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November 27, 2017
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RIT Academic Senate launches first Women's Caucus
The RIT Women’s Caucus will establish and promote Academic Senate priorities, develop an agenda based on priority issues defined by the caucus such as student behavior in the classrooms of female faculty, and policies and procedures related to harassment and discrimination. -
October 31, 2017
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RIT helps foster faculty growth through mini grants
To help faculty develop professionally, hone their teaching skills and stay current in their fields, RIT is now accepting applications for four annual grant programs. -
October 17, 2017
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GCCIS’ Kim Shearer wins Changing Hearts and Minds Award
Kim Shearer, director of operations and college liaison for the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, received the 2017 Changing Hearts and Minds Award for her efforts to enhance diversity among the faculty ranks and further RIT’s overall commitment to diversity. -
October 11, 2017
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WE@RIT celebrates 15 years on Saturday
WE@RIT, a program dedicated to expanding the representation of female engineers, will celebrate 15 years on campus on Saturday. -
October 9, 2017
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RIT hosts Rochester’s first all-girl youth hackathon
Girls as young as 8 years old will use their laptops, imagination and teamwork skills for social good at ROCGirlHacks Powered by AT&T, Rochester’s first all-girl youth hackathon hosted Oct. 28 at RIT. -
October 9, 2017
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RIT to develop hybrid biological cell separations technology
Research being done at RIT to refine lab-on-chip devices—highly sophisticated laboratories on microchips—will provide more detailed and timely information to detect diseases such as cancer. -
October 4, 2017
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Women in Engineering at RIT hosts open house Nov. 4
The Women in Engineering program at RIT is holding its annual open house girls in grades 5 through 9 and their families, teachers, guidance counselors and community leaders. -
October 4, 2017
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NFL’s Dawn Hudson headlines Gasser lecture series
Dawn Hudson, the NFL’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, will share some of her career strategies for brand success at Saunders College of Business Gasser Lecture Series on Oct. 13. -
October 3, 2017
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Co-founder of Black Lives Matter: Canada to speak
Janaya Khan, a leading voice in the international Black Lives Matter movement, will deliver a talk titled “Black Lives Matter: More Than a Hashtag” at RIT on Oct. 11. -
October 2, 2017
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Three staff members receive Diversity Awards to attend NYSERNet Conference
Nicole Mirando, Caitlin Nairn and Michelle Guerrieri-Poysa from RIT’s Information and Technology Services are among the first recipients of New York State Education and Research Network’s Diversity Awards, a program to encourage underrepresented women and men to advance in the IT field. -
September 20, 2017
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Interactive symposium highlights successful alumni
RIT alumni making significant impacts on the world will share their insights into the importance of creativity and innovation to their success during an interactive symposium at 2 p.m. today. -
September 19, 2017
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Glass Pumpkin Patch ready for picking on Sept. 30
The School for American Crafts’ glass program will sell its unique, hand-blown glass pumpkins and gourds during the 13th annual Glass Pumpkin Patch fundraiser on Sept. 30 in the Gene Polisseni Center.
