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Ok
@BuffaloBills
fans, you know that
@stefondiggs
has been on fire this season.
@espn
put
@RIT_artdesign
senior lecturer & photographer Clay Patrick McBride to work capturing that fire for the latest issue of ESPN the Magazine. And the images are as hot as Diggs has been in 2020.
Diving coach Cliff Devries is paralyzed on the right side of his body, and what he manages to do on his birthday each year is truly inspiring ❤️
He turns 47 today. (via
@E60
)
And
@RITPresident
delivers the amazing news
@datto
founder Austin McChord, ‘09, is donating $50 million to his alma mater! It’s the largest gift in our history!
#RIT
#TigerPride
The Rochester skyline is lit up in orange all weekend in celebration of RIT's commencement celebrations. Thank you to all those who helped make this fun event happen to honor the graduating RIT Tigers in the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020. (Elizabeth Lamark/RIT)
#RITGrad
#RIT
has once again been recognized as one of the best national universities by
@usnews
which also cited us as among the most innovative, w/ strong undergraduate research opportunities & a highly regarded cooperative learning program.
#BestColleges
We haven't posted one of these in a while because the timing didn't seem right. Everyone, everywhere has had so much else to worry about.
But after all these rough days in a row we thought that maybe, today, everybody could use a tiger cub in their feeds.
Thank you to everyone who reached out to remind us how much
#Blacktigersmatter
. Tonight during the Calls for Justice vigil, President Munson announced that RIT is finding a home to permanently display the Black Lives Matter flag in the student union. /1
We're getting excited for construction of the Innovative Maker & Complex! While final plans are still being firmed up, here's a look at some preliminary renderings for the architect's vision of the project, developed w/ input from across the campus community.
Hey, new Tigers...you look awesome! 🧡🖤
#RITOrientation
#RIT
#TigerPride
Class photo captured by Evan Maloney
Sara Collins
Paul Fowler CET '18: Land surveillance and letter outline
Bruce Teuscher: Lift assistance
Hey
@TheEllenShow
despite being paralyzed our diving coach Cliff Devries has been inspiring folks on our campus for 15 years. Have you seen this video of his dive? (Watch his daughter's reaction too!) If you'd like to talk to Cliff let us know.
#TigerPride
Earlier this week, we registered our strong opposition to the July 6 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) directive that would strip foreign college students of their visas if their coursework is entirely online. 1/2
You're looking sharp, new Tigers! We're excited to continue the tradition of creating a class photo of our newest
#RITTiger
family members. RIT's new baseball diamond provided a great backdrop for this year's photo, and in the background you can also spot the new softball field.
HISTORY MADE!
FINAL SCORE - RIT 15, Salisbury 14 (2OT)
BARNABLE WITH THE DOUBLE OT GAME-WINNER
#RIT
IS YOUR 2021
@NCAADIII
MEN'S LACROSSE NATIONAL CHAMPION
*Friends complain about the snow*
My Brain:
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Me: This sounds like a job for the Weather Machine.
#RIT
Brick City is now Title Town: We celebrated the national champion
@RITMensLax
team with a rally on campus today. Beautiful sunshine and a lot of quality time with that beautiful trophy.
#NCAALacrosse
#lacrosse
#D3Lax
Introducing the 2022
@NCAADIII
Men's Lacrosse NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!! Congratulations to the RIT Men's Lacrosse team, coaches, and the
@RITathletics
staff. We are so proud of all of you for this historic back-to-back title win.
#TigerPride
@RITMLAX
Our researchers are leading an effort involving local companies and healthcare experts to produce a prototype ventilator designed to help meet the continuing surge of respiratory cases as a result of the coronavirus.
#RIT
We are pleased to announce the winning poster design for the 2021 Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival. Congratulations to Luke Chen, a second-year new media design major, whose design was selected from the more than 50 entries this year.
New Tigers-- as you get ready to arrive on campus, we wanted to give you a glimpse of the city you'll be calling home for the next few years. So, join us for a quick
#ROC
gif tour!
#ROCGifTour
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An update from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office: Eric Alcantara has been located and is safe. We thank the public and our media partners for their assistance.
MISSING RIT STUDENT - Please help locate
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Dept., and the Nassau County Police Department are attempting to locate RIT student Eric Alcantara. The 19-year-old went missing on Wednesday. /1
In order to provide the safest possible learning and living environment, RIT will require full COVID-19 vaccination for undergraduate and graduate students prior to coming to the Henrietta campus for Fall 2021.
This semester students have a new place to gather inside for socially distanced hangouts. The Frank Ritter Ice Arena has been transformed into a safe place students can study, eat, play arcade games, or ping pong. Read more:
If you're missing campus, we can help you add a little bit of
#RIT
to your online meetings and classes. We made some Zoom backgrounds for you. For the entire collection & instructions on setting a background, visit:
If you're on campus, off campus, in a comic strip panel or drawing one,
#TigersWearMasks
. Protect yourself. Protect Others. Thanks to
@RubesCartoons
, our first cartoonist-in-residence.
#RIT
We'll take "Let's Go Sheldon," for $2,000 please, Alex: RIT undergraduate competes on
@Jeopardy
College Championship program airing April 9.
#RIT
#Jeopardy
#TigerPride
"I think we believe in each other. We have that support. Everything was there for the making. We just needed to make plays in a 60-minute game and we were able to do that today. So, wow, it's a great feeling." -- Coach Jake Coon.
We look forward to students, faculty, and staff returning to campus for a safe and productive fall semester. Our first day of classes will be August 19. Details:
Today, campus should be teeming with life. We should be welcoming 30,000 people as we celebrate the creativity and innovation of our students, faculty & staff in another tremendous
@Imagine_RIT
. Oh, how we wish that we were all together to do just that. /1
Complications from a surgery left our diving coach Cliff Devries paralyzed but not defeated. He's been inspiring those around him and around the world, athletes or not, for years. Tomorrow,
@espn
's
@E60
tells his story.
#RIT
#RIT
will use a substantial gift of real estate in Penfield to expand research and educational offerings in ecology, agriculture, sustainability and other fields. The 177-acres, gifted by Amy and Robert Tait, will be dedicated as the Tait Preserve of RIT.
#RIT
is among the top third of “National Universities,” and among the top 50 choices of high school guidance counselors, according to
@usnews
' 2019 rankings:
#BestColleges
It's the last day of classes, Tigers. We know this has been an experience none of us could have imagined earlier this year. Thank you, all, for taking safety to heart & allowing us to make it to this point. Good luck on finals. We're looking forward to being together again soon.
#RIT
Professor Joel Kastner and Ph.D. students Jesse Bublitz and Paula Moraga used
@NASAHubble
to capture some incredible images of planetary nebulae that tell us a lot about Sun-like stars at the end of their lives.
At the end of their lives, Sun-like stars shed layers of hot gas. To investigate how these ethereal clouds develop, Hubble took new, colorful images of two nearby planetary nebulae, including this picture of the Butterfly Nebula. 🦋
Read & see more:
Help is still needed to locate RIT student Matthew Grant, who has been missing since Monday, Nov. 20. He was last seen wearing a green jacket (seen in the picture in this post) and blue jeans & driving a 2014 charcoal gray Jeep Cherokee w/ Michigan license plate ESR8141. /1
Welcome to our new Tigers and their families! We're all very excited to have you as part of the RIT family! Have a terrific Move-In Day!
#TigerPride
#RIT
#ritnso18