Tiger's Tale: Alumni Tale - December 2021

On Saturday, November 27, 2021, RIT senior forward Jake Hamacher scored the game-winning goal 35 seconds into overtime in Saturday’s 1-0 victory at Princeton. Head Coach Wayne Wilson also earned his 400th career win.

Ring in the season December 1-21 with RIT Made - Art + Craft + Design and 10% off when you shop online and use online code RIT Alumni 10.Shop for RIT-made art, craft, design, jewelry, photography, innovative and sustainable products, books. All of Shop One’s products represent the diversity of RIT talent and creativity!

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CODA: An Exclusive Movie Screening

Join NTID Alumni & Constituent Relations for a film viewing of the movie CODA, starring RIT/NTID alum Daniel Durant as well as renowned Deaf actors Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur. The film has garnered nationwide attention and sparked a conversation about the experiences of CODAs and the Deaf community.

NTID Alumni Mentoring Program

Join us for an interactive webinar to get a better understanding of RIT/NTID’s newest alumni mentoring program. Learn more about how our alumni make connections and offer positive support for deaf/hard-of-hearing students. Questions, contact Sara Smania

You can refer a student for the RIT Alumni Referral Award. This award provides a $1,000 per year scholarship renewable for four years. To refer a student, fill out this form. For questions, please contact Tonya Dolezal, Senior Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions, at tmdadm@rit.edu.

While processing a box of donated items, Kirsten Feigel BS ’15, a cataloguer in the museum’s International Center for the History of Electronic Games, came across a rare piece of video game history—a demo of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Kathy Yu BS ’91 and Nick Schneider BS ’10 — both alumni — join RIT leadership.The RIT board has 42 active trustees and 32 trustees of emeritus status.

Annual Giving: Start Your Season of Giving with RIT We are incredibly grateful to those who made a gift to RIT on #GivingTuesday. These gifts will immediately go to work to support scholarships, colleges, student life, and more. If you haven’t made your gift yet, there’s still time to participate.

On behalf of all of us here at RIT, thank you for making RIT a priority this year, and all good wishes for the holiday season.

Planned Giving: Through Giving We Empower Creativity As we approach 2022, RIT’s Planned Giving team would like to thank you for the support you continued to provide to the university in 2021. With your support, we provide more opportunities for leadership development, career exploration, and financial assistance. Your support helps us reach our goal to make RIT’s students the leaders of tomorrow.

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Jennifer Palmer BS ’18, ME ’18, and Peter Desrosiers BS ’18 were married on August 27, 2021, in front of family and friends. Jenn and Peter met while working at a new student orientation at RIT, became good friends, and later started dating. They were surrounded by RIT alumni with graduation class representation ranging from 1986 through 2020.

William (Bill) Gerken BS ’15, an attorney, has joined The Coppola Firm located in Buffalo, N.Y. Bill is a litigator, focusing his practice on matters involving civil litigation, including motor vehicle accident cases, dog bite cases, premises liability cases, labor law, and insurance matters.

Dylan Hollender BS ’21, Ryan Hollender BS ’19, and their parents brought Tiger love to the Princeton hockey games over the Thanksgiving weekend.