News by Topic: Alumni

Most college career fairs pair students with company recruiters looking to hire students after graduation. But at RIT, thousands of co-op placements a year are also offered, giving students experiential learning and a foot in the door after graduation.

National Engineers Week takes place this week at RIT, and the university will participate in the annual recognition of engineers’ contributions by hosting a variety of programming for those interested in learning more about what engineers do. 

A diverse set of speakers, including entrepreneurs, social activists and students, will inspire attendees at TEDxRIT, RIT’s independently organized TED event. The talks will be live streamed on Facebook.

Professionals and students interested in being able to explain complex topics to any audience can now prepare to become certified professional technical communicators at Rochester Institute of Technology.

For the past six years, RIT has celebrated TAG Day to show appreciation for those who have given back to the university. In addition to hanging tags in different areas of the university that have been impacted by donor support, The Fund for RIT is hosting a TAG Day Fair until 2 p.m. today.

Colette Fu '03 (imaging arts) featured in The Roanoke Times.

A collection of paintings on display at NTID explores deafness in a unique and powerful way. “Rise Up: Silent Margins,” a collection of 17 paintings by RIT/NTID alumna Ashley Hannan, runs through Feb. 23 in NTID’s Dyer Arts Center.

A collection of interpretive dances based on children’s prose and poetry is featured in a new production by NTID’s Performing Arts department.

Danielle Gonzalez, a computing and information sciences Ph.D. student at RIT, was one of only 10 outstanding doctoral students in North America selected to receive the 2019 Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellowship.

RIT Esports is joining a national collegiate league commission by the Electronic Gaming Federation and moving into a new space the university is designating for esports competitions.

The RIT community will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with its second annual Let Freedom Ring event, featuring music, dance and excerpts from some of King’s most notable speeches. Performers include the RIT/NTID Dance Company, the RIT String Quartet and keynote speaker Greg Pollock ’12.

Thinkers ages 50 and beyond can ring in the new year by learning something new at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT. Osher offers a free winter course preview session at 10 a.m. Dec. 6.