Alumni News
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April 4, 2014
Prime minister visits graduates’ brewery in Kosovo
Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci visited the brewery owned by Alex Butler ’11 and Etida Zeka ’09, ’10 during his re-election campaign. -
April 2, 2014
Scientists, alumni honored for work on Landsat 8
Scientists and alumni from the Carlson Center for Imaging Science were recognized as members of the Landsat Calibration/Validation team for exceptional scientific achievement. -
April 2, 2014
Alumna wins award from Madonna’s foundation
Joy Parker ’91,’92 entered Madonna’s Art for Freedom contest with a video about living with ALS. Parker received a $10,000 grant to give to a nonprofit of her choice. -
March 24, 2014
Wanted: Imaging scientists
As baby boomers near retirement age, the national defense and intelligence communities stand to lose scientists and engineers with decades of experience in imaging systems. -
March 24, 2014
Students start longboarding business
Tyler Schrodt and Evan McCool joined forces to start their own longboarding company using money from their savings accounts. They founded Enraged Panda Boarding Co. in 2010. -
March 24, 2014
RIT cultivates Dominican leaders
Graduates from the Dominican Republic use their education to contribute to the growth and development of their nation. -
March 24, 2014
NTID opens doors to employment
Historically, more than 90 percent of deaf and hard-of-hearing grads who have chosen to enter the labor market have obtained jobs in business, industry, government and more. -
March 24, 2014
Hockey player’s cold shoulder melts into love
It took two seven-day car rides home to Canada from RIT in the summer and back to Rochester in the fall for Lindsay Littman Mazur ’09 and Alan Mazur ’10 to finally click. -
March 24, 2014
Graduate trades banking for beef jerky
When Mike Shur ’06 was laid off from his job as a health care investment banker, he started thinking about how he could fill his days. So he created an artisan jerky business. -
March 24, 2014
Hotelier finds added value in hospitality degree
Mark Laport ’92 had already created a company building hotels when he decided to get a degree in hospitality at RIT. -
March 24, 2014
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March 21, 2014
RITz Dinner provides a thousand and one delights
The menu will take a Middle Eastern turn for the 29th Annual Puttin’ on the RITz Dinner. Reservations are now available for the RITz of Arabia: One Thousand and One Delights.