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Most recently, in 2010-11, Sarah Dagg of the women's hockey team was named the Laura Hurd Award Winner, as the Division III National Player of the Year, leading her squad to the a school record 26 wins and a spot in the 2011 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Division III Championship game. The men's lacrosse team won its first 19 games en route to advancing the NCAA National semifinals in 2011. Stephen Burns of the track and field team won the javelin throw at the 2008 NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships. Overall, 15 student-athletes earned All-American honors in 2010-11.

The Rochester Institute of Technology "Tigers" became the official mascot of the Institute in 1955-56, following an undefeated basketball season. Originally RIT's intercollegiate athletic teams were called "Techmen". The school colors were blue and gray.

Former sports information director Harry Watts saw the need for team identification and suggested the "Tiger" in 1955. Some two years laters, the Institute adopted burnt umber, orange and white as the official intercollegiate athletic colors.

RIT is an internationally recognized leader in preparing deaf and hard-of-hearing students for successful careers in professional and technical fields. The university provides unparalleled access and support services for the more than 1,200 deaf and hard-of-hearing students who live, study, and work with hearing students on the RIT campus.
RIT ALUMNI number over 106,000 worldwide.

Several teams have reached national playoff competition highlighted by the men’s ice hockey team which captured national titles in 1983 and 1985. Over the years, RIT has also boasted numerous All-Americans, Academic All-Americans, individual national champions and two NCAA postgraduate scholars. In 2010, the men's hockey team, in just its fifth season as a Division I program advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four.

Most recently, in 2010-11, Sarah Dagg of the women's hockey team was named the Laura Hurd Award Winner, as the Division III National Player of the Year, leading her squad to the a school record 26 wins and a spot in the 2011 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Division III Championship game. The men's lacrosse team won its first 19 games en route to advancing the NCAA National semifinals in 2011. Stephen Burns of the track and field team won the javelin throw at the 2008 NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships. Overall, 15 student-athletes earned All-American honors in 2010-11.

High-tech industry, entertainment, history and culture, sports and recreation—you’ll find it all in Rochester. The Genesee River—one of the few north-flowing rivers in the world—cuts through the center of the city, where it tumbles 96 feet at High Falls before flowing into Lake Ontario.

The Greater Rochester area is home to more than 1 million people, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in New York state. There are more than a dozen colleges and universities located in the area, where more than 60,000 undergraduate and graduate students call Rochester “home.” RIT’s 1,300-acre campus is located in the suburb of Henrietta, about six miles from downtown.

RIT Athletics supports its student-athletes in their academic endeavors as well. An academic mentorship program is in place and is comprised of volunteer faculty across the campus. These individuals mentor and support the team’s academic needs. Mike Dempsey (men's track and field), Kelso Davis (men's lacrosse), and Justin Smith (baseball) earned 2011 Capital One/Co-SIDA Academic All-American honors.

The overall grade point average of our student-athletes during the 2010-11 season was 3.18, which exceeds that of the general student body. Seventy-four student athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA during the 2011 Spring quarter.

Sports offered through the intercollegiate athletics program promote development of leadership skills and values, promote campus spirit and provide visibility for the Institute. Support the Tigers by attending an exciting athletic event.

FOUNDED IN 1829, Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with eight colleges emphasizing career education and experiential learning.

THE CAMPUS occupies 1,300 acres in suburban Rochester, the third-largest city in New York state. RIT also has international campuses in Croatia, Dubai, and Kosovo.

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION provides paid career-related work experience in many degree programs. RIT has the fourth-oldest and one of the largest cooperative education programs in the world, annually placing more than 3,600 students in more than 5,400 co-op assignments with nearly 2,000 employers across the United States and overseas.

THE RIT STUDENT BODY consists of approximately 14,000 undergraduate and 2,700 graduate students. Enrolled students represent all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries.

The RIT Intercollegiate Athletics program is conducted in accordance with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and III rules. The program serves approximately 650 student-athletes within 24 men’s and women’s varsity sports. RIT’s Athletics program has distinguished itself within the realm of Division III and recently elevated its nationally recognized men's ice hockey program to Division I.

RIT's different colleges include the College of Applied Science and Technology (Engineering Technology, School of Hospitality and Service Management, Multidisciplinary Studies); E. Philip Saunders College of Business; B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences; Kate Gleason College of Engineering; College of Imaging Arts and Sciences (School for American Crafts, School of Art, School of Design, School of Film and Animation, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, School of Print Media); College of Liberal Arts; National Technical Institute for the Deaf; College of Science; and Golisano Institute for Sustainability.

RIT offers associate degree programs: AS, AOS, AAS; bachelor’s degree programs: bachelor of fine arts (BFA) and bachelor of science (BS); master’s degree programs: master of business administration (MBA), master of engineering (ME), master of fine arts (MFA), master of science (MS) and master of science for teachers (MST). Doctoral (Ph.D.) programs are offered in astrophysical sciences and technology, color science, computing and information sciences, imaging science, microsystems engineering, and sustainability.