News by Topic: Student Experience

Visitors attending this year’s ESL Rochester Fringe Festival may not realize they’re also experiencing an unofficial celebration of Rochester Institute of Technology’s creativity. More than 30 performances feature RIT students, faculty, staff, and alumni showcasing the university’s artistic talent.

The Liangxiao Zhu Tutoring Center, in RIT’s Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, is open to any student taking introductory programming courses offered in the computing college.

In his State of the University address, RIT President Bill Sanders outlined a vision for RIT centered on investing in people, programs, and strategic priorities to sustain the university's momentum and impact.

The widespread adoption of AI systems and tools has undeniably altered human life and the workforce, but RIT is making sure students are confidently prepared to navigate these changes.

Unearth The Voyage includes RIT's packaging science program in its list of unusual degrees, citing competitive salaries and strong job placement rates.

RIT is offering a new class based on the Emmy-award winning HBO Max Original drama series. The class is helping future healthcare professionals explore the ethical, emotional, and practical challenges they may one day face themselves.

For over 15 years, the Rochester City Scholars program has helped Rochester students turn college aspirations into successful careers, with alumni becoming doctors, designers, executives, sonographers, artists, teachers, and more.

MSN includes RIT's packaging science program in its list of unusual degrees, citing competitive salaries and strong job placement rates.

The Hindu highlights RIT’s inaugural Global Scholar Quest in India, a student innovation program that challenged high school students to develop solutions to real-world problems in areas including AI, climate, and healthcare, culminating in a competition in Mumbai with scholarships and seed funding for the winning team.

RIT once again made The Princeton Review Best Colleges list and was ranked among the top 50 schools for “Colleges that Create Futures” in its Best 392 Colleges 2027 edition.

The new research hub will improve engineering education to close skills gaps and address how artificial intelligence is impacting the workplace.

RIT is building its eminence in quantum research as part of a $37.5 million National Science Foundation (NSF) award for large-scale interdisciplinary research projects known as Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes.