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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April 28, 2018
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City Scholar eyes career in architecture
After struggling with classes in her first semester at RIT, Kiasia Singletary got the help she needed and will graduate on time this May. The interior design major plans to pursue a master’s in architecture.
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April 20, 2018
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Esports team competes in national championships
A team of RIT students has become one of the best collegiate Dota 2 teams in North America, making it to the finals of two national championships. -
April 19, 2018
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Student Spotlight: BioPrint club helps people and pets
Meet Sean Bellefeuille, a third-year biomedical engineering major and founding president of BioPrint, which explores 3D technologies in the medical field. -
April 19, 2018
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Imagine RIT preview: Serious science in the sky
RIT’s Space Exploration program will launch the High Altitude Balloon during the Imagine RIT festival as part of a mission to map vegetation density and orientation in the Finger Lakes region. -
April 18, 2018
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RIT joins Habitat for Humanity in Framing Frenzy
Some 200 RIT students, faculty and staff members joined Flower City Habitat for Humanity to construct walls and frames for two homes to be erected in northwest Rochester. -
April 17, 2018
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President Munson to field questions on WITR radio show
WITR-FM (89.7) presents Ask Munson, featuring RIT’s president taking listener questions live at 3 p.m. Wednesday. -
April 12, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Coordinating Service Week
Meet Dan Grinthal, a fourth-year industrial design major and student coordinator for Service Week, an annual week-long service event on campus. -
April 11, 2018
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Students compete in Microsoft Puzzle Challenge
The annual Microsoft College Puzzle Challenge will pit RIT students against more than a thousand representatives from 27 other prestigious universities. Teams each have 10 hours to solve a packet of puzzles that might include anything from crosswords and logic problems to word play and cryptograms. -
April 9, 2018
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SNL’s Leslie Jones to perform at RIT’s SpringFest
Comedian Leslie Jones, a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live, is the featured entertainer for this year’s SpringFest. This year’s theme is “Decades,” and each decade, starting with the 1970s, matches events on that day. -
April 9, 2018
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Symposium highlights international experiences
The fourth annual Global Learning Symposium highlighted RIT students’ study, research and work abroad achievements throughout the academic year. -
April 6, 2018
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RIT announces public service award winners
Twyla Cummings, dean of Graduate Education, and Claire Finnerty, a fourth-year biomedical sciences and public policy dual major, will receive this year’s Alfred L. Davis Distinguished Public Service Awards. -
April 5, 2018
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‘Cool’ alumni start-up featured in ‘Inc.’
Gaia, a company founded by RIT alumni, was featured in an Inc. article listing the top eight “Coolest College Startups” as named by the Student Startup Madness competition at South by Southwest. This company is almost entirely run by RIT students and alumni.
