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.

  • January 26, 2018

    Four members of Alpha Phi Omega Xi Zeta chapter dressed up posing for picture.

    Student Spotlight: Turning failing habits around
    Meet Brian Zarzuela, a third-year computer engineering technology major who is passionate about service work. After a difficult first semester, Zarzuela turned to the College Restoration Program to get his grades back on track.

  • January 24, 2018

    Ice carving display saying RIT with a tiger on top.

    RIT's FreezeFest celebrates the snow and cold

    A performance by Joywave, snowboarding and ski course, escape rooms, grocery bingo, basketball and hockey games are some of the more than 20 events and activities planned for the ninth annual FreezeFest, Feb. 1-4.

  • January 22, 2018

    group of international students holding RIT Tigers banners.

    Student leaders from RIT's global campuses meet in Dubai
    Student leaders from RIT's campuses in Rochester, Croatia, Kosovo and the United Arab Emirates met in Dubai during the holiday break to discuss their strengths and challenges and how they can better work collaboratively.

  • January 16, 2018

    Laura Branch holding a bowling ball in front of bowling lanes

    RIT bowler is among the best in the nation
    Laura Branch, a member of RIT's bowling team, has been named a member of the United States Bowling Congress's Junior Team USA, a prestigious honor given to the top 12 male and female bowlers in the country who are under 21.

  • December 7, 2017

    Student with VR headset, in front of the MAGIC logo.

    Student Spotlight: Creating a Holo-Assistant
    Meet Chirag Kular, a computer science graduate student who is working on an innovative research project using augmented reality technology and incorporating the technology of Microsoft HoloLens, Amazon’s Alexa and IBM’s Watson.

  • November 21, 2017

    RIT baseball team in a dog pile.

    The rise of RIT athletics
    There's a long list of accolades for all 24 varsity sports, including that RIT's student-athletes earned the highest cumulative GPA in program history with a 3.32. The rise of RIT athletics is a remarkable story but not unexpected given the growth and advancement of RIT.

  • November 10, 2017

    Three people in costume for Beauty and the Beast.

    Student Spotlight: Meet the Beast
    Kendall Charles, a fourth-year computing and information technologies major from Opelousas, La., is playing the role of Beast in NTID’s production of The Story of Beauty and the Beast.

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