RIT Graduate School Pulse Newsletter- February 9, 2024

The Graduate School Pulse.
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February 9, 2024

New graduate students sitting on a circular table with one student holding up and showing a gray RIT T-shirt while others smile at the camera

February 1, 2024–Students gathered over coffee and conversation and sent postcards to friends and family during February Coffee Hour. Photo taken by Bella Dunwoody. Follow on Instagram @ritgradlife. Submit your photo.

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Into the ROC: College Night at the Strong Museum of Play

When: Friday, February 9, 2024, 7:45 pm–12:00 am
Where: Strong Museum of Play (Bus leaves from the Sentinel)

Explore more than a city block of interactive exhibits, play your way through the history of electronic games and pinball machines, and journey through childhood favorites such as Sesame Street and Wegmans Super Kids Market. Don't miss the chance to explore all of the new and exciting changes!

Tickets must be purchased separately and are $13 in advance, $15 at the door.

IdeaLab: Spring 2024 Registration

IdeaLab is a program designed to link unique problems and challenges with creative and technical problem solvers at RIT. Our aim is to provide opportunities for participants to experience interdisciplinary team collaboration while working on real life problems (in similar ways practiced in the industry) to create solutions to issues faced by people with varing abilities. The program is held twice a year over one weekend. Work on successful solutions may be further developed into product or service prototypes, and potentially new businesses. Please reserve the following times for the IdeaLab:

Saturday, February 10th
Sunday, February 11th

Writing Cover Letters Interactive Workshop

When: Friday, February 15, 2024 3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Where: Student Innovation Hall, 1600

The cover letter is an important component of your job application. This workshop will discuss what a cover letter is, why it is important, determining content, strategies for organization, and letter format.

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AWARE-AI: Spring Hackathon

When: February 15, 2024, 4:00 pm–11:59 pm and February 16, 2024, 12:00 am–3:59 pm
Where: James E. Gleason Hall, 09-1000

Human-sensing AI Hackathon

Facilitator: Ferat Sahin, Ph.D., Department Head, Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering

During the hackathon, graduate students will create a deployable AI system that exemplifies the principles of human awareness and responsibility and demo what they created.

View full calendar of events

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NASA, RIT Center for Detectors partner to help future spacecraft survive longer, harsher missions

Rochester Institute of Technology’s Center for Detectors has been chosen by NASA for two research programs: Early Stage Innovations (ESI) and Strategic Astrophysics Technology (SAT), with the hope of helping future spacecraft find new discoveries in the vast universe.

Read full story by Mollie Radzinski >

‘U.S. News & World Report’ ranks RIT’s Executive MBA degree program among nation’s best

Rochester Institute of Technology has again been recognized for offering one of the best online programs in the nation. The 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings, released this week, listed Saunders College of Business’ online Executive MBA program as tied for No. 9 in the nation for “Best Online MBA Programs.”

Read full story by Vienna McGrain >

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RIT Spring 2024 Student Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey

As a part of the ongoing effort to ensure the RIT community is safe and aware of options for getting help, students are invited to take the 2024 Student Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey. The survey launches on February 10, 2024, the survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Complete survey >

Start a new student club or organization at RIT!

If there is not an organization that meets your interests, we welcome you to submit an application to form a new organization! Applications for the 2023/2024 are now OPEN and will CLOSE on Friday, April 5, 2024 at 12:00pm for the spring semester.

Correction: In our previous issue, the caption accompanying the header photo incorrectly stated the photographer. We apologize and clarify "Photo taken by Avadhi Katariya, an MS candidate in Media Arts and Technology. Follow on Instagram @avadhikatariya."

The Graduate School Pulse.News. Events. Resources.

The Graduate School Pulse.
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