Saunders News
Check out the latest news and happenings at Saunders College of Business. Email us at communications@saunders.rit.edu if you have news for us to include, or explore our Saunders Announcements for additional options on getting your messages out to the Saunders community. Media inquiries should contact Vienna Carvalho at vnccom@rit.edu with RIT University News Service, or explore our business faculty experts page to find faculty specializing in the topic you are covering.
March 5th, 2018
Saunders College of Business at RIT continues to be recognized for academic excellence among colleges and universities.
In Online MBA Today’s 2018 Online EMBA Program Rankings, released on March 5, Saunders College placed #5 overall out of 25 of...
March 1st, 2018
Check out all of February's most popular stories and videos below:
Top News Stories
1. Two RIT Kosovo alumnae named to Forbes '30 Under 30' list
2. RIT Venture Creations graduate receives major investment from Empire State Development
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February 27th, 2018
Two teams of students from Rochester Institute of Technology took first and second place Friday in the fifth annual Student Marketing Campaign Competition hosted by the local chapter of the American Marketing Association.
A team from RIT's...
February 26th, 2018
RIT Saunders College of Business marketing students, Joe Morone and Maria Tovar, placed first in the 5th annual AMA Rochester Collegiate Relations Conference Case Contest.
The marketing campaign competition took place at Brook Lea Country Club on...
February 15th, 2018
A 2017 graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology's Venture Creations technology business incubator is the recipient of a major investment from Empire State Development.
Token, an identity technology start-up founded by RIT alumni Melanie and...
February 14th, 2018
The Online Executive MBA program in Rochester Institute of Technology's Saunders College of Business ranked second in the category of career outcomes for graduates, and 13th overall, in the list of top online MBA programs by Poets&Quants, a...
February 9th, 2018
RIT student Sarah Johnson has a lot to be thankful for, including her health. And a class offered through Saunders College of Business has allowed Johnson the unique opportunity to "thank" a favorite charity using a billboard high above Rochester...
February 2nd, 2018
Kevin Sheldon '02 (management information systems) began serving his two-year term as the new Alumni Association President on Jan. 1.
In addition to his career as vice president of operations at CareJourney, Sheldon is passionate about serving...
January 29th, 2018
"We're different. Be different."
The philosophy behind RIT's School of Individualized Study has continued to attract a variety of students who want to design a multidisciplinary-customized degree to meet their own personal...
January 17th, 2018
Professionals looking to add design thinking as a top skill on their résumé can now master it with a new online program from Rochester Institute of Technology.
Starting in April, learners can begin the RITx Design Thinking MicroMasters program...
January 11th, 2018
What a year! RIT had some great news to share in 2017. Among the top stories are the $50 million gift from Austin McChord and the announcement of David Munson as RIT's 10th president.
See 2017's top stories and videos below:
Stories:
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January 9th, 2018
Rochester Institute of Technology has been recognized for offering some of the nation's best online programs. The 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings, released today, featured RIT on five of its lists, ranking: 36th in...
January 5th, 2018
Deaf and hard-of-hearing college students with innovative product ideas can compete to earn cash and business expertise, thanks to Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf. The college has established the...
January 3rd, 2018
Rochester Institute of Technology's Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction and Creativity (MAGIC) will host the kick-off event for its second New York State Game Dev Challenge. The event is at 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 19, in RIT's Student...
December 13th, 2017
A 2009 alumnus has given Rochester Institute of Technology $50 million, the largest donation ever made to the university and one of the largest ever in the region.
The unprecedented gift comes from Austin McChord, founder and CEO of Datto, a...
December 13th, 2017
About Innovation and Entrepreneurship at RIT
RIT provides a unique, multidisciplinary ecosystem aimed at promoting and supporting innovation and entrepreneurial endeavors of its students, faculty and staff. That network includes:
The Albert...
December 7th, 2017
MBA students at RIT's Saunders College of Business were named Global Top 100 Performers in a head-to-head competition against 1,754 teams from around the world in the Glo-Bus simulation strategy game.
The Allied Apparition team earned a return on...
December 5th, 2017
Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology has been named one of the Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2017 by Poets...
December 4th, 2017
Check out all of November's most popular stories below:
Top News Stories
1. New RIT-inspired beer crafted by Three Heads Brewing to hit shelves Nov. 10
2. Top 10 U.S. colleges battle at National Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition
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December 1st, 2017
Five teams of student entrepreneurs at Rochester Institute of Technology pitched their business ideas to a panel of Rochester-area investors during the semi-annual Tiger Tank competition held in November, and challenged each other for cash,...