Editors Corner
Hello!
EDITORIAL BY:
MICHELLE COMETA
SENIOR COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST
UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICES
MACUNS@RIT.EDU
SANDRA WHITMORE
SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS
OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
SWWPRO@RIT.EDU
DEVON WATTERS
GRAPHIC DESIGNER & SOCIAL
MEDIA SPECIALIST
OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
DEWPRO@RIT.EDU
DESIGN BY:
DEVON WATTERS
GRAPHIC DESIGNER & SOCIAL
MEDIA SPECIALIST
OFFICE OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
DEWPRO@RIT.EDU
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DIVISION FOR DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
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It’s almost summer! Okay well maybe not quite.
However, it’s almost time to celebrate RIT’s
2016 graduates as they start their new journey.
As we gear up for graduation we enjoy the
time to reflect on how our campus community
and local Rochester community are making a
difference everyday. While it may seem many
have been hiding inside avoiding the snow, they
really have been doing more than ever before.
Awards being won, students getting mentored,
faculty hosting special topics discussions, performances and the arts
touch only a few highlights across the community.
We wanted to bring you a selection of some of our best stories
paired with bright colors and large photos. We are bringing you these
stories in connection with RIT’s Inclusive Excellence Framework
which is designed to help integrate diversity and inclusion efforts.
The model for Inclusive Excellence at RIT has four dimensions:
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Access and Success
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Campus Climate and Intergroup Relations
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Education and Scholarship
4
Institutional Infrastructure
If you have a diversity story to share for our next issue of Tapestry
please send it my way! Tapestry is a community publication that
is published once per semester and an opportunity to showcase
campus‑wide efforts that further diversity and inclusion among
students, faculty, staff, alumni, and local community members.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACCESS & SUCCESS
CAMPUS CLIMATE &
INTERGROUP RELATIONS
EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIPS
SPOTLIGHTS
INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
DIFFERENCE MAKERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
I hope you enjoy our publication. We look forward to hearing from you.
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