News by Topic: Gifts
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September 24, 2014
RIT unveils the ‘Classroom as a Learning Tool’
Steelcase Education, a company focused on creating effective, inspiring learning spaces, renovated a classroom in Eastman Hall. -
September 19, 2014
Gene Polisseni Center opens with a roar
RIT alumni, students, faculty, staff and the community got their first look at the Tigers’ new $38 million den Thursday during a dedication ceremony.
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August 22, 2014
Rochester Prep Charter High School opens Monday
Rochester Prep Charter High School, a new school developed in partnership between Uncommon Schools and RIT, will launch with 45 ninth-graders and 10 faculty and staff. -
July 8, 2014
Destler and Johnson pledge $1M to City Scholars
RIT President Bill Destler and Rebecca Johnson continue funding for the program, which provides free tuition to RIT for eligible city students. -
May 13, 2014
Business student named Outstanding Senior
Hannah Miller will receive the 2014 RIT Outstanding Female Senior Award, given to a senior who demonstrates academic success in the face of personal challenges. -
March 6, 2014
RIT launches free and open source software program
The FOSS program is the nation’s first interdisciplinary minor in free and open source software and free culture. -
February 28, 2014
Former philosophy professor to donate $300,000
Professor Emeritus Dane Gordon and his wife, Judith, have committed $300,000 in their estate plans to create The Dane R. Gordon Endowed Fund for Philosophy Student Success. -
February 12, 2014
RIT creates Center for the Study of Statesmanship
A $250,000 gift from former Board of Trustees member Kraig Kayser helped establish the Center for the Study of Statesmanship, Law and Liberty in the College of Liberal Arts. -
January 28, 2014
New loan for CIAS students emphasizes business
Students applying for loans from the Blacksberg Family Endowed Fund, created with a gift from alumnus Peter A. Blacksberg and his wife, Michele, must take a business course. -
October 10, 2013
Friendship of 50 years recognized in scholarship
The families of engineering alumni Edward Hoffmann ’69 and Bart Guerreri ’67 created a new RIT scholarship, naming it after the two longtime friends. -
October 4, 2013
Stan McKenzie Salon Series kicks off Oct. 9
The event includes a musical performance, reception and ribbon-cutting ceremony and a featured lecture. -
September 25, 2013
Center for Urban Entrepreneurship awarded $1.5M
The federal government is investing $1.5 million toward construction and renovation costs for the facility that will house RIT’s new Center for Urban Entrepreneurship.