News by Topic: Student Experience

RIT continually works to improve and enhance the university experience for our students. Through student clubs and organizations, unique classes and programs, a comprehensive wellness program, and university-led initiatives, students have plenty of opportunities to express themselves, make lifelong connections, and do extraordinary things.

  • May 7, 2024

    a man stands next to a wall covered in comic book covers. On the right side of the wall there is a sign that says Kubert Lounge and Gallery.

    Comics go to College

    The comics collection at RIT is growing by leaps and bounds and the new Kubert Lounge and Gallery makes it a visible presence on campus. The interdisciplinary art form is right at home at RIT.

  • May 7, 2024

    four women stand next to each other for a photograph with a blank wall behind them.

    Women’s, gender, and sexuality studies program honors first graduating class

    The first class of graduates from RIT’s women’s, gender, and sexuality studies (WGSS) program will be celebrated during commencement this month. The bachelor’s degree program was approved and offered for current students in 2023, and enrollment will be available to incoming first-year students this fall.
  • May 6, 2024

    Nastaran Nagshineh is shown with other faculty in a small room where she defended her thesis.

    RIT graduate pursues Ph.D. across time zones

    Nastaran Nagshineh, a Ph.D. candidate at RIT, successfully bridged the Rochester and Dubai campuses, paving the way for future international students. Nagshineh is one of 67 Ph.D. students who defended their thesis this academic year and who will earn their doctorate.

  • May 6, 2024

    raduates make their way in to the fifth annual Black graduation ceremony

    Students celebrate 5th annual Black graduation

    Hosted by the Black Awareness Coordinating Committee (BACC), the event featured Minett Professor Sherry Tshibangu addressing the graduates during the ceremony, sharing that the graduates’ journeys were taken with exceptional courage, and that their legacy is one to be continued.
  • May 1, 2024

    four students sit at a table testing a small product in one of the SHEDs makerspaces.

    What’s being made in the SHED

    Making at RIT has hit a new level now that several makerspaces in the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED) have opened to provide students access to equipment and support for classwork, club advancement, and personal projects.

  • May 1, 2024

    a man looks at a computer laptop screen while sitting in front of a whiteboard with formulas scribbled across it.

    Humans are the nuts and bolts of robotics research

    At RIT, robots are learning to read the room—especially rooms with humans. Improved communication between robots and people is part of the human-centered philosophy that anchors much of RIT’s work in robotics.