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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October 3, 2018
![Monet's "Waterloo Bridge" painting with the words "Monet's Waterloo Bridge Vision and Process" overlaying the image at the top.]()
RIT Press, Memorial Art Gallery explore Monet
Impressionist painter Claude Monet created more than 40 versions of London’s Waterloo Bridge. His artistic vision and creative process are put under the microscope in a new scholarly catalogue by RIT Press that serves as a companion to a new exhibition at Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery. -
October 3, 2018
![Logo for Measure Up Finger Lakes.]()
NYSP2I joins regional businesses in new initiative
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute is sponsoring an effort by regional business and community leaders to help companies establish best practices when it comes to workforce operations, community impact and environmental stewardship. -
September 30, 2018
![Old Fort Niagara tower with canons and actors dressed in historic clothing in foreground, image taken at night]()
Big Shot illuminates Old Fort Niagara
Approximately 825 people came out to Old Fort Niagara on Saturday night, helping make RIT’s 33rd Big Shot photograph a picturesque success. -
September 24, 2018
![Characters from Final Fantasy assembled in a group looking off camera.]()
RPO partners with RIT for ‘Final Fantasy’ performance
As part of a university initiative that encourages its students to experience the city’s rich artistic community, RIT will partner with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and The Strong to make gaming come alive through music and art. -
September 21, 2018
![Jordana Deutsch and Matthew Hough sit at a table and look over designs with Michael Galban.]()
Student work on display at Ganondagan State Historic Site
Jordana Deutsch, a fourth-year industrial design student from Manasquan, N.J., created a wayfinding system that welcomes visitors to the Ganondagan State Historic Site and guides them through 569 acres of trails. -
September 11, 2018
![Voting booth stations set up at different tables, no one is sitting at them.]()
RIT has its first on-campus voting site
This year for the first time, eligible students at RIT will be able to cast their vote in a general election without leaving campus. The Monroe County Board of Elections is establishing a polling station at RIT’s Gene Polisseni Center. -
September 11, 2018
![Graphic of city of Rochester elements to look like a blocky video game]()
MAGIC Center co-sponsors Rochester Game Festival
Forty tabletop and video game projects created by local college students, faculty and game developers from Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse will be available to play during the second annual Rochester Game Festival on Sept. 15. -
September 4, 2018
![A group of alumni pose for a photo holding two signs, one reading "#RITGDS #RITFORLIFE" and the other reading "RIT Global Day of Service."]()
Global Day of Service set for Saturday
RIT’s fourth annual Global Day of Service on Saturday, Sept. 8, allows alumni and families to come together and give back to their community through service projects. -
August 28, 2018
![Students form an assembly line making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. All of them are wearing matching RIT shirts and paper Wegmans hats.]()
50 Acts of Kindness spotlights yearlong ways to give back
As part of RIT’s 50th anniversary of its Henrietta campus, “50 Acts of Kindness” was born as a year-long initiative to spotlight the efforts RIT’s students, faculty, staff and alumni do to help the community. -
August 20, 2018
![Last year's class of Destler/Johnson scholars pose for a photo on the front steps of a house.]()
RIT welcomes 2018 class of Destler/Johnson scholars
RIT will welcome the ninth class of Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars at a ceremony on Monday. Since 2010, the program has provided more than 200 graduates of the Rochester City School District and Rochester charter schools with the opportunity to attend RIT tuition-free. -
August 17, 2018
![The students who participated in RIT Upward Bound Classic summer program hold up their certificates for completing the program.]()
Program exposes teens to college experience
RIT’s Upward Bound Classic program wrapped up its first year with a residential summer program that provided Rochester-area high schoolers a taste of college, including living on RIT’s campus, completing academic workshops, visiting other area colleges and speaking with community leaders. -
August 16, 2018
![A group of WE@RIT students stand outside in their WE@RIT shirts, using their bodies to spell out "WE RIT." The photo is taken from above.]()
Diversity initiatives in STEM honored by magazine
Women in Engineering (WE@RIT) and Engineers of Color Creating Opportunities (ECCO), two cultural and gender diversity programs at RIT, were recognized as Inspiring Programs in STEM by INSIGHT into Diversity magazine.
