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  • October 11, 2024

    a young blonse student wearing a gray sweatshirt smiles and holds up a round clear keychain that says VOTE.

    Roar the Vote encourages hundreds of Tigers to become electorates

    Roar the Vote, an RIT initiative that helps students register to vote and better understand the voting process, is a non-partisan effort led by RIT’s Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, as well as RIT’s Office of Government and Community Relations.

  • August 25, 2023

    rows of college students wearing hair nets and filling bags with pasta, rice, and grains.

    Students participate in seventh Hunger Project

    Thousands of RIT’s first-year students participated in the seventh Hunger Project on Aug. 25 in Ritter Arena. Students packaged more than 115,000 meals for the Rochester community that will be distributed through FoodLink.

  • March 24, 2023

    Group of RIT students in the woods pose for photo.

    Dozens of RIT students opt for community service for spring break

    Aisha Faiq spent her spring break in New Orleans, but it wasn’t to rest and relax. Instead, the third-year global business management major was one of several RIT students who spent their spring break partnering with a community agency that determined what work needed to be done in their communities.