Alumni News

Dozens of events are planned—from sports, tours, entertainers, and music—for  RIT’s Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 17-19. Highlights include a talk with Emmy-winning animation veteran Dan Povenmire and comedy from Craig Robinson.

The interdisciplinary and collaborative Studio 930 program asks students to apply what they know, learn what they don’t, and design products that make life, or a single task, more efficient and accessible.

The Finger Lakes Virtual Museum app is a digital storytelling platform that combines historical content with technology to create immersive visitor experiences.

For medical illustration alumni Bob Morreale and Josh Cavalier, RIT baseball bonds made way for bold breakthroughs in their careers. Since graduating from RIT, where they studied and played baseball together, they both mastered innovative technologies to improve healthcare and business practices. 

Human resources executive Jane Elliott, physician Brenda Haynes, and entrepreneur Chance Wright have been named to RIT’s Board of Trustees.

Communications of the ACM speaks to Ersin Uzun, director of the ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute, and RIT trustee Kevin Surace ’85 (electrical engineering technology) about AI driven attacks.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Max will exclusively debut the film Sinners in Black American Sign Language. Rosa Lee Timm '00 (social work) served as the director of artistic sign language for this version of the movie.

On July 1, 2025, Bill Sanders officially became RIT’s 11th president. He was greeted by a throng of students, faculty, and staff as he arrived at his office on day one.

Community members welcomed RIT President Bill Sanders on July 1, his first official day at RIT. Sanders arrived with his wife, Emily, and their Labradoodle, Ollie.

WROC-TV showcases Overboard, an award-winning game created by Colby Heaton, recent graduate, and Elia Cohen, both new media interaction development majors.

Rochester Business Journal discusses the gift with NTID President Gerry Buckley, and Phil Castleberry, vice president of University Advancement.

RIT has received a gift of $11.1 million through the estate of late alumnus and former trustee Henry Navas and his late wife, Deborah Robbins. Included is a gift of $4.8 million to RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the largest gift in its history.