Alumni News

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.

RIT graduate Sebastian Nazario-Colon presented at the Cannes Film Festival. He says documentary filmmaking courses and the RIT in LA study away program paved the way to his success.

RIT scientists were involved in a published paper about new evidence of intermediate-mass black holes, or black holes with masses between 100 and 100,000 times the mass of the sun.

Changes to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education introduce new criteria for categorizing colleges and universities and link student access and return on investment to institutional excellence.

As a lead product designer for the Walt Disney Company, Becky Yaeger '18 (new media design) and her team focus on the user experience (UX) of browsing, finding, and watching sports content across ESPN's apps and sites. 

The naming of the Dave and Nancy Munson Amphitheater, part of the new Music Performance Theater, was revealed at a celebration on June 12 in the SHED, surprising the couple before a crowd of students, alumni, dignitaries, board members, and family members.