College & Careers Workshops

Choose from over 50 interactive workshops as you craft your own schedule. 

Workshop Schedule


Tuesday
August 1
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EDT


Tuesday
August 1
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. EDT


Wednesday
August 2
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EDT


Wednesday
August 2
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. EDT

Registration Details

Learn More About College & Careers 

  • All workshops are one hour. Students may register for up to 2 workshops each day.
  • Space is limited in many workshops. Register early for the best selection. 
  • Some workshops require preparation in advance or supplies in order to participate. These workshops are identified in the description.
  • After registering, you will receive an email confirmation. Prior to the workshop, your Zoom links and any pre-workshop information will be emailed to you.
  • If you have registered for a workshop you can no longer attend, please contact us as soon as possible to make your spot available to other participants.

Art and Design

See how advanced 3D software is being used to design the latest Games, Movies, Visualizations, and Interactive Experiences. Faculty will demonstrate how a project is designed from the sketch to the final game environment, and show you how you can launch your career in a variety of emerging industries. Get access to 3D models that you can use to start your portfolio. Students will need to download Blender and Unreal. Faculty will provide a sample scene before the sessions.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

New Media Design, BFA, is at the intersection of visual communication, design strategy, technology, and user experience. With new digital devices and emerging technologies stretching the form of screen-based communication and interactivity, new media designers are poised to become the innovative thinkers, designers, and creators of the next generation of user interfaces and digital experiences. Students are well equipped with the aesthetic creativity, technical skills, and knowledge to meet the needs for a creative career in visual, interactive consumer electronics, and motion for the digital advertising, marketing, mobile, web, app, internet, and corporate design industries. This session will explore student projects, industry leaders, and emerging trends to show you how to combine your passion for creativity, visual design, computer graphics, 3D, and programming to become a skilled new media designer.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

This session will introduce students to the profession of interior design and share program highlights through student activities and project work that illustrates the technical and creative aspects of this career.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Graphic designers integrate design thinking, concepts, images, and words to convey distinct and meaningful ideas and messages to an audience. We design to inform, direct, entertain, educate and for social change. Graphic Design is used in everything from branding, UX/UI, experiential, magazines, advertising, health care, packaging, and just about everything else you could think of in between. This session will give you an overview off ALL the possibilities graphic design at RIT offers you!

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Business and Management

Play Beat the Market, an online game simulating "real world" market conditions. Compete with others in your session and dominate the market to become a business tycoon. This session will also reveal how there is more to fields of Accounting and Finance than you know. Students will receive login credentials in advance of the session.

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

What do BMW, Cleveland Cavaliers, Tesla, Southwest Airlines, Liberty Mutual Insurance, EY, Intuit, and many other employers have in common? They have all hired Saunders College of Business Management Information Systems (MIS) students to do business analytics work in the last 3 years! In this workshop, you will practice working with visual data analytics tools on real business data to gather insights and make business decisions. Examples of the application of these technologies in the MIS, Marketing, and Supply Chain careers will be explored.

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Have you ever considered that there are careers in social media? Yes, that’s right, you could spend your day posting to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. Here in the School of Communication, we dive deep to understand how to navigate social media as a brand, journalist, advertiser and as a media literate individual. This session explores tips, tricks, theory, practice, storytelling and careers in social media.

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

During this case study competition, student teams will work together to present solutions to organizational problems. With an emphasis on collaborative problem-solving, student teams will examine organizational structure, behavior, and leadership. Business disciplines such as Global Business Management and Supply Chain Management will be explored further.

Sessions Offered:

#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Learn the steps needed to take a hotel concept from idea to opening and how to maintain its successful operations. The various hotel classifications, ratings, management, franchising, and business aspects of a hotel will be discussed in this interactive session. Finally, the people and careers that make great customer experiences in the lodging industry will be presented.

Sessions Offered:

#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

As people meet, celebrate, explore, and interact with one another, events have grown in scope and importance. In this interactive session, you will learn about different kinds of events, event venues, and professions related to this field. Finally, you will be tasked with analyzing the various steps involved in planning and executing a successful event.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Social media has become a critical tool through which businesses engage consumers and communicate their value to the marketplace. In this workshop, we will explore the drivers of social media participation for individuals and companies alike. We consider how social media platforms and content have fundamentally changed the world of marketing. Participants will also be encouraged to reflect on their own social media presence and the messaging that it creates.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Communications and Digital Media

When you meet a new client from a foreign country, should you shake hands or bow? When should you give business cards? Or how do you say hi to a friend from a foreign country? We know people communicate differently in different parts of the world, but tend to follow the manner of our own country in real situations. In this session, we will highlight cultural differences between US and some of the countries in Asia, Latin America, and/or Europe in occasions such as greetings, showing appreciation, and shopping. You will then learn some short, useful phrases that are commonly used in those situations.

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

What does it take to be an American Sign Language-English Interpreter? What kinds of jobs are available and where are they? It may surprise you to know that ASL-English Interpreters are in short supply in many different settings. From classrooms to courtrooms, qualified interpreters are in great demand. This interactive workshop will introduce you to the things you need to know about becoming an interpreter.

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Have you ever considered that there are careers in social media? Yes, that’s right, you could spend your day posting to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. Here in the School of Communication, we dive deep to understand how to navigate social media as a brand, journalist, advertiser and as a media literate individual. This session explores tips, tricks, theory, practice, storytelling and careers in social media.

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

New Media Design, BFA, is at the intersection of visual communication, design strategy, technology, and user experience. With new digital devices and emerging technologies stretching the form of screen-based communication and interactivity, new media designers are poised to become the innovative thinkers, designers, and creators of the next generation of user interfaces and digital experiences. Students are well equipped with the aesthetic creativity, technical skills, and knowledge to meet the needs for a creative career in visual, interactive consumer electronics, and motion for the digital advertising, marketing, mobile, web, app, internet, and corporate design industries. This session will explore student projects, industry leaders, and emerging trends to show you how to combine your passion for creativity, visual design, computer graphics, 3D, and programming to become a skilled new media designer.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

In this creative writing exercise, we'll develop the basic components for an emotionally powerful, sophisticated, exciting work of fiction. How quickly can we collaboratively build a rich story environment simply by asking questions and engaging our imaginations?

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Social media has become a critical tool through which businesses engage consumers and communicate their value to the marketplace. In this workshop, we will explore the drivers of social media participation for individuals and companies alike. We consider how social media platforms and content have fundamentally changed the world of marketing. Participants will also be encouraged to reflect on their own social media presence and the messaging that it creates.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Computing and Information Sciences

Netflix, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and Google. We use these and other platforms daily to communicate with friends and family, buy movie tickets, learn new things, and watch our favorite shows. Often, we do not think about the technology that enables these applications to be available and work as well as they do. Consider the number of movies available for on-demand streaming. Where is that data stored? How are those movies accessible 24/7? In this workshop, using a cloud computing environment, you will explore some of the protocols, technologies, and methods used to make the Internet happen. Students will receive login credentials in advance of the session.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Do you have a passion for technology, problem-solving, and expressing yourself creatively? If so, check out New Media Interactive Development (NMID). New media is how we interact with the world via technologies like the web, social networks, mobile devices, wearables, and VR headsets. An interactive developer is someone who envisions, designs and builds rich and immersive experiences for new-media users. As an NMID student, you'll build skills in programming, User Experience Design, web/mobile/device technologies, and teamwork. You will design and program apps of all kinds: websites, games, simulations, educational tools, AR/VR interfaces, and more. Come and see how to combine your passions for tech, problem-solving, and pure creativity to build a career in the exciting and lucrative field of new media development!

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

A video game designer’s task is to engage, inform, and entertain players as they move through a level. This is often done in a way that is seamless and unseen by the player. We will delve into Platformers, puzzle games, first-person shooters, and RPG Dungeons and learn the techniques used to develop content that fascinates, baffles, thrills, panics, satisfies, and most importantly, drives the player of today’s video games.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Engineering and Engineering Technology

Biomedical engineers are intimately involved in the development of systems, devices, and techniques to address health issues. They are important contributors to multidisciplinary teams that develop new products and services in support of healthcare to restore, sustain, and enhance the health and well-being of individuals. You will see the impact of technology on the medical practice and learn about the kinds of jobs biomedical engineers do in their chosen profession.

Sessions Offered:

#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Chemical engineers have become extremely versatile in their impact on different markets in today’s society. Using their knowledge of scientific principles (physical and organic chemistry integrated with physics, mathematics, and biology) and design constraints (such as economics and environmental requirements), chemical engineers develop processes to manufacture products with desired purity, on a scale that meets the demands of virtually every industry in our modern society. Chemical engineers also use their knowledge of chemical transformation to create such materials in an environmentally friendly way. You will learn how the fields of chemical engineering and chemistry differ, and how chemical engineers often focus their training on problems beyond the discipline’s traditional chemical-making focus.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

From the ancient wonders of the Pyramids and the Great Wall to the modern skyscrapers and bridges, Civil Engineering is an impactful profession spanning the entire human history. In the modern era, Civil engineers analyze, design and construct buildings, bridges, highways, water infrastructure, airports, tunnels, gas pipelines, and much more. Civil engineers also inspect, evaluate and rehabilitate the existing structures, and mitigate disaster damages to the structures.  In this session, we will explore how bridges carry traffic loads, demo how earthquakes shake buildings and learn the strategies to make buildings more resilient, and introduce RIT Civil Engineering Technology program.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Computer engineers design and develop integrated software and hardware systems, ranging from smartphones to autonomous robots. Students in RIT Computer Engineering tackle real-world challenges through hands-on labs as well as industry-sponsored design competitions. The broad skill set and knowledge from circuits to programming enable our graduates to work in a variety of industries to design intelligent, resilient, secure, high-performance, and low-power computing systems. Come experience the interface between hardware and software through a set of activities ranging from testing your reaction time to creating your own song on a microcontroller board.

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

See how packaging can be designed and evaluated to optimize for environmental sustainability.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Electrical engineering is a core fundamental engineering field from which many major innovations of this century have emerged. Autonomous cars, the internet, and smart health technologies are some of the recent major innovations Electrical Engineers brought to life. Electrical Engineering involves areas such as integrated circuits, computers, lasers, robotics, semiconductors, bioinstrumentation, photonics, communications, artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomous system, clean energy, smart grid, and signal/image processing. Get a glimpse of electrical engineering in laboratories where you will view and manipulate images, work with collaborative robots, learn how to control robots with biosignals, measure electrical signals of the human body, design communication systems, and design small systems in health, energy, homes, and automobiles, examine how electrical engineering is applied to solve everyday problems.

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

RIT’s Environmental Sustainability Health & Safety major was selected as one of the four best environmental programs in the nation! This major will prepare you to be a champion of environmental sustainability and health & safety. You'll learn how we eliminate the release of pollutants into the environment and develop solutions for real-life safety problems. Imagine how a Level-A Emergency Responder Hazardous Materials Suit looks and feels, and learn how they protect workers from hazardous chemicals in the workplace, and citizens from chemical pollutants in the environment.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Industrial engineers solve complex problems in a variety of domains such as aerospace, national defense, health care, robotics, manufacturing, and many more. We optimize systems for military contractors, develop ideas to make hospitals run more efficiently, analyze data to help reduce wait times for rides at theme parks, design protocols for autonomous vehicles, create solutions using additive manufacturing, and plan robot motion. Industrial and System Engineers develop materials, design equipment, collect data, and model information with an eye toward efficiency, quality, safety, sustainability, and cost. In this session, you will experience distinct areas within Industrial and Systems Engineering that prepare you to develop, improve and implement solutions that will optimize systems.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Mechanical engineers are found in just about every industry influencing the development, design, testing, and manufacture of all manner of mechanical, thermal and electrical products, tools and machines. Beyond the more obvious areas of math and science, what are the skills and disciplines that mechanical engineers need to learn and apply to succeed in this profession? Faculty will describe what mechanical engineers learn and do by providing lab demonstrations, highlights of our program including internships and student clubs, and examples of how we have applied these things throughout our careers.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

With the increasing complexity of vehicles, additional considerations for design requires an understanding of a variety of opportunities and constraints to integrate good looks, performance, and newer technologies. Mechatronics Engineering combines mechanical, electrical, and software skills and knowledge into a single discipline that allows for complex systems to be designed and developed. Experience interactive sessions that explore the factors of designing commercial and race cars, motorcycles, and bicycles. Design aspects related to RIT’s award-winning student-run clubs for the off-road Mini Baja race car and the all-women’s (Hot Wheelz) SAE Formula Hybrid Electric race car will also be shown. Other topics such as car doors that open upward, suspension systems for improved ride or handling, using Artificial Intelligence for making cars safer, and custom fitting bicycles to the user will be covered. Some experiments using computer simulations that help engineers to do this design work will be demonstrated.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Semiconductor-based circuits are the key to many of modern life’s devices such as cell phones (communications), computers, solar cells and LED lighting (sustainable energy), health sensors, and autonomous vehicles (transportation). In this session, students will gain an overview of how these devices are fabricated at nano-scale dimensions by using an interdisciplinary knowledge base extruded from chemistry, physics, electric and materials engineering, and optics. Students will also understand why a cleanroom is necessary for the fabrication environment. A synopsis of the program coursework, along with information on co-op, employment opportunities, and graduate schools will be included.

Sessions Offered:

#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Robots are being deployed in a growing number of areas of our lives. The brains of these devices is an embedded computer. Embedded computers are in an astonishing number of devices. Do you use smart appliances, drive a smart car, or own a smartphone? Did you ever wonder how they got so smart? The design, development, and production of embedded computers are the heart of the Computer Engineering Technology program. Using demonstrations with a robotic vehicle, this session explores how the software in an embedded computer controls its surrounding hardware to enable robotics and many other types of smart products.

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

The Internet of Things (IoT) has ushered in a new era of connectivity, where everyday objects and devices are equipped with sensors that gather and transmit data. This interconnected network enables a seamless flow of information, empowering us to make informed decisions and drive meaningful changes. At the heart of IoT lies sensing connectivity, a concept that encompasses the ability of objects to sense their surroundings and communicate valuable data. Through this dynamic ecosystem of sensors, we gain real-time insights into various aspects of our environment, enabling us to monitor, analyze, and optimize a wide range of processes. In this session, we will delve into the realm of sensing connectivity in IoT, exploring its applications and giving practical examples.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Environmental Studies and Sustainability

RIT’s Environmental Sustainability Health & Safety major was selected as one of the four best environmental programs in the nation! This major will prepare you to be a champion of environmental sustainability and health & safety. You'll learn how we eliminate the release of pollutants into the environment and develop solutions for real-life safety problems. Imagine how a Level-A Emergency Responder Hazardous Materials Suit looks and feels, and learn how they protect workers from hazardous chemicals in the workplace, and citizens from chemical pollutants in the environment.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

See how packaging is designed and evaluated to optimize for environmental sustainability.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Game Design, Development, and Arts

See how advanced 3D software is being used to design the latest Games, Movies, Visualizations and Interactive Experiences. Faculty will demonstrate how a project is designed from the sketch to the final game environment, and show you how you can launch your career in a variety of emerging industries. Get access to 3D models that you can use to start your portfolio. Students will need to download Blender and Unreal. Faculty will provide a sample scene before the sessions.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Do you have a passion for technology, problem-solving, and expressing yourself creatively? If so, check out New Media Interactive Development (NMID). New media is how we interact with the world via technologies like the web, social networks, mobile devices, wearables, and VR headsets. An interactive developer is someone who envisions, designs and builds rich and immersive experiences for new-media users. As an NMID student, you'll build skills in programming, User Experience Design, web/mobile/device technologies, and teamwork. You will design and program apps of all kinds: websites, games, simulations, educational tools, AR/VR interfaces, and more. Come and see how to combine your passions for tech, problem-solving, and pure creativity to build a career in the exciting and lucrative field of new media development!

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

A video game designer’s task is to engage, inform, and entertain players as they move through a level. This is often done in a way that is seamless and unseen by the player. We will delve into Platformers, puzzle games, first-person shooters, and RPG Dungeons and learn the techniques used to develop content that fascinates, baffles, thrills, panics, satisfies, and most importantly, drives the player of today’s video games.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Health Professions and Medical Sciences

There has never been a better time to discover your place on the landscape of biomedical challenges facing our world today. Some are represented by old challenges such as cancer and new ones such Covid19, monkeypox, and other emerging infectious disease that threaten to bring our world as we know it to a frightening, unfamiliar, and inconvenient halt. These challenges can only be met and overcome by the continual production of excited and inspired problem solvers who operate through critical thinking. If this sounds exciting to you, then you should know that the biomedical sciences represent an incredible myriad of opportunities that exist at the intersection of medicine, immunology, drug abuse, infectious disease, and other areas of the medical field that you may not even be aware of yet. Come and learn how a degree in biomedical sciences can position you specifically to careers in medical, dental, and graduate programs. There is something in biomedical sciences for everyone.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Fitness has several components, one of which is flexibility. The ability to take a joint through a range of motion is influenced by the condition of the surrounding tissues. We will explore the assessment of flexibility, the athletic benefits of being flexible, and reveal the physiological mechanism by which you can increase the flexibility of your muscles and joints. Be prepared to do some stretching.

Sessions Offered:

#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

The impact of nutrition, diet, and the food environment has never been more powerful. Nutrition professionals work in a variety of settings, including health care, business, and industry, community/public health, education, research, government agencies, and private practice. This active session explores career opportunities at the convergence between nutrition and well-being. Participants will be invited to participate in a smoothie demo to explore the nutrient profiles of various plant-based beverages. Home participation in the demo is optional, but if you choose to participate please have a blender, fresh or frozen fruit, and a beverage like plant-based milk, dairy milk, or juice available.

Sessions Offered:

#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

You will be involved in an actual clinical scenario, utilizing patient history and physical examination findings that a Physician Assistant in the medical field would encounter while gaining an introduction to various diagnostic evaluations. By proceeding through this case, you will be guided to uncover the appropriate diagnosis. In this clinical vignette, you will be encouraged to illustrate appropriate risk factors and associated findings contributing to this diagnosis. The patient's prognosis and future preventive strategies for health promotion will be discussed.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Thousands of students enter college planning to go to medical school. But what does it really take to prepare for this challenging endeavor? What do you need in your “Pre-Med Playbook?” Hear from RIT alumni who are currently in medical school, as well as some who are practicing physicians today. They’ll talk about college classes, research experiences, and what medical school admissions boards are REALLY looking for.

Sessions Offered:

#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

You might have heard of, and probably know, someone who has had an ultrasound examination. You may have even had an ultrasound examination yourself. Did you ever think that a career in ultrasound might be right for you? Do you like to work and interact with patients? Do you want to work in the medical field? Do you want to use this pathway to become a physician? Do you want to have a great job with a great salary? We hope to answer all of these questions for you. Come and join our professionals and students for exciting, interactive, and live ultrasound demonstrations in our hospital-simulated and state-of-the-art ultrasound scanning suite.

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Humanities and Social Sciences

When you meet a new client from a foreign country, should you shake hands or bow? When should you give business cards? Or how do you say hi to a friend from a foreign country? We know people communicate differently in different parts of the world, but tend to follow the manner of our own country in real situations. In this session, we will highlight cultural differences between US and some of the countries in Asia, Latin America, and/or Europe in occasions such as greetings, showing appreciation, and shopping. You will then learn some short, useful phrases that are commonly used in those situations.

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Criminal Justice could be the most relevant and exciting choice for you. If you join us we guarantee you will be studying justice within a "free" country with the highest incarceration rate, ever-present controversy involving the regulation of guns and the consequences of gun violence, drug enforcement policy and the legalization of marijuana, the motivation behind cheating, fraud, and aggression and other engaging topic areas. Embrace your inner deviant, if you dare, and check us out. Results may vary.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

What skills will you learn as an economics major at RIT? What types of career options do economists have? Join us to discuss these questions. Learn how economists find answers to important and puzzling questions such as, does your childhood neighborhood affect your income as an adult, do better public schools result in lower teen pregnancy rates, why do firms damage their own products?

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

If you could visit an event or a person in the past, what or who would it be? We live in a world shaped, for better or worse, by the past. The issues that we face today have histories that are not simply names and dates. We need to understand not only who and when, but also how and why. Does history repeat itself? Or does it just rhyme? In this session, we will look at the remarkable array of sources and skills that historians use to reconstruct and make sense of the past. Such sources include documents, databases, interviews, maps, photographs, and films. You also will see how these skills (collecting sources, interpreting evidence, and constructing persuasive arguments) are essential in a variety of professional fields.

Sessions Offered:

#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Humanities, Computing & Design (HCD) is an exciting, interdisciplinary field of study that asks: How are technologies changing what it means to be human today? How can we create and make use of digital technologies to help us better understand culture? In this workshop, we'll explore selfies as media technologies of self-expression. Like the essay or self-portrait, selfies are both deeply personal and shaped by the culture around us. This workshop asks: why do we take selfies? How do they circulate? Are they new, a trend? What is their history? Have they gone terribly wrong? We will look at exciting digital humanities projects such as SelfieCity and the Selfie Researchers Network while exploring the history of selfies and their roots in Rochester and Kodak. DHSS is a hands-on, project-based major, and workshop participants will take selfies for analysis and curation in an online exhibit that considers what selfies have become today.

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

An estimated 75 percent of students in the United States change their college major at least once before graduation—so you’re smart for exploring all the possibilities now! This session offers the opportunity to explore your personality type and the factors that influence career choice. It will also introduce you to the process by which you may, without delaying graduation, take up to two years in the Liberal Arts Exploration program to choose a major in the College of Liberal Arts.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Come learn about our exciting project with research scientists from the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science: we work together with libraries, archives, and museums to recover obscured and illegible text on historical documents, artifacts, and works of art. In this session, we’ll talk about how the system works and how we can help museums, libraries, and archives read between the lines of old manuscripts that have been overwritten or are faded or damaged. Students working on this project will share their progress. And we’ll talk about a number of other experiential learning opportunities for RIT museum studies students.

Sessions Offered:

#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Perhaps you are a philosopher. So, perhaps, is everyone else, at least sometimes and to some extent. What is philosophy? One traditional answer, going back to the origin of the word in ancient Greece, was that philosophy is the love of wisdom. Another is that philosophy is the attempt to articulate apparently important questions that don’t yet have clear-cut answers. What kind of life should you lead? What makes the difference between things that are ethically OK and things that are wrong? What is the difference between a factual statement and a value statement? Philosophers ask good, challenging questions, and they are experts at drawing distinctions—important skills for any professional to have! Philosophy prepares you to read, write, and think critically. Find out what philosophers do, how they do it, and why they do it.

Sessions Offered:

#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

You may have watched the events of January 6, 2021 on television, but how deeply do understand its politics? The competing narratives of various officials, commentators, and internet weirdos make it difficult to grasp what the Yale historian Timothy Snyder called the “American abyss.” Maybe it was just a handful of patriots taking a tour of their capitol building? Was it, as the FBI declared, “domestic terrorism?” Was it a coup, or, more precisely, a self-coup? As a field of study that focuses on power relations at every level of the social strata, political science has developed philosophies, theories, and concepts that can help you develop a sophisticated understanding of the domestic, international, and even global implications of that ignominious day. In doing so, you'll get a taste of the way our political science program can help you develop the kind of incisive thinking and analytic skills crucial to myriad different career paths.

Sessions Offered:

#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

What is personality? Can you figure it out with a Buzzfeed quiz? Where does personality come from? How does personality impact what we do? What happens when personality and mental illness collide? These are the kinds of questions asked by psychologists. Come learn about how psychologists examine personality and apply this to everyday life and mental illness. You’ll never look at an online quiz the same way again!

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

In this interactive session, you will play an online game in which a major natural disaster (wildfire, earthquake, hurricane, or tsunami) is heading your way. Your job is to save as many people as you can and protect critical resources. What strategies will you use to save people? What will the people need to rebuild their community after the disaster is over? The timer is counting down, so you have to act quickly! This game mirrors the work that city planners do. Disaster management and city planning are two of a multitude of careers that sociology and anthropology graduates can pursue. Sociologists and anthropologists explore the deepest questions about humanity and our social relationships. We examine all of humanity, from the ancient past to our dynamic and global present, and human societies across the globe, to understand our diversity and also what unites us.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Learn how Rick Grimes and his group struggle to form a tight-knit community in the face of ravenous "walkers" and desperate survivors. Can they find an enduring political order in a world that resembles Hobbes' "state of nature," where the undead and humans fight to survive? Along the way, learn how RIT's cutting-edge political science program prepares students for the challenges of life and a career in a world that is increasingly globalized.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Photography, Film, and Animation

Come and learn how science and engineering combine with imaging technologies used in the motion picture industry to prepare students for research engineering roles or technical post-production positions like digital color correction, sound design, and visual effects at technology and entertainment powerhouses like Netflix, Sony, Technicolor, and Dolby.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

ROTC

Air Force ROTC forges leaders of character for the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force. Learn how you will grow mentally and physically while building life-long leadership skills. Discover how our cadet wing integrates you into an elite team dedicated to helping members achieve their full potential. Unlock experiential learning opportunities ranging from flight training to exclusive internships. Explore the scholarship and benefit options available to help fund your education. Air Force ROTC is your gateway to a rewarding career in two of the world’s most respected and technologically advanced organizations. Envision your future as a commissioned officer in the Air Force or Space Force.

Sessions Offered:

#4 - Thursday, July 21, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

The Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) is one of the best leadership courses in the country and a part of the college curriculum. Membership in Army ROTC is a way for young men and women to start strong in life, college, and their careers. We have a long and proud tradition of turning motivated and committed students into outstanding leaders. The skills you acquire will be an essential component of your successful career. Army ROTC can help you achieve your goals by preparing you to succeed in any competitive environment. We offer full-cost scholarships with tuition, room and board, and other benefits like money for books and a monthly stipend. Learn how Army ROTC will provide you the tools, training, and experience to lead others, motivate groups, and perform missions as a commissioned officer in the United States Army.

Sessions Offered:
#4 - Thursday, July 21, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Science and Math

Love animals? Thinking of a career that involves various biological sciences such as zoology, animal behavior, veterinary medicine, animal science, or other related disciplines? We will explore the use of a biology degree as preparation for various careers. You’ll get to meet one of our RIT lizards as we talk about the pathways available for animal science careers.

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

In 2015, residents of Flint, Michigan, began to complain about the water coming from their faucets. It smelled and tasted bad. Adults and children were getting sick from it. To help during the crisis, companies like WalMart and Coca-Cola donated bottled water to get children through the rest of the year. How do we know if they donated enough water? Mathematical modeling is used in situations like these to help policy-makers, health officials, corporations and others make good decisions. Come to this session to put your own math skills to the test and learn how math is used to solve important, real-world problems in many different kinds of careers.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

How can we use mathematics to update our knowledge about a given situation after we receive new information? The key tool for doing this is called Bayes’ Theorem, and it is the basis of a very in-demand and lucrative career field of Bayesian Statistics.  In this presentation, we will use Bayes’ theorem to show how to update our knowledge in two very important applications: Life on Mars and Testing for Diseases.  

Sessions Offered:

#2 - Tuesday, August 1, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. 

A second quantum revolution is underway based on precisely manipulating fundamental particles like photons and atoms, which has led to a new quantum industry --- and you don’t need a Ph.D. to have a career in quantum technologies! In this session we will introduce the mysterious quantum features of our universe and some exciting new technologies that use them --- cameras that see in the dark, ultra-sensitive gravitational wave detectors, unbreakably secure communications, and powerful quantum computers. You will tour a RIT quantum photonics laboratory, play some quantum games, and learn what it is like to be a quantum scientist or engineer.

Sessions Offered:

#1 - Tuesday, August 1, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Space power systems are becoming increasingly important in the era of commercial space exploration. In this workshop, we will discuss how space systems are powered and give a tour of the RIT photovoltaics laboratory along with a few short demonstrations.

Sessions Offered:

#4 - Wednesday, August 2, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Imaging Science researchers at RIT are collaborating with Facebook (Meta) Reality Labs to train deep learning algorithms. What are deep learning algorithms? We use eye trackers in our lab to take close-up infrared images of the eye, then train computers to identify features in those images. Because it's very impractical to have humans label hundreds of thousands of eye image features by hand, we use a custom computer rendering pipeline to generate synthetic imagery that is then used to train our models. Using this pipeline, we hope to design the next generation of eye-trackers for use in virtual and augmented reality. In this session, we’ll show you how we do this research and get into more details about eye tracking, machine learning, virtual reality, and more!

Sessions Offered:

#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Undeclared and Individualized Study

Understanding the knowledge and skill sets needed for a career path can help lay the foundation for a successful college learning experience. Join the School of Individualized Study for a conversation about career discovery and designing and curating an individualized degree. We will explore various ways in which you can independently research the skills and competencies needed, including the use of high-value online career tools, and the benefits of connection-building, adapting to change, and self-advocacy.

Sessions Offered:

#3 - Wednesday, August 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.