February 26, 2014
The Spring Community Service Fair was held Feb. 19, and the Spring Career Fair is today. more »
Today’s Top Stories
RIT chosen for national manufacturing consortium
RIT will play a key part in a new national consortium designed to help transform and bring innovations to U.S. manufacturing. President Obama announced plans for the nation’s first Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute on Tuesday.
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Officials applaud RIT’s role in national consortium
Political and business leaders from across the state are praising the key role RIT will play in the Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute.
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Cast your vote for the 2014 Imagine RIT poster
Voting is underway to choose the official Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival poster for 2014. Finalists will be selected based on the total number of votes received, and RIT President Bill Destler will select the winning poster.
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RIT will play a key part in a new national consortium designed to help transform and bring innovations to U.S. manufacturing. President Obama announced plans for the nation’s first Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute on Tuesday.
read more »
Officials applaud RIT’s role in national consortium
Political and business leaders from across the state are praising the key role RIT will play in the Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute.
read more »
Cast your vote for the 2014 Imagine RIT poster
Voting is underway to choose the official Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival poster for 2014. Finalists will be selected based on the total number of votes received, and RIT President Bill Destler will select the winning poster.
read more »
Newsmakers
Dinah Holtzman, visiting professor of performing arts and culture in the College of Liberal Arts, presented “James Franco’s Psychosexual Artistic Explorations of American Boyhood” at the New York Metro Area’s American Studies Association Annual conference Nov. 2 at Pace University. more Newsmakers »
Sports News
Women’s basketball heads to tournament
The women’s basketball team qualified for its first Liberty League Tournament since joining the conference in 2012. RIT faces St. Lawrence University in the semifinals at 7 p.m. today. The winner advances to the championship game on Saturday.
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The women’s basketball team qualified for its first Liberty League Tournament since joining the conference in 2012. RIT faces St. Lawrence University in the semifinals at 7 p.m. today. The winner advances to the championship game on Saturday.
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RIT in the News
USCHO.com
Commentary: As RIT says farewell to Ritter, here are some of its most memorable moments
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The White House: Office of the Press Secretary
President Obama Announces Two New Public-Private Manufacturing Innovation Institutes and Launches the First of Four New Manufacturing Innovation Institute Competitions
RIT mentioned more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Bioscience center could create 600 jobs
Michael Haselkorn, professor of sustainability, quoted more »
Blouin Art Info
First-Ever Smithsonian Craft Show Awards Go to Wendell Castle and Albert Paley
Albert Paley, Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professor in Contemporary Crafts, and Wendell Castle, artist-in-residence, featured more »
Commentary: As RIT says farewell to Ritter, here are some of its most memorable moments
more »
The White House: Office of the Press Secretary
President Obama Announces Two New Public-Private Manufacturing Innovation Institutes and Launches the First of Four New Manufacturing Innovation Institute Competitions
RIT mentioned more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Bioscience center could create 600 jobs
Michael Haselkorn, professor of sustainability, quoted more »
Blouin Art Info
First-Ever Smithsonian Craft Show Awards Go to Wendell Castle and Albert Paley
Albert Paley, Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professor in Contemporary Crafts, and Wendell Castle, artist-in-residence, featured more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Spring Career Fair: Until 4 p.m. today, Gordon Field House (participating firms)
Lecture: “The Perception and Measurement of Headphone Sound Quality,” Sean Olive, president, Audio Engineering Society, 4 p.m. today, Sustainability Hall auditorium
COLA Major, Minor & Immersion Fair: Learn about liberal arts minors, double majors and meet faculty and staff, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Feb. 27, Fireside Lounge
Thursday Night Cinema: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 10 p.m. Feb. 27, Ingle Auditorium
Talk: “Ignorance is Bliss: Research in Every Discipline is Driven by Ignorance,” Thomas Garborski and Gary Skuse, 2 p.m. Feb. 28, Gosnell Hall, room A300
Professional workshop: “Globalization, Change and Learning,” Shaista Khilji, George Washington University, 9 a.m. March 1, Vignelli Center (RSVP)
Passport Drive: Apply for or renew U.S. passports, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. March 4, SAU Fireside Lounge
Vignelli Center Design Conversations: Michael Bierut, Pentagram, 4:45 p.m. March 4, University Gallery, Booth Hall
RIT Tiger Olympics: Games and prize auction to kick off 2014 United Way Campaign, 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. March 6, SAU lobby and Fireside Lounge
Performance: The Avett Brothers, 8 p.m. March 6, Gordon Field House (tickets)
Lecture: “The Perception and Measurement of Headphone Sound Quality,” Sean Olive, president, Audio Engineering Society, 4 p.m. today, Sustainability Hall auditorium
COLA Major, Minor & Immersion Fair: Learn about liberal arts minors, double majors and meet faculty and staff, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Feb. 27, Fireside Lounge
Thursday Night Cinema: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 10 p.m. Feb. 27, Ingle Auditorium
Talk: “Ignorance is Bliss: Research in Every Discipline is Driven by Ignorance,” Thomas Garborski and Gary Skuse, 2 p.m. Feb. 28, Gosnell Hall, room A300
Professional workshop: “Globalization, Change and Learning,” Shaista Khilji, George Washington University, 9 a.m. March 1, Vignelli Center (RSVP)
Passport Drive: Apply for or renew U.S. passports, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. March 4, SAU Fireside Lounge
Vignelli Center Design Conversations: Michael Bierut, Pentagram, 4:45 p.m. March 4, University Gallery, Booth Hall
RIT Tiger Olympics: Games and prize auction to kick off 2014 United Way Campaign, 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. March 6, SAU lobby and Fireside Lounge
Performance: The Avett Brothers, 8 p.m. March 6, Gordon Field House (tickets)
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