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April 17, 2014

Rick Dastin appointed to RIT’s Board of Trustees

RIT has appointed Richard M. Dastin, chief development engineer for Xerox services, to its board of trustees.
April 11, 2014

Bowling team heads to championships

The men’s bowling team will face off against the best bowlers in the nation April 16–18 at the United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships in Reno, Nev.
April 7, 2014

Meet RIT’s 2014 distinguished alumni

Each year, the leaders of the colleges and centers select one graduate from each college who represents the best of RIT. This year, RIT honors 10 distinguished alumni.
April 4, 2014

Prime minister visits graduates’ brewery in Kosovo

Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci visited the brewery owned by Alex Butler ’11 and Etida Zeka ’09, ’10 during his re-election campaign.
April 2, 2014

Scientists, alumni honored for work on Landsat 8

Scientists and alumni from the Carlson Center for Imaging Science were recognized as members of the Landsat Calibration/Validation team for exceptional scientific achievement.
April 2, 2014

Alumna wins award from Madonna’s foundation

Joy Parker ’91,’92 entered Madonna’s Art for Freedom contest with a video about living with ALS. Parker received a $10,000 grant to give to a nonprofit of her choice.
March 24, 2014

RIT cultivates Dominican leaders

Graduates from the Dominican Republic use their education to contribute to the growth and development of their nation.
March 24, 2014

Wanted: Imaging scientists

As baby boomers near retirement age, the national defense and intelligence communities stand to lose scientists and engineers with decades of experience in imaging systems.
March 24, 2014

NTID opens doors to employment

Historically, more than 90 percent of deaf and hard-of-hearing grads who have chosen to enter the labor market have obtained jobs in business, industry, government and more.
March 24, 2014

Students start longboarding business

Tyler Schrodt and Evan McCool joined forces to start their own longboarding company using money from their savings accounts. They founded Enraged Panda Boarding Co. in 2010.
March 24, 2014

Hockey player’s cold shoulder melts into love

It took two seven-day car rides home to Canada from RIT in the summer and back to Rochester in the fall for Lindsay Littman Mazur ’09 and Alan Mazur ’10 to finally click.
March 24, 2014

Hotelier finds added value in hospitality degree

Mark Laport ’92 had already created a company building hotels when he decided to get a degree in hospitality at RIT.

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