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  • March 9, 2022

    RIT representatives with Grosodonias at Geva

    Gift provides access to Geva shows for RIT Performing Arts Scholars

    A $5,000 gift from Michael and Joanna Grosodonia of Rochester will allow performing arts students at Rochester Institute of Technology to see live, professional theater productions at Geva Theatre Center. In addition to tickets, the gift also pays for transportation to bring the students from the main campus to the theater in downtown Rochester.

  • February 10, 2022

    RIT President Munson wearing a mask and speaking into a microphone in a radio station.

    Decrease in COVID brings hope for more normal commencement

    RIT President David Munson addressed COVID, Imagine RIT, RIT Dubai, athletic scholarships, and more during his latest “Ask Munson” question-and-answer interview Wednesday on WITR (89.7) radio. The show  is scheduled to be aired again 10 a.m. Saturday.

  • February 8, 2022

    dance students rehearsing.

    NTID Performing Arts, Dance at RIT present IGNITE showcase

    A variety of RIT performing artists will showcase their talents at IGNITE, organized by NTID's Department of Performing Arts and Dance at RIT. IGNITE will have four shows Feb. 11-13 at Robert F. Panara Theatre in Lyndon Baines Johnson Hall.

  • February 7, 2022

    four band members holding a giant novelty check for $500.

    Midnight Waves takes top honors in Ovation

    Midnight Waves, a band formed by RIT students last semester, were named overall winners of Friday’s Ovation: RIT Performing Arts Showcase with its Latin/jazz combo performance of “The Tiger of San Pedro.”

  • January 31, 2022

    dance instructor looks on as students practice.

    Garth Fagan Dance partnership opens with a spirited first act

    RIT students are already benefitting from a new partnership with Garth Fagan Dance. RIT Performing Arts Scholars Program students are taking master classes and students are working on a semester-long arts management capstone project to deliver suggestions for the internationally known dance company to potentially implement.

  • January 31, 2022

    artist rendering of the exterior of a performing arts space.

    Performing arts complex debuts in 2024

    With thousands of RIT students involved in performing arts expected in the next few years, plans are moving forward for a performing arts complex that will feature a 750-seat theater and eventually a 1,500-seat orchestra hall for larger audiences.

  • January 31, 2022

    crane putting support beams into place on a building construction project.

    Makerspace complex will transform center of campus

    The largest construction project on the RIT campus in more than 50 years remains on track to open in fall 2023. When complete, the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED) will cover more than 120,000 square feet of new construction as well as more than 83,000 square feet of renovations in two existing buildings.

  • January 31, 2022

    student performing traditional Indian dance.

    Performing artists take center stage at RIT

    RIT is well on its way to developing the leading performing arts program in the nation for non-majors, attracting talented and creative students who can continue their passions for music, dance, theater, and other performing arts.  

  • January 31, 2022

    President Munson wearing a No. 1 jersey watches a hockey game in Blue Cross Arena.

    Continuing down the path to greatness

    When we drafted a new vision statement for RIT’s Strategic Plan in 2018, the realities of a global pandemic were only a hypothetical part of our crisis training and preparation. While the university continues to carefully navigate the challenge of COVID-19, we have simultaneously never taken our eye off the plan’s goals and objectives as we envision our future.