About University News
University News is the primary information link between RIT and a variety of audiences—which include the media. Our staff pitches hundreds of RIT-related story ideas annually to reporters and editors at print, broadcast and Internet news services. University News publications include News & Events, RIT’s newspaper of record, and The University Magazine, RIT’s alumni publication.
University News staff cover various “beats” and work closely with administrators, deans, faculty members, staff and students to identify news and feature stories to be communicated to the news media and the campus community.
The beat responsibilities are:
- Bob Finnerty
- Chief Communications Officer
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- Global University Issues
- Internal Communications
- Paul Stella
- Director
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- Global University Issues
- Michael Saffran
- Associate Director, Director of New Media, Deputy Managing Editor of
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- Pamela Carmichael
- Director of Marketing Communications, National Technical Institute for the Deaf
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- Brandon Borgna
- General Assignment Reporter/Writer
- Vienna Carvalho-McGrain
- Managing Editor of
- Kelly Downs
- Senior News Specialist
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- College of Imaging Arts and Sciences
- William Dube
- Communication and Marketing Coordinator - Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies
- John Follaco
- Senior News Specialist
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- Susan Gawlowicz
- Senior News Specialist
- Steve Jaynes
- Sports Information Director
- Athletics
- Kathy Lindsley
- Editor of
- Marcia Morphy
- Senior News Specialist
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- College of Business
- RIT Galleries
- Joe Venniro
- Assistant Sports Information Director
- Athletics
- Sue Weisler
- Manager of Photography
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