NTID News

NTID Sets Enrollment Record
NTID News Enrollment has reached an all-time high at NTID, with 1,450 students, shattering the previous enrollment record set in 1984. Outreach efforts have succeeded, applications remain strong, students are staying in school longer and programs have been expanded, explains NTID President Alan Hurwitz.
Higher Education Thu, Oct 09 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Job Fair Planned at NTID
NTID News Hundreds of employment seekers with hearing loss are expected to attend the annual job fair at NTID on Tues. Oct. 14, 2008. What makes this job fair different from others is the nearly 50 sign language interpreters who will be on hand to help communication, if needed, between employers and prospective employees.
Higher Education Language Culture Wed, Oct 01 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

NTID Sponsors National Art Competition
NTID News RIT/NTID has announced its third annual Digital Arts, Film and Animation Competition for high school students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Winners will receive cash prizes and all-expenses-paid trips to Rochester.
Higher Education Education Tech Wed, Oct 01 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

NTID Students Welcome Deaf Nation Tour
NTID News Rochester and RIT/NTID last week were among the first stops made on a seven-week cross-country tour by DeafNation, a media outlet serving the Deaf community. The DeafNation crew spent two days on campus, where they took a tour, interviewed NTID President Alan Hurwitz and witnessed a photo being taken with NTID students from each state. After the photo, the students an...
Media Higher Education Tech Culture Tue, Sep 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

NTID Helps Start Deaf Awareness Week
NTID News Rochester's biennial Deaf Awareness Week begins Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008 at Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf. The kickoff starts seven days of workshops and community events, including a congressional candidate forum, a pizza social fundraiser, a forum on closed captioning, a discussion with members of the Deaf community with...
Higher Education Language Education Culture Wed, Sep 17 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

W X X I Targets Deaf and Hard of Hearing Electorates
NTID News In a partnership with RIT/NTID, WXXI is adapting its regular elections Web content to make it more accessible for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. NTID students were involved research to see what voters needed to make information more accessible. Citizens with hearing loss are also invited to participate in a televised candidate forum on Monday, Sept. 22, at the...
Media Higher Education Language Tech Mon, Sep 15 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

NTID President Alan Hurwitz is Deaf Life's Deaf Person of...
NTID News NTID President Alan Hurwitz is named Deaf Person of the Month by Deaf Life magazine in an edition that commemorates NTID's 40th anniversary of its first students in 1968.
Media Higher Education Thu, Sep 11 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Signs of the Times: How Technology Changes Deaf History
NTID News A first-of-its-kind conference next month at NTID will discuss how changing technology is affecting storytelling in American Sign Language in the Deaf community. Registration for the Oct. 3 and 4 event is now open and is free.
Higher Education Language Tech Culture Thu, Sep 04 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Statement from NTID President Alan Hurwitz
NTID News NTID President Alan Hurwitz comments on the recent theft of a computer at the college.
Media Higher Education Tech Legal Thu, Sep 04 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Precautions Urged After Laptop Stolen
NTID News Personal information was on a laptop computer stolen from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf on August 25. The information was encrypted, but included names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers of 12,700 individuals who have applied to NTID since 1968.
Higher Education Tech Legal Culture Tue, Sep 02 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Irish Children to Benefit from NTID Study
NTID News The Republic of Ireland has contracted with NTID's Center for Education Research Partnerships (CERP) in an effort to enhance education for students with hearing loss in the Emerald Isle.
Higher Education Education Tech Tue, Aug 26 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Conference in a Castle Teaches Cultural Awareness and...
NTID News College students with hearing loss from around the world met in England Aug. 9-16 for PEN-International's Summer Leadership Institute, a week-long event offering presentations, discussions and hands-on activities.
Higher Education Language Culture Thu, Aug 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Teens Seize the Day at Techgirlz Camp
NTID News Young girls from across the country came to RIT/NTID for TechGirlz, a hands-on summer program focusing on math, science and technology for girls with hearing loss who are entering the 7th, 8th or 9th grade. The girls make their own computers which they bring home with them.
Higher Education Tech Culture Fri, Aug 08 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Hundreds of Students Explore Their Futures at RIT/NTID
NTID News Whether they prefer building robots, creating Web pages, making telescopes or dissecting eyeballs, hundreds of high school students from 40 states this month are getting a taste of college life at RIT/NTID's Explore Your Future career exploration camp. The experience also enables them to make friends with other students with hearing loss.
Higher Education Education Wed, Jul 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

NTID President Attends National Education Summit
NTID News NTID President Alan Hurwitz was one of 150 college leaders, state officials, policy experts and others who were invited to attend U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings's final higher education summit, held Thursday and Friday in Chicago.
Higher Education Mon, Jul 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Computers, Conferencing and Concepts Shown at Tech Symposium
NTID News Hundreds of educators from around the world are coming to Rochester next week to learn about the latest educational and access technologies available to aid the teaching of deaf students. This is the fifth International Symposium on Technology and Deaf Education hosted at Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf. About 250 p...
Higher Education Education Tech Thu, Jul 17 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

NTID Celebrates 40 Years After "The Grand Experiment"
NTID News More than 700 people are gathering at NTID this week for the three-day 40th Anniversary Reunion. They are reconnecting with college friends, attending workshops and entertainment and reflecting on the history of NTID.
Higher Education Culture Thu, Jul 17 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

RIT/NTID and C-Print Are Hits on the Hill
NTID News More than 300 scientists, researchers and government officials - including members of Congress and their staffs - visited an exhibit by RIT/NTID on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. June 25 at the 14th annual Coalition for National Science Funding Exhibition.
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