Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology
Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) is a private university in Terre Haute, Indiana. It was founded in 1874 with only three bachelor's degree programs. It has since grown to twelve academic departments with over thirty undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, and engineering management, leading to bachelor's and master's degrees.
Former name
- Terre Haute School of Industrial Science (1874–1875)
- Rose Polytechnic Institute (1875–1971)
Latin: Labor et scientia
Work and Knowledge
1874
$209.8 million (2020)[1]
Robert A. Coons
Rick Stamper
196 (fall 2022)[2]
2,169 (fall 2022)[2]
19 (fall 2022)[2]
Suburban: 1,300 acres (530 ha)[2]
Red and white [3]
Rosie the Elephant
Rose–Hulman's curriculum focuses on both career preparation and undergraduate-driven research in STEM-fields. It is classified among "Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering and Other Technology-Related Schools".
Student life[edit]
The student body tends to come mostly from the Midwestern United States, though, as the school has gained prominence, it has gradually attracted a more geographically and ethnically diverse applicant pool. 39% of students are from the state of Indiana with large numbers of students from the nearby states of Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Minnesota.[34]
The school has several competition teams that operate out of the Branam Innovation Center. They compete in collegiate series such as Formula SAE, Shell Eco-Marathon, Human Powered Vehicle Challenge, Rose Rocketry, AIAA Design/Build/Fly, Chem-E-Car and various robotics competitions among many others.
There are eight social fraternities and three social sororities, some of which have their houses on campus. The fraternities are: Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Sigma Phi, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Nu, Theta Xi, and Triangle. The sororities are Delta Delta Delta, Chi Omega, and Alpha Omicron Pi. As of 2003, nearly 69% of the students were members of Greek social organizations.[35] There are also four gender-inclusive professional fraternities: Alpha Chi Sigma, Alpha Phi Omega, Delta Rho Sigma,[36] and Kappa Theta Pi.
The Homework Hotline provides free homework help and tutoring to Indiana middle school and high school students.[37] The program started in 1991 and is funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. and Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology.[38]
Rose–Hulman Ventures serves as a source of internships and job opportunities with startups and established companies of all sizes for Rose students and alumni.[39] Rose–Hulman Ventures was established in 1999 with a $30 million grant from the Lilly Endowment and received a $24.9 million follow-up grant in 2002.[40]
Media[edit]
The school is served by an independently funded, student-run newspaper, The Rose Thorn, that focuses on campus news.[41]
Rose–Hulman has an amateur radio club, the Rose Tech Radio Club (call sign W9NAA), that maintains a dedicated on-campus station.[42][43]
The Rose–Hulman Film Club produces student-directed short films.[44]
The campus radio station was WMHD-FM 90.7 FM, "The Monkey". The station originally broadcast with a very low power transmitter and antenna located on campus, but later operated with an off-site transmitter at 1400 watts. The studio facilities for the station were in the basement of the BSB residence hall. The station was operated entirely by student volunteers, and all disc-jockeys choose their own format and playlists. In August 2014, the station was sold to Indiana State University.[45]
