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April 27, 2022
Life-changing phone call leads MST candidate from kiln room to classroom
After 20 years as a nationally-exhibiting ceramic artist, Adam Spector called a career audible, enrolling in RIT's visual arts-all grades MST program to become a K-12 art educator.
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April 26, 2022
First graduates from RIT’s partner charter school poised to receive their RIT degrees
A trio of trailblazing students who came to RIT from the university’s partner charter school will fulfill a long-term promise when they receive their college degrees at commencement this May. Zaid Abdulsalam, Ismael Cortes Jr., and Justice Marbury were among the first students to enroll at Rochester Prep High School, and they were the three students from the first graduating class in 2018 who chose RIT as their destination.
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April 23, 2022
RIT alumni foreshadow how technology, the arts, and design will change the future
Aaron Gordon ’13, CEO of Optic Sky, an advertising and digital experience production company; Franklyn Athias ’85, CTO and senior vice president for Xfinity Mobile Retail Convergence; and Erin Sarofsky ’98, ’00 MFA, an award-winning creative visionary, discussed how the pandemic opened up the eyes of many industries to the future.
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April 19, 2022
RIT to host internationally-known artists for printmaking workshop
RIT's printmaking studio will be a hive of activity from May 15-21 for Artists Print!, a weeklong experience that concludes with an exhibition and auction of monoprints created in the workshop.
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April 18, 2022
Students continue RIT's success in national illustration competition
Meghan Wassil ’22 and Malvana Ramborger ’23 were both accepted into the distinguished 2022 Society of Illustrators’ Student Scholarship Competition. Their honored pieces will be featured in an upcoming exhibition and catalog.
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April 15, 2022
More than 250 exhibits planned for Imagine RIT
A total of 272 exhibits varying from robots, virtual reality games, molten glass demonstrations, scavenger hunts, and performing arts are planned for this year’s Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 23.
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April 12, 2022
Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival returns in-person April 23
After going virtual for 2021, the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival is back in person and virtually, planned from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, on the RIT campus in Henrietta and online at the Imagine RIT website.
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April 12, 2022
Acclaimed alumni explore what’s next at Imagine RIT Futurists Symposium
Accomplished alumni are returning to campus to discuss the future of technology, art, and design as part of the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival on April 23. The Imagine RIT Futurists Symposium is from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Wegmans Theater, RIT MAGIC Center. It will also be available to watch as a livestream.
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April 12, 2022
Media arts and technology graduate students present learning outcomes
The media arts and technology Class of 2022 shares what they learned in the one-year graduate program.
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April 7, 2022
Academic advisor receives Provost’s Award for dedication to student success
Nate Rohman, academic advisor for RIT's graphic design and studio arts BFA programs, will be honored April 12 at the Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship ceremony.
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April 5, 2022
RIT incubator company Circle Optics reaches $2.5 million in investments
Circle Optics, a member company of RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator, has earned two significant investments totaling $800,000 to further advance its panoramic imaging technology. As a result, the company enters the second quarter with $2.5 million in total contract awards.
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April 5, 2022
Podcast: Technology In Art
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 57: In every art course and studio environment at RIT, technology is integral to the delivery of content and production of work. Elizabeth Kronfield, director of the School of Art and School for American Crafts, and Abigail Benkovich, an MFA metals and jewelry design student, discuss how RIT is in a unique position to blur the line between technology and making for students in the College of Art and Design.