Alumni News

June 15, 2018

RIT wins three awards at 2018 PRSA Rochester Prism Ceremony

Rochester Institute of Technology earned three awards at the 2018 PRism Awards ceremony, including top honors in the photography category.
June 13, 2018

Ian Mortimer named VP for Enrollment Management

Mortimer ’04 (MBA), who has 25 years of experience in higher education, joins RIT on July 30 and will be responsible for expanding and improving the student profile of RIT.
June 7, 2018

Industrial design grad student receives GlassLab Design Fellowship

David Villarreal has been selected the recipient of this year’s GlassLab Design Fellowship, given annually to an outstanding student in the industrial design department and sponsored by the Corning Museum of Glass.
May 29, 2018

RIT puts final wrap on successful NYC Design Week

Dozens of RIT students, faculty and staff left New York City exhausted yet inspired after the university’s most ambitious presence ever at NYCxDESIGN, the Big Apple’s sixth-annual celebration of design. Scores of visitors crowded into RIT’s seven exhibits and events showcased May 16 to 23.
May 16, 2018

Alumna hosts fundraiser for scholarship award

Sara (Berman) Knight ’92 (criminal justice) and Ingrid Ludt ’92 (graphic design) are hosting a fundraiser for the Patrick T. Lynch Scholarship Award on July 15 at the House of Blues in Boston.
May 15, 2018

Learn about product development, leadership programs

Engineers, scientists, technical managers and other professionals looking to move into mid- and senior-level management positions in high-tech industries can attain the needed product development and leadership skills through programs offered at RIT.
May 14, 2018

Design, engineering students exhibit at NYCxDESIGN

Nearly 50 RIT students, faculty and staff from RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences and Kate Gleason College of Engineering are exhibiting a wide variety of projects at NYCxDESIGN—New York City’s annual celebration of design.
May 8, 2018

RIT honors RPD Chief Ciminelli ’78

Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli ’78 (criminal justice) received the Contributions to Justice Award at the Senior Luncheon and Recognition Celebration put on by RIT’s Department of Criminal Justice and Center for Public Safety Initiatives. Several criminal justice majors also were honored.
May 8, 2018

81-year-old graduates after more than 50 years

After more than 50 years, Bob Fitch will finally walk across the graduation stage this May. The 81-year-old will be handed an applied arts and sciences diploma from RIT’s School of Individualized Study.
May 4, 2018

RIT Ambulance celebrates 50 years of service

RIT Ambulance started when a small group of students convinced administrators that the university needed its own ambulance service. Today, it is a recognized member of the area’s emergency medical services community.
May 2, 2018

RIT honors proponents of diversity and inclusion

RIT’s Division of Diversity and Inclusion recognized several RIT community members during the DDI Celebration of Excellence.
May 1, 2018

Lecturer receives outstanding teaching award

Eric Kunsman, a lecturer for the visual communications studies department in the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and an adjunct professor for the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, is the fifth recipient of the Edline M. Chun Award for Outstanding Teaching and Service.