Rochester Institute of Technology Communications and Digital Media News

You do what? From accountant to the stars to sustainable chocolate producer, RIT alumni have some pretty cool careers. Read about Tianna Mañón ’15 (journalism, political science), editor-in-chief of Open Mic Rochester, a news organization that is run by and for the black community.

You do what? From accountant to the stars to sustainable chocolate producer, RIT alumni have some pretty cool careers. Read about Allison Ritter ’14 (media arts and technology), creative director for IBM’s X-Force Command in Boston.

If the old saying, “couples who play together stay together” is true, Jon Podeszek ’10, ’12 MS and Danielle Furman Podeszek ’11 have it made. The two are ultramarathoners who spend their free time training to run 50-plus-mile races.

Meet Michael Rizzolo ’76 (basic interpreter training program), ’78 (social work), ’86 MS (human services management), the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 2019 Distinguished Alumnus.

Meet Kathy Yu ’91 (professional and technical communications), the College of Liberal Arts 2019 Distinguished Alumna.

Meet Theresa Fitzgerald ’84 (graphic design), the College of Art and Design 2019 Distinguished Alumna.

Three deaf and hard-of-hearing students in business-related majors at NTID received a new scholarship funded by the Frank B. Sullivan Memorial Foundation.

Rochester Beacon features Hinda Mandell, associate professor of communications, and Juilee Decker associate professor of museum studies.

Miguel Cardona's personal experience as an entrepreneur and innovator helps connect his students to industry. 

The School of Media Sciences “…has tremendous resources to support student work, backed by knowledgeable and caring professors; this helped in maintaining motivation while  gaining confidence in my skills and abilities.”

RIT graduates work in the knowledge-based positions…in both production management and upper management positions…they are the most knowledgeable about color, printing, and pre-media applications, as well as the production workflow.

David Pflanz ’19, Sedera Zbranak ’19 and fourth-year student Karrie Chen worked with Print Panther, an independent print production company, to create the award-winning holiday box design.