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Tigers Connect is a private RIT social network created to connect students and alumni with similar backgrounds and interests. This new platform is an opportunity to connect with fellow students and alumni while looking for career advice or to break into your industry. Tigers Connect also allows you to network and share your expertise with other alumni in your field. Join today and build your network. Register for Tigers Connect
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Save the Date for Brick City Weekend

This year, we’re back on campus for Brick City Homecoming weekend! Join us October 15-17 for reunions, performing arts events, the Brick City 5K, and cheer on RIT Men's Hockey as they face off against St. Lawrence at Blue Cross Arena. View the Brick City Website
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Welcome Back!

Join the Welcome Back to the Chapter events to meet alumni and new graduates in your region. These virtual micro-events will help you create local connections and share ideas with volunteers for the year ahead. Sign up for your time zone’s session: Eastern/Central and Mountain/Pacific.
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Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card

Share your thoughts on alumni programs in your area for a chance to win one of four $25 Amazon gift cards! We value your feedback regarding programming in your alumni chapter and would like your opinions as we plan for the upcoming year. Take the Survey
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Recruit the Next Generation of Tigers

As an alum, you play an invaluable role in the recruitment of future Tigers. The RIT Alumni Referral Award allows you to nominate one undergraduate student each year applying for admission to RIT for a $1,000/year scholarship. Learn More
Transforming RIT
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Help RIT Esports get to the next level

To help students gear up for the 2021-2022 season, RIT is launching a two-week crowdfunding campaign to gear RIT Esports ready for this year’s competitions.
 
Your gift to RIT Esports will help cover expenses like new equipment for the production team to create cutting-edge content including photoshoots, a video series, live streams of games cast, and much more. Give RIT Esports more XP
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Your Gifts in Action

It’s no secret that RIT students perform cutting-edge research, co-op at top companies, participate in career-related student clubs and projects, and travel the globe.
 
Support from donors like you allows students to experience life-changing experiences like these. As a result, our Tigers transform the world around them. Thank you for making a profound impact on their lives! View Gifts in Action
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Alumni Giving Back

Susan Holliday’s MBA '85 $1.25 million gift will fund the transformation of a 6,000-square-foot fourth-floor signature event space as part of the Saunders College of Business’ new expansion. The new space will have a conference hall, reception gallery, and wine room. Once complete, this venue will serve as one of the pre-eminent event spaces for RIT and the Finger Lakes region. Learn about Susan’s Gift to RIT
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Preparing for the Future

As you’re preparing to move into the next chapter of your life, there are several things you need to do in order to make sure you get the appropriate care. Medical planning, advance directives, and physician orders for life-sustaining treatment are an important part of planning for the worst so you can enjoy the best. Here’s What You Need to Know
Alumni Highlights
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Tiger Heritage Feature:
Omar de Frias BS '02

Alumnus Omar de Frias BS ’02 is this month's Tiger Heritage feature. He was born in Puerto Rico, raised in the Dominican Republic, played professional basketball, and worked for NASA. Read More About Omar
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Check Out What We're Reading in August

Former rocket scientist Ozan Varol outlines nine effective strategies that readers can apply to both their personal and professional lives in order to be successful. Join your fellow Tigers in theRIT Book Cluband learn how to make progress and tackle problems effectively. Join Today
University Updates
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Take a Virtual Tour
of the SHED

The Student Hall for Exploration and Development (the SHED) will be one of the largest construction projects in the history of RIT! Explore and experience the SHED. Anticipated to open in the fall of 2023. Tour the SHED
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What's New in RIT Hockey?

Former Tiger standout Shane Madolora has returned to his alma mater to serve as RIT’s volunteer goalie coach. Madolora is back on the Tiger ice for the first time since 2012, having played for the Rochester Americans and the San Jose Sharks. Read About Shane
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New Dean Named for the College of Liberal Arts

Anna Westerstahl Stenport comes to RIT from the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. Anna is an expert in transnational cinema and media, modern literature and drama, visual and cultural studies, focusing on the Arctic and Nordic regions. Meet Anna
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A New Face in Performing Arts

Jill Bradbury has been named the new chairperson for NTID’s performing arts program. She is a leader in theater, specifically Shakespearean productions designed for those with disabilities. Jill also serves as the treasurer for the National Theatre of the Deaf. Read about Jill
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