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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May 21, 2018
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Rochester Prep grads head to college
RIT’s partnership with Rochester Prep High School reached a major milestone: all 25 of the graduating students from the first class are bound for college--including three to RIT. -
May 11, 2018
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RIT grads challenged to fuse technology, humanity
Thomas Wheeler, former director of the Federal Communications Commission, told some 2,400 graduating students during Academic Convocation that they are challenged to humanize technology-driven changes. -
May 4, 2018
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Top stories and videos for April
News about an RIT student’s appearance on Jeopardy! was among most popular last month. Check out all of April’s top stories and videos. -
May 4, 2018
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RIT Ambulance celebrates 50 years of service
RIT Ambulance started when a small group of students convinced administrators that the university needed its own ambulance service. Today, it is a recognized member of the area’s emergency medical services community. -
May 3, 2018
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Goodbye, Goodbuy! in full swing at RIT
One of the largest college recycling and sustainability programs in the country is underway at RIT, as the academic year ends and students move out and donate otherwise discarded items to the fourth annual Goodbye, Goodbuy! event. -
May 2, 2018
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Ghazle honored as 2018 Edwina Award winner
For his advocacy for gender diversity on campus and in the community, Hamad Ghazle was honored with the 2018 Edwina Award during RIT’s annual Women’s Career Achievement dinner and gala. -
April 28, 2018
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Imagine RIT highlights academic, artistic creativity
Tens of thousands of visitors came to RIT to see the latest in technology, the arts and design. This year the festival featured a record 438 exhibits. -
April 28, 2018
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City Scholar eyes career in architecture
After struggling with classes in her first semester at RIT, Kiasia Singletary got the help she needed and will graduate on time this May. The interior design major plans to pursue a master’s in architecture. -
April 20, 2018
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Esports team competes in national championships
A team of RIT students has become one of the best collegiate Dota 2 teams in North America, making it to the finals of two national championships. -
April 19, 2018
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Student Spotlight: BioPrint club helps people and pets
Meet Sean Bellefeuille, a third-year biomedical engineering major and founding president of BioPrint, which explores 3D technologies in the medical field. -
April 19, 2018
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Imagine RIT preview: Serious science in the sky
RIT’s Space Exploration program will launch the High Altitude Balloon during the Imagine RIT festival as part of a mission to map vegetation density and orientation in the Finger Lakes region. -
April 18, 2018
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RIT joins Habitat for Humanity in Framing Frenzy
Some 200 RIT students, faculty and staff members joined Flower City Habitat for Humanity to construct walls and frames for two homes to be erected in northwest Rochester.
