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January 9, 2023
Building an esports community
Hundreds of millions of people around the globe are engaging in electronic sports, called esports. It’s a billion dollar industry, where fans watch as their favorite professional and amateur players take each other on in some of the most popular video games. Since starting an esports club in 2016, RIT has become one of the nation’s largest and best collegiate esports programs.
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January 6, 2023
Disability Leadership Scholars program aims to educate and empower
Eight first-year RIT students have been selected to become the university’s first Disability Leadership Scholars to advocate and to educate about disabilities.
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December 7, 2022
Rochester Institute of Technology senior embraces his faith
The Catholic Courier features Chase Lear, a new media interactive development major.
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November 21, 2022
RIT 365 provides new experiences for first-year students
Students entering their first year of college face many unknowns. But a unique program at RIT helps new students learn more about college life, their peers, and themselves.
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November 18, 2022
Automotive enthusiast student pursues his passion in his career and beyond
Fifth-year mechanical engineering technology student Graham Cullen has incorporated his love of cars and anything motorsports into his education and his career.
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November 16, 2022
RIT Players present "Something Rotten!"
Fox Rochester highlights RIT Players' production of Something Rotten!
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November 14, 2022
Vote now for RIT’s tiger courier for 'Dota 2' game
RIT is vying to be the first university to develop and have a game character accepted into the wildly popular online game Dota 2. The character, or courier, in the form of a tiger, was developed in MAGIC Spell Studios by a team of former RIT students and a faculty adviser.
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October 17, 2022
Security Risk Advisors sponsors scholarships for ‘red team’ cybersecurity students
Security Risk Advisors, a cybersecurity consulting firm, is sponsoring $125,000 in scholarships for RIT students interested in “red team” cybersecurity, also known as offensive security. Security Risk Advisors has committed to annually sponsoring $25,000 in scholarships for the next five years.
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October 6, 2022
RIT’s Brick City Weekend offers dozens of activities
Men’s hockey downtown, fireworks, performing arts, women’s volleyball, family activities, and speaker Seth Meyers are just a few of the events to enjoy at this year’s Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend, beginning next Friday.
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October 3, 2022
RIT Observatory hosting open house for the Rochester community
RIT is inviting the community to a guided look at the moons of Jupiter, rings of Saturn, and craters on the moon. The RIT Observatory will host an open house from 9 to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, that is free and open to the public.
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September 28, 2022
RIT’s Roar the Vote campaign to engage students applauded
An effort by RIT to encourage its students to become active voters has made an impact on voter registrations and resulted in recent national designations.
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September 9, 2022
RIT offerings at this year’s Rochester Fringe Festival
RIT students, faculty, and staff will contribute music, dance, comedy, poetry, photojournalism, and more during the 11th annual Rochester Fringe Festival, which begins Sept. 13 and continues through Sept. 24 in downtown Rochester.