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September 25, 2015

RIT makers invited to compete for $1 million

RIT students, alumni, faculty and staff are invited to submit their smart-device ideas to America’s Greatest Makers. Competitors will vie for a $1 million prize.
September 24, 2015

Student prepares improv team for Fringe Festival

Meet Andrew Ahlquist, a fourth-year game design and development student, and leader of The Improvessionals, an RIT improv group performing at the Rochester Fringe Festival.
September 23, 2015

Deaf hip-hop artist Sean Forbes to perform at RIT

Sean Forbes, deaf hip-hop artist and RIT alum, will perform on campus at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9 in Panara Theatre. Tickets are on sale now for $10.
September 22, 2015

Welcome to Merit

RIT uses Merit to share students’ academic accomplishments with their friends and family through their social media networks and their hometown newspapers.
September 17, 2015

Freshman represents U.S. in physics tournament

Meet John Lukowski, a first-year electrical engineering major. Lukowski competed in the International Young Physicists' Tournament in Thailand over the summer.
September 10, 2015

Student Government VP balances school, business

Meet Andrea Shaver, a third-year graphic design major and Student Government vice president. Shaver also runs her own graphic design business.
September 3, 2015

McNair Scholar hopes to give back to homeland

Meet Enock Ntekereze, a third-year international global studies student who came to the U.S. as a refugee when he was 13.
August 28, 2015

First-gen student works on detecting cancer cells

Meet Christian Gordillo, a fourth-year biotechnology and molecular bioscience major who will be the first in his family to graduate from high school and college.
August 19, 2015

RIT welcomes record number of freshmen

RIT this week welcomes a record freshman class of 2,940 students and about 600 transfer students, bringing its total enrollment to more than 18,500 students.
August 19, 2015

RIT welcomes 2015 class of Rochester City Scholars

This year, 18 students from the Rochester City School District will be part of the sixth freshman class entering the program, which covers full tuition at RIT.
August 4, 2015

Students thriving 25 years after ADA

As the nation and RIT celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, RIT remains committed to providing equal access to students with disabilities.
August 4, 2015

Tiger Talk with Sandra Johnson

Sandra S. Johnson began her position as RIT’s senior vice president for Student Affairs in July 2014.

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