News
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May 24, 2017
RIT, Seneca Park Zoo Society sign partnership
RIT and the Seneca Park Zoo Society have announced a new strategic partnership. The collaboration formally recognizes and builds upon a relationship that has existed for years and was formalized with a memorandum of understanding to develop, promote and implement mutually beneficial projects. -
May 16, 2017
RIT honors criminal justice majors
RIT’s Department of Criminal Justice and Center for Public Safety Initiatives hosted the Senior Luncheon and Recognition Celebration and welcomed keynote speaker Denise O’Donnell, former U.S. Attorney and director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance in the U.S. Department of Justice.
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May 9, 2017
Two first to graduate from digital humanities program
Dillon Guscott and Everett Kline are the first to receive bachelor’s degrees in RIT’s new digital humanities and social sciences program. -
May 2, 2017
Andrew Herbert named associate dean of CLA
Andrew Herbert, who has been a member of RIT’s psychology department for 15 years, has been named associate dean of RIT’s College of Liberal Arts. He will focus on issues related to curriculum, global education, interdisciplinary programming, graduate education and sponsored research. -
April 26, 2017
Survey to gather opinions on opiate addiction
Center for Public Safety Initiatives students are surveying visitors to Imagine RIT about their experience with prescription opiates in order to help find ways to curb overdoses. -
April 25, 2017
Students honored for writing excellence
RIT’s College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing with the presentation of the 2017 Henry and Mary Kearse Distinguished Lecture and Student Writing Awards. -
April 25, 2017
MAGIC Center hosts attorney Nicole Black
Nicole Black, a Rochester attorney and director of Business and Community Relations at MyCase, a web-based law practice management software company, presents “Censored by Traditional Media, Empowered by Social Media” on Wednesday as part of the MAGIC Center Speaker Series. -
April 11, 2017
Rod Blumenau Quintet performs Friday
The Rod Blumenau Quintet will perform “Jazz From the Silver Screen” on Friday as part of the Performing Artists Concert Series presented by RIT’s College of Liberal Arts. -
April 10, 2017
Students experience life without social media
RIT students in Barry Strauber’s two Principles in Advertising classes went 24 hours without any social media and reflected on their experiences. -
March 31, 2017
Benjamin Lawrance named ACLS Fellow
Benjamin Lawrance, the Hon. Barber B. Conable Jr. Endowed Professor of International Studies, has been named a 2017 American Council of Learned Societies Fellow and is the first RIT faculty member to receive an ACLS Fellowship. -
March 31, 2017
RIT to get Humanities Connections grant
The National Endowment for the Humanities has announced a $91,000 grant to RIT to help students focus on the historical, economic and cultural meanings of community in and beyond Rochester. -
March 29, 2017
RIT to host symposium on American Indian languages
Preserving American Indian languages is the focus of the Symposium on American Indian Languages on April 7, when up to 100 people from around the country will gather to learn about projects to study, document and preserve native languages for future generations.