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RIT's Unrestricted Fund (for areas of greatest need)
Supporting this fund is one of the best ways to help RIT because it supplements the Institute'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.
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RIT General Endowment Fund
A long-term investment fund that allows the institute 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 Institute. 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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RIT Libraries
Our award-winning Library is composed of several areas. You can direct your gift to:
- The RIT Libraries (a general fund)
- RIT Archives
- Cary Graphic Arts Press / Alexander S. Lawson Publishing Center
- Melbert B. Cary Graphic Arts Collection
- The RIT Museum (now in development)
- Graphic Design Archive
Powerful online resources, networked public workstations, a wireless environment and a staff of dedicated professionals help make the Library vital to the success of RIT students and faculty. The Cary Collection contains rare materials detailing the history of printing and other aspects of the graphic arts. With its impressive collections of traditional and high-tech resources, a completely wireless environment, a robust leisure collection, a deep and expansive online catalog, and its own cafi, RIT's Wallace Library truly is The First Place to Go When You Need to Know!
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RIT Alumni Network
As the official alumni organization of RIT, the Alumni Network serves to stimulate, promote and enhance the growth and enrichment of the university. Composed of regional chapters and special interest groups, and governed by the Board of Directors, the Alumni Network 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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RIT Image Permanence Institute
A university-based, nonprofit research laboratory, the Image Permanence Institute 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 Rochester Institute of Technology and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology. One of the IPI's most recently developed 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. Explore this new tool at www.digitalsamplebook.com. 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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The 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. Your gift to this Center will be counted in the Tribute to the Simones for 2007.
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Gordon Field House and Activities Center
Gifts to this fund help RIT maintain this fantastic new, 160,000-square-foot facility at the heart of our campus. With a spacious indoor field and aquatics and fitness centers, the Field House is in constant use by our students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
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Athletic Association
Founded in 1982, the RITAA has a long and proud history of supporting RIT's student athletes involved in intercollegiate athletics. Every year, hundreds of student athletes benefit from the financial support of RITAA members. Your gift will be used to cover the ever-increasing costs of special training equipment, team warm-ups and uniforms, spring training trips and other pressing needs that arise during the season. In addition, gifts provide Athlete-of-the-Week awards to deserving student athletes.
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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (formerly the Athenaeum)
The Athenaeum 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 operate 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 OLLI will help provide educational experiences for the members of this intellectual cooperative.
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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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(Parents') 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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Student Government
This Fund is used by RIT's student government for freshman scholarships, and soon sophomore and junior scholarships will also be available. In addition, SG distributes funds upon request to student clubs and organizations for their programs and to bring in guest speakers.
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Women's Resource Center
The mission of the RIT Women's Center is to foster an educational environment in which women can be personally and academically successful. The Center works to provide information, programming, support, and advocacy that address a wide variety of issues. Gifts to the Center will help it provide a supportive environment where women can be encouraged to engage in dialogue, exchange viewpoints and find assistance. For more information, click here.
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