March 29, 2013
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Today’s Top Stories
Saunders College named top business school
The E. Philip Saunders College of Business is among the top 100 programs listed in the 2013 Best Undergraduate B-Schools rankings by Bloomberg Businessweek. more »
Red Hat gives gift to MAGIC Center
Red Hat Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source software solutions, has made a gift to RIT’s new Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction and Creativity. more »
Imagine RIT festival needs your help
Volunteers are still needed for Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on Saturday, May 4. Please register by April 16. Volunteers will receive a free meal card and T-shirt, designed by student Nick Giordano. more »
The E. Philip Saunders College of Business is among the top 100 programs listed in the 2013 Best Undergraduate B-Schools rankings by Bloomberg Businessweek. more »
Red Hat gives gift to MAGIC Center
Red Hat Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source software solutions, has made a gift to RIT’s new Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction and Creativity. more »
Imagine RIT festival needs your help
Volunteers are still needed for Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on Saturday, May 4. Please register by April 16. Volunteers will receive a free meal card and T-shirt, designed by student Nick Giordano. more »
Student Spotlight
A tree-hugger and proud of itA Q&A with Ishmael Akahoho, a second-year environmental sustainability, health and safety management student who has worked on conservation projects with the Nature Conservancy’s LEAF program. more »
Newsmakers
Ernest Fokoue, assistant professor of statistics in the John D. Hromi Center for Quality and Applied Statistics, was recently named a member of the International Statistical Institute. more »
Sports News
Men’s tennis picks up win over St. John Fisher
The men’s tennis team earned its first win of the spring season on Thursday, defeating St. John Fisher College 7-2. RIT won all three doubles matches in the non-conference contest. more »
The men’s tennis team earned its first win of the spring season on Thursday, defeating St. John Fisher College 7-2. RIT won all three doubles matches in the non-conference contest. more »
RIT in the News
Democrat and Chronicle
Judge rules for town of Henrietta in housing dispute
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Irondequoit Post
Irondequoit’s Stephanie Polowe is honored for 40 years of public service
Stephanie Polowe, professor of cultural and creative studies, featured more »
City Newspaper
The stuff of Rochester
Eric Kunsman, lecturer in arts and imaging studies, quoted more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Memorial Art Gallery sees a century of progress
Photography and 3-D digital graphic students cited more »
Judge rules for town of Henrietta in housing dispute
more »
Irondequoit Post
Irondequoit’s Stephanie Polowe is honored for 40 years of public service
Stephanie Polowe, professor of cultural and creative studies, featured more »
City Newspaper
The stuff of Rochester
Eric Kunsman, lecturer in arts and imaging studies, quoted more »
Democrat and Chronicle
Memorial Art Gallery sees a century of progress
Photography and 3-D digital graphic students cited more »
Today’s Weather
Upcoming Events
Indoor football: Roc City Thunder vs. Buffalo Celtics, 7:30 p.m. today, Gordon Field House
Easter Egg Hunt: For children up to age 10, 1–3 p.m. March 30, Kodak Quad
Def Meets Deaf Poetry Jam: Featuring performances by Dangerous Signs, Mental Graffiti and the RIT Slam Team, 2:30–5:30 p.m. March 30, Lovin’ Cup, Park Point
KanJam tournament: Hosted by College Activities Board, 5–10 p.m. March 30, Clark Gym
Concert: Hosted by WITR-FM, featuring Mikaela Davis, DRGN King and Ex Cops, 9 p.m. March 30, Gordon Field House
Bone marrow drive: Sign up for bone marrow donor registry or request donation kit, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. April 1, Campus Center Bamboo Room
Tournées French Film Festival: Le Gamin au Vélo (The Kid With a Bike), 6:30 p.m. April 3, Liberal Arts Hall, room 205
Speaker: “Finding Your Voice and Telling Your Story,” Laurie Halse Anderson, author, Speak, 7 p.m. April 3, SAU Fireside Lounge
Digital Humanities Speaker Series: “Inside-Out: Technology Reads Your Emotion and Lets You Share It,” Rosalind Picard, MIT Media Lab, 8 p.m. April 3, Carlson Auditorium
Easter Egg Hunt: For children up to age 10, 1–3 p.m. March 30, Kodak Quad
Def Meets Deaf Poetry Jam: Featuring performances by Dangerous Signs, Mental Graffiti and the RIT Slam Team, 2:30–5:30 p.m. March 30, Lovin’ Cup, Park Point
KanJam tournament: Hosted by College Activities Board, 5–10 p.m. March 30, Clark Gym
Concert: Hosted by WITR-FM, featuring Mikaela Davis, DRGN King and Ex Cops, 9 p.m. March 30, Gordon Field House
Bone marrow drive: Sign up for bone marrow donor registry or request donation kit, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. April 1, Campus Center Bamboo Room
Tournées French Film Festival: Le Gamin au Vélo (The Kid With a Bike), 6:30 p.m. April 3, Liberal Arts Hall, room 205
Speaker: “Finding Your Voice and Telling Your Story,” Laurie Halse Anderson, author, Speak, 7 p.m. April 3, SAU Fireside Lounge
Digital Humanities Speaker Series: “Inside-Out: Technology Reads Your Emotion and Lets You Share It,” Rosalind Picard, MIT Media Lab, 8 p.m. April 3, Carlson Auditorium
Scoreboard
Men’s tennis: RIT 7, Fisher 2
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