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Maria Richart

Director Career Services and Cooperative Education

Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education
Academic Affairs

585-475-5479
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Maria Richart

Director Career Services and Cooperative Education

Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education
Academic Affairs

Bio

For the past four years, I have served as the Director of the Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education. I have experience creating partnerships with companies and organizations that hire RIT students for co-ops and full-time opportunities. I am a key collaborator in creating and establishing RIT’s International Experience Co-op/Internship Program. Today my primary responsibility is overseeing RIT’s Co-op program, one of the oldest and most prominent in the US. I manage a team of 30 full-time Career Services Professionals and the Student Employment Office. On average, my team is responsible for coordinating 6,200 co-op assignments for 4,400 students per year.

585-475-5479

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In the News

  • September 27, 2023

    college student at a career fair talking to a recruiter.

    Opportunities for students and employers abound at RIT University-wide Career Fair

    Nearly 4,000 RIT students looking for co-ops, internships, or full-time employment are attending RIT’s University-wide Career Fair today in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Recruiters from more than 250 local, regional, and national employers are on hand, including General Dynamics, National Grid, Moderna, Redcom, Penske, Liberty Pumps, Wegmans Food Markets, and Samsung, among others.

  • May 3, 2023

    college student holding a laptop computer.

    RIT graduates find career successes at alternative tech companies

    The tech employment landscape is changing, and RIT graduates are taking their skills to a variety of organizations—to support accessibility for health and wellness companies, to provide coding for data center equipment, and to develop software for sophisticated HVAC systems—and more.