RIT President Bill Sanders

What a joyous and inspiring weekend! This was my first commencement at RIT, and I cannot tell you how meaningful that is to me. I'm honored to have shared these days with our graduates. I am incredibly proud of you all.
Thank you to our wonderful speakers and honorary degree recipients and alumni award recipient for their inspirational messages and examples. And thank you, too, to the hard-working team of faculty, staff and volunteers that helped to make the weekend flow so smoothly.

Through this consortium, RIT will coordinate a nationwide network of partners to deliver STEM education and workforce development programs that reach students and educators from elementary school through postdoctoral study. This is not about steering students toward a single career, but about opening doors to exploration, preparation, and possibility.

RIT partners with Army to strengthen nation’s future workforce The U.S. Department of the Army Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics awarded RIT a cooperative agreement to form the Army STEM Education Conso

Chris Regis brings the experience, judgment, and collaborative leadership that RIT needs as we continue advancing our Strategic Framework and investing in our future. We are excited to welcome her to RIT!

RIT President Bill Sanders appoints Christine Regis as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective July 1. Regis is a nationally recognized higher education finance leader with more than 30 years of experience overseeing complex financial and administrative operations at private and public universities. https://brnw.ch/21x2b8C

We had a fabulous time in New York City last night with more than 300 of our RIT alumni, parents, prospective students, and friends. It was terrific to meet so many examples of the Tiger spirit — a spirit that’s stronger than ever. I’m so honored to work with all of you to continue RIT’s upward trajectory. Thank you NYC for supporting RIT and for helping to share the power of this great university with the world.

Photos by: Hechler Photographers.

Imagine RIT was a fabulous celebration of the creativity and innovation of our students, faculty and staff. Thank you to everyone who made it possible!

Innovation meets creativity at Imagine RIT Artificial intelligence, robots, virtual reality, and performing arts were just a sampling of what thousands of visitors experienced at the 2026 Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival on April 25.

I was honored to celebrate the opening of the RIT Performing Arts Center with you all. What a great day! Thank you to incredible community that made this building come to life!

Congratulations, Katrina and Paul! It’s so exciting to know the training you provided is leading to these incredible images!

I'm looking forward to another engaging conversation on WITR tomorrow!

President Sanders to wrap first year with WITR Q&A RIT President Bill Sanders will appear on the student-run radio station WITR to talk about the performing arts center.