April 4, 2014
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter hosted an app-building workshop at RIT for high schoolers. more »
Today’s Top Stories
Saunders College cited in business school rankings
Saunders College of Business is recognized in the top 100 programs listed in the Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2014 rankings by Bloomberg Businessweek.
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Students receive Leadership Award Scholarships
RIT honored its star students who demonstrate leadership, service and positive spirit during the 2014 Leadership Awards on April 2.
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Saunders dean takes on new role
Effective June 30, dt ogilvie will step down as dean of Saunders College of Business and become RIT’s Distinguished Professor of Urban Entrepreneurship and chair of the advisory board for RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship.
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Saunders College of Business is recognized in the top 100 programs listed in the Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2014 rankings by Bloomberg Businessweek.
read more »
Students receive Leadership Award Scholarships
RIT honored its star students who demonstrate leadership, service and positive spirit during the 2014 Leadership Awards on April 2.
read more »
Saunders dean takes on new role
Effective June 30, dt ogilvie will step down as dean of Saunders College of Business and become RIT’s Distinguished Professor of Urban Entrepreneurship and chair of the advisory board for RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship.
read more »
RIT/NTID Tiger Online Auction opens April 8
A “Miracle on Ice” Team USA jersey signed by hockey legend Jim Craig, an iPad, Omaha Steaks, artwork by deaf artists and more are available in the auction, which benefits the Robert F. Panara Endowed Scholarship Fund.
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A “Miracle on Ice” Team USA jersey signed by hockey legend Jim Craig, an iPad, Omaha Steaks, artwork by deaf artists and more are available in the auction, which benefits the Robert F. Panara Endowed Scholarship Fund.
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Featured Video
RIT on TV: Climate change essayWROC-TV (channel 8) talks to Lawrence Torcello, a philosophy professor, about an essay he published about climate change that has generated backlash across the nation. watch video »
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RIT on TV: Civic App Challenge
WHEC-TV (channel 10) talks to Rochester Civic App Challenge participant Tim Duffy, an RIT graduate, and Lisa Doerner, executive director of Digital Rochester. Developers can leverage open data to build smartphone apps that serve community needs during the “virtual hackathon,” which ends April 23. watch video »
WHEC-TV (channel 10) talks to Rochester Civic App Challenge participant Tim Duffy, an RIT graduate, and Lisa Doerner, executive director of Digital Rochester. Developers can leverage open data to build smartphone apps that serve community needs during the “virtual hackathon,” which ends April 23. watch video »
Student Spotlight
Student heads to Quidditch World CupA Q&A with Alyssa Giarrosso, a fourth-year environmental sustainability, health and safety major and a member of the RIT Quidditch Team.
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The Tiger Beat Blog
‘Athenaeum’ salutes those who give back
Editor Vienna McGrain writes about Athenaeum’s cover story about how RIT gives back to the local community.
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Editor Vienna McGrain writes about Athenaeum’s cover story about how RIT gives back to the local community.
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Sports News
Baseball picks up win at Houghton
The baseball team broke a 4-4 tie with a run in the seventh inning and three in the ninth to defeat host Houghton 8-4 on Thursday.
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The baseball team broke a 4-4 tie with a run in the seventh inning and three in the ninth to defeat host Houghton 8-4 on Thursday.
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RIT in the News
RochesterHomepage.net
RIT Professor Talks About Backlash to Climate Change Blog
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Rochester Business Journal
Saunders College dean to step down, take new RIT post
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Democrat and Chronicle
dt ogilvie stepping down as RIT dean
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Rochester Business Journal
Putting REIT on path to rapid growth
James Watters, senior vice president of finance and administration, quoted more »
RIT Professor Talks About Backlash to Climate Change Blog
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Rochester Business Journal
Saunders College dean to step down, take new RIT post
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Democrat and Chronicle
dt ogilvie stepping down as RIT dean
more »
Rochester Business Journal
Putting REIT on path to rapid growth
James Watters, senior vice president of finance and administration, quoted more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Seminar: “Ignorance is Bliss,” Caroline Easton, College of Health Sciences and Technology, and Susan Lakin, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, 2 p.m. today, Gosnell Hall, room A300
Lecture: “Rethinking Marriage and the Family: Three Questions,” Samantha Brennan, University of Western Ontario, 4 p.m. today, 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
Heel Violence: Fundraiser for Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims, 1 p.m. April 6, U Lot (register)
Performance: Julia Weldon, 3 p.m. April 6, Java Wally’s
Speakers: “Eating In America: What you Don’t Know About Your Food and Eating Environment,” Adam Brumberg, Cornell University, Dr. Stephen Cook, University of Rochester, 5 p.m. April 7, Ingle Auditorium
Ceremony: Rwanda Genocide Twenty Year Commemoration and Remembrance ceremony, 6 p.m. April 7, Xerox Auditorium (details)
Lecture and workshop: “Connecting Creative Communities at the Interface of Science and Art,” renowned artist Rebecca Kamen, 3 p.m. April 8, Carlson Auditorium (RSVP)
Film screening and panel discussion: Criminal Injustice: Death and Politics at Attica, 6 p.m. April 8, Eastman Hall, room 2000
Lecture: “Rethinking Marriage and the Family: Three Questions,” Samantha Brennan, University of Western Ontario, 4 p.m. today, 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
Heel Violence: Fundraiser for Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims, 1 p.m. April 6, U Lot (register)
Performance: Julia Weldon, 3 p.m. April 6, Java Wally’s
Speakers: “Eating In America: What you Don’t Know About Your Food and Eating Environment,” Adam Brumberg, Cornell University, Dr. Stephen Cook, University of Rochester, 5 p.m. April 7, Ingle Auditorium
Ceremony: Rwanda Genocide Twenty Year Commemoration and Remembrance ceremony, 6 p.m. April 7, Xerox Auditorium (details)
Lecture and workshop: “Connecting Creative Communities at the Interface of Science and Art,” renowned artist Rebecca Kamen, 3 p.m. April 8, Carlson Auditorium (RSVP)
Film screening and panel discussion: Criminal Injustice: Death and Politics at Attica, 6 p.m. April 8, Eastman Hall, room 2000
Scoreboard
Baseball: RIT 8, Houghton 4
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