Tiger's Tale: Alumni Tale - October 2020

Brick City Homecoming...but virtual! Join us online October 19-24 for guided tours, virtual events, and interactive activities led by alumni like you.

Convocation and commencement ceremonies will be held May 7-8 for the Class of 2021, and RIT’s current plan is to host the Class of 2020 at a separate ceremony at a date that would follow May 7-8. Alumni from the Class of 2020 will be notified when the provost's office makes the determination for your planning purposes.

ROAR Day is almost here! On October 21, the RIT community will ROAR for all types things like scholarships, student clubs, and academic programs. Can’t wait until then? Become a ROAR Day Pacesetter by making a gift to your favorite area of RIT today.

Introducing the RIT Alumni Referral Award which allows alumni to refer one student applying for undergraduate admission to RIT for a $1,000 per year award for four years of study.

Each alum can refer one undergraduate applicant per year for this award.

Join other Tigers via livestream for a historic moment in RIT history: the unveiling of the Frederick Douglass sculpture in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Black Awareness Coordinating Committee (BACC) and the RIT Flag Project, that welcomes the addition of three flags—the Black Lives Matter flag, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy flag, and the Sign Union flag.

The event will be interpreted. It will be recorded and available at a later date for viewing.

This professional development program is built for someone who will commit 40 hours per week for 15 weeks as they transition to a new career. This is not for someone who has an extensive IT or coding background. You bring the hard work and you leave with critical skills that will help you land an entry level cybersecurity position. Applications must be completed by October 15.

RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS), a global leader in sustainability education and research, has launched a quarterly newsletter. Every email gives readers a look into the institute’s recent work to solve complex, systemic sustainability problems, and offers useful information you can apply to make your business or home more sustainable.

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Alumni can join RIT’s first Virtual Career Week October 5-9 to hear from prospective employers through a series of information sessions within five targeted tracks. Alumni can join the sessions of their choice to connect with companies and learn more about available opportunities. Login to your Career Connect account to view the Career Week information sessions.

Jeremy Sniatecki ’95 (CIAS) recently worked with Acme Archives and Lucasfilm/Disney to create a series of retro-style location posters based on the Star Wars series The Mandalorian.

Yordan Tuzsuzov ’20 (SOIS) released his book Systems Engineering for All. It is a short, non-academic introduction to Systems Engineering, targeted to the general public of engineers and product designers, without prior systems engineering experience.