The tiger is the biggest species of cat, so we want to hear your BIGGEST ROAR on October 27-28. We invite all RIT alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends to make our 17th annual giving day the biggest ROAR Day yet.
RIT has a tradition of greatness - and our students are the ones leading the "streak" (that's what a group of Tigers is called)!
Make your ROAR Day gift October 27- 28 (from Noon to Noon). Show our students how loudly you can ROAR. And don't forget to share your Tiger pride on social using the hashtag #TigersROAR!
Wilfredo Alvarez, Ph.D., BS '02 (he/him/his) is an Associate Professor of Communication and Media at Utica University and author of Everyday Dirty Work: Invisibility, Communication, and Immigrant Labor, a book that focuses on Latinx immigrant essential workers. Wilfredo studied Communication at RIT and his teaching and research focus on communication issues related to social identity (i.e., race, ethnicity, social class, immigration, gender, sexual orientation, and ability status).
''Immerse yourself in our virtual community and connect with fellow RIT alumni, faculty and staff as we read and discuss various book genres such as lifelong learning, personal growth, novels and other topics. Participation is free!
The next reading period for the RIT Alumni Book Club begins on October 14.
September was National Life Insurance Awareness Month, but you can still take the time now to assess your coverage. If you do or do not have life insurance, now might be a good time for a checkup. There are two kinds of life insurance: term and permanent. A good way to find out which type is best for you is to talk to your trusted financial professional so you can assess your needs.
If you have life insurance but feel it is no longer needed because it has outlasted its original purpose, giving it is an excellent way to support RIT. You can include the university as a beneficiary, or if you would benefit from an immediate charitable tax deduction, you can make RIT the owner of the policy as well.
Like many current students, Alli was challenged with starting her undergraduate degree during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the difficulties an unconventional freshman year presented, the industrial engineering student has made Dean's List every semester, participates in...
Cindy comes from a family of scientists. With two older brothers who studied in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields, she decided she wanted to gain an education in medicine and chose to enroll in RIT's physician assistant program.
Alumni like you play an important role in recruiting future Tigers by recommending RIT to prospective students within your families, communities, and professional networks. And now that role is even more valuable!
Did you know, when you refer a prospective student to RIT, that student is eligible for the RIT Alumni Referral Award, a $1,000 per year scholarship renewable for four years? Each alum can refer one undergraduate applicant per year for this award.
>> Click here for more information on submissions and deadlines
Alumni Events & News
53rd Annual RIT Sports Hall of Fame Ceremony & Men's Hockey Game
Saturday, October 15
Rochester Institute of Technology Executive Director of Intercollegiate AthleticsJacqueline Nicholsonannounced the five newest individuals selected for induction into the RIT Sports Hall of Fame. Induction ceremonies will take place on Saturday, October 15, in Rochester N.Y. at the at the Doubletree Inn.
Together RIT: Day of Understanding, Solidarity and Racial Reconciliation
Friday, October 21
Rochester Institute of Technology will launch a new tradition fall of 2022, gathering the community to engage in intentional and honest dialogue about race, ethnicity, and racism. It will offer students, faculty, staff, and alumni the opportunity to share their work, passions, ideas, critiques, initiatives, performances, and artistic projects with the RIT community through sessions held in-person.
It was announced in September on Good Morning America that our alumnus, Daniel Durant, will be a contestant on the popular ABC program 'Dancing with the Stars'! Make sure to tune in on Monday nights at 8 p.m. Eastern to see Daniel and Britt Stewart featured in Season 31!
RIT named 'Diversity Champion' and HEED Award winner by 'INSIGHT Into Diversity'
Rochester Institute of Technology received two prestigious awards from the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine designated RIT as a 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award recipient and a 2022 Diversity Champion. This marks the ninth year in a row RIT has been named a HEED Award recipient and eighth consecutive year as a Diversity Champion.
RIT among 'Most Trusted Universities' in the nation
Rochester Institute of Technology is among the nation's 'Most Trusted Universities' in a recent nationwide survey conducted by decision intelligence company Morning Consult, which defined trust as the belief in an institution 'to do the right thing.'
Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of 'The 1619 Project' Nikole Hannah-Jones to speak at RIT
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist will deliver the keynote address at Rochester Institute of Technology's annual celebration of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, will headline RIT's 41st Expressions of King's Legacy. The event is free and open to the public, taking place from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 31, at the Gordon Field House and Activities Center.
Four Saunders Alums Named to RBJ Forty Under 40 List
Four RIT Saunders College of Business alumni have made it onto this year's Rochester Business Journal Forty Under 40 list of honorees!
This prestigious award recognized 40 honorees each year who have not only achieved success in their careers, but who have also given back in a meaningful way to the Rochester community.
Organized by a team of survivors and caregivers, the conference is streaming live from Rochester Institute of Technology, and the conference focuses on the cancer patient experience as well as building a network of patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates, and cancer care professionals. GVCC is 100% virtual, 100% free, and 100% for everyone.
Sylvia David-West BS '07, Project Engineer at L3Harris Technologies, has recently been recognized for her achievements within engineering and her leadership in advancing diversity within STEM.
Michael Nixt BS '18 has graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, CA) with a Masters of Science in Systems Engineering, with a focus on Reliability and Maintainability.
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