RIT is preparing to welcome parents, alumni and friends back to campus this week for Brick City Homecoming. The passion and pagaentry behind this annual celebration of our extended campus community grows each year. I think it’s cool how the university embraces its “Brick City” reputation! Not too many years ago, the physical landscape of more »
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Not everyone got to get in on the hubub when President Clinton visited RIT today. This webmaster, for one, wasn’t even on campus as it was my day off. Plus, I wasn’t invited. Hopefully one of my colleagues will blog about the experience… If you were in a similar boat as me (not being invited more »
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22 years later and I will finally see U2….My friends and I were all set to see U2 at RIT in 1983, as high school juniors at Fairport High. But we couldn’t get a car on a weeknight. So we missed the up-and-coming band, which was on its second leg of the War Tour. U2 more »
Categories: Events 1 CommentKudos to RIT’s Greek organizations! During the past few weeks, members of various fraternities and sororities have organized wildly successful fund raisers that showcase the infectious spirit that exists here on campus. And let me tell you, it’s been a trememndous boon to RIT’s PR efforts! First up was Sigma Alpha Mu and its 11th more »
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Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending the inaugural white coat ceremony of the Rochester Biomedical Experience, a unique partnership between RIT and MCC to increase minority participation in biomedicine. The students received white lab coats enblazoned with their names in front of joyful family members, friends and mentors. It was so nice to more »
Categories: Events Comments OffThomas Curley, president and CEO of the Associated Press, stood before 200 members of Rochester Institute of Technology’s Nathaniel Rochester Society on July 14 clearly touched by the warm reception. Curley was being recognized at the organization’s summer gala as recipient of the NRS Award, given annually to an individual who has contributed significantly to more »
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