News by Topic: Student Experience
RIT continually works to improve and enhance the university experience for our students. Through student clubs and organizations, unique classes and programs, a comprehensive wellness program, and university-led initiatives, students have plenty of opportunities to express themselves, make lifelong connections, and do extraordinary things.
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September 22, 2025
GALLERY: RIT Men’s Lacrosse Team helps local senior citizens with household needs
WHAM-TV highlights the RIT men's lacrosse team's community service.
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September 18, 2025
Student designs hit the factory floor at Autodesk University
What started as a concept for the School of Design’s annual T-Minus challenge has made a splash at Autodesk University 2025. The Autodesk MultiMeasure was the Factory Experience product chosen for the global software and technology company’s annual conference.
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September 18, 2025
RIT hosts community remote sensing experiment
Satellites, planes, drones, canoes, and more were deployed at RIT’s Tait Preserve for ROCX 2025, an open-community, major data-collection experiment.
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September 16, 2025
New field station to boost research at Tait Preserve
The field station will be open and available to all departments across the RIT community and allow for researchers to remain on-site instead of having to always move research materials between the preserve and the main campus.
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September 15, 2025
Dual role as teacher and mentor leads to prestigious international award for faculty member
Whether coordinating the logistics of challenging SAE Baja Racing events in Rochester or helping organize overnight programs with current and prospective engineering students, Marca Lam has taken a non-traditional approach to educating engineers.
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September 12, 2025
Experimental animators bring new dimension to musical performance
Animation is most often viewed on a screen. But when animators break traditional rules and abandon the “almighty rectangle,” Christine Banna says artistic magic can happen.
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September 12, 2025
RIT names new stadium in honor of Judson family and Pike Construction
Rochester Business Journal speaks to RIT President Bill Sanders about the stadium naming.
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September 11, 2025
RIT recognized for dedication to community and belonging
RIT has been recognized with the Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Champion Award, as announced by Insight Into Academia magazine. This marks the 12th consecutive year RIT has received the HEED Award and the 11th consecutive year of being named a champion.
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September 11, 2025
Exhibit honors early woodworking alumna Ellen Swartz
A clock with a human face, a lamp base with a hidden compartment, and an Art Nouveau-inspired high chair are among the objects featured in a new RIT Archives exhibit honoring a trailblazing alumna.
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September 10, 2025
President Sanders delivers his first State of the University Address
During his first State of the University Address on Wednesday, President Bill Sanders said RIT will continue to deliver a world-class education, support groundbreaking research and scholarship, and be a destination for talent from every corner of the globe.
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September 8, 2025
Federal funding cuts, visa delays impact research projects at University of Rochester and RIT
WHEC-TV speaks to RIT President William H. Sanders and other local university leaders about the effect of federal policy changes on international students and research.
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September 4, 2025
RIT partners with UB to offer path to medical school
The Early Opportunity Program in Medicine is a pre-admission program to the Jacobs School. Accepted students will gain professional interaction and career training at the medical school while earning their undergraduate degree at RIT.