For more information, please contact: Ms. Deborah Stendardi dmsgrl@rit.edu Vice President, Government & Community Relations 585-475-5040 Website: http://www.rit.edu RIT is a globally respected leader in professional and career-oriented education. Talented ambitious and creative students of all cultures and backgrounds and from 50 states and more than 95 countries have chosen to attend RIT.Few universities provide RITs depth and breadth of career-oriented studies. Our eight colleges offer more than 200 different bachelors masters and Ph.D. degree programs. Innovative and creative programs include art and design business engineering science and mathematics criminal justice photography environmental studies hospitality and service management computer science information technology bioinformatics and many other areas.RIT is highly regarded for its successful partnerships with industry and government with a particular focus on areas related to imaging microsystems information technology and manufacturing. RITs research centers include the Golisano Institute for Sustainability the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science Sloan Printing Industry Center the Information Technology Collaboratory a New York State-designated Strategically Targeted Academic Research Center and the Image Permance Institute among others. The Golisano Institute for Sustainability for example offers the premier platform for universities corporations and governments around the globe to collaborate in the creation of innovative education and technology development systems related to sustainable design life-cycle engineering remanufacturing and pollution prevention. The universitys Venture Creations Incubator and Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship underscore its commitment to regional economic development.The hallmark of an RIT education is the cooperative education program. We are one of the first universities in the world to begin cooperative education back in 1912. Last year more than 3500 co-op students alternated periods of study on campus with paid employment at more then 1900 firms across the U.S. and overseas. To learn more visit www.rit.edu