News by Topic: Women

Rochester has a proud history of breaking barriers and fighting for social change. Susan B. Anthony and Anna Murray Douglass were Rochesterians and our community continues to celebrate their social contributions. RIT upholds a tradition of social equity by supporting female students with a host of clubs and organizations, as well as community resources, that provide platforms for meaningful discussion centering on feminine social justice.

October 4, 2017

Women in Engineering at RIT hosts open house Nov. 4

The Women in Engineering program at RIT is holding its annual open house girls in grades 5 through 9 and their families, teachers, guidance counselors and community leaders.
October 4, 2017

NFL’s Dawn Hudson headlines Gasser lecture series

Dawn Hudson, the NFL’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, will share some of her career strategies for brand success at Saunders College of Business Gasser Lecture Series on Oct. 13.
October 3, 2017

Co-founder of Black Lives Matter: Canada to speak

Janaya Khan, a leading voice in the international Black Lives Matter movement, will deliver a talk titled “Black Lives Matter: More Than a Hashtag” at RIT on Oct. 11.
October 2, 2017

Three staff members receive Diversity Awards to attend NYSERNet Conference

Nicole Mirando, Caitlin Nairn and Michelle Guerrieri-Poysa from RIT’s Information and Technology Services are among the first recipients of New York State Education and Research Network’s Diversity Awards, a program to encourage underrepresented women and men to advance in the IT field.
September 20, 2017

Interactive symposium highlights successful alumni

RIT alumni making significant impacts on the world will share their insights into the importance of creativity and innovation to their success during an interactive symposium at 2 p.m. today.
September 19, 2017

Glass Pumpkin Patch ready for picking on Sept. 30

The School for American Crafts’ glass program will sell its unique, hand-blown glass pumpkins and gourds during the 13th annual Glass Pumpkin Patch fundraiser on Sept. 30 in the Gene Polisseni Center.
September 14, 2017

‘She Got Game’ filmmaker to talk at RIT Sept. 21

Cailleah Scott-Grimes’ 2015 award-winning documentary She Got Game is the story of a young woman searching to reconnect with the world of video games.
September 13, 2017

Scientist organizes symposium on ‘Global Women of Light’

Jie Qiao is collaborating with the Optical Society (OSA) Foundation to host the second annual symposium for women in optics and photonics on Sept. 17 in Washington, D.C., as part of the Frontiers in Optics OSA Conference.
August 16, 2017

Astrophysics Ph.D. student wins NASA fellowship

RIT graduate student Chi Nguyen was selected for a NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship in Astrophysics Research, one of eight fellowship recipients selected from 141 applicants to the Astrophysics Science Research Program.
August 14, 2017

Exhibition and book detail life of photo pioneer Jeannette Klute

Jeannette Klute: A Photographic Pioneer, published by RIT Press, is illustrated with color photographs and personal papers from the Jeannette Klute Collection held at the RIT Archives, the largest collection of her work in the world. The book was written by RIT Professor Therese Mulligan.
June 15, 2017

Robin Cass named interim dean of CIAS

Robin Cass, who has been serving as acting dean of the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences since April 1, has been named interim dean. Cass will assume her new responsibilities on July 1.
June 9, 2017

Student honored for 4.0 GPA

Kimberlee Keithley, who is pursuing bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering and applied mathematics, is the 2017 winner of the Norman A. Miles Scholarship, given to a student entering their last year of undergraduate study with the highest GPA across the university.

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