March 21, 2014
Whistleblower Jay Palmer visited RIT as part of a public policy lecture series. more »
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The latest University Magazine is now out on the free app. In this issue, read about the first class of Rochester City Scholars, how graduates from the Dominican Republic are the next generation of leaders and how longboarding has rolled into campus life.
Venture Creations companies compete for $25,000
Three start-up companies in RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator are among eight semifinalists to participate in the Rochester Regional Business Plan Contest.
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RITz Dinner offers a thousand and one delicious delights
The menu will take a Middle Eastern turn for the 29th Annual Puttin’ on the RITz Dinner. Reservations are now available for the RITz of Arabia: One Thousand and One Delights.
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The latest University Magazine is now out on the free app. In this issue, read about the first class of Rochester City Scholars, how graduates from the Dominican Republic are the next generation of leaders and how longboarding has rolled into campus life.
Venture Creations companies compete for $25,000
Three start-up companies in RIT’s Venture Creations business incubator are among eight semifinalists to participate in the Rochester Regional Business Plan Contest.
read more »
RITz Dinner offers a thousand and one delicious delightsThe menu will take a Middle Eastern turn for the 29th Annual Puttin’ on the RITz Dinner. Reservations are now available for the RITz of Arabia: One Thousand and One Delights.
read more »
Business students head to Silicon Valley
Fourteen Honors program students from Saunders College of Business will network and gain insight into the corporate world on a trip to Silicon Valley during Spring Break.
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Fourteen Honors program students from Saunders College of Business will network and gain insight into the corporate world on a trip to Silicon Valley during Spring Break.
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Newsmakers
Christine Monikowski, professor in NTID’s American Sign Language and Interpreting Education Department, has co-edited a book, Evolving Paradigms in Interpreter Education, with Elizabeth Winston, director of Teaching Interpreting Educators and Mentors Center in Loveland, Colo., from Gallaudet Press.
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Sports News
Softball excited for 2014 season
The softball team will look to blend its strong group of returners with 10 talented newcomers for the 2014 season. The Tigers won 13 games last season and are poised to advance to the Liberty League Tournament for the first time since joining the conference in 2012.
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The softball team will look to blend its strong group of returners with 10 talented newcomers for the 2014 season. The Tigers won 13 games last season and are poised to advance to the Liberty League Tournament for the first time since joining the conference in 2012.
read more »
RIT in the News
Democrat and Chronicle
Carballada named interim director of RIT’s CUE
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Rochester Business Journal
Carballada named interim director for Center for Urban Entrepreneurship
more »
Computerworld
H-1B visas produce net IT job boost, trade group says
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted more »
Diversity Executive
Building a Framework for Success at Rochester
Kevin McDonald, vice president for diversity and inclusion, and Reginald Rogers, associate professor of chemical engineering, featured (pages 44-46) more »
The Argonaut
A literary homecoming
Tom Moran, professor in the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, featured more »
Carballada named interim director of RIT’s CUE
more »
Rochester Business Journal
Carballada named interim director for Center for Urban Entrepreneurship
more »
Computerworld
H-1B visas produce net IT job boost, trade group says
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, quoted more »
Diversity Executive
Building a Framework for Success at Rochester
Kevin McDonald, vice president for diversity and inclusion, and Reginald Rogers, associate professor of chemical engineering, featured (pages 44-46) more »
The Argonaut
A literary homecoming
Tom Moran, professor in the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, featured more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Film screening and discussion: RIT Faculty Speaker Film Series, The Grand Budapest Hotel, 7 p.m. March 24, discussion led by lecturer David Sluberski, The Little Theatre, Rochester, $5
Spring Break: March 24–28
Open forum: RIT smoking policy proposed revisions, 10–11:30 a.m. March 25, 1829 Room, SAU
FIRST Robotics: High school robotics competition, 8:30 a.m. March 27–5:30 p.m. March 29, Gordon Field House
Ceremonial groundbreaking: Clinical Health Sciences Center, 12:30 p.m. April 11, north end of Louise M. Slaughter Hall near T Lot (RSVP by March 28)
Open house: Learn about Saunders College of Business graduate programs, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. March 29, Lowenthal Hall, room 1225
Open house: RIT Q Center, resource center and student lounge replacing RIT GLBT Center, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. March 31, SAU room A530 (former Advantage Federal Credit Union office)
Leadership Awards Ceremony: Noon April 2, Ingle Auditorium
Lyon Daughters Lecture in Bioethics: “The Intersection of Palliative Care and Ethis,” Dr. Timothy Quill, 7 p.m. April 3, Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Ave., Rochester
Spring Break: March 24–28
Open forum: RIT smoking policy proposed revisions, 10–11:30 a.m. March 25, 1829 Room, SAU
FIRST Robotics: High school robotics competition, 8:30 a.m. March 27–5:30 p.m. March 29, Gordon Field House
Ceremonial groundbreaking: Clinical Health Sciences Center, 12:30 p.m. April 11, north end of Louise M. Slaughter Hall near T Lot (RSVP by March 28)
Open house: Learn about Saunders College of Business graduate programs, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. March 29, Lowenthal Hall, room 1225
Open house: RIT Q Center, resource center and student lounge replacing RIT GLBT Center, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. March 31, SAU room A530 (former Advantage Federal Credit Union office)
Leadership Awards Ceremony: Noon April 2, Ingle Auditorium
Lyon Daughters Lecture in Bioethics: “The Intersection of Palliative Care and Ethis,” Dr. Timothy Quill, 7 p.m. April 3, Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Ave., Rochester
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