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August 23, 2016
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The annual Lighting the Way ceremony welcomed new female students to RIT. more »
Today’s Top Stories
RIT promotes student voter education
The “ROAR the Vote” campaign aims to have at least 60 percent of eligible RIT students cast their votes in this year’s election.
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NTID team wins sixth College Bowl
A student team has won the National Association of the Deaf College Bowl academic competition for the third consecutive year, and earned its sixth victory overall.
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Featured Video
story photoRIT Lighting the Way 2016
Lighting the Way is a welcoming ceremony for new RIT women sponsored by the Center for Women and Gender. It’s a ceremony where faculty, staff and returning students pass the torch of learning to new women at RIT. watch video »

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Newsmakers
Michael Vernarelli, economics professor in the College of Liberal Arts, co-authored a paper with Justin Skillman ’14 (economics and finance), “Framing effects on bidding behavior in experimental first-price seal-bid money auctions,” in the July 31 issue of Judgment and Decision Making. more Newsmakers »

RIT in the News
Fine Books
Exhibit of Prints, Drawings, and Artist's Books by Minneapolis Artist Jody Williams Opens in November
Jody Williams '83 (printmaking) featured more »

WHAM-TV
RIT on TV: President Destler's Welcome Back Address
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GoodCall
The Top 10 Traits Employers Want in Business School Graduates
Sean Hansen, MBA program director and associate professor of management information systems, quoted more »

Today’s Weather
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Upcoming Events
Faculty and staff blood drive: 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Gordon Field House (make appointment using sponsor code: ritfacultystaffrochester)

Talking Tech with Jason: Meet with campus Apple rep, 4–5 p.m. Thursday, RIT Digital Den, Barnes & Noble @ RIT

Thursday Night Cinema: X-Men: Apocalypse, 8 p.m. Thursday, Global Village

Friday Night Live: Disney Karaoke, 7 p.m. Friday, SAU Fireside Lounge

Glow Fest: Featuring glow-in-the-dark volleyball, badminton, ladder golf, more, 8 p.m. Saturday, Greek Lawn

Auditions: Love’s Fire: Seven Plays Inspired by Seven Shakespearean Sonnets, 6:30–9:30 p.m. Monday, SAU room A130

Symposium: Rochester Interdisciplinary Audio Engineering Symposium, “The Future of Audio Engineering,” 12:30–5 p.m. Aug. 31, Louise Slaughter Hall, room 2230 (register)

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