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April 21, 2022
'Imagine RIT' returns in-person this Saturday
Good Day Rochester was live from the Gordon Field House and Activities Center to get a glimpse of the upcoming festival and preview of some of the 272 exhibits.
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April 21, 2022
Imagine RIT to feature best of student innovation
13 WHAM-TV spent some time at RIT getting a look at some of the student creations that will be on display at Imagine RIT.
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April 21, 2022
Imagine RIT returns this weekend
News 10 WHEC showcases several of the exhibits that will be on display at Imagine RIT.
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April 21, 2022
Imagine RIT returns in-person Saturday
WROC-TV provides a special preview of the festival.
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April 21, 2022
Imagine RIT returns as in-person event on Saturday
Spectrum News provides a peek at exhibits that will be on display at Imagine RIT on Saturday.
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April 15, 2022
RIT to confer four honorary degrees at May 6 commencement ceremony
RIT will confer honorary degrees to four outstanding individuals at its 2022 commencement ceremony on May 6: Kimberly Bryant, founder of the nonprofit organization Black Girls CODE; Josephine King Olsen, former director of the Peace Corps; G. Peter Jemison, a member of the Heron clan of the Seneca Nation of Indians; and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine.
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April 10, 2022
Rochester Batman “humanizing the homeless”
WHEC-TV features the Batman of San Jose, an RIT student who provides food and supplies to the homeless and who wishes to remain anonymous.
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April 8, 2022
Final class project changes Rochester college student's life
WHAM-TV features photographic and imaging arts student Sydney Lewandowski.
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April 5, 2022
SpringFest provides mix of entertainment, trips, community service
Preparing meals at a Rochester homeless shelter, a dance in the dark with glow sticks, and shopping in Niagara Falls are just some of the 17 events planned for this year’s SpringFest, which begins Thursday and continues through Sunday.
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April 4, 2022
Matthew Reynell earns RIT’s 2022 Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award
A quiet champion for Rochester’s youth facing homelessness, poverty, despair, and abandonment earned RIT’s annual award for faculty or staff who stand out for their community service. Matthew Reynell, assistant director of the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, will receive the 2022 Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award at the Alfred L. Davis Public Service Awards Ceremony on April 5.
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April 4, 2022
Biomedical sciences major Maduka Gunasinghe wins RIT public service award
For RIT biomedical sciences major Maduka Gunasinghe, compassion for others is a gift he shares freely and community service is the expression of his character. RIT has recognized his commitment to other people’s well-being with a Bruce R. James Distinguished Public Service Award. He will receive the award at a ceremony on April 5.
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April 2, 2022
Relay for Life raises $89,262
WHEC-TV features RIT's Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.