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 11, 2018
![Nathan DeMario on stage giving a talk about his innovative air conditioning system.]()
Student Spotlight: Start-up receives award
Meet Nathan DeMario, a mechanical engineering graduate student and chief technical officer of Phase Innovations. -
October 8, 2018
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Brick City weekend celebrates 50 years in Henrietta
This year’s Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend will include special 50th anniversary celebrations, along with the annual homecoming events.
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October 4, 2018
![Laurel Perweiler running and carrying a ball while playing quidditch.]()
Student Spotlight: Getting students excited for quidditch season
Meet Laurel Perweiler, a fifth-year computer science major and an active quidditch player for the RIT quidditch club. -
October 1, 2018
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RIT students prepare for career fair
More than 265 employing organizations and nearly 950 recruiter representatives are looking for RIT talent at the career fair today. -
September 24, 2018
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RPO partners with RIT for ‘Final Fantasy’ performance
As part of a university initiative that encourages its students to experience the city’s rich artistic community, RIT will partner with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and The Strong to make gaming come alive through music and art. -
September 21, 2018
![Jordana Deutsch and Matthew Hough sit at a table and look over designs with Michael Galban.]()
Student work on display at Ganondagan State Historic Site
Jordana Deutsch, a fourth-year industrial design student from Manasquan, N.J., created a wayfinding system that welcomes visitors to the Ganondagan State Historic Site and guides them through 569 acres of trails. -
September 13, 2018
![A group of University Exploration students stand together to pose for a photo, holding a sign that reads "RIT University Exploration, find your direction."]()
University Exploration celebrates 10th anniversary
Meet Dominic Oliverio, a second-year electrical engineering major, first enrolled at RIT in the University Exploration program to explore his academic options. -
September 13, 2018
![Austin McChord, David Muson and Brandon Hudson stand together for a photo.]()
RIT helps students take an entrepreneurial gap year
Brandon Hudson is the first student selected for the Gap Year Entrepreneurship Fellows Program, which allows students with an ongoing enterprise to take a year to focus their full attention on the venture. He will receive $15,000 in support and mentoring while also making progress on his RIT degree. -
September 12, 2018
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Catch the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival
RIT is a major educational sponsor of the community collaborative event, now in its seventh year, and will provide free shuttle bus service to and from campus during the festival weekends. All of the 38 RIT performances and exhibits are free. -
September 11, 2018
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RIT has its first on-campus voting site
This year for the first time, eligible students at RIT will be able to cast their vote in a general election without leaving campus. The Monroe County Board of Elections is establishing a polling station at RIT’s Gene Polisseni Center. -
September 7, 2018
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Student leaders work to grow graduate culture
Yashar Seyed Vahedein, an engineering Ph.D. candidate, established the Doctoral Student Association (DSA) as a social and professional connection for RIT’s doctoral and prospective Ph.D. students. -
September 5, 2018
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Mayim Bialik headlines RIT’s Brick City weekend
Actress Mayim Bialik, best known for her roles on Blossom and The Big Bang Theory, is the Student Government Distinguished Speaker at RIT’s Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend.
