News by Topic: Student Experience

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August 20, 2013

RIT welcomes 4th class of Rochester City Scholars

The scholarship program covers full tuition at RIT. This year, 22 students from the Rochester City School District will be part of the program.
August 19, 2013

RIT women ‘Light the Way’ Aug. 23

Lighting the Way is a traditional welcoming ceremony for female first-year and transfer students that will celebrate the connections and contributions of women at RIT.
August 15, 2013

RIT Day with the Rochester Red Wings on Aug. 24

RIT invites all its alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and supporters to Frontier Field on Saturday, Aug. 24, for the first-ever RIT Day with the Rochester Red Wings.
August 15, 2013

RIT welcomes first-year students

New students moved in Tuesday, and the academic year officially kicked off with convocation Wednesday in the Gordon Field House.
August 5, 2013

Princeton Review names RIT among best colleges

RIT is again being recognized by The Princeton Review in The Best 378 Colleges as one of the nation’s best universities for undergraduate education.
August 1, 2013

Graduate students earn kudos at conference

Several RIT graduate students were honored with cash prizes at RIT’s 5th annual Graduate Student Research and Creativity Symposium on July 23.
July 30, 2013

Mark Kelly, Gabrielle Giffords headline homecoming

Brick City Weekend features a talk by astronaut Mark Kelly and former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and a performance by comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood.
July 17, 2013

Graduate Research Symposium to be held July 23

The fifth annual Graduate Research and Creativity Symposium will feature morning and afternoon oral and poster presentations and is free and open to the public.
July 2, 2013

Grad course adds higher education concentration

A new concentration in RIT's Service Leadership and Innovation graduate program will emphasize developing higher education professionals with a customer service focus.
July 1, 2013

RIT students give talks at conferences in Hawaii

Two second-year students in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science gave talks that centered on the Innovative Freshman Experience program.
July 1, 2013

Margaret’s House gets iPads in the classroom

While many adults may use iPads for work, the children at Margaret’s House have been using the tablets to learn and develop skills in everything from measuring to reading.
June 26, 2013

Two students receive award for academic excellence

Graham Forsey and Sol Boucher have been selected as recipients of the Norman A. Miles Award for Academic Excellence.

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