Rochester Institute of Technology Archives

Richard Ellsworth: How to Walk-On to RIT’s Varsity Cross Country Team

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 4 October 20214 October 2021

Collegeathletics, Rochester Institute of Technology

Ellsworth faced many unique challenges as a walk-on athlete. His story offers excellent advice to students wishing to join RIT’s XC team.

Transfer Credits Versus Course Overloads: Which one should you use?

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 10 September 20214 October 2021

Collegeacademics, Rochester Institute of Technology

Learn about my experience with course overloads at RIT’s, and whether students should favor course over loads or transfer credits.

How Do Enrollment Dates Work at RIT

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 30 August 20214 October 2021

Collegeacademics, Rochester Institute of Technology

How do enrollment dates work at RIT? Can you increase your enrollment date? Learn more about RIT’s enrollment dates here!

How to Transfer Credits at RIT

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 25 August 20214 October 2021

Collegeacademics, Rochester Institute of Technology

How do students transfer credits at RIT? How does it affect enrollment dates, graduate times, and double-majors? Learn more here.

Full body portrait of Olivia Gallucci sitting on rock wall

How to Double-Major in Computer Science and Computing Security at RIT

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 20 August 20214 October 2021

Collegeacademics, Rochester Institute of Technology

How I am double-majoring in Computer Science and Computing Security at RIT. Examples of personal statements, tips, and coursework included.

View of 30 Rock deck in New York City Deloitte

Open Source Open for Business

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 15 August 20214 October 2021

FOSSDeloitte, Free and Open Source Software, Open Source, Rochester Institute of Technology

This post is a literature review for Rochester Institute of Technology’s Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) Development class.

How to install TigerOSv28 on a Live USB

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 10 August 20214 October 2021

FOSSFree and Open Source Software, Linux, Rochester Institute of Technology, TigerOS

Table of Contents Obtain a USB Formatting a USB Download TigerOS Make the USB bootable Download an image writer program Write the ISO to the USB drive Etcher GNOME Disks Universal USB Installer Try live booting if possible What is live booting? Why live boot before installation? Finding missing drivers Downloading missing drivers Installing After…

Part III: Contributing to Open Source Communities at RIT

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 5 August 20214 October 2021

FOSSFree and Open Source Software, Open Source, Rochester Institute of Technology

This is the third part of a three part series. Read part II here. I continued working with TigerOS for my second large contribution, so I could complete my installation guide. In other words, my second contribution is a continuation of my first contribution, so I did not need to ask for a new project. …

Olivia Gallucci with friends at Hacknight

Part II: Contributing to Open Source Communities at RIT

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 30 July 20214 October 2021

FOSSFree and Open Source Software, Open Source, Rochester Institute of Technology

This is the second part of a three part series. Read part I here. I worked with TigerOS for my first large contribution. TigerOS is a small project, so there are many help requests. In other words, I had a lot of opportunities working with TigerOS. Tim Zabel—the current maintainer of TigerOS—sent me a help…

Part I: Contributing to Open Source Communities at RIT

By: Olivia A. Gallucci 25 July 20214 October 2021

FOSSFree and Open Source Software, Rochester Institute of Technology

The goal of this project was to contribute to an open source community by remediating a bug fix request. First, I looked for requests through Fedora and Ovio. I saw that TigerOS—a Linux distribution created by students at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)—had a few issues listed on Fedora’s easy-fix page. I liked the idea…