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A new athletic venue and multi-purpose facility will soon rise on the RIT landscape. University leaders and dignitaries broke ground Oct. 19 on the 4,150-seat Gene Polisseni Center. Construction will continue for two years with an opening planned for the 2014-2015 season for the Division I men’s and women’s hockey teams. Watch the video.

Rendering of Gene Polisseni Center, BBB Architects

A new athletic venue and multi-purpose facility soon will rise on the RIT landscape. University leaders and dignitaries broke ground on October 19, 2012 on the 4,150-seat Gene Polisseni Center on the south side of campus. Construction will continue for two years with an opening planned for the 2014­­­-2015 season for the Division I men’s and women’s hockey teams. More.

RIT/NTID students Yosef Osheyack and Angel Ortiz and recent graduate Julian Moiwai will play for Team USA in the Deaf World Cup July 16-28, 2012 in Ankara, Turkey. More.

Photo by Tony DeLeo

In its first year in the Liberty League, the RIT men’s lacrosse team won the 2012 conference title with an 8-6 win over Union College in the championship game on May 6. With the win, the Tigers earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Tournament. More.

The RIT women’s hockey team claimed its first NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey National Championship, defeating defending national champion Norwich University. It’s the third national championship won by any RIT team in the history of the university. More.