Housed within RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection is the Bernard C. Middleton Collection, one of the finest resources in the world for the study of bookbinding history and practice.
And as ironic as it may seem, even a collection of books about bookbinding can find...
Health-care challenges topic of April 14 seminar (April 14)
RIT and Rochester General Health System are launching a joint health-care seminar series as part of the new strategic alliance between the university and health-care provider.
The first event in the series, “Innovations in Health Care Delivery and Design,” is April 14, featuring keynote speaker...
Van Bortel to receive Vanden Brul award (April 22)
It’s serendipity at work: Kitty Van Bortel earns a degree in psychology from Wells College in 1976, then uses her knowledge of the human mind and behavior to create two exemplary “customer-first” car businesses with “no tricks, no games, no dicker price.”
Provost’s office appoints University Studies director
Marty Burris has been named director of University Studies.
A veteran member of the RIT community, Burris will provide overall leadership for University Studies, formerly known as the RIT Exploration Program, and will work closely with faculty, staff and professional advisors to provide a...
RIT, Singapore reach agreement on academic and research collaboration
RIT recently announced a new partnership with the nation of Singapore that will enhance research and education collaborations in the field of sustainability and increase international exchange opportunities for RIT students.
The agreement between RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability and the Singapore Institute of...
RIT is adding three new members to its Board of Trustees.
The new trustees, Harold Mowl Jr., Brian O’Shaughnessy and Frank Sklarsky, were announced during RIT’s April 2 trustees meeting. RIT now has 52 active trustees, of which 22 are alumni.
Thomas Warfield, associate professor at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, was named the 2009 Isaac L. Jordan Faculty/Staff Diversity Award recipient.The award is given annually to an RIT faculty or staff member who has made a significant contribution to diversity efforts on campus and within the Rochester community.
