Alumni News
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March 19, 2018
Alumnus becomes expert in type of photography
Thomas Shillea’s years of dedication to perfecting his art have made him an expert in platinotype portrait photography and given him the opportunity to photograph notable individuals like Malcolm Forbes, Sissy Spacek and others for a USIA portrait project in 1986. -
March 19, 2018
Promise Delivered: Alumnus makes largest gift in RIT history
On Dec. 13, RIT announced that Austin McChord is giving RIT $50 million, making McChord one of America’s 50 largest charitable donors in 2017. -
March 19, 2018
Student inspired by McChord’s generosity
RIT student Lindsay Reardon is thrilled about the opportunities that are in store for students anxious to create and manage their own businesses. -
March 19, 2018
Pep band grows as school spirit swells
When the RIT men’s hockey team played during Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend last October, 140 people were in the pep band cheering the team on, marking the largest attendance the modern pep band has ever seen since forming in 2006 with fewer than 20 members. -
March 19, 2018
NTID celebrates 50 years
Since its establishment in 1968, NTID has become a catalyst for diversity and inclusion on the RIT campus, creating a post–secondary learning environment never before seen in this country. -
March 19, 2018
Cultural diversity enriches interpretation program
Immersion in ASL and deaf culture is a unique experience that sets RIT’s interpreting graduates apart from graduates at other universities. -
March 19, 2018
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March 19, 2018
RIT’s first alumni house set to open this summer
The Lobozzo Alumni House will feature a great room, porch, dining room, conference room, patio, library, catering kitchen and several administrative offices for Development and Alumni Relations staff members.
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March 13, 2018
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February 16, 2018
Alumnus inducted into Inventors Hall of Fame
Steven Van Slyke ’88 (materials science) has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for co-inventing the organic light-emitting diode, or OLED. -
February 15, 2018
Venture Creations graduate receives major investment
Token, an identity technology start-up founded by RIT alumni Melanie and Steve Shapiro, will receive up to $1.75 million through the New York State Innovation Venture Capital Fund. -
February 10, 2018
Controlled Trauma photography exhibit takes you inside the operating room
The role of photography in the digital era has transformed medical photography and profoundly influenced medical education. RIT's Gallery r hosted an exhibition featuring photographs from the operating rooms at Rochester General Hospital (RGH) that were taken by students enrolled in RIT's Surgical Photography course throughout its existence.
