Rochester Institute of Technology is emerging into one of the world’s most innovative, agile, diverse and forward-thinking universities. At RIT, we forge greatness by being different.
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RIT Theme Park Enthusiasts sweep awards in national engineering competition
Six members of Rochester Institute of Technology's Theme Park Enthusiasts made a clean sweep in Orlando, Fla., by winning every award in a national competition to design amusement park rides.

Student Competition -
2016 Dec 5
Phi Kappa Phi Names 2016 Love of Learning Award Recipients
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to announce the recipients of a 2016 Love of Learning Award from Session B of the program. The awards help fund post-baccalaureate studies and career development for active Phi Kappa Phi members.

Achievement (Other) -
2016 Dec 8
Glaz named Liberty League Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Junior Jessica Glaz of the RIT women's basketball team was named Liberty League Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday, for the week ending Nov. 20.

Sports -
2016 Nov 23
James Bailey earns All-American honors at 2016 NCAA Cross Country Championship
Junior James Bailey earned All-American honors as he represented the RIT men's cross country team at the 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championship on Saturday, Nov. 19.

Sports -
2016 Nov 23
Emma Jones becomes RIT's first women's cross country All-American
Senior Emma Jones of the RIT women's cross country team became the first All-American in program history, as she finished 34th overall out of 280 runners at the 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championship on Saturday, Nov. 19.

Sports -
2016 Nov 23
Sarah Szybist earns 2016 AVCA Second Team All-America selection
Senior outside hitter Sarah Szybist of the RIT volleyball team was named a 2016 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Second Team All-America selection on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

Sports -
2016 Nov 23
RIT team finishes third in Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition
College students from Maine to California traveled to Rochester Institute of Technology Nov. 4-6 to test their hacking skills in the annual Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition. The competition allows students to learn about cybersecurity from a different vantage point-offense, as opposed to defense. Teams from 10 national universities faced-off at RIT as they broke into computer networks, evaluated their weak points and presented plans to better secure them.

Student Competition -
2016 Nov 11
Student-researchers take top honors at national science society conference
Mario Saucedo-Espinosa and Maria Romero-Creel took top honors at the annual 2016 SciX Conference for work in microscale separations and microfluidics.

Research / Grant -
2016 Nov 11
Szybist named Liberty League Player of the Year
Senior outside hitter Sarah Szybist of the RIT volleyball team was named the 2016 Liberty League Volleyball Player of the Year.

Sports -
2016 Nov 10
Six selected to All-Conference teams
Three members of the RIT men's soccer team were selected to the 2016 Liberty League Men's Soccer All-Conference team and three members of the women's team were named to the 2016 Liberty League Women's Soccer All-Conference Team.

Sports -
2016 Nov 10
Record 55 RIT student-athletes earn 2016 Liberty League Fall All-Academic Team honors
Liberty League commissioner Tracy King has announced that 573 fall sport student-athletes have qualified for the 2016 All-Academic Teams in their respective sports, including 55 from RIT.

Sports -
2016 Nov 4
Szybist named Liberty League Volleyball Player of the week for fourth time in 2016
Senior outside hitter Sarah Szybist of the RIT volleyball team was named the Liberty League Volleyball Performer of the Week on Monday, for the week ending Oct 16, 2016.

Sports -
2016 Oct 24
Terra Lanteigne named College Hockey America Rookie of the Week
Freshman goaltender Terra Lanteigne of the RIT women's hockey team was named the College Hockey America Rookie of the Week on Monday, for the week ending Oct. 16, 2016.

Sports -
2016 Oct 24
Szybist records third consecutive Liberty League Volleyball weekly honor
Senior outside hitter Sarah Szybist of the RIT volleyball team was named the Liberty League Volleyball Performer of the Week on Monday, for the week ending Sept. 18, 2016.

Sports -
2016 Sep 21
Peter Cinibulk named Liberty League Men's Soccer Defensive Performer of the Week
Sophomore goalkeeper Peter Cinibulk of the RIT men's soccer team was named the Liberty League Men's Soccer Defensive Performer of the Week on Monday, for the week ending Sept. 18, 2016.

Sports -
2016 Sep 21

Chester and Alur earn Liberty League Women's Soccer weekly accolades
Sophomore Lauren Chester and first-year Sami Alur of the RIT women's soccer team earned Liberty League Women's Soccer weekly honors on Monday, for the week ending Sept. 18, 2016.

Sports -
2016 Sep 21
Brianna Dimisko named Liberty League Women's Tennis Singles Performer of the Week
Sophomore Brianna Dimisko of the RIT women's tennis team was named the Liberty League Women's Tennis Singles Performer of the Week on Monday, for the week ending Sept. 18

Sports -
2016 Sep 21
Card game created by RIT students now licensed by Hasbro
Hex Casters, the card game created by five Rochester Institute of Technology students for a project in their game design and development class, has been licensed by Hasbro and is available on Amazon for $14.99.

Business/professional -
2016 Sep 15
Sarah Szybist nabs second straight Liberty League weekly honor
Senior outside hitter Sarah Szybist of the RIT volleyball team was named the Liberty League Volleyball Performer of the Week on Tuesday.

Sports -
2016 Sep 14
Fall sports rosters
About 150 students have joined RIT's fall sports teams, including men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's cross country and women's volleyball.

Sports -
2016 Sep 21
NTID team wins National Association of the Deaf College Bowl
A student team from Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf has won the National Association of the Deaf College Bowl academic competition for the third consecutive year, and earned its sixth victory overall.

Student Competition -
2016 Aug 24
Co-Up program wraps up with second successful year
The 10-week program offers students the opportunity to work with faculty and staff mentors and gain business advice while developing digital products fit for the marketplace.

Internship -
2016 Aug 24

Students accepted into Honors Program
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.

Honors List -
2016 Aug 8
Spring 2016 Certified Graduates
Rochester Institute of Technology celebrated its 131st Academic Convocation in May. Diplomas were distributed to graduates following the event at separate ceremonies held by each of RIT's nine colleges and two academic centers.

Graduation -
2016 Jul 19
Students enroll at RIT for the 2016-2017 school year
The following new students are planning to join RIT this fall.

Enrollment -
2016 Jul 27
Spring 2016 Dean's List
Congratulations on making the Dean's List! 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.

Honors List -
2016 Jul 18

RIT/NTID celebrates growing number of Ph.D. candidates
Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf is honoring deaf and hard-of-hearing graduates who will continue on to earn doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

Graduation -
2016 Jul 14
RIT team wins global U.S. State Department challenge aimed at combating terrorism
"It's Time: ExOut Extremism," a social media campaign created by Rochester Institute of Technology students, took top prize in a global challenge conducted by the U.S. State Department aimed at finding ways to counter terrorist propaganda online.

Student Competition -
2016 Jun 28

RIT names Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society inductees
Several graduating Rochester Institute of Technology seniors were inducted into the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honorary Society.

Honor Society -
2016 Jun 27
NTID inducts students into Epsilon Pi Tau national honor society
Seventeen students from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf were recently inducted into the college's first national honor society, Epsilon Pi Tau.

Honor Society -
2016 Jun 27