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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March 29, 2024
![RIT student Catherine Hampp, center, assembles a stage prop for Ada and the Engine consisting of more than 100 3D printed parts made in the SHED. Her friends and RIT students Jack Smith, left, and Bailey Brown lend a hand.]()
RIT student and stage manager helps bring ‘Ada and the Engine’ to life April 4-7
RIT student Catherine Hampp is one of the stars behind the scenes of Ada and the Engine—the first play to debut in the Sklarsky Glass Box Theater in the SHED, April 4-7.
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March 29, 2024
![Hundreds of fans, many wearing hockey jerseys, came to the Gene Polisseni Center to watch the Tigers in the NCAA Tournament.]()
Despite a loss, RIT men’s hockey fans proud of their team
Hundreds of fans of RIT’s men’s hockey attended a watch party in the Gene Polisseni Center Thursday, as 15th-seeded RIT battled second-seeded Boston University in the first round of the NCAA Championship in Sioux Falls, S.D.
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March 29, 2024
![The RIT men's hockey team is shown in their blacks at the NCAA Division I tournament in Sioux Falls.]()
RIT men’s hockey makes first NCAA tournament appearance in 8 years
The Tigers lost 6-3 in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament to the second-seeded Boston University Terriers, in a game played at Sioux Falls’ Denny Sandford Premier Center.
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March 29, 2024
![RITs Corner Crew is shown chanting and cheering for RIT.]()
RIT hosting watch party for first round of NCAA tournament
WHEC-TV talks to RIT Hockey's Corner Crew and student super fans about the campus event.
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March 28, 2024
![Caleb Moretz is shown talking to the press at the NCAA Tournament.]()
RIT men’s hockey make final preparations before NCAA Tournament
WROC-TV talks to Wayne Wilson, head coach for the RIT men's hockey team, and players about taking the stage at tonight's NCAA Tournament game in Sioux Falls, S.D. -
March 28, 2024
![Julia Spazianiis shown cheering on the RIT men’s hockey team as they boarded a bus to the airport for their flight to the NCAA tournament in Sioux Falls, S.D. She wore a Corner Crew jersey with many team member autographs on the back.]()
RIT men’s hockey fans excited for NCAA playoff action
It has been eight years since men’s hockey advanced to the NCAA tournament, so current students have never experienced the excitement surrounding the team as they’ve seen on campus this week.
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March 27, 2024
![Thousands of RIT fans greeted the Tigers after midnight in 2010 when the team clinched a berth to the Frozen Four.]()
Hockey 101: How to become a superfan
It’s time to sharpen your knowledge of the RIT hockey program now that the men’s team has advanced to the NCAA Hockey Tournament.
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March 27, 2024
![Dan Ringwald, former defenseman and team leader of the 2010 RIT men’s hockey team is shown on the ice.]()
Alumni know anything can happen in NCAA tournament
RIT may seem like an underdog among the hockey powerhouses in the 2024 NCAA tournament, but several alumni have seen exciting upsets by the Tigers over the years—Steve Schultz among them.
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March 27, 2024
![The RIT Esports Halo team practices for competition sitting at a desk with computers wearing orange and white team shirts.]()
RIT Esports unites students with a competitive spirit and a passion for gaming
RIT’s Esports Counter-Strike 2 team won the Varsity Premier division of the National Association of Collegiate Esports last semester, and its Hearthstone team has had players enter the top eight, two semesters in a row.
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March 27, 2024
![Tommy Scarfone is shown making a save as goalie in a recent game.]()
RIT plays American International for Atlantic Hockey championship: What to know
The Democrat and Chronicle revisits how the RIT men's hockey made it to the NCAA Championship.
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March 27, 2024
![Carter Wilkie and other members of the RIT men’s hockey team are shown playing during a recent game.]()
RIT definitely the underdog vs. Boston University
Pickin' Splinters previews the upcoming RIT men's hockey team's NCAA tournament game against Boston University.
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March 27, 2024
![the RIT Mens hockey team is shown celebrating after a team win.]()
RIT looking to shock the hockey world at NCAA tourney
WROC-TV talks to Wayne Wilson, head coach for the RIT men's hockey team, and players about taking on second-ranked Boston University in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday.
