Tiger's Tale: Alumni Tale - August 2019
Tiger's Tale
August 2019
RIT selects endowed executive director for new Global Cybersecurity Institute
Steve Hoover, former chief technology officer and senior vice president at Xerox and former chief executive officer of the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), was named to the newly created position of endowed executive director of RIT’s Global Cybersecurity Institute.
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Outstanding Faculty
Professor honored with Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Professor Linwei Wang received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers.
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John Kerekes receives Jefferson Science Fellowship to serve with U.S. Department of State
Professor John Kerekes is one of 11 faculty nationwide to be selected for a 2019-2020 Jefferson Science Fellowship.
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Programs on the move
Programs in RIT’s School of Hospitality and Service Leadership are moving to the Saunders College of Business starting this summer, forming the new Department of International Hospitality and Service Innovation, while the School of Media Sciences is moving to the College of Engineering Technology.
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RIT For Life
RIT goes to the Adirondacks
The RIT Alumni Association invites you and your family to join us for a weekend of fun in the Adirondacks! The weekend includes a 2-night stay at The Woods Inn located in Inlet, NY (owned and operated by RIT Alumni Charlie ’84 & Nancy ’83, MS ’87 Frey.)
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RIT alum is a big hitter
Steenberg, the No. 1-ranked long drive hitter in the world, represented his hometown July 20 to 24 in the “ROC City Rumble,” which is part of World Long Drive’s 2019 Tour.
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Follow us on Instagram
One of the best places to be #RITforLife is on our Instagram feed! We capture Tiger Pride on and off campus, so you’ll be kept up-to-date on all things RIT. And, you’ll love reminiscing when we share our #tbt posts. (Eighties hair FTW!)
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Save the Date
Global Day of Service
September 7, 2019
Join Tigers in your community for a day of service that reaches around the world! Bring Tiger pride and power to your community’s needs during RIT’s annual Global Day of Service.
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ROAR Day
October 3, 2019
ROAR Day is RIT’s most philanthropic 24 hours of the year! As RIT’s official giving day, ROAR Day is when the RIT community comes together to give to over 350 scholarships, academic programs, clubs, organizations, and more.
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Brick City Homecoming
October 18-20, 2019
Make your plans now to attend Homecoming October 18-20. The Brick City Weekend site is live and new events are being added daily.
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Brick City Weekend
Presidents' Alumni Ball
The celebration will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a reception, followed by dinner and a special alumni awards presentation.
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Toast the Tiger
Come celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Tiger Statue’s installation with cider and doughnuts.
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Golden Circle
Calling all Class of 1969 Alumni! Did you really graduate 50 years ago? Impossible though it may seem, you can celebrate this milestone with us.
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BACC 50th Reunion
The Office of Alumni Relations invites alumni, parents, current RIT students and guests to join us in celebrating 50 years of the Black Awareness Coordinating Committee (BACC) at RIT!
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Classes without Quizzes
Tour Walt Disney World without the Lines
Think you know how best to navigate a theme park? Think again.
Community Gardens
The Community Garden provides a space where the RIT community can learn about gardening and grow food.
RIT Big Shot: 33 years of Photo Projects
This presentation will share highlights from the 33 projects that have been produced both in the U.S. and abroad.
Galapagos Islands
Learn an overview of the islands and Darwin’s observations that led to his theory of evolution.
Class Notes
Dan Wang ’14 (CIAS) celebrates his promotion to Marketing Director, Americas for Hasselblad after a two-year tenure as Product Manager, Americas for Hasselblad Consumer / Aerial and broncolor.
Mark Anderson ’93 (CAST)’s second child will be a tiger in a couple of weeks! He’s very proud! That makes 4 of 5 Anderson tigers. Go Tigers!
Associate Dean Ebe Randeree ’92 (CAST) received the Carl D. Perkins Humanitarian Award from FACTE (Florida Association for Career and Technical Education).
Jeff Kryger ’05 (SCB) married Stacey King aboard the Anthem of the Seas cruise from Cape Liberty, NJ to Bermuda.
Neha Gupta Goyal ’05 (GCCIS), MS ’10 (GCCIS) and Kart Goyal are thrilled to announce the birth of their second child, Amaya Radha Goyal, on April 15, 2019.
Rebecca Lane Oesterle, MS ’09 (CAST) CPPL, has retired from full-time work! She was the Senior Manager of Packaging & Graphic Development for Just Born Quality Confections.
Career Resources
RIT’s Career Services office assists alumni in their job search and career development. Handshake is the system they use to post jobs, reflected in the links for our Tiger’s Tale career opportunities. Visit Career and Co-op Services to learn how to connect and find your next job!