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January 24, 2020
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Griffith takes over as new alumni board president
Victoria Decker Griffith ’93 (hospitality) took over as president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors in January. The Alumni Association Board serves as the advisory body of the RIT Alumni Association, which represents RIT’s more than 135,000 alumni.
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January 24, 2020
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Student Spotlight: Student turns passion for video games into future career
Stevie West, a third-year film and animation student, has had a love for video games for as long as she could remember. This ever-growing connection to these games has inspired her to explore a future in the esports industry.
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January 24, 2020
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RIT professor Zoran Ninkov tapped to support NSF as a program director
The National Science Foundation is bringing in RIT Professor Zoran Ninkov, an expert in imaging and astrophysics, to help the government agency evaluate future research opportunities.
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January 22, 2020
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Expressive Communication Center opens at RIT to help students with public speaking
Roughly one person in four has a fear of public speaking, but the anxiety can be reduced if you know just what to say, how to organize, begin or end. RIT’s Expressive Communication Center strives to help students better prepare to deliver speeches and presentations.
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January 15, 2020
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RIT students create pinball machines for History and Design of Pinball course
As part of an interactive games and media course, 12 RIT students made cardboard and digital pinball machines designed around themes of their own choosing. For the final exam, students brought their creations to The Strong National Museum of Play and had visitors give their physical and virtual pinball machines a test drive.
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January 15, 2020
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Into the ROC allows students to explore ‘people, places and possibilities’
A college experience should include more than a degree, and for three years, students at RIT have been learning about the community beyond campus and finding ways to make it a better place through volunteering.
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January 15, 2020
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RIT health systems management MS program reflects changing health care industry
RIT is changing how business leadership in the health systems industry is taught through a hybrid online program that includes immersive workshops and international travel to compare and contrast health care models.
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January 15, 2020
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Peace Corps director to give 2020 commencement keynote
Peace Corps Director Josephine “Jody” Olsen will be the keynote speaker for RIT’s annual commencement celebration. Olsen will speak at the Academic Convocation, set for 10 a.m. Friday, May 8, in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center.
Campus Spotlight
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January 24, 2020
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
Construction is underway for RIT’s Global Cybersecurity Institute, a new wing of the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences that will help the university become a nexus of cybersecurity education and research.
Winter 2020 University Magazine
The latest issue of RIT University Magazine includes stories on the RIT's wellness offerings and how employers keep RIT's curriculum forward-looking.
Media Coverage
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January 24, 2020
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'It was truly magic': Remembering RIT's remarkable run to the 2010 Frozen Four
The Democrat and Chronicle talks to members of the 2009-10 RIT men's hockey team ahead of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Frozen Four season.
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January 23, 2020
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RIT celebrates Frozen 4 anniversary
WHEC-TV talks to RIT men's hockey head coach Wayne Wilson about the Tigers' run to the Frozen Four in 2010.
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January 21, 2020
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Why baseball needs Derek Jeter today as much as ever
ESPN talks to R.D. Long, former RIT baseball coach, about Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Derek Jeter.
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January 19, 2020
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Players’ new artistic director is a familiar face
The Mercury News features Kevin Surace ’85 (electrical engineering technology).
Stay Connected
The best college teams from around the world faced off at the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition hosted by RIT. CPTC is the world’s largest collegiate offensive-based cybersecurity competition. The students attempt to break into computer networks created for the competition, evaluate their weak points and offer plans to better secure them.