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Expand Up @@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ Beginning of the Fall 2014 Semester, Rochester Institute of Technology started t
The minor was brought about by additional courses offered by the School of Interactive Games and Media ([IGM](https://www.rit.edu/computing/school-interactive-games-and-media)).



## FOSS@MAGIC

When MAGIC was conceptualized in the Simone Center for Student Innovation, it was established to prioritize game development.
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Open@RIT participates in research projects, receives funding from grants, provides open source community consultation to faculty and staff, and hosts town halls for the Open Source community on campus.
Although the name has changed to Open@RIT, the organization is still involved with faculty members of MAGIC.

## FOSS Minor While Now
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Saying a specific timeframe (such as fall/spring and the year) is better for a timeline since the meaning of "now" is always changing.

Now, following Stephen Jacob's retirement, this minor has been discontinued. Although, the immersion still exists but it is now managed by the ([Institute for Interdisciplinary Innovation.](https://www.rit.edu/liberalarts/institute-interdisciplinary-innovation)) The Free and Open Source Software and Free Culture Minor at RIT is no longer accepting new student applications.
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I'd want to verify that the minor is run by IID - since my first time hearing about them was at imagine RIT.


The minor is noted to be under modification to align with a new multidisciplinary immersion program, and a “minor 2.0” version was planned for Fall 2022 open. It’s possible that the updated version may have different requirements or be rebranded.
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As a historical record, I'd like to avoid getting too into planned future things that may be subject to change


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