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    • Gary Etkie first speaker of NTID alumni speaker series 

      Unknown author (Rochester Institute of Technology, 1998-05-01)
      Gary Etkie, SVP'74, 1977 data processing graduate, was selected the inaugural speaker for NTID's new Alumni Speaker Series. The series features alumni with successful professional career experiences and a record of service ...

    • Thumb pain: BlackBerry strain? 

      NTID (myDNA.com, 2006-03-14)
      Don't know what "BlackBerry Thumb" is? Consult the dictionary, which recently added the newly coined word: "BlackBerry Thumb: An injury to the thumb caused by repeatedly pressing the keypad on a BlackBerry handheld device." ...

    • NTID student recognized for outstanding performance 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2005-03-21)
      Allen Brokaw, a student at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf was recognized for his outstanding performance at the Picatinny Army Research Center in New Jersey, where he held a cooperative education position ...

    • Deaf athletes from RIT anchor U.S. hopes for gold at Copenhagen World Games 

      Unknown author (Rochester Institute of Technology, 1997-03-21)
      A mother load of gold on Scandinavian athletic fields this summer awaits American deaf athletes. Several deaf athletes from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), a college of Rochester Institute of Technology ...

    • NTID's 35th Anniversary Reunion set for July 10-12 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2003-03-19)
      The National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology is holding it 35th Anniversary Alumni Reunion July 10-12 at its main campus in Henrietta, N.Y.

    • NTID gets OK to offer a certificate in theater 

      Unknown author (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2001-03-14)
      The National Technical Institute for the Deaf(NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) received approval by the New York State Department of Education to establish a certificate program for the Center of Performing ...

    • Summer camp for eighth grade girls with hearing loss 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2006-03-16)
      Deaf and hard-of-hearing girls who are entering 8th grade in September, and who are interested in science, technology, engineering, and math can attend Tech Girlz, a new summer camp from July 30 – August 5 at Rochester ...

    • RIT unveils Deaf Studies Archive during heritage month 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2006-03-13)
      A celebration of National Deaf Heritage Month (March 13-April 15) at RIT includes an exhibit of paintings by artist Susan Dupor, a book discussion with author Carol Padden, and the unveiling of a new Deaf Studies Archive ...

    • NTID announces faculty appointments 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2004-03-12)
      The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), a college of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), has announced the following appointments:

    • ACT test prep course for students with hearing loss 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2006-03-10)
      A new ACT preparation course is now available for college-bound deaf or hard-of-hearing high school students. The RIT/NTID ACT Test Prep Course will be held 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturdays, April 29 – June 3 (except May 27) ...

    • NTID offers career awareness summer program 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2005-03-10)
      The Explore Your Future (EYF) program is a six-day, summer career awareness program that gives hard-of-hearing and deaf high school juniors the opportunity to experience college life, and perform hands-on activities to ...

    • Career Awareness Week for high school juniors with hearing loss 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2006-03-08)
      Explore Your Future, a six-day, summer career awareness program that gives high school juniors with hearing loss the opportunity to experience college life and perform hands-on activities related to different career choices ...

    • NTID career videotape wins three awards 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2004-03-03)
      Achieving Goals: Phenomenal Professionals, a videotape that highlights careers of deaf and hard-of-hearing people, produced by the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology ...

    • NTID hosts English think tank conference 

      NTID (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2005-03-01)
      Formal and poster presentation proposals are now being accepted for the English Think Tank: Literacy in the English Classroom and Beyond—a conference for people working with deaf and hard-of-hearing K-college students, ...

    • NTID video captures two awards 

      Unknown author (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2001-02-28)
      "Age-Related Hearing Loss: Working Toward A Cure," a video produced by the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) recently earned two awards.

    • NTID offers Visual Basic and Java workshops for deaf 

      Unknown author (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2001-02-26)
      Two new information technology workshops designed for and available only to deaf and hard-of-hearing people, are being offered at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).

    • Deaf RIT swimmer succeeds in NCAA competition 

      Unknown author (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2000-03-01)
      Tara Nesbitt, 18, of Oakville, Ontario, Canada, ended her first collegiate season with two top 20 finishes at the 2000 NCAA Division III Women's Swimming Championships.

    • Applauding students who earned 4.0 GPAs winter quarter 

      Unknown author (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2000-03-01)
      More than 70 NTID students earned a grade point average of 4.0 for the winter 19 99-2000 quarter at RIT. Listed below are the academic high achievers with their hometowns and programs of study. Kudos!

    • James Macfadden selected for Lyon lectureship 

      Unknown author (Rochester Institute of Technology, 1999-03-01)
      Entrepreneur James R. Macfadden has been named the 1999 Edmund Lyon Memorial Lecturer for NTID. Open and free to the public, the main presentation will take place at 11:30 a.m., April 13, in the RIT Student Alumni Union, ...

    • RIT/Gallaudet weekend plans in Rochester 

      Unknown author (Rochester Institute of Technology, 2000-03-01)
      The annual RIT/Gallaudet Weekend takes place this weekend at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. Students from the two universities compete in various sporting events. Two events are scheduled at RIT, both free and ...