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RIT Returns to Fashion Week Rochester with Remarkable Creativity

After two years away from the runway, RIT metals and jewelry design students and alumni triumphantly returned to Fashion Week Rochester Thursday night with a stunning demonstration of technology, art, and design in the form of self-designed wearable sculpture.

A record number of first-year students Wednesday made their way to the Gordon Field House and Activities Center to cheers and welcomes from faculty, staff, and members of the RIT Pep Band during the annual Tiger Walk and New Student Convocation.

Students, faculty, and staff are starting a new year during a continuing global pandemic. But that’s not stopping the momentum of student success, research, fundraising, and building projects designed to make RIT even better. That was just part of the message RIT President David Munson told the university community this morning at his annual President’s Address.

View Comments If local fundraising efforts are successful, the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport would be further adorned with a permanent bronze statue of its namesake. The first monument to Douglass, which was also the first monument in the country dedicated to the accomplishments of a Black man, was installed in 1899 at a train station near the present-day intersection of St. Paul and Central Ave. “The Mayor at that time, Mayor Warner, wanted to send a strong messa...

A. Sue Weisler President David Munson delivers remarks during a ceremony unveiling a sculpture of Frederick Douglass in RIT’s Student Alumni Union in 2020. Olivia Kim is hoping to create a permanent bronze sculpture of Douglass at Rochester’s airport by the end of this year. Efforts are in motion to commission a permanent bronze statue of Frederick Douglass sculpted by Olivia Kim, an adjunct professor in RIT’s College of Art and Design, for the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester Inte...

Munson Named Teacher of the Year By charguth May 6, 2021 10:37 am Saga Communications Spencer, IA (KICD)– There was a reason to celebrate at Spencer High School Thursday morning when More 104.9’s Kevin and Rhi showed up to award the 2021 Teacher of the Year. David Munson is a Chemistry and Anatomy instructor, a job he has been in since 2004. He shared his initial reaction with us following the surprise announcement especially considering his class was taking part in a messy activity a short...

Mr. David Munson – chemistry & anatomy teacher at Spencer High School!! We arrived at the school and made a special announcement over the intercom.  We asked Mr. Munson to come to the office where he was greeted by his family. Mr. Munson received a Teacher of The Year plaque and a $250 check from Farmers Bank!  Mr. Munson is highly respected by his students, as well other faculty throughout the building.  See more photos.  

Five alumni innovators provide insight into changing landscapes ‌ Five RIT alumni gathered remotely for the Futurists Symposium during the May 1 Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival. Pictured are, top row from left to right: Emilio Schaffino, sign-language interpreter; RIT President David Munson; Jon Rodibaugh, executive director of RIT Alumni Relations. Middle row, from left to right: Gregory Smith ’06, head of Characters and Technical Animation, Walt Disney Animation Studios; ...

Student Jonathan Dharmadi wins contest to name RIT’s new maker and learning complex Elizabeth Lamark Jonathan Dharmadi, center, a third-year new media design student from Elmhurst, N.Y., devised the official name for RIT’s new maker and learning complex, now officially known as the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED). RIT President David Munson, left, and alumnus Austin McChord, right, announced the new name with Dharmadi on Friday. Rochester Institute of Technology has an...