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May 22, 2013
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RIT inaugurates our nation’s capital to the revelry of Big Shot

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Excitement is building as the hours tick down to the making of RIT’s 25th Big Shot photograph in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. I’m leaving Friday morning to fly to D.C. and meet RIT’s Big Shot photographers/organizers as well as the museum team. I have more »

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Unveiling the fall podcast lineup…

Just as the major TV networks roll out their new fall schedules with great fanfare around this time every year, we in University News are happy to unveil our fall podcast lineup for the new “season” (and no, Jay Leno did not get the early slot). Here’s what to expect: • Athenaeum’s Author’s Spotlight, our more »

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Early observations from New Student Orientation

Susan Gawlowicz, Vienna Carvalho, Marcia Morphy and I staff the early shift at the University News table.

I think what strikes me initially is the sense of bewilderment on their faces. New students and their families are busy today taking in the sights at the start of RIT New Student Orientation, which gets underway with move-in activities and the Orientation Resource Fair. Their bewilderment is completely understandable. They are among more than more »

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A night at the PRism Awards (that we didn’t win any of)

The gang from RIT University News made its annual appearance at the PRism Awards, sponsored by the Rochester chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, on June 11. The PRisms, which were awarded this year at Casa Larga Vineyards in Fairport, are a salute to the best work taking place in the local public more »

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Graduating into national prominence

Ursula Burns

Greetings from Southern California. With another academic year at RIT in the rear-view mirror, there is no better time for me to get away. And even though I’m officially on vacation, I didn’t want to completely pull the plug without sharing some thoughts on this year’s amazing commencement celebration. I scratched out these thoughts Saturday more »

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Graduation also means commissioning ceremonies for ROTC cadets

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As we near graduation, many of our newest alums will take off after the ceremonies and parties for hometowns and vacations. Some will start new jobs, others will head for the beach. Still another group will begin careers as newly commissioned officers in the United States military, assigned to bases around the country, maybe across more »

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