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The K-12 University Center at Rochester Institute of Technology creates transformative opportunities for youth and educators in science, technology, engineering, art and math. Our mission is to inspire, engage and prepare the next generation of STEAM innovators, by fostering collaborations among the university and community to provide high-quality education and workforce development experiences that will shape the changemakers and problem-solvers of the future. This comes with a commitment to recognizing strength in differences, and remove barriers to access and support pathways to success.
Campus Experiences
RIT's K-12 University Center annually hosts more than 2,000 youth on campus for interactive, nontraditional admissions experiences. Plan a customized on-campus visit for your school and/or youth organization. The goal is to create hands-on opportunities, provide early college exposure, and have youth engage with near peers and college students who they can relate to in order to nurture connection and belonging.
Summer camps return for 2023!
Youth in third- through 12th-grades can spend the summer on RIT's campus through Camp Tiger and other various camp experiences. Programs include art and design, cybersecurity, robotics, sports and more. Visit the summer camps link to learn more and sign up for 2023 camp opportunities.
For more information about camps and/or other campus experiences, contact Aubrey Hillman at axhk12@rit.edu.
Latest News
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September 19, 2023
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‘It’s a fantastic space’: RIT K-12 University Center heads downtown
WHEC-TV talks to Donna Burnette, executive director of RIT K-12 University Center, about the center's move to downtown Rochester.
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September 15, 2023
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Ribbon cutting celebrates K-12 University Center’s move to downtown Rochester
On Wednesday morning, RIT President David Munson, K-12 University Center Executive Director Donna Burnette, and Rochester Mayor Malik Evans cut the ribbon in front of the K-12 University Center’s new home at 40 Franklin St., in the heart of downtown Rochester. This move from RIT’s Henrietta campus to the city will allow the center to greatly expand the connections it has already forged with the Rochester community.
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September 13, 2023
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RIT’s K-12 University Center at the ‘heart of the community’
The K-12 University Center's move off campus and into downtown Rochester was made to expand room for more work within the facility as the department develops additional partnerships and programs. It was previously housed at a modular unit adjacent to Brown Hall that has since been demolished to make space for a new science research center.
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August 31, 2023
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Margaret’s House organizes reading event to celebrate diversity, promote family-friendly activities on campus to foster ‘more vibrant RIT community’
Just like fingerprints, everyone is different. It’s one of the messages in “Happy in our Skin,” a picture book about the beauty and uniqueness of differences in everyone, and something similar that Margaret's House Director Jennifer Tills hopes to showcase during an event the childcare center is hosting to help connect families within the Rochester Institute of Technology community.
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