News by Topic: Student Experience

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  • March 10, 2017

    Deborah Stendardi, Ja'Nai Gray, Ashante Hendrix, and Sharitta Gross-Smith pose for a photo, Ja'Nai holding up an award certificate.

    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 9, 2017

    Logo for the "Upstate Region Interactive Technologies Hub"

    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

    Picture of pink rocking chair

    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

    People working around display

    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.

  • March 2, 2017

    Portrait of Author/Historian

    Author/historian delves into ‘West Side Story’

    Julia Foulkes, professor of history at The New School in New York, will discuss her book, A Place for Us: West Side Story and New York, as the guest speaker of The Crossroads: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on American Music Speaker Series hosted by RIT’s School of Individualized Study.

  • March 2, 2017

    People walking around event

    Optimism abounds at RIT’s Spring Career Fair

    Representatives from more than 245 companies filled the Gordon Field House as more than 4,600 students asked and answered questions about possible employment. Between 1,000 and 1,500 students are expected to meet with employers today for follow-up interviews.

  • March 1, 2017

    Person handing out product to judges

    Top stories and videos for February

    News about two alumni pitching on Shark Tank was the most read story last month. Check out all of February’s top stories and videos.

  • February 27, 2017

    Logo for "Imagine RIT: Innovation + Creativity Festival"

    Voting now open for this year’s Imagine RIT poster

    Voting is open until March 3 to determine which poster will be used in this year’s Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 6. Nearly 50 entries were received for the 10th annual poster design contest, and the winner will receive $500 in Tiger Bucks.

  • February 27, 2017

    Hundreds of people gathered at career event

    Spring Career Fair set for Wednesday

    More than 230 companies searching for skilled employees are expected at RIT’s 2017 Spring Career Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Gordon Field House.

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