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95%

Outcome rate

College of Liberal Arts undergraduate students have a 95% career outcome rate 6 months after graduation.

4:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

Classes are small and students receive personal attention from faculty and staff.

13

Countries represented

Students from across the United States and from 13 countries are enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.

$2.9M

Sponsored research funding

Funding went to projects including Body Camera Investigation and Comparative Cognition and Perception.

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The Performing Arts as a Craft and Science

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Laverne McQuiller

We have learned through long experience that the world’s problems cannot not be solved by technology alone; rather, we will solve them by thinking critically about the social, ethical, legal, environmental, political and economic aspects of these problems, and through understanding how to create and use technology to bring out the best in humanity.

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    Giving a Voice to a Community

    Tianna Manon '15
    Communication

    As an alum of the journalism program, Manon has put into practice the storytelling platforms and opportunities She took advantage of at RIT. Today, Manon serves as editor-in-chief of Open Mic Rochester, an online magazine that gives a voice to Rochester’s black community.

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    The Hands of Time

    Landyn Hatch
    Museum Studies

    At RIT’s makerspace you’re free to design, test, tinker, and build. Hatch utilizes The Construct to create 3D-printed mannequin hands for Genesee Country Village & Museum's 19-century clothing exhibit.

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    Beyond Human

    Jessica Wegman
    Psychology Major

    Seeing the world through the eyes of a different species is just one way we connect with the world around us. Through faculty-led research, Wegman is working to improve the quality of life for North American River Otters by studying their visual perception.

  • Professor Jonathan Kruger composing music.

    Evoking Emotion Through Music

    Jonathan Kruger
    Professor

    A difficult task to accomplish, yet a joy to teach, Kruger enjoys composing for visual mediums. As chair of the Department of Performing Arts, Krugar focuses on enhancing a scene with music while keeping the audience immersed in the medium.

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    The Excitement of Live Performance

    Ted Canning
    Adjunct faculty
    Director of Steelband Ensemble

    For Professor Ted Canning, music is a universal language anyone can learn. No matter your major, no matter your level of experience, you can make music part of your life at RIT.

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  • April 9, 2021

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    Double celebration will honor 2020 and 2021 Davis Award recipients

    This year’s recognition of RIT’s Alfred L. Davis Distinguished Public Service Award winners will be a double celebration, as faculty and student recipients from 2020 and 2021 are honored April 13. Luane Davis Haggerty will receive the 2021 Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award, and Bhuvish Mehta will receive the 2021 Bruce R. James ’64 Distinguished Public Service Award. Thomas Warfield was awarded the 2020 Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award, and Çlirim Sheremeti was awarded the 2020 Bruce R. James ’64 Distinguished Public Service Award.

  • April 9, 2021

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    ‘She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms’ premieres April 16-18

    RIT/NTID presents “She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms,” for four performances, next Friday through April 18. While the audience will watch virtually, the actors will be performing live in several “actor stations” in Lyndon Baines Johnson Hall and its Robert F. Panara Theatre.

  • April 7, 2021

    Alumna Celeste Brown

    Difference Makers at RIT: Alumna Celeste Brown

    The Division of Diversity & Inclusion is highlighting women whose work makes a positive contribution to the RIT community, including Sociology and Anthropology alumna Celeste Brown, who works as the Head Coach for Women's Ice Hockey.

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