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  • September 11, 2018

    Voting booth stations set up at different tables, no one is sitting at them.

    RIT has its first on-campus voting site
    This year for the first time, eligible students at RIT will be able to cast their vote in a general election without leaving campus. The Monroe County Board of Elections is establishing a polling station at RIT’s Gene Polisseni Center.

  • September 10, 2018

    aerial view of college campus.

    RIT among the top universities in the nation
    RIT is among the top third “National Universities” and the top 50 choices of high school guidance counselors, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.

  • September 7, 2018

    Three vertical images next to each other of stars, strings of bacteria and small blue and green fragments

    RIT to host third ‘Images from Science’ exhibition

    Scientists and photographers from around the world will have the opportunity to share their scientific research, discoveries and observations of natural wonders with the launch of the collection phase of “Images from Science 3.”

  • September 7, 2018

    Male student with glasses dressed in suit.

    Student leaders work to grow graduate culture
    Yashar Seyed Vahedein, an engineering Ph.D. candidate, established the Doctoral Student Association (DSA) as a social and professional connection for RIT’s doctoral and prospective Ph.D. students.

  • September 4, 2018

    A group of alumni pose for a photo holding two signs, one reading "#RITGDS #RITFORLIFE" and the other reading "RIT Global Day of Service."

    Global Day of Service set for Saturday
    RIT’s fourth annual Global Day of Service on Saturday, Sept. 8, allows alumni and families to come together and give back to their community through service projects.

  • August 30, 2018

    A woman in a yellow and white jumpsuit stands at a podium in front of a crowd speaking. There is a large projection screen showing a clip of Sesame Street.

    RIT Metaproject is heading to ‘Sesame Street’
    Metaproject 09 is brought to you by the Sesame Workshop and the letters R, I and T. Industrial design students learned today that they will spend the semester designing products for the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street.

  • August 27, 2018

    The Inclusive Excellence researchers pose for a photo together in front of their research posters.

    Inclusive Excellence cultivates diversity

    The first Inclusive Excellence research fellowship was held this summer and paired seven undergraduate students in the College of Science with research mentors. The initiative is working to create a deeper understanding of diversity in the College of Science and at RIT.

  • August 22, 2018

    Group of students celebrating in parking lot at convocation.

    New students urged to dream and change the world
    Get involved, know your fellow students and professors, and take advantage of as many opportunities as you can was the main theme expressed during New Student Convocation at RIT today, as the university welcomed its most academically qualified first-year students.

  • August 17, 2018

    Austin McChord in front of podium microphone.

    RIT well represented at Digital Rochester awards
    RIT will be well represented at the 2018 Greater Rochester Excellence and Achievement in Technology Awards, presented by Digital Rochester Inc., which recognize individuals and organizations from the Rochester area who are making contributions to innovation and technology.

  • August 16, 2018

    A group of WE@RIT students stand outside in their WE@RIT shirts, using their bodies to spell out "WE RIT." The photo is taken from above.

    Diversity initiatives in STEM honored by magazine
    Women in Engineering (WE@RIT) and Engineers of Color Creating Opportunities (ECCO), two cultural and gender diversity programs at RIT, were recognized as Inspiring Programs in STEM by INSIGHT into Diversity magazine.