News by Topic: Student Experience

Students are building Navy-funded autonomous underwater systems, including a robot designed to inspect and clean ship hulls. The hands-on senior design projects teach robotics, sensing, and machine learning through real naval technology challenges.

The RIT Graduate Showcase allowed students to explain their research to their peers. 

WHEC-TV highlights the opening of RIT’s new 700-plus seat performing arts center, including remarks from RIT President Bill Sanders on its significance as a space for innovation, performance, and community engagement.

WHAM-TV features a photo gallery from the opening of the university’s new performing arts center, which will serve as a hub for creativity and community performances.

WROC-TV reports on RIT’s new performing arts center debuting with a sold-out inaugural performance, marking a major addition to the region’s arts and entertainment landscape.

Spectrum News speaks to architect Michael Maltzan about the design of RIT’s new performing arts center, highlighting its role as a unique, state-of-the-art venue for student and community performances.

Gulf News speaks to Ayda Ghazal, marketing and communications manager at RIT Dubai, about how parents are balancing remote work and children’s online learning, highlighting the role of communication, flexibility, and support networks.

Benjamin Brundage, a fourth-year computer science student, made front-page news for helping take down one of the most powerful cyberweapons ever assembled. And he’s been running his own startup at the same time.

The 747-seat, 50,000-square-foot building officially opened this morning. The center will provide a state-of-the-art venue for theater, musical theater, music, and dance for both RIT students and community groups.

RIT students are entering the workforce with increasing success, including higher starting salaries, according to the university’s latest career outcomes data from the class of 2025.

WHAM-TV reports on RIT hosting the American Society of Civil Engineers student symposium, featuring regional universities competing in engineering challenges such as concrete canoe races and steel bridge design.

Rochester Business Journal reports that RIT’s Saunders College of Business was ranked among the nation’s top graduate business schools by U.S. News & World Report, highlighting program size, tuition, and employment outcomes for MBA graduates.