My oldest son returned to dorm life this week at ‘Cuse. A freshman, he was excited to get back to his new friends and take on spring semester. But won’t he miss home cookin’? “Dad, we’ve got like 30 cereals to pick from, omelets every day, and 100 cable channels with sports,” he reminded me. Good more »
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If you ask Al Mature ’74 (retail management), he’ll tell you the packed loft inside Pittsburgh’s Cafe Fifth Avenue was a sight for sore eyes. Mature frequently found it challenging to attract large numbers of fellow Steel City-area graduates to RIT Alumni Association activities. But with more than 80 alumni in attendance, it was a more »
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It is not everyday that you dine in the desert overlooking a group of skiers or meet your project team in Kosovo to prepare for a research event in Rochester. But that’s what several of our students are up to as the winter quarter starts. They are taking advantage of our international campuses, taking in more »
Categories: Campus life, Guest blogger Comments OffWhen it comes to potential and possibilities, sometimes all the dots really do connect. And over a few days last week, covering three separate, and seemingly different, events I had the chance to see that happen. The “dots” started to come together at the recent Freescale Symposium, sponsored by Freescale Semiconductors and the Kate Gleason more »
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My roots in the communication industry began in sports. I started my career as a part-time “outfielder” in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle sports department. Working in the world of sports can be tough. Sporting events typically take place on nights and weekends—when most of us hope to be spending time with family and friends. more »
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In case you missed it: Ritchie Faces the Nation RIT mascot Ritchie the Tiger was interviewed by CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent and “Face the Nation” host, Bob Schieffer. Among the topics they discussed, Schieffer grilled Ritchie about his “unmascot-like” conduct at the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four men’s hockey tournament, and Ritchie has a lukewarm more »
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