Tiger's Tale: February 23, 2024

Volunteers are essential members of Imagine RIT, and hundreds of people help to ensure that the festival is a success. Most volunteer positions require a 3-hour time commitment and involve standing and interacting with visitors for the duration of the shift. Interpreters are assigned to volunteers who may need assistance communicating with visitors.

Learn more about volunteering at Imagine RIT  

Bal Dixit MBA ’74 and Anita Dixit MS ’91 have achieved so much side by side—both personally and professionally. Honored with RIT’s Outstanding Alumni Award in 2021-2022, the Dixits are dedicated alums who genuinely care about giving back to their Tiger community. They have served in several volunteer leadership roles at the university and are generous Sentinel Society donors and Ellingson Society members, establishing a bequest intention for the Bal Dixit Lab Endowment Fund.

Learn more about why Bal and Anita give back to RIT  

Playing women’s volleyball has been a major component of the college experience for biomedical sciences senior Grace Phelan, BS ’24. The conscientious RIT/NTID student, who aspires to be a dentist, found a second family on the court and has her sights set on competing in the Deaflympics. “I knew I wanted to come to RIT/NTID because the school combines the hearing and deaf worlds so smoothly. I wanted the chance to succeed in both,” says Grace. “I love the feeling of being academically challenged. Everyone here has unique ideas, and the collaboration across campus is very cool!”

Learn more about Grace's student experience  

American Transmission Company, Pewaukee, WI

IT Business Analyst
Career Connect #142745

ATC is adding a Business Analyst to our Enterprise Technology team to work in close partnership with business stakeholders on new system implementations, software upgrades, and business process re-engineering initiatives. ATC embraces flexibility in our work and our workplace. This is a hybrid role and depending on your schedule for the day and the needs of the business, ATC offers flexibility to work at home or in our offices in Cottage Grove, De Pere or Pewaukee, WI.

Apply to ATC

ABX Air, Inc., Wilmington, OH

ATG Financial Analyst
Career Connect Job #141384

Works among the subsidiary Controllers to prepare financial analysis and key performance indicators. Coordinates financial forecast process and process improvements for plans and budgets. Performs variance analyses and prepares profitability reports of business initiatives. Compiles and analyzes key financial ratios by different entities, customers, business models. Prepares and analyzes monthly financial data and assists in overall controllership activities.

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RIT Visionaries: Shaping Interstellar Futures

Tuesday, March 19
The Schuyler at the Hamilton Hotel
5:30-8 p.m.

Join fellow alumni, family, and friends for RIT Visionaries in Washington, D.C.! This series showcases exceptional alumni and faculty who have emerged as true trailblazers in their respective fields. Immerse yourself in the rich cosmos of RIT success stories during Shaping Interstellar Futures, a panel presentation featuring accomplished alumni and faculty who will share insights on their innovative work and personal journeys to success. Forge new connections with fellow alumni during the cocktail reception and explore the extraordinary possibilities that come from being a part of your alumni network.

Register today

The mission of Year One Programs is to immerse incoming RIT students into their campus culture to develop self-awareness, make connections, and integrate themselves into their RIT community. Students in the RIT 365 course participate in experiential learning opportunities designed to launch them into their career at RIT, support them in making multiple and varied connections across the university, and engage themselves in processes of skill development. Students will plan for and reflect on their first-year experiences, receive feedback, and plan to develop foundational self-awareness and broad-based professional competencies.

Read more about becoming an RIT 365 Facilitator

Alum and prominent designer is RIT’s Academic Convocation keynote speaker

Patricia (Pattie) Moore, prestigious designer and gerontologist, will be the keynote speaker for RIT’s Academic Convocation on Friday, May 10, in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Moore will share her vision for the Class of 2024 and its potential and responsibility for worldwide dignity, equity, and peace, by design.

Learn more about Pattie Moore

Amelia Hamilton BFA '20, MS '25 got married on October 14, 2023 in Lyons, New York, surrounded by many RIT/NTID alumni from the 1970s to recent years who came together to celebrate our love!

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Matt Burrough BS '07 recently completed his second book, "Locksport: A Hacker’s Guide to Lockpicking, Impressioning, and Safe Cracking", which is a collaboration between some of the best competitive lock pickers, safe dial manipulators, and impressioners in the world. Published by No Starch Press, the book will be available in March, 2024.

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Collette Fournier BS '79 and her photography work were honored for Black History Month by The Social Documentary Network (SDN) and curated by their Diversity Advisor, Ms. Lisa DuBois.

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