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Ellen Granberg, provost, and Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for research and associate provost, share some information and guidance on how COVID-19 is impacting research at RIT.

A team of RIT cybersecurity students is moving on to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC) after taking first place at the Northeast regional competition March 20–22. The students pulled together a win, despite having to compete from separate locations across the country, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Provost Ellen Granberg and the Academic Continuity team will keep you informed as we work together over the next few weeks to transition RIT’s courses to alternative delivery modes. Today’s update covers alternate grading options, a survey to get student feedback, and class schedules. If you have any questions regarding the transition.

It’s a new world as RIT faculty and students are on the second day of alternative modes of learning. Please share examples of what’s happening in your classes.

Our website has been updated to improve its organization and searchability. And we’re updating it continuously. The latest news and information information on health, academic success, services for students, faculty and staff can all be found at rit.edu/coronavirus.

Spring Semester classes resume today through alternative delivery methods—there will be no in-person classes. As instruction continues, so will support services for students and faculty.

There are many consequences to this global pandemic and a confluence of challenges. With this in mind, RIT has developed a student account adjustment process and guidelines relating to the impact of COVID-19. Please be patient as we work through the details of this complex process that must be reviewed for each student.

Forbes talks to Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, about manufacturers shifting production to medical supplies.

Many campus services have modified hours or procedures caused by the precautions concerning the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). RIT has closed spaces that invite large groups of people, including the Student Life Center, Red Barn, Gordon Field House, Frank Ritter Ice Arena, Gene Polisseni Center and Global Village retail areas.

The LiveAbility Lab is a partnership between RIT and the Al Sigl Community of Agencies, a collaborative network of organizations in Rochester that serves children and adults with special needs. The lab, which is located on Al Sigl’s Wolk Campus, opened in 2018. The goal is to develop a pipeline of accessible technology projects that are conceived at RIT and take root at the LiveAbility Lab on their way to development in the marketplace. 

RIT’s K-12 University Center is leveraging the university’s strength in experiential learning and career readiness in a new partnership with the Army Educational Outreach Program. RIT will receive $14 million to expand the Army’s apprenticeship programs and cultivate a STEM-literate workforce that reflects the nation’s demographics.

We have come to the difficult decision to cancel 2020 commencement ceremonies scheduled for May 8 and 9, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.