News by Topic: Community Outreach
RIT is a proud member of the Rochester community and is dedicated to giving back, whether it’s through donating to charitable causes, organizing events to raise awareness of certain issues, or empowering local education.
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April 8, 2022
Final class project changes Rochester college student's life
WHAM-TV features photographic and imaging arts student Sydney Lewandowski.
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April 5, 2022
SpringFest provides mix of entertainment, trips, community service
Preparing meals at a Rochester homeless shelter, a dance in the dark with glow sticks, and shopping in Niagara Falls are just some of the 17 events planned for this year’s SpringFest, which begins Thursday and continues through Sunday.
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April 4, 2022
Matthew Reynell earns RIT’s 2022 Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award
A quiet champion for Rochester’s youth facing homelessness, poverty, despair, and abandonment earned RIT’s annual award for faculty or staff who stand out for their community service. Matthew Reynell, assistant director of the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, will receive the 2022 Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award at the Alfred L. Davis Public Service Awards Ceremony on April 5.
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April 4, 2022
Biomedical sciences major Maduka Gunasinghe wins RIT public service award
For RIT biomedical sciences major Maduka Gunasinghe, compassion for others is a gift he shares freely and community service is the expression of his character. RIT has recognized his commitment to other people’s well-being with a Bruce R. James Distinguished Public Service Award. He will receive the award at a ceremony on April 5.
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April 2, 2022
Relay for Life raises $89,262
WHEC-TV features RIT's Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.
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April 1, 2022
People and organizations making positive change in Rochester, part 2
WXXI’s “Connections” program features the Batman of San Jose, an RIT student who provides food and supplies to the homeless and who wishes to remain anonymous.
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March 29, 2022
Film and animation student awarded prestigious Frederick Douglass Fellowship
Jahaad Shairi, a School of Film and Animation sophomore, has been selected as a 2022 CIEE Frederick Douglass Global Fellow—an honor awarding him a full scholarship to represent RIT at a four-week leadership program for students of color that is set in Ireland and focused on peace, social justice, and conflict resolution.
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March 29, 2022
College of Art and Design sponsoring Rochester Independent Comics Expo this weekend
An event showcasing more than 30 independent comic artists from across the Northeast and surveying Rochester’s independent video game scene will highlight the third annual Rochester Independent Comics Expo (RICE) this weekend.
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March 25, 2022
National manufacturing institute led by RIT marks five years
A national manufacturing institute led by Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding director of RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, is marking five years of accelerating the transition to a circular economy in the United States.
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March 24, 2022
Osher spring classes for adults over 50 begin April 11
Cobblestone architecture, ancient shipwrecks, and space junk are just some of the nearly 50 classes offered this spring by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT. In-person classes are resuming, however many are available via Zoom.
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March 18, 2022
Students help communities during spring break
RIT students planted trees in Louisiana, revitalized farms and greenhouses in West Virginia, and repaired hiking trails in Georgia and Virginia as projects during this year’s Alternative Break.
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March 16, 2022
Photo student wins top honors from National Press Photographers Association
The National Press Photographers Association, the leading voice advocating for the work of visual journalists today, has recognized the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences in the College of Art and Design with its two top student photography honors.