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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 healthcare 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 healthcare 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.
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January 13, 2020
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War powers and presidential unilateralism examined in new book by RIT professor
The debate in Washington continues whether to force President Donald Trump to seek Congressional authorization before taking future military action. But this isn’t the first time war powers of a president were called into question, says an RIT professor who just published a book detailing how presidents worked with Congress – or didn’t – prior to foreign attacks.
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January 13, 2020
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RIT to host third annual Let Freedom Ring event celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day
RIT will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with speakers reflecting on King’s words as well as food, trivia challenges and a video presentation.
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December 24, 2019
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FIRST Robotics competition season opens with ‘Infinite Recharge’ Kick Off telecast on Jan. 4
Robotics teams from across “the galaxy” will be ready as FIRST Robotics opens its 2020 season with a kickoff event at 10 a.m. Jan. 4. More than 600 students, teachers and mentors will gather to participate in morning workshops and then view the kickoff telecast revealing the details of this year’s game.
Campus Spotlight
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![Photo by A. Sue Weisler <br> <p>Jonathan Ntheketha, associate director in the Multicultural Center for Academic Success, led attendees in song.</p>]()
![Photo by A. Sue Weisler <br> <p>RIT speaker Loryn Johnson, a fourth-year student majoring in biotechnology and molecular biosciences.</p>]()
![Photo by A. Sue Weisler <br> <p>Kira Avery, an interpreter for NTID Access Services, signs during the program.</p>]()
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January 20, 2020
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Nicole Doyley, director of Prayer and Care Ministries in Rochester, gives the keynote address at the third annual Let Freedom Ring event on Monday in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Looking ahead, the 38th annual Expressions of King’s Legacy event, featuring keynote speaker and MSNBC political analyst Joy-Ann Reid, poet Javon Johnson and actress Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye, takes place from noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 30 in Ingle Auditorium.
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 19, 2020
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Players’ new artistic director is a familiar face
The Mercury News features Kevin Surace ’85 (electrical engineering technology).
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January 17, 2020
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Memorial Art Gallery showcases Deaf culture with De’VIA exhibit
WROC-TV talks to Patti Durr, associate professor at NTID, and Tabitha Jacques, director of the Dyer Arts Center, about the ehibit “De’VIA: The Manifesto Comes of Age” at the Memorial Art Gallery.
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January 17, 2020
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The first step in managing plastic waste is measuring it – here’s how we did it for one Caribbean country
Essay by Clyde Hull, professor of management, and Eric Williams, professor of sustainability, published by The Conversation.
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January 17, 2020
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Rochester-Area Personal Trainer Communicates With Clients Through Sign Language
Spectrum News features Janna Sirianni '10 (computer integrated machining), '13 (applied arts and sciences), a deaf personal trainer who leads workout sessions at local YMCAs.
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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.