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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February 18, 2020
RIT art gallery hosting traveling craft exhibit borne out of political activism
A traveling exhibit that calls upon craft as a creative force in voicing dissent and expressing hope in an era of political disruption is making its first-ever stop at RIT over the next month.
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February 14, 2020
Scholarship makes grad school possible
The Mark and Maureen Davitt Graduate Education Endowed Scholarship was established with a $500,000 gift to RIT by Mark and Maureen Davitt to help graduates from the Rochester City School District pursue advanced degrees.
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February 13, 2020
Orleans/Niagara BOCES and RIT teaming up to make music more inclusive
WKBW-TV in Buffalo features a team of RIT students who are collaborating with a school in Niagara Falls, N.Y., to design musical instruments that are easier for students with disabilities to play.
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February 11, 2020
RIT international students waiting for a friendship volunteer
Faculty and staff members at RIT are encouraged to volunteer with Rochester Global Connections, which pairs community members with international students to help them feel more welcome. There are 30 RIT international students currently in the program, but another seven are waiting for a pairing.
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February 6, 2020
Podcast: Hope for Honduras
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 31: A multidisciplinary contingent from RIT is creating design solutions to improve the quality of medical care and education in Central America. Mary Golden, interior design program chair and director of RIT Hope for Honduras, speaks with Christian Perry, a healthcare designer and co-founder of Little Angels of Honduras, about important initiatives to help reduce infant mortality in that region.
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February 5, 2020
Student Spotlight: Greek life student plunges to help Special Olympics
Freezin’ for a Reason. That’s the motto of Rochester’s Polar Plunge and now the adopted saying for third-year game design and development student Harry McCardell. He’s ready to represent his fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa, as president and run into frozen Lake Ontario.
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February 5, 2020
Pioneers of Progress: RIT celebrates National Engineers Week
RIT is one of hundreds of universities and organizations across the country involved in National Engineers Week, taking place Feb. 16-22. Events include talks with engineering alumni and open house sessions for K-12 students and families.
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February 5, 2020
Rochester’s top women business leaders featured at RIT leadership conference
Saunders College of Business hosts the 11th annual Power Your Potential Women’s Conference on Friday. The conference theme this year is “Embracing Our Voice and Leading Boldly,” and will be led by Karen Magnuson, Saunders College Executive in Residence and former executive editor at Rochester’s Democrat and Chronicle.
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January 23, 2020
Demand for disability support services outweighs supply
WXXI.org details a meeting at the Center for Disability Rights between U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Patricia Starr '78 (medical lab technician).
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January 15, 2020
Into the ROC allows students to explore ‘people, places and possibilities’
A college experience should include more than a degree, and for three years, students at RIT have been learning about the community beyond campus and finding ways to make it a better place through volunteering.
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December 24, 2019
FIRST Robotics competition season opens with ‘Infinite Recharge’ Kick Off telecast on Jan. 4
Robotics teams from across “the galaxy” will be ready as FIRST Robotics opens its 2020 season with a kickoff event at 10 a.m. Jan. 4. More than 600 students, teachers and mentors will gather to participate in morning workshops and then view the kickoff telecast revealing the details of this year’s game.
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December 20, 2019
Podcast: The Benefits of Telehealth
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 29: Caroline Easton, professor in RIT’s School of Behavioral Health, talks with Jacob Wadsworth, a doctoral intern in the university’s priority psychology internship program, about a project that uses telemedicine, the process of using telecommunications to evaluate, diagnosis and treat patients, to help homeless people access mental health and drug addiction counseling.