News by Topic: Women

Rochester has a proud history of breaking barriers and fighting for social change. Susan B. Anthony and Anna Murray Douglass were Rochesterians and our community continues to celebrate their social contributions. RIT upholds a tradition of social equity by supporting female students with a host of clubs and organizations, as well as community resources, that provide platforms for meaningful discussion centering on feminine social justice.

January 25, 2018

Writing awards named for former Dean Mary Sullivan

Two awards for RIT students writing about issues relating to women and gender will be named after Mary C. Sullivan, a teacher and administrator at RIT for more than 33 years.
December 18, 2017

Alumnae write, illustrate children’s book for shark lovers

Tamra Werner '91 wrote and Ann McFee '15 illustrated ‘Koli’s Birthday Adventure: Koli the Great White Shark. A book signing will be held at Barnes & Noble @ RIT on Dec. 23.
November 27, 2017

RIT Academic Senate launches first Women's Caucus

The RIT Women’s Caucus will establish and promote Academic Senate priorities, develop an agenda based on priority issues defined by the caucus such as student behavior in the classrooms of female faculty, and policies and procedures related to harassment and discrimination.
October 31, 2017

RIT helps foster faculty growth through mini grants

To help faculty develop professionally, hone their teaching skills and stay current in their fields, RIT is now accepting applications for four annual grant programs.
October 17, 2017

GCCIS’ Kim Shearer wins Changing Hearts and Minds Award

Kim Shearer, director of operations and college liaison for the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, received the 2017 Changing Hearts and Minds Award for her efforts to enhance diversity among the faculty ranks and further RIT’s overall commitment to diversity.
October 11, 2017

WE@RIT celebrates 15 years on Saturday

WE@RIT, a program dedicated to expanding the representation of female engineers, will celebrate 15 years on campus on Saturday.
October 9, 2017

RIT hosts Rochester’s first all-girl youth hackathon

Girls as young as 8 years old will use their laptops, imagination and teamwork skills for social good at ROCGirlHacks Powered by AT&T, Rochester’s first all-girl youth hackathon hosted Oct. 28 at RIT.
October 9, 2017

RIT to develop hybrid biological cell separations technology

Research being done at RIT to refine lab-on-chip devices—highly sophisticated laboratories on microchips—will provide more detailed and timely information to detect diseases such as cancer.
October 4, 2017

Women in Engineering at RIT hosts open house Nov. 4

The Women in Engineering program at RIT is holding its annual open house girls in grades 5 through 9 and their families, teachers, guidance counselors and community leaders.
October 4, 2017

NFL’s Dawn Hudson headlines Gasser lecture series

Dawn Hudson, the NFL’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, will share some of her career strategies for brand success at Saunders College of Business Gasser Lecture Series on Oct. 13.
October 3, 2017

Co-founder of Black Lives Matter: Canada to speak

Janaya Khan, a leading voice in the international Black Lives Matter movement, will deliver a talk titled “Black Lives Matter: More Than a Hashtag” at RIT on Oct. 11.
October 2, 2017

Three staff members receive Diversity Awards to attend NYSERNet Conference

Nicole Mirando, Caitlin Nairn and Michelle Guerrieri-Poysa from RIT’s Information and Technology Services are among the first recipients of New York State Education and Research Network’s Diversity Awards, a program to encourage underrepresented women and men to advance in the IT field.

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