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Gifts to every area of RIT are welcome and appreciated. Below are descriptions of some giving opportunities that you might consider when deciding how you would prefer to support RIT.
Area of Greatest Need
Supporting this fund is one of the best ways to help RIT because it supplements the university’s general operating fund and capital fund. Dollars can go where they are needed, when they are needed. Such support ensures that RIT will continue to offer students a safe, attractive environment optimized for learning. In addition, this fund provides RIT with the flexibility to invest in unexpected opportunities that will further enhance the campus or a program.
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Alumni Association
As the official alumni organization of RIT, the Alumni Association serves to stimulate, promote and enhance the growth and enrichment of the university. Composed of regional chapters and special interest groups, and advised by a dedicated Board of Directors, the Alumni Association fosters pride in and a strong image of RIT by promoting interaction between RIT’s alumni and its students, faculty and staff. Your gift will be used to increase communication with and programs and activities for RIT alumni, and to enhance the services and benefits to alumni, including continuing education opportunities.
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Athletic Association and Sports Teams
Founded in 1982, the RITAA has a long and proud history of supporting RIT’s student—athletes involved in intercollegiate athletics. Every year, more than 650 student—athletes benefit from the financial support of RITAA members. You may also choose to support one of our 24 sport teams, providing them with necessary resources. Our teams, now part of the prestigious Liberty League, must cover ever—increasing costs of specialized equipment and apparel as well as travel for spring training, to tournaments and invitationals and other pressing needs that arise during the season.
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Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Endowment Fund
The CIE acts as a guide to future entrepreneurs to help them navigate the complex process of commercialization. The Center cultivates innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship by bringing together RIT faculty, industry partners, alumni and leading venture capitalists to serve as resources for students and faculty seeking to convert their ideas into successful businesses.
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Center for Women and Gender
The mission of this Center is to foster an educational environment in which all community members can be personally, academically, and professionally successful without regard to gender, racial/ethnic origins, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic status, or spiritual beliefs. Gifts to this Center help provide community enhancement programs, health and wellness programs and leadership development—all aimed at addressing the physical, emotional, social, academic and professional lives of our students.
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General Endowment Fund
This long-term investment fund allows RIT to provide a source of continuing financial support for the future. Unlike endowed scholarship funds, this fund has no specific restrictions and up to 5% is used annually where it is needed most to grow the university. Currently, RIT’s endowment fund is well below that of our peer institutions. Every gift of support to this fund is an investment in the RIT of tomorrow.
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Image Permanence Institute
A university—based, nonprofit research laboratory, the IPI is devoted to scientific research in the preservation of visual and other forms of recorded information. It is the world’s largest independent laboratory with this specific scope. IPI was founded in 1985 through the combined efforts and sponsorship of RIT and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology. One of the IPI’s most popular tools is the Digital Sample Book, which offers a way to visually examine a wide array of inkjet papers online for characteristics such as texture, sheen and base tint. IPI provides other practical tools as well as information, consulting services, and preservation technology for libraries, archives, and museum collections worldwide.
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Margaret’s House Childcare Center
Offering quality care and education for children from eight weeks to eight years of age, Margaret’s House is an integral part of the RIT campus. Conveniently located in Alexander Graham Bell Hall, Margaret’s House is a short walk from RIT academic buildings and on-campus residences. The facility serves mainly children of students, staff and faculty, but is open to families from the surrounding neighborhood. Gifts to Margaret’s House are used to sustain this important asset to the RIT community.
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
The Athenaeum, a lifelong learning organization, was founded in 1987 as an affiliate of RIT. In July 2006, an additional affiliation was established with the Bernard Osher Foundation and the name changed to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT. It is operated by and for its members who are age 50 or older and who seek continued intellectual challenge, networking opportunities and social activities. Each year, courses are offered on the arts, language and literature, history, finance, the environment and more. Gifts directed to the Osher Operating Budget Fund, Special Projects Fund or the Endowment fund will help sustain this intellectual cooperative.
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Tiger Spirit Fund
Many years ago, RIT parents established this fund, dedicated to providing a pool of resources for programs and projects that enhance the quality of student life and promote campus pride. The fund supports speaker programs, social and athletic activities as well as opportunities for student/faculty interaction, including class trips and dinners, travel expenses for off-campus competitions and other events. While parents are the main donors to this fund, anyone can make a gift, which will be used to extend the education of every RIT student “beyond the bricks,” helping them develop leadership skills and learning firsthand the value of community involvement.
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Wallace Library/Wallace Center
The Wallace Center, centrally located on campus, is a key academic support unit with a staff of dedicated professionals. The Wallace Center includes an award winning library, a University Press, unique collections and multiple services to support faculty in their teaching and learning and online course delivery. Powerful online information resources, unparalleled service and support for teaching, learning and scholarship and distinctive collections and showcases for the RIT community make the Wallace Center vital to the success of RIT students and faculty. A donation to the Wallace Center (or one of its specific areas) has the potential to help every RIT student and to enhance faculty teaching and scholarship across all colleges and disciplines on campus.
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