September 21, 2001

Rochester Institute of Technology Gains a Hotel

When a local hotel developer offered to donate a 304-room Marriott to the Rochester Institute of Technology, the university accepted without reservation.

The hotel, renamed the RIT Inn and Conference Center, will be used primarily as a dormitory. More than 300 students have already moved into 170 rooms in the hotel, and most of the remaining 134 rooms will be converted to student housing next year.

The gift, valued at $14-million, underscores the fundamental geometry of large