Student Government

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Highlights

Advocate

We represent the student body as a whole by advocating for students and student groups.

Connect

We help students connect with each other and the people they need to know at RIT to ensure they have the best experience possible.

Lead

We lead by guiding others along with us to further the impact of our advocacy.

Inform

We inform students about the resources offered through RIT and Student Government

Serve

We serve as a liaison between the students and administration and always have the student's best interests in mind.

A spit take

Diamond Guy

Biomedical Sciences

Guy’s biomedical science research is analyzing microbes linked to cardiac disease. She’s hoping to keep the population healthy one vial of saliva at a time.

Always Evolving

Elizabeth Ruder

Assistant Professor

The nutrition is an ever-changing field where knowledge is always evolving. Professor Ruder enjoys watching her students question what they know as they use hands-on experiences to contribute to future nutritional guidelines.

Streaming worldwide

Nate Bellavia

WITR 89.7

RIT’s student-run radio station broadcasts to the Rochester community and streams worldwide. Nate, WITR’s music director, appreciates that RIT has a place where people who love music can bond over their passion and share that connection over the airwaves.

The power of music

Becky Jasen

Physician Assistant

Jasen is a physician assistant major and the music director for RIT Players. She is applying her passion for music to research that studied how music can reduce pain and anxiety in pediatric patients.

Student News

January 15, 2021

Answering the call during the COVID-19 pandemic

Members of RIT Ambulance this academic year have continued to answer 911 calls on the RIT campus all while taking additional precautions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. They responded to simple traumas, such as patients falling off a bike, falling out of bed, hitting their head or an allergic reaction. They also transported students to quarantine locations.
January 15, 2021

SG rep helps shape safe procedures for RIT spring semester

More than a dozen RIT administrators and staff members have met regularly to discuss ways to help keep campus open as safely as possible as more is learned about COVID-19. To provide a student perspective, Griffin Warntz is serving on RIT’s Spring Planning Task Force.
January 15, 2021

Athletic facilities on deck for improvements

Plans to upgrade RIT’s outdoor athletic facilities continue to unfold. The first phase of the department’s multimillion dollar stadium project is scheduled to begin this year.
January 15, 2021

Performing Arts Scholars Program flourishes

Now in its second year, the Performing Arts Scholars Program at RIT has more than doubled in participants, with 368 first-year students involved in classical or jazz instrumental music, voice, musical theater, acting, technical theater, dance, or video game composition.