Today’s Top Stories
Business students win first place in Macy’s contest
Three Saunders College of Business students earned first place in Macy’s Undergraduate Marketing Challenge 2014—winning iPads and an all-expense-paid trip to New York City in mid-April to present their marketing strategy to Macy’s executives.
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Professors honored by National Science Foundation
Two assistant professors in the computing and information sciences Ph.D. program have received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award.
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Students volunteer during break
The students helped at-risk youth and adults in Atlanta as part of the Alternative Spring Break program with RIT’s Leadership Institute and Community Service Center.
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Three Saunders College of Business students earned first place in Macy’s Undergraduate Marketing Challenge 2014—winning iPads and an all-expense-paid trip to New York City in mid-April to present their marketing strategy to Macy’s executives.
read more »
Professors honored by National Science Foundation
Two assistant professors in the computing and information sciences Ph.D. program have received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award.
read more »
Students volunteer during breakThe students helped at-risk youth and adults in Atlanta as part of the Alternative Spring Break program with RIT’s Leadership Institute and Community Service Center.
read more »
For and About Alumni
Alumna wins award from Madonna’s foundation
Joy Parker ’91,’92 entered Madonna’s Art for Freedom contest with a video about living with ALS. Parker received a $10,000 grant to give to a nonprofit of her choice.
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Joy Parker ’91,’92 entered Madonna’s Art for Freedom contest with a video about living with ALS. Parker received a $10,000 grant to give to a nonprofit of her choice.
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Sports News
Men’s lacrosse rolls past Geneseo
The No. 1 men’s lacrosse team defeated SUNY Geneseo 22-6 on Wednesday. Thirteen Tigers scored, led by freshman Ryan Lee, who tallied six goals.
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The No. 1 men’s lacrosse team defeated SUNY Geneseo 22-6 on Wednesday. Thirteen Tigers scored, led by freshman Ryan Lee, who tallied six goals.
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RIT in the News
INSIGHT into Diversity
Rochester Institute of Technology Demonstrates Inclusive Excellence
RIT featured on pages 30-31 more »
StreamingMedia.com
The State of Educational Video 2014
James Foley, manager, Digital Media Development, and Ian Webber, senior manager, Academic Technology and Media Services, quoted more »
The Christian Science Monitor
The battle for brick-and-mortar customers is heading to the dressing room
Eugene Fram, professor emeritus, Saunders College of Business, quoted more »
OpenSource.com
Open source workshop explores FOSS in universities
Stephen Jacobs, professor and associate director of RIT’s MAGIC Center, cited more »
The Herald Sun
HackDuke codes real-life solutions
Ben Cohen, third-year computer science major, quoted more »
The Frederick News-Post
Daily newspaper for deaf community needed
Randal Kidd ’10 and Bryan Leeper ’09 featured more »
Rochester Institute of Technology Demonstrates Inclusive Excellence
RIT featured on pages 30-31 more »
StreamingMedia.com
The State of Educational Video 2014
James Foley, manager, Digital Media Development, and Ian Webber, senior manager, Academic Technology and Media Services, quoted more »
The Christian Science Monitor
The battle for brick-and-mortar customers is heading to the dressing room
Eugene Fram, professor emeritus, Saunders College of Business, quoted more »
OpenSource.com
Open source workshop explores FOSS in universities
Stephen Jacobs, professor and associate director of RIT’s MAGIC Center, cited more »
The Herald Sun
HackDuke codes real-life solutions
Ben Cohen, third-year computer science major, quoted more »
The Frederick News-Post
Daily newspaper for deaf community needed
Randal Kidd ’10 and Bryan Leeper ’09 featured more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Charles Arnold Lecture Series: Liz Von Hoene, photographer, 6:30 p.m. today, Carlson Auditorium
Lyon Daughters Lecture in Bioethics: “The Intersection of Palliative Care and Ethics,” Dr. Timothy Quill, 7 p.m. today, Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Ave., Rochester
French film festival: Rust and Bone, 7 p.m. today, Golisano Hall auditorium
Thursday Night Cinema: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 10 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium
Imaging Arts and Sciences Symposium: For Rochester City Scholars, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m. April 4, University Gallery
Workshop: Learn about iWork, the office productivity suite for iOS and Mac, noon April 4, Digital Den, Barnes & Noble @ RIT, 2nd Floor
Seminar: “Ignorance is Bliss,” with guest speakers Caroline Easton, College of Health Sciences and Technology, and Susan Lakin, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, 2 p.m. April 4, Gosnell Hall, room A300
Lecture: “Rethinking Marriage and the Family: Three Questions,” Samantha Brennan, University of Western Ontario, 4 p.m. April 4, Eastman Hall, room 2000
Open house: For accepted students and their families, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. April 5, Gordon Field House
Performance: The Vagina Monologues, 7 p.m. April 5, Ingle Auditorium, tickets: $10 students, $20 general public
Lyon Daughters Lecture in Bioethics: “The Intersection of Palliative Care and Ethics,” Dr. Timothy Quill, 7 p.m. today, Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Ave., Rochester
French film festival: Rust and Bone, 7 p.m. today, Golisano Hall auditorium
Thursday Night Cinema: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 10 p.m. today, Ingle Auditorium
Imaging Arts and Sciences Symposium: For Rochester City Scholars, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m. April 4, University Gallery
Workshop: Learn about iWork, the office productivity suite for iOS and Mac, noon April 4, Digital Den, Barnes & Noble @ RIT, 2nd Floor
Seminar: “Ignorance is Bliss,” with guest speakers Caroline Easton, College of Health Sciences and Technology, and Susan Lakin, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, 2 p.m. April 4, Gosnell Hall, room A300
Lecture: “Rethinking Marriage and the Family: Three Questions,” Samantha Brennan, University of Western Ontario, 4 p.m. April 4, Eastman Hall, room 2000
Open house: For accepted students and their families, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. April 5, Gordon Field House
Performance: The Vagina Monologues, 7 p.m. April 5, Ingle Auditorium, tickets: $10 students, $20 general public
Scoreboard
Men’s lacrosse: RIT 22, Geneseo 6
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