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August 8, 2022
RIT Dubai graduate fuses careers in art and engineering
Khaleej Times profiles RIT graduate Zulfa Rasheed, who is challenging vocational traditions and proving that the worlds of art and engineering can unite in one career path.
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July 20, 2022
RIT names Diane Slusarski as new Graduate School dean
Following a national search, RIT has named Diane Slusarski as associate provost and dean of the Graduate School. Slusarski joins RIT from the University of Iowa after more than two decades in the department of biology, including five years as the first female chair in the department’s 165-year history.
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July 18, 2022
RIT will begin offering two new Ph.D. programs in fall of 2023
RIT will begin offering two new Ph.D. programs beginning in the fall of 2023: business administration and cognitive science. Today, RIT enrolls 300 students in 11 Ph.D. programs.
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July 12, 2022
Ph.D. student applies imaging science to preventing disasters
Kamal Rana, an imaging science Ph.D. student from India, has been using his skills to help identify landslide triggers and develop models for forecasting landslides.
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June 28, 2022
College of Science Dean Sophia Maggelakis to become provost of Wentworth Institute of Technology
Dean Sophia Maggelakis will be leaving RIT to become the senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Maggelakis joined RIT as an assistant professor in 1990, became head of the School of Mathematical Sciences in 2001, and became dean of the College of Science in 2010.
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June 22, 2022
RIT Certified addresses the skills gap
WROC-TV talks to Dennis Di Lorenzo, chief business officer for RIT Certified, about RIT's new workforce development initiative.
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June 16, 2022
Honors students learn first-hand about war and peace
The students took a 12-week, online class prior to their 11-day visit to the two countries of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in May, to talk with survivors of the 1991-1999 war in the former Yugoslavia region of Europe.
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June 14, 2022
What is the job outlook for recent grads? What you should know
The Democrat and Chronicle talks to Maria Richart, director, Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education, about the co-op program at RIT. (This content may require a subscription to view.)
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June 13, 2022
Panel of key region stakeholders discusses demands of a changing job market
A panel discussion at RIT among some of the Rochester region’s key stakeholders—employers, government officials, economic development leaders, and higher-education experts—provided the launch for RIT Certified, which aims to provide a wide range of alternative education courses, certificate programs, and skill-based learning experiences targeting people beginning their careers, changing roles, maintaining their existing job, or advancing in the workplace.
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June 10, 2022
RIT’s summer camp programs back in person
This summer, RIT’s youth summer camps will be back in person for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. RIT will be offering a variety of youth residential and day camps.
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June 9, 2022
RIT Certified aims to support learners and employers amidst economic disruption
RIT has launched a new organization committed to helping lift the economy and promote professional and economic mobility in the region, nation, and across the globe.
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June 8, 2022
RIT convenes panel to address talent gap in the western New York region
RIT is hosting a panel discussion that aims to advance workforce readiness for an improved job economy. Viewers are invited to livestream the panel discussion from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. June 8. The event also commemorates the launch of RIT Certified, RIT’s new workforce initiative.