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15 unusual facts about Rochester Institute of Technology


B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences is one of the largest colleges at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and is home to the institute’s computing education and research facilities.

Charles August

He was a member of the Nathaniel Rochester Society at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science

The Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science (CIS) is the Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) research and education center for imaging.

Emma Lampert Cooper

From 1893 through 1897, Cooper studied at the Mechanics Institute, now the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Evansville Day School

William Snyder '77 - Rochester Institute of Technology - four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for the Dallas Morning News (1989,1991,1993, 2006)

Henry Lomb

In 1885, Lomb, along with Max Lowenthal, Ezra R. Andrews, Frank Ritter, William F. Peck and others, founded the Mechanics Institute (now Rochester Institute of Technology), whose mission was to offer "education for making a living."

Lane Kenworthy

Kenworthy worked ass assistant professor of sociology at Rochester Institute of Technology 1994–1995 and held the same position at East Carolina University 1995–2000.

Massey Memorial Organ

A video documentary showing the instrument's 1992-1993 re-construction was made by Rochester Institute of Technology student Fred Rueckert.

Picture the Impossible

The game was developed as a joint venture between the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper, with Elizabeth Lawley representing RIT and Traci Bauer representing the D&C.

Picture The Impossible was an alternate reality game that was developed jointly between the Lab for Social Computing of the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper.

RadRails

During that time, the three developers worked as co-ops from the Rochester Institute of Technology at IBM Rational in Raleigh, NC.

Raúl daSilva

daSilva has been an adjunct instructor on the script scenario at St. John Fisher College and a lecturer in screenwriting and directing at NYU, Rochester Institute of Technology, Brooklyn College, and Ithaca College.

Roger Boisjoly

Robison was a Rochester Institute of Technology professor; Hoeker and Young freshman RIT students.

Seth Horan

Key to this goal was building a following on the college circuit, and he made the rounds at numerous New York and Massachusetts, such as the University at Buffalo, Medaille College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Keuka College, and Tufts University.

Tiltfactor Lab

Layoff was developed in collaboration with the Rochester Institute of Technology and launched in the spring of 2009 amid significant economic turbulence in the United States.


2012 Oneonta State Red Dragons women's soccer team

In 2012 edition of the Red Dragons played non-conference games against Skidmore and Williams, they also took part in the Nazareth Tournament to start the season against RIT as well as host school Nazareth.

Andrew Sears

He is Professor and Dean of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Center for Detectors

Presenters included Andrew Berger of The The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, Tim Tredwell of Carestream Health, Jim Beletic of Teledyne Imaging Sensors, Jeff Puschell of Ratheon Space and Airborne Systems, Dan Newman of ITT, and Brian Aull of Lincoln Laboratory.

Daria Semegen

Born in Bamberg, West Germany of Ukrainian heritage, Semegen pursued an academic career in music, earning her MA from Yale University in 1971; she has studied at the Eastman School of Music and the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Dean Chamberlain

He attended Sheridan College and Rochester Institute of Technology and by his early twenties he knew he was a light painter, and has focused on this technique ever since.

Mark W. Ellingson

Mark Ellingson (1905 - 1993) was the 5th president of the Rochester Institute of Technology, succeeding John A. Randall, from 1936–1969.

Roc City Thunder

The team was founded in 2012 and will play home games at the Gordon Field House on the campus of Rochester Institute of Technology in Henrietta, New York.

Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai

The Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority invited Rochester Institute of Technology to ensure a pool of skilled hi-tech professionals in the community.

Security Practices and Research Student Association

ISTS8 took place April 1–3, 2011 with Cisco, ShmooCon, Perimeter E-Security, Arnold Magnetics, RIT CS Department, RIT NSSA Department, Wegmans, No Starch Press, and Syngress as the sponsors and took place at RIT.

St. John Fisher College

St. John Fisher College is a founding member of the Empire 8 Athletic Association and competes with other full member schools: Alfred University, Elmira College, Hartwick College, Ithaca College, Nazareth College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Utica College.