Rochester Institute of Technology Fall 2016 Dear Open House Registrant
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. R I T Rochester Institute of Technology Office of Undergraduate Admissions Rochester Institute of Technology Bausch & Lomb Center 60 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, New York 14623-5604 Phone: (585) 475-6631 E-mail: [email protected] www.admissions.rit.edu Fall 2016 Dear Open House Registrant: We have received your reservation for our Fall Open House on Saturday, November 12th and we are looking forward to your visit. Thank you for using our electronic confirmation. Enclosed you will find a visitor parking permit, campus map, and directions to RIT. When you arrive on campus, please follow the signs to parking lot D or G. Please display your parking permit on the dashboard of your vehicle. Once you park your vehicle, please follow the signs leading to the Gordon Field House (GOR). Our staff and students will be available to greet you and help you plan your day. Also included is a tentative schedule that outlines the activities we have planned for Open House. A continental breakfast will be available during morning check-in. If you would like to have lunch in our student cafeteria, Gracie's, you are welcome to do so. Lunch passes can be purchased for $9.00 per person during check-in. Students who are interested in applying to the School of Art, School of Design, or School for American Crafts may have their portfolios reviewed or critiqued from 12:30-2:00 p.m. Please note that students interested in our School of Photographic Arts & Sciences or School of Film & Animation are not required to submit a portfolio. Please contact the Admissions Office if we can assist you with planning your visit. We hope you enjoy your day. Sincerely, Daniel R. Shelley, Ph.D. Associate Vice President and Director of Undergraduate Admissions Tentative Fall Open House Schedule Presentations* 8 am 9 am 10 am 11 am 12 pm 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm Check-in/Continental Breakfast Opening Session Academic Meetings ROTC Presentation - Army & Air Force Admissions Presentation (12:15 for High School Students & Transfers, 3:00 for High School Students only) Portfolio Reviews: Art, Design & American Crafts Academic Fair Financial Aid Presentation Ongoing Activities* Lunch - Gracie’s Campus Tours Residence Hall Tours Special Interest Housing Fair Student Services Fair *See reverse for event details and locations. Tentative Fall Open House Schedule Check-in/Continental Breakfast Portfolio Reviews: Art, Design & American Crafts 8:30 am - 9:00 am 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Ongoing Activities Stop by anytime during the times indicated below. Welcome to RIT! Please enjoy our complimentary Representatives from each of these schools will be continental breakfast. You may also pre-purchase lunch available to review or critique your portfolio. No reviews Lunch - Gracie's passes to Gracie’s, one of our student dining facilities- for Photography or Film & Animation majors will be con- 11:00 am - 3:00 pm $9.00 per person. ducted since a portfolio is not required for freshman Enjoy dining at RIT’s all-you-can-eat dining hall, just one Gordon Field House (GOR) admission to these areas. of RIT’s many dining facilities. Tickets sold at Check-In Locations TBD or at the door, $9.00 per person. (Other dining locations Opening Session will also be available.) Tours: College of Imaging Arts & Sciences 9:00 am - 9:50 am Grace Watson Hall (GWH) Presented by the Director of Undergraduate Admissions, School of Film & Animation: Campus Tours learn more about RIT past, present and future. Dismissal Location & Time TBD 11:00 am - 3:30 pm for Academic Meetings will take place after the School of Design: Enjoy a student-led, 1-1/4 hour walking tour of the presentation, and you will be escorted by department Location & Time TBD academic side of campus. Tours will depart regularly. representatives. School of Photographic Arts & Sciences: Student-Alumni Union (SAU) Lobby Gordon Field House (GOR) Location & Time TBD Student Services Fair Please note: Schools of Art, American Crafts, and Academic Meetings Media Sciences will conduct tours during the 12:00 pm - 2:15 pm 10:00 am - ~11:30 am morning Academic Meetings. Representatives will be available from a number of areas Visit your first-choice academic major to learn from RIT across campus to provide you with information on student faculty about curriculum requirements and our state-of-the clubs and support services. -art facilities. End times may vary. Academic Fair Location TBD You will be escorted to this meeting from the Gordon 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Meet with representatives from the Colleges of RIT to Residence Hall Tours Field House. 11:30 am - 3:30 pm learn more about degree programs at the university. This A 30-minute walking tour of our residence halls includes ROTC Presentation fair will allow you to get an overview of alternate academic majors in which you have an interest. a visit to a room and information on our tunnel system, 11:45 am - 12:15 pm campus safety, meal plans, and services available to stu- Locations TBD Hear from Army & Air Force regarding ROTC programs dents. and scholarship opportunities. Financial Aid 101 Grace Watson Hall (GWH) Lobby Location TBD 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Special Interest Housing Fair Families will learn about the scholarship and financial aid Admissions Presentations programs available at RIT. Staff from Financial Aid and 11:30 am - 3:30 pm We offer campus living options that may fit with your Learn more about the application process, what we look Scholarships will “de-mystify” the application process. hobbies or personal interests. Representatives from our for and how we make our decisions. Time will be allotted Time will be allotted for questions. Special Interest Houses will be available to tell you about for questions. Student-Alumni Union (SAU) Ingle Auditorium their “houses,” answer questions, and give tours of their 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm & 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm facilities. Presentation for High School Students Shuttle Bus Schedule: A Shuttle Bus will make a continuous loop between the Student- Location TBD Student-Alumni Union (SAU) Ingle Auditorium Alumni Union (SAU), Institute Hall (INS) , Grace Watson Hall 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm (GWH), and Barnes & Noble @ RIT from Presentation for Transfer Students 11:00 am - 4:00 pm. Location TBD Barnes & Noble @ RIT Bookstore: Located at Park Point 10:00 am - 9:00 pm R ∙ RI ∙ ∙T I ∙ T N UNDERGRADUATEUNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS ADMISSIONS College & Careers W E Fall Open House Parking in Lots D & G for Friday & SaturdayParking in Lots D & G S Gordon FieldGordon House: Field House: Check -In & Check-Out,In & Opening Session Opening Session & Saturday Parent SessionsGrace Watson Hall: Gracie’s Dining Hall & Grace Watson Hall: Residence Hall Tours Gracie’s Dining Hall Shuttle Bus Stops Shuttle Bus StopsSee Open House Schedule 11:00 a.m. - 4:00for details p.m. Location of ResidenceStudent-Alumni Halls forUnion: men and women Admissions & Financial Aid Presentation N W E S RIT CAMPUS BUILDINGS In case of a campus emergency, you can reach RIT Public Safety at (585) 475-3333. ANX-Annex CSI-Center for Student Innovation College of Computing & Information LOW-Max Lowenthal Hall WAL-Wallace Library Sciences (UCIS): College of Business (USCB): Archives & Special Collections, Cary AUG-August Center EAS-George Eastman Hall Computer Science, Computing Security, Accounting, Finance, International Collection, Educational Technology Center, Counseling Center, Student Conduct, Student Center for Multidisciplinary Studies Information Sciences & Technologies, In- Business, Management, Management Java Wally's Café, Online Learning, Universi- Health Center College of Applied Science & Tech (UCST): teractive Games & Media, Software Engi- Information Systems, Marketing, New ty Writing Commons International Hospitality & Service Inno- neering Media Marketing BLC-Bausch & Lomb Center vation Control ATL DELi WEL-Welcome Center Undergraduate Admissions, Part-time College of Liberal Arts (UCLA): MON-Monroe Hall $ Enrollment Services, Cooperative Education & Dept of Communication, Criminal Justice, GOR-Gordon Field House & Activities $ Academic Support Center, Artesano Bakery & Student Residences Career Services, Office of Financial Aid & Economics, Modern Languages & Cul- Center Café, Bytes on the Run, Digital Den, English Apartments Scholarships, Office of Vice President for tures, Psychology, Sociology & Anthro- Fitness, recreation and aquatics center Language Center, Year One CMA-Colony Manor Apartments Enrollment Management & Career Services, pology GVC-Global Village Way C Graduate Enrollment Service University Studies Department GOS-Thomas Gosnell Hall ORN-Orange Hall GVD-Global Village Way D Administrative: College of Science (UCOS): K-12, Office of Academic Enhancement PGA-Perkins Green Apartments BOO-James E. Booth Hall Office of the President, Academic Affairs, Life Sciences, Chemistry & Materials (Honors Program), Parent Liaison RKA-Riverknoll Apartments Academic: Academic Senate Office, Commission for Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Science UCS-University Commons Suites College of Imaging Arts & Sciences Promoting Pluralism, Controller’s Office, Exploration REB-Red Barn Racquet Club (not shown, on East River (UIAS): Development, Finance & Administration, Van Peursen Auditorium Interactive Adventures Programs, Climbing Road) School of Art, School of Design, School Human Resources, Institutional Research, Wall for American Crafts Office of the Provost, Registrar GVP-Global Village Plaza Residence Halls Webb Auditorium, Bevier Gallery Salsarita’s, Global Grille, Oishii Sushi, The RIA-Frank Ritter Arena BHA-BHD Frances Baker Hall ENG-Engineering Hall Market, Shop One, Study Abroad, Credit Union CGH Carlton Gibson Hall BRN-Brown Hall Kate Gleason College of Engineering ROS-Lewis P. Ross Hall CHA-CHG Eugene Colby Hall University News Services, University (UCOE): GWH-Grace Watson Hall $ College of Applied Science & Technology FHA-FHD Helen Fish Hall Publications Microelectronic Engineering Campus Safety, Housing Operations, Gracie’s (UCST): KGH Kate Gleason Hall (Residence Life) Dining Hall, Beanz Coffee Shop Deans Office, Army & Air Force ROTC MEH Mark Ellingson Hall CAR-Chester F.