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.

March 29, 2017

Preparing students on autism spectrum for success

RIT is one of the leading universities in the nation in preparing students on the autism spectrum for professional success. Its strength stems from a combination of the Spectrum Support Program and the cooperative education program.
March 29, 2017

End of presidential era

Under Bill Destler’s leadership, RIT’s enrollment has reached record levels, selectivity and diversity have improved, the value of research awards has skyrocketed and geographic draw continues to widen. But his strong relationship with students is the key piece of his legacy.
March 28, 2017

Need a nap? RIT has a map for that

Students at Rochester Institute of Technology can now find the best spots on campus to catch a few Z’s between classes with help from “Naps,” a website that shows and rates places to get some shuteye.
March 24, 2017

RIT hosts Individualized Major Programs conference

RIT’s School of Individualized Study, in partnership with Drexel University, Ithaca College and St. Bonaventure University, is hosting the ninth annual 2017 National Conference for Individualized Major Programs March 30-31.
March 23, 2017

2017 Imagine RIT poster design announced

Riley Yankowich, a third-year new media design student from Deerfield Beach, Fla., created the winning poster and will receive $500 in Tiger Bucks as her prize.
March 22, 2017

Carillon set to ring across campus once again

The sound of the RIT carillon bells will be heard throughout campus for the first time in nearly three years on Friday. The system, which broke in 2014, was repaired and will resume chiming at 3 p.m. Friday.
March 21, 2017

RIT designated ‘Voter Friendly Campus’

RIT has been named a “Voter Friendly Campus” by the Campus Vote Project and Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education for its ROAR the Vote effort to encourage students to register and vote in the 2016 general election and in coming years.
March 10, 2017

Grad honored for community service

Ja’Nai Gray ’16 was selected as one of 10 recipients of an Independent Sector Student Service Award and a $500 H.D. Paley Scholarship. The award honors outstanding Independent Sector TAP students for their leadership in community service throughout the state.
March 10, 2017

ROTC student earns Gold Congressional Award

Meet Gabriel Curcione, a first-year mechanical engineering technology major and member of the Air Force ROTC.
March 9, 2017

RIT to host statewide Game Dev Challenge kickoff

RIT’s MAGIC Center will host the kickoff for its first-ever New York State Game Dev Challenge on Friday. The challenge is an opportunity for students and indie developers to bring their game ideas to production.
March 7, 2017

CHAIRity auction to benefit United Way now open

Thirty ordinary chairs have been transformed into beautiful works of art and are available to the highest bidder—in support of RIT’s 2017 United Way of Greater Rochester campaign. The third annual CHAIRity Auction runs until March 17.
March 2, 2017

Student takes part in curating exhibition

Meet Claire Popoli, a third-year museum studies major and one of a handful of students who helped to curate “The Stories They Tell” exhibition in collaboration with RIT Archive Collections.

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