
’14, Media Arts and Technology Major
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Unique Engagement, RIT Style

The future is interdisciplinary and RIT is uniquely positioned to prepare our students to excel in that environment. We’ve long recognized that amazing things happen when you combine technology, the arts, and design.

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Find your future at RIT.
We’ll get you on to a safer digital world.

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Women hackers attend RIT’s WiC Hacks, an all-women hack-a-thon

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RIT Esports team won the 2019 Hearthstone Collegiate Championship Fall Finals

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At the 2019 Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition, the premier offense-based collegiate computing security event

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Universities designated as Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research and in Cyber Defense Education

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Where students go
next is even more exciting.

The careers of the future will be created by RIT graduates who have an appreciation for merging disciplines, grounded in real-world experience, and who are driven to show the world what they can do.

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Imagine yourself at RIT.

At RIT, we empower a kaleidoscope of engaged, socially conscious, and intellectually curious minds to collaborate through creativity and innovation. We blend technology, the arts, and design to inspire a diverse community of problem-solvers. And, together, we find new and meaningful ways to move the world forward.

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About RIT

Rochester Institute of Technology is a diverse and collaborative community of curious minds. Beyond our main campus in Rochester, New York, RIT has several international campuses, more than 19,000 students, and more than 135,000 graduates from all 50 states and more than 100 countries.