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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October 15, 2024
![RIT President David Munson and Thomas Golisano stand in front of an exhibit in Golisanos honor]()
Exhibits celebrate B. Thomas Golisano’s contributions to RIT
Longtime RIT supporter B. Thomas Golisano visited the university on Oct. 11 for the opening of two campus exhibits that showcase the transformational life and work of the Paychex founder, philanthropist, and civic leader, and his friendship with Gene Polisseni.
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October 14, 2024
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From absentee ballots to free rides, local colleges break down barriers to get students voting
WHEC-TV speaks to Kathryn Cilano, director of RIT's Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, about the university's efforts to engage students in the voting process through the “ROAR the Vote” initiative, which has registered over 500 students this year.
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October 11, 2024
![a young blonse student wearing a gray sweatshirt smiles and holds up a round clear keychain that says VOTE.]()
Roar the Vote encourages hundreds of Tigers to become electorates
Roar the Vote, an RIT initiative that helps students register to vote and better understand the voting process, is a non-partisan effort led by RIT’s Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, as well as RIT’s Office of Government and Community Relations.
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October 11, 2024
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Back to School 2024: 1.5M more students at higher education institutions worldwide gain access to Adobe Express
Adobe speaks to RIT President David Munson about RIT's designation as an Adobe Creative Campus and its commitment to equipping students with creative and digital skills for professional success.
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October 9, 2024
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GCV&M offering new virtual tours of its historic village
Rochester First highlights the project put forth by Izzy Moyer '24 (museum studies), which will allow for student interns and co-ops to work across the museum’s departments.
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October 7, 2024
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Foodlink Curbside Market truck brings fresh produce to campus
Fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, and select grocery items will be offered for sale at affordable prices as Foodlink brings its Curbside Market truck to the RIT campus.
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October 7, 2024
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Clinical experience gives RIT physician assistant student a new perspective
Lutzer chose a career as a physician assistant for the high level of patient interaction, variety, and flexibility. She likes knowing that she can practice medicine in different specialty areas throughout her career.
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October 7, 2024
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Students find tiger pride in the RIT Archives
Students in the museum studies course Critical and Digital Curation used the archives to explore the origin of the RIT tiger mascot in 1955. Their exhibit shines a light on 1963, when RIT students brought a tiger cub to campus, parties, and hockey games.
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October 4, 2024
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RIT’s Brick City Weekend filled with dozens of activities and reunions
Dozens of events are planned—from sports, tours, entertainers, music, and dance—for Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend on Oct. 18-20.
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October 3, 2024
![A top-down view of the RIT Hockey team celebrating a win on the ice. There is a large orange RIT flag waving in the foreground of the image, and there are a number of camera people and videographers on the ice with the team.]()
Rochester to host NCAA men's hockey tournament games for first time since 2007
Democrat and Chronicle interviews Jacqueline Nicholson, RIT's executive director of athletics, about the announcement that Rochester will serve as a regional site for NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament in 2028.
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October 3, 2024
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RIT Car Club preps Fall Motor Show
Fox Rochester features the RIT Car Club's Fall Motor Show, which includes an array of classic and modern cars.
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October 2, 2024
![8 members of the RIT rowing team are rowing down the river as part of their practice. There is lush greenery in the background on the other side of the river, and in the foreground of the image there is the side profile of one of the team members using a megaphone to direct her teammates. Along the bottom is a news graphic that reads, Good Day Rochester, Rowing with RIT's Crew Team.]()
RIT previews women's rowing season
Fox Rochester interviews athletes on RIT's women's rowing team and their coach Carol Schoenecker as they gear up for the 2024-2025 season.
