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.
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April 15, 2025
WITR hosts President Munson finale
After eight years of broadcasts, the final “Ask Munson” episode will air in a one-hour special from 2 to 3 p.m. April 16.
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April 15, 2025
‘Rochester History’ explores deaf spaces in 19th-century New York
The Rochester History journal's 21st-century makeover is turning heads and winning accolades and grant funding.
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April 14, 2025
Students build community through beats and BARS
RIT’s Black Artists & Records Society builds community and opportunity for student creatives through live events and creative collaboration.
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April 14, 2025
Student Spotlight: Short film encourages a shift in perspective about Down syndrome
For his final capstone project, Snyder, a Rochester Native, directed a short film called Turn Table. The film spins a tale of a young man with Down syndrome who goes into a record store to find an album but keeps getting pulled in many directions by different people who don’t quite understand him.
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April 11, 2025
My Favorite Things Around Rochester, NY
An essay by Kate Young, third-year ASL Interpreting major, published by Her Campus.
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April 10, 2025
Five facts about Imagine RIT
RIT will welcome thousands of people to campus on April 26 for the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival, where a record 434 exhibits will be on display. Here are five things to know about the event.
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April 9, 2025
RIT A Cappella group embraces Japanese culture
FOX Rochester features RIT's Japanese A Cappella group, Kaminari.
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April 7, 2025
RIT students are inspired to build a more open future
RIT has a long history and culture of academic and extracurricular work in open source. Adrian Edwards hopes to pass his passion on to other students when he graduates in May and starts a job at Red Hat.
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April 7, 2025
2025 Best Colleges for Photography
College Transitions names RIT as the No. 3 top college for photography majors.
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April 4, 2025
Packaging science students organize Packaging Jamboree national conference
Lia Grammer and Julia Carreras found that juggling the logistics of a major student conference in the middle of a busy academic season is proving to be both exciting and challenging.
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April 4, 2025
RIT Graduate Showcase puts students in the spotlight April 10
Graduate students Olivia Towne and Meghan Taylor gave back to the RIT community with their graduate research projects, which focused on the nutritional needs of student athletes and the challenges facing people with food allergies.
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April 3, 2025
Kaminari spreads cultural a cappella on campus
One of seven a cappella groups at RIT, Kaminari and its 13 members aim to show how music transcends language and helps people discover and enjoy music they might not have explored on their own.