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RIT now has nine colleges and offers more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. programs. Every college and program, every faculty and staff member, works to achieve the university's shared vision:
RIT will lead higher education in preparing students for
innovative, creative, and successful careers in a global society.
The unique focus of each RIT College creates likewise unique funding priorities. For detailed information on funding need for the program of your choice, click on a selection below:
For detailed information on our colleges, visit:
College Programs.
COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Gifts directed to this College are used to respond to its expanding needs, which include student scholarships, funding faculty training and research, and
sustaining labs and classrooms that will support many departments. You may also support one of the specific programs listed below
Contact: Katie Coyne
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Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management & Safety
A gift to the CETEMS DEPARTMENT GENERAL FUND will help us provide equipment and supplies for labs, support student research projects and student clubs, such as the Student Environmental Action League and the American Society of Civil Engineers, and sponsor our annual Concrete Canoe, Steel Bridge, and Construction Estimating teams competitions. Scholarship funding is also critical to the success of our students. Today, tuition can be one of the biggest obstacles to a college education. A gift to any one of several memorial scholarships—such as the PATRICK DONOVAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND or the IAN RODGERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND—allows us to reach out to deserving students.
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Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology
ECTET is greatly appreciative of your donations as we support and reward our highly capable students. Each year we select academically outstanding students to receive an Alumni Book Scholarship. These students receive $300-$500 awards to be used toward the purchase of textbooks or laboratory kits. Each year, up to 50 students are awarded this scholarship. Thanks to the generous support from our alumni we are able to help our students continue to enhance their academic excellence, alleviate some of the financial burden, and motivate them to continue to work hard.
Gifts to the ECTET DEPARTMENT GENERAL FUND help us to provide financial project support to those students looking for an extra challenge. Students seeking to develop a showcase project for an independent study or for Imagine RIT are awarded funds based upon a proposal submission process. Whether individuals or student teams, we seek to encourage students to reach beyond their academics to solve worthy design challenges. These funds support exceptional learning experiences to the next generation of ECTET professionals. Be sure to check out their exciting projects!
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School of International Hospitality and Service Innovation
This School recently changed its name to reflect its international presence and to focus on achieving even higher levels of academic excellence. Two new departments resulted from this change: Hospitality and Tourism Management, and Service Systems. The Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management will house the undergraduate program concentrations in International Hospitality and Service Management and the graduate program in Hospitality and Tourism Management. Your continued support of the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management's GENERAL FUND, its SCHOLARSHIP FUND and STUDENT CLUB allows us to directly help students and keep them on the path to success and ultimately increase the value of every HTM degree.
In addition, the Department of Service Systems has two graduate programs in Service Leadership and Innovation, and Human Resources Development as well as associated undergraduate curricula. These programs provide extensive opportunities for students to study abroad in a variety of locations where RIT has a presence, and attracts significant numbers of international students to study on campus at RIT. Student support provided to the DSS GENERAL FUND allows the Department to assist students with learning experiences in the field through internships, scholarships and/or recognition events. These opportunities promote the students and allow them to learn more of the profession they are seeking employment opportunities within.
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Manufacturing, Mechanical and Electrical Mechanical Engineering Technology
This department's unique curriculum supports applied hands-on engineering education including manufacturing processes, mechanical design, electrical and mechanical systems integration, product life cycle engineering and management, and conventional and alternative energy systems development. The department has the personnel and facilities under one academic unit focused on an interdisciplinary approach to provide students with the systems level understanding they need to be successful in today's business environment. Students, faculty, and staff benefit immensely from your support related to academic scholarships, faculty research, curriculum and laboratory development, program enhancements, increasing women and minority student population, and faculty/staff professional development.
Many times, it is only because of your support of the DEPARTMENT's GENERAL FUND that we can make unique opportunities available to our students. This Fund is used to support student scholarships and student projects that give our students the hands-on experience they need and enjoy. The Fund supports many student actives such as student branches of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE), and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The Fund also sponsors competition teams such as the department's world renowned SAE Baja team, the newly formed Clean Snowmobile Challenge team and the Robotics/Automation Challenge team. These activities give students an opportunity to apply classroom knowledge to solve real engineering problems.
We are also grateful for those who choose to support our FACULTY, STAFF AND ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND which is distributed to sophomores. This is a critical year for our students, as they face increased academic demands but are not yet eligible for co-op positions. Many students must work part-time to help finance their education, and this scholarship fund allows them to reduce work hours so they can concentrate on academic performance. Our priority is to ensure the success of our students by supporting them financially, while challenging them academically with highly qualified faculty, who bring unique pedagogical approaches and research findings into the classroom.
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Packaging Science
Gifts to the PACKAGING SCIENCE GENERAL FUND make it possible for our students to travel to professional conferences and events such as the Institute of Packaging Professional's (IOPP) sponsored trips/tours and Pack Expo, where our students are consistent winners in the design challenge. This Fund also helps us upgrade equipment in our materials/container labs. We are also very grateful to those who continue to support our PACKAGING SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. Many of our students require financial assistance to complete their education, and your generous gifts are truly helping us prepare the future leaders of our industry.
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E. PHILIP SAUNDERS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
This dynamic and fast-growing college was named after E. Philip Saunders, entrepreneur and founder of TravelCenters of America Inc. Mr. Saunders support provided resources for scholarships, faculty expansion and an endowment for future initiatives. The College's first floor was renovated several years ago. Today, a new plan is in place to build new facilities, increase faculty and enhance student support. The new facility will accommodate the growing student body and new technologies and will include a state-of-the-art trading room for studies in securities and markets as well as an upgraded infrastructure to enable 21st century teaching and communication. You can help make these exciting plans a reality by supporting the SAUNDERS COLLEGE BUILDING FUND. Or, to directly help our students, support the SAUDERS COLLEGE GENERAL FUND, the SAUNDERS ALUMNI ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP, WOMEN'S NETWORK ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP or RECENT ALUMNI ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP.
Contact: Sally Haigh
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B. THOMAS GOLISANO COLLEGE OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
This—the largest of RIT's colleges—now has eight undergraduate degree programs as well as eight graduate degrees. It also now offers a Ph.D. program in Computing and Information Sciences, which allows these special scholars to use a balance of theory and practice to discover solutions to real-world problems. When you make a gift to the GOLISANO DEAN'S FUND, you are providing discretionary resources to address immediate student needs. Gifts to the GOLISANO COLLEGE ALUMNI ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND are used to support students across all the programs for today and into the future. Some graduates prefer to support their "home" department: COMPUTER SCIENCE; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; INTERACTIVE GAMES AND MEDIA; COMPUTING SECURITY; and INFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY. Each department is grateful for the additional support, which allows them to underwrite student/faculty projects, fund student events and assist our students with travel (they consistently present at conferences and competitions worldwide).
Contact: Tandra Miller
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KATE GLEASON COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
At the KGCOE, we strive to provide a nurturing educational environment where students earn a highly marketable degree. Gifts to the KATE GLEASON COLLEGE GENERAL FUND help provide scholarships, assist faculty projects, improve classrooms and upgrade equipment. Gifts to the KGCOE ALUMNI ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND are helping us build a sustainable scholarship assistance program for deserving students. We are also excited about our continued efforts to build up our WOMEN IN ENGINEERING PROGRAM (WE@RIT). Your gift to this program will help the College continue to motivate young women to pursue engineering degrees. Gifts to the FORMULA SAE RACING TEAM help provide hands-on leadership and learning experiences outside of the classroom. Some of our College supporters prefer to give directly to their "home" program: CHEMICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, COMPUTER ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL AND MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, THE CENTER FOR QUALITY AND APPLIED STATISTICS (CQAS), and MICROSYSTEMS Ph.D. This is a great way to have an impact on the engineering professionals of the future. Funds directed to a program are used to assist its students in a variety of ways. Stop by the college for a visit and see first-hand how KGCOE is putting your donations to good use.
Contact: Jasmine DiSalvo
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COLLEGE OF IMAGING ARTS AND SCIENCES
Gifts directed to the College are used to respond to its most pressing needs, which may include student scholarships, upgrading facilities, purchasing equipment and funding faculty training and development. You may also choose to support a specific school or program listed below.
Contact: Ron Goldberg
American Crafts
Your continued interest and support of the School for American Crafts plays a critical role when it comes to awarding scholarships and keeping our studios alive with activity and ideas. Your annual gift to the SCHOOL FOR AMERICAN CRAFTS GENERAL FUND provides us with the resources we need to offer an annual Alumni Scholarship Award. This honor goes to an outstanding graduate student in each of the four SAC disciplines (clay, glass, metals, wood) to help support and encourage them as they transition from the academic to the professional world. It is a scholarship that clearly reflects SAC's commitment to using support from alumni, parents and friends to benefit students. Your gifts to this Fund also help us provide an unsurpassed, intensive studio environment where personal expression and professionalism flourish.
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Art
The students and faculty of the School of Art thrive on the support of alumni, parents and friends. Your gifts to the SCHOOL OF ART GENERAL FUND help us maintain our classrooms, which are designed for the specialized needs of each degree program, as well as our instructional studios, art production studios, and digital labs that feature the latest equipment, software and support devices. This fund also allows us to underwrite important learning opportunities such as field trips to galleries, exhibitions and artists' studios. Donors who support our SCHOOL OF ART ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND can take pride helping young artists obtain a valued RIT degree.
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Design
RIT's School of Design continues to be a leader in design education, and today, with stiff competition among design schools, your support is critical. By supporting the SCHOOL OF DESIGN GENERAL FUND, you allow the School to provide exceptional educational experiences, enhance its programs, add state-of-the-art technology and bring professional artists to campus to support our curriculum. In addition, annual gifts to the MASSIMO AND LELLA VIGNELLI CENTER FOR DESIGN STUDIES allow the School to sustain this important Center, a permanent and comprehensive home for the Vignelli's expansive archive of professional career accomplishments. Faculty and students alike are also grateful to those who choose to support the SCHOOL OF DESIGN ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND, which provides assistance to our current students.
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Film and Animation
RIT's School of Film and Animation continues to be the most selective program at RIT, and our students continue to receive awards and recognition. Your gift to the SCHOOL OF FILM AND ANIMATION GENERAL FUND goes directly toward helping our students by providing resources for emergency production grants, which help students complete their major projects. It also goes for finishing funds (festival, print and distribution costs) for students with great films who can't afford to get them out there. Visit our gallery to see samples of what our talented students produce. If you choose to support our SCHOOL OF FILM AND ANIMATION ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND, you can take pride helping the filmmakers of tomorrow obtain a valued RIT degree
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Photographic Arts and Sciences
Your gift to the SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS AND SCIENCES GENERAL FUND helps us update and maintain our extensive facilities and display areas. Your support also allows us to provide emergency loans to students for project supplies. Throughout the school year, your gifts also help make possible lectures featuring SPAS alumni and working photo professionals—a great opportunity for our students to hear about the real world. And those who choose to direct their giving to our SPAS ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND can take pride in the fact that you are helping the professionals of tomorrow get a valuable RIT degree. We welcome your gifts to any area of SPAS, including our six departments: ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHY, BIOMEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS, FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY, IMAGING AND PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY, PHOTOJOURNALISM or VISUAL MEDIA. You may also wish to support the BIG SHOT PROJECT, a popular SPAS initiative that teaches students to "paint with light." Your interest and support will help this world renowned School maintain its leadership position.
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Media Sciences (previously Print Media)
Offering a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn about the integration of print and new media, the School of Media Sciences provides programs that emulate the evolution of graphic communications from conventional print and publishing into cross-media technologies. Alumni, parents, faculty/staff and friends who support the SCHOOL OF MEDIA SCIENCES GENERAL FUND increase our ability to award scholarships, which are used to attract talented freshmen to our program as well as to support student research. This fund also helps the department update and/or replace equipment and cover travel costs for students who attend professional meetings such as the TAGA competition, where our students continue to take top honors for their creative and well-executed projects. We are also very grateful for those who support the SCHOOL OF MEDIA SCIENCES ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND, a need-based fund which allows us to assist current students across the department.
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COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
Two years ago, RIT established the Institute of Health Sciences and Technology. This new Institute is a result of the RIT and Rochester General Hospital System (RGHS) alliance, and is housed in RIT's ninth college, the College of Health Sciences and Technology. This Institute will become a contributing player in the reform of the nation's healthcare system. Funding for the Institute will first be channeled to the office of the vice president, to faculty and staff positions and to setting up research laboratories. Research and outreach center staffing will follow. Your gift today to the new COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY GENERAL FUND will help the Institute fulfill its mission: to educate the next generation of healthcare professionals with new clinical learning experience, exposure to translational healthcare research and discovery and evidence-based practices in community health.
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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
This College continues to grow at an amazing pace. Currently, our college contains 15 departments, offers 11 bachelor’s degree programs, four master’s programs – and over 30 minors and concentrations! With growing enrollment in our College, the need for scholarship funds is critical, and your support of our CLA ALUMNI AND FRIENDS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP means many deserving Liberal Arts students - today and in the future - will be able to complete their RIT education. By choosing to support our COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS GENERAL FUND, you help the college enhance the quality of our students’ education and activities by supporting guest speaker series, lectures and concerts as well as degree-related research and independent study and support for travel to professional conferences. An essential element of our educational philosophy is to provide in-depth research opportunities for our students. Your gift to our CLA STUDENT RESEARCH FUND helps us provide professional opportunities for our students to develop and present their research projects to faculty, alumni, and peers at either our annual Conference for Undergraduate Research in Communication or our Liberal Arts Student Research Conference.
Contact: Talya Meyerowitz
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
This College continues to be ranked by the National Science Foundation among the nation’s top universities for undergraduate education in science. Currently, we offer 17 undergraduate degree programs, nine graduate degree programs and three doctoral degrees. As we attract more students, your support of scholarship funding is more important than ever. Our COLLEGE OF SCIENCE ALUMNI ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP offers need-based assistance; the PHYSICS FACULTY AND ALUMNI ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP recognizes and rewards physics majors who have demonstrated exceptional academic performance, dedication and promise in research and/or leadership. Also, because one of our major goals is to incorporate a research component into all undergraduate and graduate programs, your support of the COLLEGE OF SCIENCE STUDENT RESEARCH FUND will help provide essential assistance for faculty-mentored student research projects. By directly supporting the COLLEGE OF SCIENCE DEAN'S FUND, you will help us continue to improve our laboratories and classrooms across all programs. In addition, you may wish to directly support your “home” department by making a gift to BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, MEDICAL SCIENCES, CHEMISTRY, IMAGING SCIENCE, PHYSICS or THE SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES. The funding you provide to these individual areas allows the departments to immediately address problems and opportunities for our students.
Contact: Lauren Sauer
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NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF
NTID at RIT is the world's first and largest technological college for students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. More than 1,500 NTID students study, share residence halls, and enjoy social life together with 15,000 hearing students on the RIT campus. Since 1968, support from alumni, parents, friends and corporate partners has helped this college provide our students with outstanding, state-of-the-art technical and professional education programs that prepare them to live and work in the mainstream of a rapidly changing global community and enhance their lifelong learning.
As ever, scholarship support is a critical need. If you are an NTID alumnus/a, a gift directed to the NTID ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND will allow you to give back to NTID as you support the next generation of NTID students. NTID's new Sebastian and Lenore Rosica Hall is nearing completion. This 23,000-square-foot, one-of-a-kind, highly flexible facility will foster innovation, entrepreneurship and original research that will specifically engage deaf and hard-of-hearing students, along with faculty and corporate partners, in the innovation process. Support this building project with a gift to the ROSICA HALL CONSTRUCTION FUND. Click here to learn about this exciting new building project at NTID. Go to NTID Web pages to learn more about NTID giving opportunities.
Contact: Bryan Hensel
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INNOVATIVE LEARNING INSTITUTE (Non-traditional Degree Programs)
To more aggressively move RIT into the highly competitive online education market, the Innovative Learning Institute has been established. The ILI will also allow RIT to explore the transformational use of technology in teaching and welcome the growing population of non-traditional students. The Institute will also assist faculty in the development and dissemination of innovative, effective, and accessible learning experiences for all RIT students. The ILI is composed of three primary units:
- RIT Online will provide market-driven, strategic RIT-brand presence in the online education space
- The Teaching & Learning Studio will create a collaborative research and development environment allowing faculty to experiment with new pedagogies and technologies, and to disseminate effective techniques back to the RIT classroom
- The Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, which is already an established presence on the campus, will continue to serve the non-traditional student with its unique degree program and individualized student approach.
Your support for any of these areas through an annual gift to the INNOVATIVE LEARNING INSTITUTE GENERAL FUND will help RIT become a significant player in online education and serving new groups of students. In addition, gifts to the CENTER FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES will continue to help thousands of non-traditional students obtain a degree, as will the CENTER FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FUND, which assists these non-traditional students as they pursue their education.
Contact: Talya Meyerowitz
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