Rochester Institute of Technology Liberal Arts and Social Sciences News

  • August 6, 2018

    Brynjar and Brianna pose for a photo shortly after getting engaged. Brynjar holds his fist up in their air, seemingly in triumph.

    Not quite love at first sight for RIT couple
    Brianna Schlitt ’11, ’13 and Brynjar Leifsson ’11, ’13 thought it was love at first sight when they met on the RIT campus in 2009. But they later learned they had attended the same elementary school, shared some of the same teachers and even ate lunch together there.

  • August 6, 2018

    A portrait of Kathy Carcaci.

    Kathy Carcaci named RIT’s 2018 Volunteer of the Year
    One of RIT’s longest serving staff members now has a new title: RIT’s 2018 Volunteer of the Year. Kathy Carcaci ’95, who retired as manager of staff recruitment and a senior human resources representative in January, will accept the award at the Presidents’ Alumni Ball during Brick City Homecoming.

  • May 21, 2018

    A headshot of Caroline Easton.

    RIT offers behavioral health internship
    The Priority Behavioral Health Care Psychology Internship Program aims to increase the number of highly trained clinicians and researchers working as clinical leaders in the region.

  • May 8, 2018

    Michael Ciminelli talks with another man, using his hands to emphasize his point.

    RIT honors RPD Chief Ciminelli ’78
    Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli ’78 (criminal justice) received the Contributions to Justice Award at the Senior Luncheon and Recognition Celebration put on by RIT’s Department of Criminal Justice and Center for Public Safety Initiatives. Several criminal justice majors also were honored.

  • April 30, 2018

    Three Clockwyse team members hold up a large check while the CPSI director talks to a crowd about their first-prize accomplishment.

    Emergency mass notification clock wins STEAM contest
    A team of three computer engineering majors has developed a prototype for an emergency mass notification clock, which won the top prize and $5,000 in RIT’s first STEAM competition, sponsored by RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives.

  • April 28, 2018

    Zachary smiles at the camera, leaning against an outdoor sculpture behind the College of Liberal Arts.

    Economics grad aiming for a Ph.D.
    When Zachary Grzelka transferred to RIT in his second year as an economics major, he didn’t expect it would be a move that would become a stepping stone to shape his career as a college professor.

  • April 28, 2018

    A portrait of Maya Penn.

    RIT/NTID student to join Peace Corps in Africa
    Just one month after Maya Penn graduates with her bachelor’s degree in psychology from RIT’s College of Liberal Arts, she will fulfill her own personal quest for serving others by teaching deaf children in Ghana.

  • April 20, 2018

    Rock path near a water drain.

    Imagine RIT preview: Explore green infrastructure
    The Environmental Science in your own Backyard exhibit at Imagine RIT will feature issues facing the next generation of environmental professionals and innovative techniques, like green infrastructure, for mitigating environmental impacts.