Professor Moore became Dean of Graduate Studies at RIT in 2007. He heads the new Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies that oversees more than 80 graduate degree and certificate programs in all eight of RIT’s colleges. As Dean he advocates for graduate students and graduate education.
Moore came to RIT from Yale University in 1999 to become Dean of the College of Liberal Arts where he is also a professor of archaeology. He expanded the size of the college substantially, increasing the number of faculty by half, and doubling the number of degree programs. Student enrollments in liberal arts’ programs rose significantly.
Born in England and educated at the universities of Oxford and London, Moore took his D.Phil. degree at Oxford in 1978. An archaeologist, his research has centered on the beginning of agriculture and settled life in the Middle East. He excavated the early farming village of Abu Hureyra on the Euphrates River in Syria. His book describing the results of this project, Village on the Euphrates (with G.C. Hillman and A.J. Legge), was published in 2000. Currently, Moore is investigating the spread of farming to southern Europe, focusing on the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. With the support of the National Geographic Society, the National Science Foundation and the Ministry of Culture in Croatia, he is excavating early agricultural villages there.
Moore is deeply committed to promoting the highest quality education for undergraduates and graduate students. He has held positions at the University of Oxford and the University of Arizona. At Yale University he was an associate professor of anthropology and also served as Associate Dean in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
In addition to his educational and research activities, Moore is active in professional service. He regularly reviews grant proposals for the National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Geographical Society and other agencies. He has held several fellowships and has served on the boards of scholarly journals and societies. He has published numerous articles and other accounts of his research, and also lectures frequently on his archaeological discoveries and his passion for learning more about the human past.
Chance Glenn obtained his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, also in Electrical Engineering, from the Johns Hopkins University. He was on the staff of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory for a number of years, and held several positions in industry, in addition to founding a company of his own. He joined RIT in 2003 as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Telecommunications Engineering Technology in the College of Applied Science and Technology. Currently, he is Director of the William G. McGowan Center for Telecommunications Innovation and Collaborative Research leading projects in digital signal processing, communications and radio frequency, and digital multimedia.
Widely respected as a gifted and engaging teacher, Chance has a strong record in research, having successfully obtained numerous grants, and published extensively. He is founder and editor of The Journal of Applied Science and Engineering Technology published by the RIT Press. He has also contributed his expertise to the Greater Rochester community, notably through outreach to high schools. Many in the RIT community know Chance as an accomplished musician and singer, whose contributions have added warmth and inspiration to numerous campus events. He has had music nominated for a Grammy award in 2000 and has his music available on iTunes and many other venues.
Chance brings valuable experience and insights to the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies, as well as a deep commitment to the welfare of our graduate students. He is working together with the Dean to strengthen the education offered at the graduate level, and to enhance the research environment for all members of the graduate community at RIT.
Susan Phillips is the Administrative Assistant for the Dean’s Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies at RIT. Susan has been in this position since March, 2007 and has been with RIT since November, 2000. Prior to her career at RIT, Susan worked at Bausch & Lomb Inc. for over twenty years, mainly as the Executive Assistant for the Sr. Vice President of Human Resources. She has an A.A.S. degree in Liberal Arts from M.C.C., attended S.U.N.Y. Brockport and is currently attending classes at RIT in order to complete a Bachelor of Science Degree.
