News
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June 18, 2019
As many high school seniors focus on graduation, one WNY teen runs thriving business
WIVB-TV (Channel 4 Buffalo) features Jordan O'Brien, an incoming Saunders freshman, and his startup company Real Estate Studio.
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June 17, 2019
Accelerate the transition of developing countries to circular economy
Chinese Social Sciences Net talked to Clyde Hull, professor of management, about the circular economy and economic growth.
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June 14, 2019
Learning about my heritage while pursuing my American MS Degree in Croatia
Jure Ljubičić wanted to continue his education and was happy to see that RIT Croatia offered a US graduate program, Master of Science Service Leadership and Innovation.
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June 10, 2019
Saunders College names Optimax president, CEO as 2019 Vanden Brul Award recipients
Michael Mandina, president of Optimax, and Richard Plympton, CEO of Optimax, have been named the 2019 recipients of the Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award, presented by Saunders College of Business. The award is given to entrepreneurial leaders in the greater Rochester region who have developed a business that has improved the local or regional economy or whose innovative management skills have changed the course of an existing business.
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June 1, 2019
Chasing serial success
The Deccan Chronicle features Vipul Jain '99 (MBA), CEO of Advancells.
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May 23, 2019
76-year-old volunteer drives low-income college students home from school
CBS This Morning features how volunteer Paul Goetchius makes a difference for Ruby Zathang, a second-year Saunders College of Business student, through the On Point for College program.
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May 13, 2019
Alumnus Chance Wright ’18 makes $3.5 million gift to RIT photo school
The gift, the largest single gift ever made to RIT’s College of Art and Design, comes from Chance Wright and his mother, Pamela Mars Wright, whose late father was the co-president of Mars Inc.
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May 10, 2019
More than 500 students expected to graduate from RIT’s international campuses this spring
This year, more students will graduate from RIT’s international campuses than ever before. RIT’s campuses in China, Croatia, Dubai and Kosovo are expected to award degrees to more than 500 students, up from 369 degrees granted in 2017-18.
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May 8, 2019
Harnessing opportunities drives Saunders College graduate to succeed
When RIT student Austin Obiora Okwudili accepts his diploma on May 11 in front of family and friends, he says that he will fondly remember his late father and the legacy he left behind—always encouraging his children to work hard, be positive, persevere and, most importantly, keep the faith.
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May 3, 2019
RIT Dota 2 team wins Grand Championship for second year in a row
RIT is silencing the doubters, winning its second Collegiate Starleague Dota 2 Grand Finals Championship April 28. The student team bested a bracket of North America’s 32 top universities to take home the $10,000 grand prize.
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April 30, 2019
Wegmans offers app to let you scan as you shop
WXXI talks to Eugene Fram, Saunders College of Business professor emeritus and retail expert.
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April 29, 2019
RIT ‘futurists’ discuss blending of technology and creativity at first-ever Imagine symposium
“The Future of Technology, the Arts and Design,” the first-ever symposium and panel discussion of its kind held during Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival, showcased what RIT alumni envision for next 50 years related to technology, the arts and design and how we can leverage its power for the greater good.