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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March 24, 2014
Students start longboarding business
Tyler Schrodt and Evan McCool joined forces to start their own longboarding company using money from their savings accounts. They founded Enraged Panda Boarding Co. in 2010. -
March 24, 2014
First class of City Scholars to graduate
Twenty-seven students from the City School District qualified for the scholarships for the 2010 academic year. Four years later, 21 are on track to graduate. -
March 18, 2014
Winners announced in Imagine RIT poster contest
Graphic design student Sophia Del Plato’s poster was chosen from among 34 entries. Five thousand copies of her poster will be handed out at the festival. -
March 14, 2014
RIT Public Service Award winners announced
NTID professor Rose Marie Toscano and Meaghan Malone, a sustainable engineering graduate student, will be recognized at a ceremony on May 8 for their public service efforts. -
March 12, 2014
Time Warner Cable leads sponsorship of Imagine RIT
Time Warner Cable, a longtime supporter of Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival, is the premier sponsor for this year’s festival in May.
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March 7, 2014
Student takes third place in design competition
A Q&A with Audrey Kirk, a third-year industrial design major who won third place at the Student Design Competition sponsored by the International Housewares Association. -
March 6, 2014
Saunders College hosts leadership conference
Author and CEO JJ DiGeronimo headlines the Power Your Potential Women’s Leadership Conference, held at RIT on March 14. -
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
RIT hosts 10th annual Tora-Con
An expected 3,000 people will take part in the convention for fans of anime, manga, Japanese culture, sci-fi and fantasy. -
February 26, 2014
Hospitality students visit Dubai
Over 10 days, the students toured prominent hotels, regional business centers and popular tourist destinations, meeting with the general managers of each of the locations. -
February 26, 2014
Student hopes to connect hearing, deaf communities
A Q&A with Stephanie Kiessling, a fifth-year hospitality management major and the first deaf student member of the Puttin’ on the RITz executive board. -
February 25, 2014
Help choose the 2014 Imagine RIT poster
Voting is underway to choose the official Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival poster for 2014.