News
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January 23, 2026
Catholics grade Pope Leo XIV
Andrew Cirillo, associate director of Spirituality and Religious Life, discusses Pope Leo XIV's papacy and his response to more recent political and military actions on WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson.
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January 22, 2026
FreezeFest organizer gears up to celebrate winter
Troy Ramiscal is director of the College Activities Board, a student-led organization that provides a wide assortment of events for students.
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November 19, 2025
RIT’s Hunger Project packs over 30,000 meals for Rochester community and campus food pantry
WHEC-TV speaks to Bill St. Jean, associate director of the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, about the impact the food distribution has in the community.
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November 19, 2025
RIT students pack meals for 8th Hunger Project
WROC-TV highlights the students, faculty, and staff that packaged meals for the community, speaking to Bill St. Jean, associate director of the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, about the impact.
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November 14, 2025
Students form Interfaith Council
Nearly 2,500 students who engage in spiritual programs and services on campus now have a unified voice in the Interfaith Council, the university’s newest organization.
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April 9, 2025
RIT A Cappella group embraces Japanese culture
FOX Rochester features RIT's Japanese A Cappella group, Kaminari.
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March 4, 2024
Annual RIT hackathon helps women, gender minorities enter the tech world
Spectrum News features students participating in the event.
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February 16, 2024
Indie rock band Mt. Joy set to perform at RIT
WHAM-TV talks about an upcoming RIT campus performance by indie rock band Mt. Joy this fall.
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February 14, 2024
Bright Spot: RIT students celebrate Valentine's Day with seniors at St. John's home
WHAM-TV features RIT students in the Sigma Alpha Mu-Delta Omega chapter's volunteering efforts at St. John's Home as a part of their mission of intergenerational learning and camaraderie.
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August 28, 2023
Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry Hall commemoration planned
A commemoration to rename an RIT residence hall after a granddaughter of abolitionist Frederick Douglass will be held Thursday evening in conjunction with RIT’s annual Lighting the Way ceremony to welcome women and non-binary students to campus.
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March 24, 2023
RIT celebrates outstanding staff with university’s Presidential Awards
RIT honored the service and dedication of its employees with the Presidential Awards for Outstanding Staff ceremony March 22. The annual awards are presented to staff members who exemplify outstanding service and dedication to the university and who exhibit a high degree of personal ethics and integrity while consistently demonstrating a strong commitment to student success.
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August 11, 2022
Orientation leaders set to welcome the next class of RIT tigers
Ben Clements, a fifth-year mechanical engineering major from Clifton Springs, N.Y., is an RIT student orientation coordinator for this year’s incoming class, and will be supervising around 150 orientation leaders.