News by Topic: Global Engagement
With international campuses located in China, Croatia, Dubai, and Kosovo, along with numerous study abroad, international research opportunities, and faculty-led excursions, RIT maintains a strong global network, giving students and faculty the chance expand their horizons across the world.
-
January 8, 2013
![Professor posing for camera]()
Transnational studies professor to speak Jan. 17
Toni Pressley-Sanon presents “Haiti’s Contemporary Peasant Movement: Struggles and Triumphs” as part of the Conable lecture series. -
January 4, 2013
![People speaking at event]()
Faculty honored for virtual classroom project
Five faculty members won a NASPA Bronze Excellence Award for connecting students from multiple RIT campuses in Henrietta, Croatia and Kosovo. -
December 19, 2012
![]()
International environmental leaders meet at RIT
Lecturer Lisa Greenwood led U.S. delegation at meeting to revise the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO policies and guidelines. -
December 17, 2012
![Diagrams displayed in plaza]()
Students offer design ideas for project in Turkey
RIT students collaborated with Kadir Has University in Istanbul, creating proposals for designs that incorporated old tires into an urban park in Istanbul. -
November 27, 2012
![Person posing for camera]()
Author to discuss Hindu settlers
Corinne Dempsey, an expert in Hindu traditions, global Christianity, gender, politics and religion, comparative religion and mysticism, visits Dec. 5. -
November 27, 2012
![Logo for " Random Hacks of Kindness"]()
RIT to participate in global hack-a-thon
Random Hacks of Kindness is made up of a community of more than 5,500 innovators developing open source technology to address some of the world’s most complex issues. -
November 13, 2012
![Professor posing for camera]()
Yousef Al-Assaf named president of RIT Dubai
Al-Assaf, professor of engineering and dean of the College of Engineering at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, will join RIT Dubai on Feb. 1. -
November 2, 2012
![Picture of Hurricane Tracker with tweet displayed over]()
Top stories and videos for October
Coverage of Hurricane Sandy topped last month’s list of top RIT news stories. Check out all of October’s most popular stories. -
October 24, 2012
-
October 17, 2012
-
October 8, 2012
![People gathered for picture]()
Army veteran earning MBA from Afghanistan
Harry Wescott is working on his Executive MBA through the Saunders College of Business’ online program—while working seven days a week in Afghanistan for IBM. -
October 1, 2012
![People playing mudtug]()
Top stories and videos for September 2012
News about professor Mustafa Abushagur leading Libya topped last month’s list of most popular RIT news stories. Check out all of September’s most popular stories.
