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  • November 14, 2022

    Outreach specialists at conference in Puerto Rico to support AEOP

    Attending conferences part of learning how AEOP can fit into individual STEM journeys

    For staff of the Army Educational Outreach Program’s apprenticeships and fellowships, attending conferences is about being immersed in various communities to see how the program can support already-incredible STEM innovators and those aspiring to make a difference with the work they’re passionate about. The U.S. Army-funded program is based at the K-12 University Center at Rochester Institute of Technology.

  • November 4, 2022

    Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award logo provided by the Department of Defense

    K-12 University Center nominated for national award through the Secretary of Defense

    The K-12 University Center at Rochester Institute of Technology was nominated for the 2023 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award for supporting members of the armed forces who serve or who have served in the guard or reserve. According to the award website, it is the highest recognition given by the U.S. government to employers.

  • November 2, 2022

    Rebecca Oesterle, a 2009 graduate in the packaging science MS program.

    RIT alumna inducted into Packaging and Processing Hall of Fame

    This fall, Rebecca Oesterle ’09 MS (packaging science) was one of four industry leaders inducted into the Packaging and Processing Hall of Fame, for contributions to the industry and education over her 40 plus-year career at Energizer, and at Just Born Quality Confections.

  • October 27, 2022

    Rochester Prep logo and RIT Tigers logo

    Q&A: Rochester Institute of Technology and Rochester Prep High School partnership

    June 27, 2023 will mark the 10-year anniversary of the Rochester Institute of Technology and Rochester Prep High School partnership – aimed at providing post-secondary educational opportunities to students through RIT, and resources that help with college readiness and the goal toward a 100 percent graduation rate.

  • October 27, 2022

    group of students and faculty members standing outside on steps to a building.

    RIT Kosovo renames Peace and Conflict Summer Program for humanitarian Fred Cuny

    RIT Kosovo recently rechristened its unique and long-running summer program that explores the origin and resolution of armed conflict, reconstruction, and institution building at the end of wars. The Frederick C. Cuny Peace and Conflict Summer Program was renamed in honor of the humanitarian and disaster relief specialist who worked in crises in more than 50 countries.

  • October 21, 2022

    Students participate in Camp Tiger STEM activities

    K-12 University Center ‘going full steam ahead’ in welcoming youth back to campus

    After a more than two-year hiatus, Camp Tiger will be “back in full swing” for 2023 as the center facilitates activities and events for local youth, while still working with campus mitigation efforts. That also includes other youth-focused opportunities hosted by the K-12 University Center that have been phased back in during the 2022-23 school year.

  • October 18, 2022

    four people standing with one holding an award.

    RIT’s 2022 Changing Hearts and Minds Award goes to College of Art and Design

    RIT’s annual award for success in diversifying the university’s faculty ranks and helping to advance RIT’s overall commitment to diversity went to the College of Art and Design. CAD received the 2022 Changing Hearts and Minds Award, sponsored annually by RIT’s Office of the Provost and the Office of Faculty Diversity and Recruitment.

  • October 11, 2022

    students sitting at a table and writing on a dry-erase board.

    RIT faculty prepare to teach large classes in SHED using scaled-up classroom

    A room in Slaughter Hall seats 150 students and is meant to simulate the learning spaces in the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED) that will hold classes next fall. The Slaughter classroom, dubbed the “betaSHED,” combines three rooms to give professors and students a preview of the large-scale learning environment.

  • October 10, 2022

    ROCGirl Hacks event hosted by Women in Computing at RIT

    Registration open for free, all-girls hackathon for secondary school students

    A free, all-girls hackathon is being held this fall through Women in Computing at Rochester Institute of Technology. Applications are open until Oct. 25 for sixth- through 12th-grade girls to join the program called ROCGirl Hacks – aimed at learning and teaching code, working together and encouraging interest in technology.