News by Topic: Gifts
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August 6, 2018
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Housing fund game-changer for graduate
Shantinique Cowans ’18 was able to live on campus thanks to the M. Forrest and Robert Hurlbut Residence College Fund. Cowans is one example of how students are already benefiting from RIT’s $1 billion blended campaign. -
August 6, 2018
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Networking trips expose students to opportunities
Each spring, Saunders College of Business Honors students spend a week visiting companies in different cities. The trips are funded by RIT Trustee Charles Brown Jr. ’79 and his wife, Renee Brown, and are one example of how students are already benefiting from RIT’s $1 billion blended campaign. -
August 6, 2018
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Study abroad a highlight for hospitality student
Connor Draughn wanted to get out of his comfort zone and try something new, so the hospitality and tourism management major decided to spend a semester studying at RIT Croatia. Draughn is one example of how students are already benefiting from RIT’s $1 billion blended campaign. -
August 6, 2018
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Campaign sets $1 billion blended goal
RIT has publicly launched a $1 billion campaign, the largest fundraising effort in the university’s history. Read about students are already benefiting. -
August 6, 2018
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Software engineering projects build career
The Alex A. Kipman ’01 Endowment for the Department of Software Engineering helps students like Robert McLaughlin ’18 work on cutting-edge projects. McLaughlin is one example of how students are already benefiting from RIT’s $1 billion blended campaign. -
July 13, 2018
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RIT publicly launches $1 billion blended campaign
RIT displayed its signature blend of arts and technology Thursday in an evening of entertainment centered on a major announcement about the university’s future: RIT is publicly launching a $1 billion blended campaign, the largest fundraising effort in the university’s history. -
July 10, 2018
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RIT to continue to lead Pollution Prevention Institute
An RIT-led consortium has won a $19.5 million, five-year award from the New York State Department of Environmental Conversation to operate the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, allowing RIT to continue to lead important environmental projects and initiatives. -
June 28, 2018
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RIT receives $5M for Global Cybersecurity Institute
The planned Global Cybersecurity Institute at RIT got a tremendous boost with the receipt of $5 million grant through the New York State Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program. -
June 27, 2018
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New programs help students with autism gain confidence, employment
Two new programs at RIT are helping students with autism prepare for interviews and land jobs. Eight students recently completed a three-week Career Ready Boot Camp, and RIT’s Neurodiverse Hiring Initiative has helped dozens of students network and find co-op work. -
June 25, 2018
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GIS dedicates Bal Dixit Laboratory
The Bal Dixit Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Fire Protection Research is made possible by a $2 million gift from RIT alumnus and former trustee Sudhakar “Bal” Dixit. -
May 16, 2018
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Alumna hosts fundraiser for scholarship award
Sara (Berman) Knight ’92 (criminal justice) and Ingrid Ludt ’92 (graphic design) are hosting a fundraiser for the Patrick T. Lynch Scholarship Award on July 15 at the House of Blues in Boston. -
May 8, 2018
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Saunders College names lab in honor of Sklarsky family
RIT alumnus and trustee Frank Sklarsky and his family have made a gift to Saunders College of Business to help support costs associated with the Sklarsky Center for Business Analytics, a 800-square-foot space to the right of the entry to Saunders College formally dedicated on May 4.
