News by Topic: Alumni

November 21, 2016

RIT eyes deeper engagement in Silicon Valley

San Francisco Bay area alumni in July provided feedback on how RIT can amplify its presence and network out West. An 82-member delegation also held strategic meetings with 27 global high-tech companies and organizations.
November 21, 2016

Organ donation bonds former roommates for life

Two former RIT roommates now share a bond that goes beyond memories of their time on campus: One donated his kidney to the other.
November 21, 2016

RIT transitions to top-tier university

In 1993, Robert Loce became RIT’s first doctoral degree recipient and the first person in the world to earn a Ph.D. in imaging science. More than 250 others have followed in his footsteps in six doctoral programs.
November 16, 2016

Researchers fix Landsat 8 imagery, measurements

Software developed by Aaron Gerace and Matt Montanaro, senior scientists at RIT’s Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, improves the accuracy of NASA’s Landsat 8 Earth-sensing satellite, which was giving inaccurate readings due to defective optics in the thermal infrared sensor.
November 15, 2016

RIT recognizes faculty and staff alumni Thursday

Four alumni have been named as the 2016 Golden Brick Award winners, an award that was founded in 2010 and recognizes faculty and staff alumni who have gone above and beyond in connecting and engaging with graduates and supporting RIT.
November 14, 2016

Nominations for public service award due Jan. 25

Nominations for the Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award, which recognizes exemplary public service by a current member of the faculty or staff, are due by Wednesday.
November 11, 2016

RIT names three new members to Board of Trustees

Darshan Hiranandani, managing director of Hiranandani Group of Companies; Andrew Jacobson, enrolled agent at Maverick Business Services (retired); and Christopher Lehfeldt, dentist at Elmwood Dental Group PC and Finger Lakes Community Health, were named to RIT’s Board of Trustees on Nov. 10.
November 8, 2016

Saunders College unveils two learning spaces

RIT’s Saunders College of Business is now home to the REDCOM Active Learning Collaboratory and the Business Analytics Lab. The spaces enable faculty to implement learning activities that promote student engagement and peer-based learning.
November 7, 2016

Couple receives RIT’s prestigious NRS award

Sandra A. Parker and John M. “Dutch” Summers will receive the 2016 Nathaniel Rochester Society Award on Nov. 10 for their outstanding and significant contributions to the university’s advancement.
November 4, 2016

Student designs dress out of paper

Meet Heather Williams, a third-year medical illustration major who designed and created an 18th century French court gown made out of paper for the CIAS Foundations Beaux Arts Ball.
November 3, 2016

Hospitality alumni honored

RITâ€™s School of International Hospitality and Service Innovation recognized eight program alumni at the schoolâ€™s annual awards reception in October. The awards acknowledge the winnersâ€™ influence in some of the most prestigious hospitality, tourism and service organizations.
November 2, 2016

Photo exhibit highlights alumnus Bernie Boston

The exhibit, “Everyday with the President: Bernie Boston Photographs, 1967-1992,” is open through Nov. 11 in RIT’s William Harris Gallery. Boston ’55 photographed the lives of five U.S. presidents—from the routine to the highly politicized—including a moment of President Ronald Reagan laughing.

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