RIT board, leaders head to California to meet with West Coast innovators
RIT’s Board of Trustees and leadership will meet with West Coast innovators in July. The delegation, led by President Bill Destler and Board of Trustees Chairman Michael Morley, will hold strategic meetings with 21 firms and organizations on the West Coast July 9-11. Discussions
RIT President Bill Destler and incoming Provost Jeremy Haefner have announced that Robert Ulin has been named the new dean of RIT’s College of Liberal Arts. Ulin serves as chair of the anthropology department at Western Michigan University and is an international expert in
RIT officials solidify academic union in Dubai Silicon Oasis
A delegation from RIT, led by President Bill Destler, signed an agreement June 9 with several high-ranking officials from Dubai and the royal family to open a new campus in the booming Middle East city.
Student team captures second prize in Imagine Cup challenge
The student team of Jennifer Salavarietta and Eric Wamsley, fourth-year students at RIT, won second place in the Interface Design: Microsoft Silverlight Challenge, part of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup competition.
Of the 12 student collegiate teams from across the country to advance to the national
RIT Staff Council hosted its third yearly Classic Car Display May 28 as part of the 12th annual Staff Appreciation Day and Community Picnic. Fifty classic 'rides' owned by RIT employees, retirees, trustees, alumni and students, along with specialty vehicles such as the RIT Formula and Baja cars and the RIT "Chopper," were displayed. Above, Charlie Lowe, right, chats with a visitor about Lowe's 1930 Ford Model A Coupe, which he drives daily.
RIT retiree Bob Howie organized the classic car display. The show included his '66 Chevelle SS-396, which he has owned for 40 years.
The day also featured a variety show that included a banjo performance by President Bill Destler.
