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April 30, 2018
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Emergency mass notification clock wins STEAM contest
A team of three computer engineering majors has developed a prototype for an emergency mass notification clock, which won the top prize and $5,000 in RIT’s first STEAM competition, sponsored by RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives. -
April 25, 2018
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Imagine RIT preview: Dress for Success
Young girls will be able to don professional business attire, explore how dressing for a business environment makes them feel and learn how to present themselves in an interview or workplace during the Imagine RIT festival on April 28. -
April 24, 2018
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Saunders College helps kids learn business concepts
RIT’s Saunders College of Business, Junior Achievement and Helen Barrett Montgomery School No. 50 in Rochester brought together RIT alumni, students and local business leaders for an all-day learning marathon to educate K-6 children at School No. 50 about business, economics and free enterprise. -
April 12, 2018
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Visiting lecturer honored with outstanding teaching award
Philip Gelsomino will receive RIT’s Outstanding Teaching Award for Non-Tenure Track Faculty during a ceremony on April 17. -
April 9, 2018
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ThermApparel partners with MS Foundation
ThermApparel, a company in RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator, is partnering with The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation to provide its lightweight cooling vests free of charge to people living with multiple sclerosis who meet certain income requirements. Read more and watch a video. -
April 2, 2018
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RIT students take the plunge into the Tiger Tank
Five teams of student entrepreneurs at RIT will pitch their business ideas to a panel of Rochester-area investors on April 5 in hopes of launching their products or businesses. -
March 30, 2018
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Hospitality programs move to Saunders College
The School of International Hospitality and Service Innovation will move from RIT’s College of Applied Science and Technology to Saunders College of Business -
March 20, 2018
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‘Sharpen the Saw’ brings business alumni back to the classroom
The 15th annual Sharpen the Saw day hosted by RIT’s Saunders College of Business offered professional and personal advice to graduates of RIT’s Executive MBA program. -
February 27, 2018
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RIT teams place first, second in marketing competition
Two teams of students from RIT took first and second place Friday in the fifth annual Student Marketing Campaign Competition hosted by the local chapter of the American Marketing Association. -
February 15, 2018
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Venture Creations graduate receives major investment
Token, an identity technology start-up founded by RIT alumni Melanie and Steve Shapiro, will receive up to $1.75 million through the New York State Innovation Venture Capital Fund. -
February 14, 2018
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MBA program performs well in rankings
Poets&Quants, a leading resource for coverage of graduate business education, ranks the Saunders College of Business Online Executive MBA program second in the category of career outcomes for graduates, and 13th overall, in its list of top online MBA programs. -
February 9, 2018
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Students design billboard to help "pay it forward"
Students in the Advertising and Promotion Management course won a class competition to conceptualize and design a billboard for The Dream Factory, a local nonprofit agency that helps dreams come true for children living with critical or chronic illnesses.
