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George Dubinsky and David Short discovered a shared vision while at RIT, using it to guide them in developing their Philadelphia-based company into one that works with the world's top architects and interior designers.

A serial entrepreneur, Brandon Hudson was RIT’s first Gap Year fellow in 2018. Before that, Hudson had a knack for business, selling wristbands for the then-new Apple Watch.

Janessa Steenberg initially created the original recipe for herself to bridge a culinary gap between her vegan diet and the Italian-Maltese cuisine from her Toronto childhood and her grandmother’s kitchen.

Independent game developer Rami Ismail hired former Gap Year fellow Sam Magnolia and their cofounders at Aesthetician Labs — Noah Magnolia and Aidan Markham — to lead the development and production team for Australia Did It.

Hridiza Roy followed a summer internship at Disney Studios, with a fall position in the Gap Year Entrepreneurial Fellowship. The RIT program gave her a block of time and a stipend to advance her passion project—Painterly, an animation software tool.

A team of Saunders students took second place in the 2026 CFA Institute Research Challenge, on February 7, at RIT.

When first-year student Phillip Minardo came to RIT, business wasn't part of his original plan—until a single class changed his mindset by mimicking a real-world workplace experience.

Making the transition to college can be challenging, but a program at Saunders College of Business helps ease that stress. The Freshman Experience: BIZ 1+2 program is built around the concept that students succeed when they feel supported by their professors and peers.

According to Steven Spielberg, all good ideas start out as bad ideas. That’s why a duo from RIT has launched the game studio Bad Ideas Productions.

The Executive MBA program at Saunders College of Business is preparing a set of curriculum updates with the aim of better aligning executive education with the needs of the current business environment.

A chance interaction between old classmates led to a rewarding design collaboration for the alumni-run furniture design studio Edgewood Made (George Dubinsky '11 and David Short '13) and Gunther Jacobson '12. Edgewood Made designed millwork and kitchen cabinetry for a luxury home that they then trusted Jacobson to install in the Miami area home.

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a year filled with milestones, innovation, and inspiring stories from across the RIT community.