News by Topic: Deaf Community
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October 15, 2018
![An aerial view of students interacting with employer booths at the career fair.]()
RIT/NTID hosts Career Fair
Representatives from more than 50 local and national corporations, federal agencies and nonprofit organizations looking to diversify their workforce will meet with hundreds of deaf and hard-of-hearing students—who are also prospective employees—at the 18th annual Career Fair on Oct. 17. -
October 5, 2018
![Tracy Tao-Moore communicates with another person using American Sign Language.]()
Graduate receives DOD award for outstanding employees with disabilities
Tracy Tao-Moore ’92 (graphic design) received an 2018 Secretary of Defense Award for Outstanding Service Members and Civilians with Disabilities for her contributions in support of the DOD mission. -
October 3, 2018
![David and Patricia pose together outdoors and smile at the camera.]()
2018 Distinguished Alumni: Meet David and Patricia Keinath
Meet David (SVP ’83) ’87 and Patricia (SVP ’83) Keinath, the National Technical Institute for Deaf 2018 Distinguished Alumni. -
October 1, 2018
![Tabitha Jacques posing next to a sculpture in the Dyer gallery.]()
Dyer Arts Center director named ‘40 Under 40’ honoree
Tabitha Jacques has been selected as a 2018 Forty Under 40 honoree by the Rochester Business Journal. -
October 1, 2018
![The five Magquire Scholars stand for a photo outside with RIT/NTID President Gerry Buckley.]()
RIT/NTID honors inaugural group of Maguire Scholars
As part of the award, the four students will each earn $5,000 per year, up to four years, and must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 while actively participating in extracurricular activities or community service. -
September 18, 2018
![An action photo of the cast performing the show "How I learned to Drive." Six people sit and stand around a dinner table while five others dressed in black stand on a raised platform behind them.]()
RIT announces 2018-2019 theatrical season
Four performances presenting an array of cultural, political and social issues are part of a new collaborative season by RIT’s College of Liberal Arts Theater Arts Program and RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf performing arts program. -
August 27, 2018
![The Inclusive Excellence researchers pose for a photo together in front of their research posters.]()
Inclusive Excellence cultivates diversity
The first Inclusive Excellence research fellowship was held this summer and paired seven undergraduate students in the College of Science with research mentors. The initiative is working to create a deeper understanding of diversity in the College of Science and at RIT. -
August 8, 2018
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‘Cultivating Connections’ exhibit seeking artists
NTID’s Dyer Arts Center is now accepting submissions for its exhibit “Cultivating Connections: Growing Communities in the Flower City,” which will showcase artwork that represents our local communities.
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August 7, 2018
![Cianna Dresden Hall excitedly explains her research to onlookers, talking with her hands and smiling as she speaks.]()
Undergraduate student innovators unveil research at 27th annual symposium
More than 250 student projects, representing all nine colleges, were on display at the 27th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Aug. 3 at RIT.
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August 7, 2018
![The logo for The Princeton Review. Simple text reading The Princeton Review with a small yellow triangle in the bottom right corner.]()
RIT named among the nation’s ‘Best 384 Colleges’
RIT is considered one of the nation’s best universities for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The education-services company features RIT in the just-published 2019 edition of its annual book, The Best 384 Colleges. -
August 6, 2018
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RIT sponsors tiger exhibit at Seneca Park Zoo
RIT is sharing its tiger pride by sponsoring the tiger exhibit at the Seneca Park Zoo. It’s the latest collaboration between RIT and the zoo, which last year signed a formal memorandum of understanding to develop, promote and implement mutually beneficial projects. -
August 6, 2018
![Brynjar and Brianna pose for a photo shortly after getting engaged. Brynjar holds his fist up in their air, seemingly in triumph.]()
Not quite love at first sight for RIT couple
Brianna Schlitt ’11, ’13 and Brynjar Leifsson ’11, ’13 thought it was love at first sight when they met on the RIT campus in 2009. But they later learned they had attended the same elementary school, shared some of the same teachers and even ate lunch together there.
