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.

January 4, 2017

Top stories and videos for December

News about RIT’s first-ever winter glass sale was among the most popular last month. Check out all of December’s top stories and videos.
December 14, 2016

Comedian T.J. Miller to headline RIT’s FreezeFest

Popular actor and comedian T.J. Miller performs at 9 p.m. Feb. 18 as part of RIT’s FreezeFest. The winter festival also will feature open skating, the FreezeFest 5K run and RIT men’s hockey vs. Air Force games on Feb. 17 and 18.
December 8, 2016

Imagine RIT poster design contest now open

The 10th annual poster design contest is open to current RIT students. More than 5,000 copies of the poster will be printed, and the winning artist will receive $500 in Tiger Bucks.
December 6, 2016

RIT wins web design award for ‘Roar the Vote’

The ‘Roar the Vote’ website, which encouraged students to register to vote and was designed by an RIT team, has won a silver 2016 Davey Award for outstanding creative work.
December 1, 2016

Engineers group plays big role in student’s success

Meet Kayla Davis, a fourth-year software engineering student and president of RIT’s Society of Software Engineers.
December 1, 2016

Top stories and videos for November

News and a video about the launch of RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios were among the most popular last month. Check out all of November’s top stories and videos.
November 29, 2016

RIT Theme Park Enthusiasts sweep competition

Six members of RIT’s Theme Park Enthusiasts club won four awards during the Ryerson Invitational Thrill Design Competition, hosted by Universal Creative. The competition invited teams from four colleges to create theme park rides or make modifications to existing rides.
November 28, 2016

Donate personal care items to Center for Youth

RIT students are collecting personal care items, such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, soap, shavers, toilet paper and feminine hygiene products, to be donated to the Center for Youth shelter for teens. Donations are being collected on campus through Thursday.
November 23, 2016

Students curate exhibit on individualized education

A class of 18 museum studies students put together “Charting One’s Course: The History of Individualized Education at RIT,” an exhibit that tells a wider narrative of RIT’s individualized education programs, which date back to the 1880s.
November 23, 2016

Public relations club members receive college credit

RIT students who belong to the Public Relations Student Society of America are having their club meetings in a classroom this fall. They are among the first in the country to receive college credit for being members of a PRSSA chapter.
November 21, 2016

Program helps Native American scholars thrive

The Future Stewards Program is the reason why RIT is recognized as one of the top schools in the country for Native American students. Through the program, Native scholars are recruited to RIT, supported while on campus and encouraged to be active in the future of their tribal communities.
November 15, 2016

Business club hosts ice skating fundraiser

RIT’s Women in Business club hopes to raise $500 to help send a Make-A-Wish child to Disney World. The club is offering ice skating from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday in Ritter Arena. Admission is $5 and includes skate rental, snacks and submarine sandwiches.

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