Student Projects
Complementary Learning
Habitat for Humanity
Over my first spring break in college, I led a group of 16 students to Mobile, Alabama to assist in building a house for a needy family suffering from the devastating effects of 2005's Hurricane Katrina. As the week ended, we had completed the framework of a four-bedroom low-income house. It was an amazing experience being able to genuinely alter a family's life after such devastation had occurred to them, and was definitely something we will remember forever.— Kaitlyn Werner
Research
Genetics research
After my junior year, I began to pursue my own interests and developed my own research proposal investigation: microevolutionary and genetic interactions between the bacteria E. coli and the virus Enterobacteriophage T4. The project strives to understand the pressure of evolution on what can be considered as the smallest form of predator-prey interaction. I am extremely proud to be apart of what may be the first truly student driven project in the Biological Sciences department, and am grateful to RIT, and specifically the Honors Program in supporting me throughout the process.— Matt Woodruff
Courses
Greening of RIT
During the quarter, students investigate methods and strategies used by other colleges and universities to minimize environmental impacts. They assess their personal and RIT's environmental impacts, develop strategies for minimizing them, implement changes where possible, and prepare reports designed to guide RIT to becoming a greener campus. View the students past reports:Greening of RIT Report '03
Greening of RIT Report '04
Study Abroad
Study Abroad to Strasbourg, France
This fall I studied abroad in Strasbourg, France. Through the program I had the opportunity to travel all over Europe, improve my French, take engaging classes in French and English, meet amazing people, and above all to fully experience the unique blend of French and German cultures which is present in Alsace. It was a one-of-a-kind opportunity, and I can't wait to go back!The photo is of Notre Dame de Strasbourg during the Christmas market.
— Stevie Hegge