News by Topic: Community Outreach

Khaleej Times highlights the pilot program designed to nurture the unique and extraordinary talents of Leonardo Mariotti, the exceptional 12-year-old scholar enrolled at RIT Dubai.

WHEC-TV speaks to students in RIT's master's in visual arts for all ages about the importance of giving back to the community.

WHAM-TV features the interactive art stations set up by students in RIT's Visual Arts for All Grades master's program.

Through Into the ROC, a program that introduced nearly 8,500 RIT community members to the region since 2016, students have explored, volunteered, and built lasting community ties.

Democrat and Chronicle highlights the student volunteer work that has accumulated over 500,000 meals total.

WHEC-TV speaks to Martin Anselm, interim chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, and Malarvizhi Hirudayaraj, associate professor in the Department of Management, about the grant.

WHEC-TV speaks to Bill St. Jean, associate director of the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, about the impact the food distribution has in the community.

WROC-TV highlights the students, faculty, and staff that packaged meals for the community, speaking to Bill St. Jean, associate director of the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, about the impact.

Professor Caroline DeLong established the ManyOtters project in collaboration with several other universities to share research, knowledge, and to explore the cognitive abilities of otters.

Nearly 2,500 students who engage in spiritual programs and services on campus now have a unified voice in the Interfaith Council, the university’s newest organization.

A remote networking session Associate Professor Brenda Abu attended for academics from African countries has led to a promising collaboration that extends her scholarship and the influence of RIT to communities in Ghana.

Casting aside the daily doomscroll and picking up a slow hobby like hand-stitched embroidery can provide a much-needed brain break for students. It can also open the door for them to give back to the community while expressing themselves.