Rochester Institute of Technology

Recent RIT College of Science grad Ashley Adair is a trailblazer in her family. This May, she was the first to earn a college degree. She is also one of the first RIT students to graduate from a program that equips STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) majors with skills for navigating college.

The following new students are planning to join RIT this fall.

Several students at Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf were honored with their families and friends at an academic awards ceremony May 11.

Twenty-three graduation delegates will represent RIT's colleges and degree-granting units during this year's commencement and convocation ceremonies. Delegates were selected based on their academic standing and will give a speech at their respective college's graduation service.

Twenty criminal justice majors were honored at the Senior Luncheon and Recognition Celebration put on by RIT's Department of Criminal Justice and Center for Public Safety Initiatives.

Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf inducted 26 new members into the Delta Xi chapter of the Epsilon Pi Tau honor society at a ceremony on May 1.

Rochester Institute of Technology's Division of Diversity and Inclusion recognized some of the university's greatest proponents of diversity and inclusion with annual awards presented at the DDI Celebration of Excellence on April 25.

For the first time at RIT, the Italian program inducted nine students studying Italian into the Gamma Kappa Alpha National Italian Honor Society with the support of the modern languages and culture department in the College of Liberal Arts.

A team of three computer engineering majors has developed a prototype for an emergency mass notification clock, which won the top prize and $5,000 in Rochester Institute of Technology's first STEAM competition.

Five teams of deaf and hard-of-hearing students from Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf went head-to-head April 25 during The Next Big Idea Competition, a Shark Tank-style business competition.

A team of Rochester Institute of Technology students has become one of the best collegiate Dota 2 teams in North America, making it to the finals of two national championships.

Claire Finnerty, a fourth-year biomedical sciences and public policy dual major from Rochester, received the 2018 Bruce R. James Award honoring her volunteer work.

RIT student Nicole Pannullo is among 211 undergraduates from across the nation to be recognized as Barry Goldwater Scholars. It is the highest undergraduate award of its kind for the fields of the natural sciences, math and engineering.

RIT Curling captured the consolation bracket at the 2018 USA Curling College Championship.

Rochester Institute of Technology's College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing on Friday with the presentation of more than a dozen writing awards for essays varying from marijuana use and IQ, Ross Geller's role in the television show Friends, and xenotransplantation.

Three groups of RIT students spent their spring break helping others in Florida, Texas and Costa Rica as part of the Alternative Spring Break program.

Four student-developed games were showcased at the 2018 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco last week.

A team of RIT students took second place at the annual Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. The annual event is part of the nation's largest college-level cyber defense competition, an extracurricular event that helps to train the next generation of cybersecurity experts.

Fifteen students in the Intro to Environmental Studies course published their essays online in Orion Magazine's "The Place Where You Live" section. Students were encouraged to write about their hometown, the house in which they grew up, or some other aspect of the place that means the most to them.

Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of "Incomplete", "D" or "F"; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

Four of eight student design teams from Rochester Institute of Technology that were entered in the national Paperboard Packaging Alliance competition were awarded top placements for excellence in design.

Designed around three basic ideals of Leadership, Scholarship and Citizenship, the Honors Program is for students who seek to challenge themselves in exemplary learning experiences.

Major General Anthony P. German, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces recent awards and individual recognitions for members of the New York Guard state defense force for their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of New York State's Military Forces.

Major General Anthony P. German, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility and leadership.

Some 3,500 students graduated during RIT's 132nd commencement celebration, held in May.

Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of "Incomplete", "D" or "F"; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

Two undergraduate chemistry students at RIT have won honorable mention awards from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.

Ten Rochester Institute of Technology students kicked off their summer break in Germany, learning about and immersing themselves in the biggest video game market in Europe.

The following new students are planning to join RIT this fall.

Ethelia Lung has been awarded the Cameros Family NRS Scholarship for the 2017-2018 academic year.