We are creating the most powerful, successful network of deaf and hard-of-hearing professionals in the world.
Joan “Jo” Bempong is thankful she transferred to RIT, where she majored in computing engineering and took a co-op position with Texas Instruments, which led to her being permanently hired by the company after she graduated.
Abraham Glasser earned the 2018-2019 Outstanding Graduate Award in the bachelor’s degree category, and is continuing his education in RIT’s computing and information sciences doctoral degree program.
Sara Blick-Nitko recently graduated with a master’s degree in interdisciplinary and professional studies with a focus on biology, health systems administration, and bioinformatics. She now is pursuing a Ph.D. in pathology at the University of Rochester.
Christopher Caulfield, a web and mobile computing graduate, recently began his career at Microsoft AI in Seattle in the Cloud & Artificial Intelligence Division. Caulfield credits his success to the RIT community that continuously encouraged him to push his goals.
Miko Arayata traveled more than 8,000 miles from home to attend a college that specializes in working with deaf students. As a design and imaging technology major, he did a co-op where he worked as a multimedia designer, photographer, and videographer.
Nicole Pannullo, a biochemistry major, is the first hard-of-hearing RIT student to be named a Barry Goldwater Scholar. It is the highest undergraduate award of its kind for the fields of the natural sciences, math and engineering.
The Rochester Institute of Technology community includes more than 1,100 students who are hard of hearing or deaf. Our students come from all over the United States and the world, bringing with them a variety of backgrounds and life experiences. At RIT you’ll find other students like you, and you’ll get access to opportunities and people who will support you and challenge you to be your best. You’ll also get experiences that will shape you and take you where you want to go. At RIT, you’ll discover more about yourself than you ever knew.
Learn more about our unique community and find out why it could be the right fit for you.