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  • February 17, 2021

    eight portraits of RIT staff members.

    RIT celebrates outstanding staff with university’s Presidential Awards

    RIT honored the service and dedication of its employees with the Presidential Awards for Outstanding Staff ceremony Feb. 17. The annual awards, this year held as a webinar, are presented to staff members who exemplify outstanding service and dedication to the university and who exhibit a high degree of personal ethics and integrity while consistently demonstrating a strong commitment to student success.

  • February 17, 2021

    Imagine RIT festival poster with a 3D tiger, and a portrait of the student who created the poster.

    2021 Imagine RIT winning poster selected

    An image showing a tiger emerging from an ocean of pandemic, climbing toward a ray of light, has been selected as this year’s poster for the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival. The poster was designed by Luke Chen, a second-year new media design major.

  • February 10, 2021

    two people sitting on stage watching a TV screen with the image also projected on large screen behind them.

    Brick City Singers win Dr. Munson’s Performing Arts Challenge

    Student a cappella group Brick City Singers took top prize in the fourth annual Dr. Munson’s Performing Arts Challenge, held last Friday. Eleven students or student groups participated virtually in the finals, ranging from classical music, dance, American Sign Language music interpretation, and singing accompanied with guitar or baritone ukulele.

  • February 8, 2021

    two students wearing face masks playing table tennis.

    Three recharge days scheduled this semester

    RIT’s spring semester this year features three recharge days for students to take a break from classes and studying. The days—Feb. 23, March 24, and April 22—feature several optional activities students may participate in either in-person, drop-in, or virtually.

  • February 4, 2021

    Imagine Festival logo

    Imagine RIT to be held virtually on May 1

    After careful consideration, it has been decided that this year’s Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival will be fully virtual for safety and planning purposes. The date remains set for May 1, 2021.

  • February 1, 2021

    students waiting in line to pay for food in cafeteria.

    Gracie’s, RIT’s largest cafeteria, goes a la carte

    There’s a greater variety of food options on the RIT campus this semester, as RIT Dining opened more locations, expanded online ordering, went cashless at select locations, and changed Gracie’s—for the first time in its 51-year history—from all-you-care-to-eat to retail.