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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
3...
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,...
November 21st, 2017
As Fatmah Bamashmous painstakingly crafts furniture for her thesis in RIT's woodworking studio, she uses a mixture of traditional hand tools and state-of-the-art power tools. She has a distinct vision for what she is trying to accomplish, and...
November 21st, 2017
Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology has been noted for being among 85 full-time MBA programs in Bloomberg Businessweek's 2017 rankings of best U.S. business schools.
Saunders College ranked at No. 79, with a job...
November 21st, 2017
Two companies at Rochester Institute of Technology's Venture Creations incubator have been selected to compete for the $1 million grand prize in the New York state-funded Luminate NY accelerator program.
The companies, Positive Science and...
November 21st, 2017
Seven teams of students and faculty coaches representing a variety of disciplines spent a weekend in November brainstorming solutions to problems impacting individuals with differing abilities during the RIT Access Technology IdeaLab. The...
November 21st, 2017
Bill and Brenda Michaels like to tell people that they have three children and their oldest child is never going to leave the house.
That oldest child is their business, Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard in Central New York. The couple recently...
November 9th, 2017
Rochester Institute of Technology's Venture Creations incubator has been awarded a new four-year contract valued at $1.8 million from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), earmarked for early-stage, clean-energy...
November 8th, 2017
Rochester Institute of Technology's School for International Hospitality and Service Innovation has been selected as an official Education Partner of the New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association. As a partner, RIT's hospitality...
November 8th, 2017
President Dr. Munson sat down with Saunders College of Business alumnus Jim Salzano ’87 to take part of our new podcast series Tigers Talk, which features conversations with notable alumni. Listen to the podcast on SoundCloud: soundcloud....
November 2nd, 2017
News about the Presidential Awards for Outstanding Staff was the most viewed last month. Check out all of October's top stories.
Top News Stories
1. RIT Presidential Awards for Outstanding Staff honor employee service
2. 17,000 expected at...
October 26th, 2017
Two Rochester Institute of Technology students have taken their revolutionary hair care product all the way to Europe for the unique opportunity to engage and brainstorm with investors, innovators and industry experts.
Kailey Bradt, a student in...
October 25th, 2017
On Wednesday October 11th Saunders College’s community came together to commemorate the namesake of our business school, Phil Saunders. Saunders himself attended the event that also recognized esteemed individuals like Philip Tyler and unveiled the...
October 23rd, 2017
Entrepreneurship experts will share their words of wisdom with aspiring business owners during the 13th annual Entrepreneurship Conference at Rochester Institute of Technology. The event, which runs 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, in RIT's...
October 19th, 2017
Saunders College of Business dedicated the new Dr. Philip R. Tyler Active Learning Classroom in honor of an associate professor emeritus of marketing who taught at Rochester Institute of Technology for 38 years.
Pittsford resident Philip Tyler '...
October 18th, 2017
Venture Creations, the business incubator at Rochester Institute of Technology, celebrated the launch of four new businesses at a graduation ceremony Oct. 17.
In addition to recognizing the business start-ups, the event featured a networking...
October 12th, 2017
Registration, enrollment changes, student demographics, curriculum demands, faculty requirements and classroom space require constant monitoring and adjustments each semester at RIT. This is where Linda Chamot's job as scheduling officer for...