You will have the opportunity to attend up to four sessions from the following list. Since space is limited in a number of the sessions, you should list your first six choices, in order of preference, on the Registration Form. Some sessions will run for two consecutive time slots which are noted by * Double Session. A few of the sessions will be held either in July or in August. These are noted with two asterisks (**) at the end of the description.

All sessions are designed for students with little or no prior knowledge of the major/career area.

Below find out more about what was offered in 2009. Session info for 2010 will be posted in June.

Art, Design, & Crafts
Business and Management
Communications
Computing and Information Sciences
Engineering and Engineering Technology
Environmental Studies
Photography
Social Sciences
Science, Mathematics and Medical Sciences
Undecided and More


Art, Design, & Crafts (Also see workshops 20, 22, 25, 30, 60)

Courses in three-dimensional digital graphics is available to all majors within the College of Imaging Arts & Sciences and other colleges. Students learn techniques for developing game assets (graphics), motion/broadcast graphics, simulations, stereo graphics, scientific/medical visualizations and illustrations all using high-end, three-dimensional software.

This session is no longer available.

Whether through painting, printmaking, sculpture or any of the new forms (computers, video, installation, performance) fine arts emphasizes personal expression. From representational renditions of a scene to various forms of abstraction and concept-driven work, fine art encourages you to express your ideas and feelings. Explore some of these possibilities in this hands-on workshop. * double session

Graphic designers use visual communication to inform, persuade, and entertain audiences. This session will provide a brief introduction and overview of the graphic design profession. Students will design layouts by combining typography and imagery into interesting compositions by integrating visual balance, figure/ground, cropping, and the use of design-oriented computer software for production of the project. The workshop will take place in a Macintosh lab. * double session

Illustrators have captured our imagination for centuries. From childhood picture books to the most sophisticated political cartoons, from technical manuals to animated feature movies from Disney, illustrators bring fresh vision to our world. Explore drawing and painting from the illustrator’s perspective using a variety of sure-fire techniques to show the world what’s in your imagination. Bring home your finished work, which family and friends are sure to admire. * double session

Expose yourself to the dynamic area of product design. As an introduction to the profession of industrial design, learn how three-dimensional design concepts that incorporate color, shape, form, and human factors are used to create products such as toys, kiosks, exhibits, shoes, tools, furniture, and other items for consumer use. A short project will take place during this session. * double session

An introduction to the exciting profession of interior design that incorporates creativity and human factors to create usable spaces. Color, light, materials, physical environment, architecture, and design concepts are some of the aspects involved in creating work, home, showroom, retail, restaurant, and exhibit spaces. A short project will take place during the session. * double session

Medical illustrators help teach physicians, nurses, physical therapist, and other allied health professional through their illustrations, animations, and even three-dimensional models. Their work ranges from illustrations of the heart to animations explaining DNA replication. Their subjects include landscapes at the cellular and molecular levels that host every imaginable organism and substance. In this session, students will complete an animation that will be saved on a CD for viewing on personal computer or via the world-wide web. * double session ** August only

New Media Design & Imaging is the creative side in the RIT interdisciplinary partnership of New Media Design and New Media Development. Based in the School of Design, New Media Design & Imaging focuses on content concept and generation, design and implementation, as well as programming and software training. In the fast paced world of interactive media and motion graphics, the NMD&I student is well equipped with aesthetic creativity and the knowledge and flexibility to meet this ever changing industry's needs and expectations. Combining design theory, an in-depth understanding of computer graphics and programming languages and their uses, the students become highly skilled interactive designers, as well as employable graduates. * double session

This session is no longer available.

In our well-equipped glass studio, participants will have first-hand experience working with glass to create a completed piece. You will also be introduced to the exciting career possibilities in the glass field, as an artist, industrial designer, or production craftsperson. Come and explore your creative potential! * double session ** July only

In this session, participants will discover some of the properties of metals using a variety of tools and techniques while working on a real piece. Begin developing your creative potential while exploring some of the many career options for metal workers, such as educator, jewelry designer, sales and marketing specialist, artisan, gem setter, or gallery manager! * double session

Virtual van Gogh? Second Life® Seurat? Multimedia Michelangelo? Cyberspace Cezanne? Museums are increasingly relying on the Internet to expand the physical limits of displaying their collections. Explore how museums have developed their web presence and see how they are using online exhibitions to reach wider audiences. Learn how these issues are engaging today’s museum professionals and how Cultural Resource Studies will prepare you to enter that field.

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Business and Management (Also see workshops 27,48,57,58,67)

Gain insight into the details of the accounting that supports financial reports available to the public. Discussions will also address "mark-to-market," pensions, leases and other topics especially relevant during the current economic recession.

The global recession and economic crisis of 2008 and this year have left nearly everyone scratching their heads, from professionals to investors to governments. This workshop will help make sense of the causes, effects, and impacts of what people throughout the world have recently experienced. The implications for future careers in finance will also be discussed.

How do markets yield technology standards? How does history influence the economy toward desirable outcomes? Why do so many industries begin with many firms but consolidate to just a few firms? Join us in a computer simulation of the economic dynamics involved in these types of questions, and for discussion of how these same forces appear in a wide range of industries. ** August only

What will resorts look like in the future? Might robots be running them? Could GameBoy be a part of future business meetings? Or will virtual reality and holograms make hotels extinct? We want to know what you think. Dream up and draw your hotel of the future and participate in other hands-on activities at this fun and imaginative workshop.

Join this interactive workshop to share and discuss how the world is changing on an almost-daily basis, and learn how this requires business leaders to develop new and creative ways to adapt.

A key to success in today's ever-changing business environment is understanding and utilizing the role of employee creativity and teamwork to drive innovation. This workshop will engage students in using management tools to achieve this objective.

Working in small teams and using materials provided, you will put your creativity to work to design a brand new product. Each team will have the opportunity to present their product and convince others of its usefulness.

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Communications (Also see workshops 8, 9, 19, 45, 50)

Get a taste of the exciting world of magazine production. Give your magazine a title and create a 4-page layout with pictures and stories. Leave with your magazine in hand.

What does it take to be an American Sign Language-English Interpreter? What kinds of jobs are available and where are they? It may surprise you to know that ASL-English Interpreters are in short supply in many different settings. From classrooms to courtrooms, qualified interpreters are in great demand. This interactive workshop will introduce you to the things you need to know about becoming an interpreter.

Combining familiar tools like Adobe Photoshop and InDesign with the power of XML, you'll learn about the next generation of publishing as you create a custom publication during this fast-paced hands-on session. By leveraging templates and tools created at RIT, you'll create a website, publish to Google Earth and walk away with a personalized newspaper filled with information about study and careers in publishing.

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Computing and Information Sciences (Also see workshops 1, 8, 9, 22, 35, 36, 38, 40, 43, 56, 63)

Do you really know what computer science is all about? Do you stay up at night trying to figure out what computer science is or what a computer scientist does? Do you wonder about the courses that a CS student takes and how much homework they have to do? Do you know what a computing professional does to earn all of that money? Come to this session for answers.

How do cyber attacks occur? What can you do to protect your home computer network and systems? Using a hands-on approach, we will show you how to configure your home network and computers in a way that will enhance their basic security. While learning about security, we will also talk about the exciting work that networking and security professionals get to do and how we can prepare you for these exciting careers. This includes, but is not limited to, learning to identify computer and network security vulnerabilities, learning to recognize and repel all types of attacks, and understanding the forensic requirements to prove that an attack occurred, where it originated, and the extent of the damage. If you are curious about the field of network and computer security, please join us.

This session provides an overview of careers in Game Design & Development, requirements for a Bachelors of Science in Game Design & Development, and the academic preparation requirements. Guests will get hands-on experience with games and virtual worlds created by current and former students while in residence at RIT, several of whom now enjoy careers at Microsoft Xbox, Sony Computer Entertainment of America, Electronic Arts, and Vicarious Visions. Students and faculty will be on-hand to answer questions about RIT's computing focus on game design and development topics, and the integration of game study within our curriculum.

Do you want a career where you can use the incredible power of computers to make the world a better place? Then, come visit us, and we'll tell you about our courses and programs in information technology, medical informatics, Web design and development, database design and development, human-computer interaction, and mobile computing. Think about these technologies as problem solving toolkits for the 21st century. What you can accomplish with these toolkits will be limited only by your imagination! You’ll also tour the department’s laboratories for Web development, audio/video production, and database development.

What does it take to get from "order to cash?" Find out how information and technology fit together and become what makes a business work. In this workshop you will learn about the latest technology, software, databases, and management processes used in business to communicate about and solve business challenges.

Have you ever wondered how Linux works but did not have a spare computer to install it on? Do you believe that your files on your MS Windows system are completely safe and secure? Come to this informative session and learn to create a Linux Live CD. We will not only show you how to use this CD to load Linux without disrupting your MS Windows environment, but also how to use it for data recovery, and how to learn more about Linux. While we work, we will also discuss the Information Security and Forensics degree and the Networking and Systems Administration degree programs, as well as the career opportunities available for graduates of these programs.

Medical Informatics combines Information Technology/Computer Science with Biomedical Sciences. At the present period of time, labeled as the decade of Health Information Technology (HIT), serious efforts are being made worldwide to incorporate computer technology in the field of medicine. The graduates of the Medical Informatics program become the link between medicine and computer technology. Furthermore, if they follow the optional premedical track, they are well prepared for entering medical, veterinary or dental schools. You will have an opportunity to learn about this new and growing field and will also participate in some anatomy explorations using only a computer program called ADAM.

Online game development, website design, and interactive 3D are just a few of the areas we explore in the New Media program. For those who enjoy creativity as well as technical problem-solving, this is an exciting emerging field. In this session, you will have an opportunity to explore websites and online multi-user games and simulations made by our New Media students.

We are witnessing an explosion in the demand for software—for office productivity, corporate information, and e-commerce systems; for industry, manufacturing, and health care; for home entertainment and personal gadgetry; and for embedded software in everything from antilock braking systems, to hand-held computers and cellular phones. Software Engineers apply engineering problem-solving techniques, identify user requirements, develop specifications and identify possible solutions. In this session, you will explore the world of software engineering and be given a hands-on introduction to the concepts in the field.

Join our Women in Computing for a discussion on how computers can help solve the world's problems, from saving the environment to solving crimes. Plus we’ll have some fun making a banana sing a song using our computers!

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Engineering and Engineering Technology (Also see workshops 31, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70)

Our modern industrial economy is critically dependent upon chemical engineering for manufacturing bulk and specialty chemicals and high-tech materials. Using their knowledge of scientific principles (physical and organic chemistry integrated with physics, mathematics, and biology) and design constraints (such as economics, environmental requirements), chemical engineers develop processes to manufacture raw materials with desired purity on a scale that meets the demands of virtually every industry in our modern society. Chemical engineers also use their knowledge of chemical transformation to create such materials in an environmentally friendly way. Learn about the role that chemical engineers play in society, and experience how chemical engineers impact the world.

Civil Engineering Technology graduates restore polluted rivers as well as century-old bridges, design public parks accessible to people with disabilities, build roads in isolated areas and water delivery systems…you name it! Learn about the exciting types of jobs available in the civil disciplines and get your hands dirty while learning about the materials and tools that we use.

Computer engineers use their knowledge of software and hardware design to develop and implement a variety of real-world products and systems, ranging from cell phones and smart appliances to robots and security systems. Through hands-on experiments, you will interact with simple games on a microcontroller board, which will help you better appreciate the interface between software and hardware.

How many computer-controlled objects do you see every day? Anti-lock brakes, gaming systems, digital cameras, and wireless routers are all examples of products that contain embedded computers. The design, development, and production of embedded computers are the heart of the Computer Engineering Technology program. This session will explore the many exciting and challenging career opportunities available for computer engineering technology graduates and will include a laboratory project.

Do you want to be part of the power Industry, design and test portable electronics, or broadcast and communications systems? Start today with a hands-on application in our high-tech laboratories. Skin resistance varies with the level of stress experienced by a person. An EET professor with years of design engineering experience will lead you in constructing and testing an electronic circuit to measure skin resistance. Get involved in this fun and educational experiment and learn about the multitude of exciting and rewarding career opportunities available to the graduates of the Electrical Engineering Technology program.

Electrical engineering is a program of many engineering disciplines and the one from which many major innovations of this century have emerged. It involves such areas as integrated circuits, computers, lasers, robotics, semiconductors, bioinstrumentation, communications, and signal processing. We will give you a glimpse of electrical engineering in laboratories where you will view and manipulate images, use fuzzy-logic controllers, learn how “sighted robots” work, measure electrical signals of the human body, and examine how electronics is applied to solve everyday problems.

If you like putting all of the pieces of a puzzle together, industrial and systems engineering might be for you. Industrial engineers integrate materials, equipment, information, and/or people with an eye toward cost, quality, and safety . . .they bring all of the pieces of the system together to work harmoniously. In the ISE labs, you will see how to create computer-assisted product designs, control and improve processes and systems using computer-based simulation tools, and design real-world assembly processes.

Robots are not just some far-off idea reserved for Sci-Fi movies depicting the future. They are very real and are being used in manufacturing environments right now. In this workshop, you’ll learn about robotics and computer-controlled machines, explore the robotics and automation lab, run a variety of industrial robots, and visit the multimillion-dollar Center for Electronics Manufacturing laboratory. In this laboratory students operate automated equipment used to produce circuit boards like those used in cell phones, DVD’s, computers, and more.

Designing a car, truck, motorcycle or bicycle isn’t just about how it look’s, it’s about how it performs. Experiment with computer simulation tools that help designers develop ideas and create vehicles that perform as well as they look. Experiment with mechanical challenges faced by engineers (like Lamborghini doors that open upward, suspension systems for improved ride or handling, custom fitting a bicycle to its user) and think of new ways to enhance a vehicle’s design and performance.

Students, faculty, and staff from RIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering are here today to show you some of the work that they do every day involving alternative fuel vehicles (powered by wind or fuel cells), high-performance vehicles, a new blood pump design to extend the lives of heart transplant patients, rockets, alternative energy sources, materials testing, the effects of smoking on the lungs, and much more. Join us to see how Mechanical Engineers at RIT are working to make advances in the field that will reshape the future!

The world as we know it would not exist without the microchip…the Internet, computers, cell phones, electronic cars, appliances, and robotics all rely on it. Integrated circuit technology has made possible the development of microelectromechanical devices and systems, and chemical and biological chips. See how you can be part of this revolutionary field. Tour the RIT "cleanroom" and other laboratories - investigate how microelectronic engineers design, fabricate, and test these microchips using electrical engineering, computer aided design, modeling and simulation, chemistry, physics, materials science, and optics.

Everything is packaged, from toothpaste to computers. Packaged goods surround us in our daily lives, yet we seldom give packaging materials much thought! See how packages are physically tested on vibration, drop and compression equipment to simulate truck, rail, and airplane shipment. You can even operate the drop tester! Step into the environmental chamber that simulates various levels of temperature and relative humidity. Examine and handle antique and modern packages. See leading edge packaging production and testing equipment. Shrink wrap your wallet! Learn secrets of how things you use daily are packaged.

You can communicate with your friends and family wherever they are. You can access information from millions of sites on the Web. Watch a soccer game taking place halfway around the globe. Musicians can collaborate and record a studio session in Real Time without being in the same time zone. Why? Because of telecommunication technology! Modern telecommunication systems make voice, data and video services available worldwide and you can be part of the future of this exciting field. You may design an optical transmission system to move data at the speed of light, a global network to interconnect the continents or a new communication device with capabilities that we cannot even imagine today. The TET session will provide a glimpse of today's technology and start you thinking about tomorrows.

This session is no longer available.

Come join members of RIT’s Women in Technology (WIT) organization for an overview of our exciting program. Learn about mentoring activities, community building events and the FUN that we have while we provide a supportive structure that encourages the success of women in our technology programs.

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Environmental Studies (Also see workshop 33, 44)

Come try on a Level-A Emergency Responder Hazardous Materials Suit. Environmental Managers earn high salaries helping companies produce goods and services without contaminating the environment. Learn how they protect workers from hazardous chemicals in the workplace, and citizens from chemical pollutants in the environment.

While not quite the Marauders' Map "technology" of Harry Potter fame, maps and analyses created through Geographic Information System (GIS) are changing the way we see, interact with, and study our world and environment. Combined with satellite imagery and global positioning systems (GPS), GIS programs are extremely useful in ecological and environmental analyses, such as habitat monitoring and mapping, environmental risk assessment, wildlife tracking, and pollution modeling. Google Earth is an example of this explosion in all things spatial. The presenter will introduce you to these powerful tools in a hands-on workshop, helping you explore the landscapes and ecosystems of RIT and Monroe County. ** August only

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Photography

Picture the delicate complexity of a snowflake and the geometric drama of a crystal's brilliant facets. The surprising intricacy of granules of sugar and an inedible crystalline relative, sand. The possibilities for discovery through photography with a microscope will blow you away. Come visit and explore this inner world, bursting with 3D shape and color awaiting your detection. In this session you will use both video and photographic techniques to create your own work.

Witness and participate in several demonstrations of special-effects photography, including high-speed photography, stroboscopic photography, infrared photography, matte-box photography, and scanning peripheral photography.

Bridging the gap between traditional photo art and current imaging technologies. Print, enhance and take home your own color image transfer art print for immediate display - or for use as a departure point in computer-aided design projects. ** July only

Ever wondered what it would be like to appear on a magazine cover? This is your chance! Join this two hour session and explore the tricks of photo retouching just like a professional. Students will use Photoshop techniques to change, highlight and enhance their own portrait. At the end of the session, you will have a portrait ready for the cover of a glamour or rock n’ roll magazine. So be a star! You can do it! * double session

This session will explain and demonstrate how the science of photography is taught at RIT. We discuss and demonstrate, using high-end digital cameras and printers and instruments to measure light and color, how the scientific knowledge of the photographic process is used in real-world applications such as in accurately reproducing artworks, and/or capturing images using a combination of camera and computer software (such as high-dynamic range images) which would be impossible to capture with camera alone. We will also offer an insight into the many careers being pursued by the graduates of the Imaging and Photographic Technology Department. ** July only

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Social Sciences (Also see workshop 15)

This session will introduce you to the fascinating world of criminal justice, high–tech crime, criminal behavior, and social control mechanisms - just a few of the topics covered in courses offered by the Department of Criminal Justice at RIT. You will hear from a leading instructor in this field who will provide an overview of 1) typical course requirements and student experiences, 2) other criminal justice course offerings and concentrations (e.g., in legal studies, criminology, and the criminal justice system), and 3) career opportunities within law enforcement, corrections, the legal system, the managed security industry, and the intelligence community.

What kinds of cues do we use in recognizing anger in someone’s face? Could we use a computer to counsel patients? How can we ensure cooperation and trust among coworkers? These are the kinds of questions asked by Psychologists. We’ll examine these topics and more using computer simulations. Learn about various careers in Psychology and the college requirements for them.

Maybe you are a U.S. ambassador negotiating an international climate change treaty. Or perhaps you are a regulatory affairs specialist informing your company about the impacts of new regulations. Or maybe you are a Homeland Security consultant providing advice on how terrorist threats should be thwarted. Welcome to the world of the policy analyst! Public policy combines an understanding of government, technology, and the social sciences to formulate policies for addressing today’s most important problems. In this workshop, you will learn about the skills needed for a successful career in public policy. ** July only

What happens when western and non-western worlds collide through trade war, technology, and media? How does the expanding world capitalist system transform local and national cultures, identities, customs, and beliefs? What happens when new communication technologies, the Hollywood media, the McDonald’s enterprise and the culture of consumption spread to the most remote corners of the globe? Come to this workshop to find out how this major develops exciting career opportunities through professional work experience, experience abroad, enhancing language skills, and coursework focusing on world regions, international business, science, technology, and society.

Eighty percent of United States residents work, learn, and raise families in metropolitan areas. Cities are not only bricks and mortar; they are people’s lives and rest on historical and cultural traditions. How do you rebuild a city like New Orleans after the destruction of Hurricane Katrina? What about Ground Zero in New York City, where the Towers used to stand? What should we put in that place to create hope and optimism, while at the same time commemorating those we lost? With that in mind, RIT’s Urban and Community Studies program is designed to give you the knowledge, experience and technological skills you’ll need to address the issues facing our rapidly urbanizing world.

Perhaps you are a philosopher. So, perhaps, is everyone else, at least sometimes and to some extent. What, though, is philosophy? One traditional answer, going back to the origin of the word in ancient Greece more than 2500 years ago, was that philosophy is the love of wisdom. Another answer is that philosophy is the attempt to answer apparently important questions that don’t yet have clear-cut answers. What kind of life should you lead? What makes the difference between things that are ethically OK to do and things that are wrong? To what extent are the choices we make products of our heredity and our environmental background? How free are we, really? If everything we can know about the world relies biologically on our sensory equipment, how can we know about things we can’t sense, like electrons or quarks? And if there are other ways of coming to know things, what are they? Philosophy prepares you to read, write, and think critically, which is why philosophy majors typically do extremely well getting into law, business, and graduate school. Come to the philosophy workshop to meet living, breathing philosophers. Find out what they do, how they do it, and why they do it. And learn a bit about our philosophy degree program. We specialize, by the way, in double majors.

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Science, Mathematics and Medical Sciences (Also see workshops 8, 29, 50, 54, 56)

Find out how genetic fingerprints can be used to identify suspects in a criminal case, establish paternity, or diagnose those at risk of cancer, diabetes, or other diseases. In this session participants will cast a gel to analyze DNA samples. If we had their DNA, could we really bring back the dinosaurs?

Bioinformatics addresses the needs of the modern biologist by combining the skills of biological and computational scientists. A rapidly growing field within biotechnology, it encompasses many disciplines including biochemistry, computer science, information technology, statistics and others. An example of its application is in harvesting information from the Human Genome Project, thereby providing a deeper understanding of human disease and leading to the development of new therapies.

Chemistry, imagination, and the world around us. Visit our “Careers in Chemistry” to gain a new appreciation for everything we encounter each day. Color, mystery, excitement—chemistry! Learn about everyday chemical mysteries. Where does color come from? What is a chemical reaction? How do materials behave under extreme conditions? Chemistry as a career is fun! Before you leave this session, we will teach you how to make your own slime.

What do a digital camera, an ultrasound machine, a hyperspectral sensor, and the Hubble Space Telescope have in common? They’re all examples of modern imaging systems. Imaging systems are becoming more and more important in business, in education, in scientific research, and in our daily lives. In this session, you’ll learn the secrets of 3D imaging by creating your own hologram in our imaging science laboratories. It’s an experience you’ll never forget.

Join us for this hands-on session and explore the mysteries of the cosmos! Find out how the latest tools and techniques allow astronomers (and you) to make discoveries about the universe from the enigmatic super massive black holes found in the centers of galaxies out to the very edges of space itself. You will have the chance to learn about some of the most energetic phenomena in the universe and how we detect and explain them, while working with real data collected from observatories both on the ground and in space (such as the Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray observatory). Leave with your own images and unanswered questions to investigate!

In this popular 1970’s televised game show there is a brand new car behind one of three closed doors. There is a goat behind each of the other two doors. Monty Hall, the host of the show, knows which door conceals the car and he asks you, the contestant, to choose one of the three doors. (Your prize will be whatever is behind the door you end up choosing.) He then opens one of the two doors that you did not choose and shows you that there is a goat behind this door. He then asks you to make a choice: Either you keep the door that you originally chose OR you switch and choose the other door which hasn’t been opened yet.( Of course, one of these two doors has the new car behind it while the other door conceals another goat.) Once you make this choice, Monty Hall opens the door you chose and reveals whether you win a new car or a goat. In order to obtain the best chance of winning the car, what should be your choice? Should you keep the door you originally chose, or should you switch and choose the other door instead? In this talk we use simple probabilities to answer this question. You may be surprised by the result!

Students will be involved in an actual clinical scenario, utilizing patient history, physical examination findings, and introduction to various diagnostic evaluations. By proceeding through this case, students will be guided to uncover the appropriate diagnosis. In this clinical vignette, students will be encouraged to illustrate appropriate risk factors and associated findings contributing to this diagnosis. The patient’s prognosis and future preventive strategies for health promotion will be discussed.

You will be surprised. Yes, no x-rays, no radiation, no needles, it is ONLY sound. Most people have heard of, and probably know someone who has had an ultrasound examination. You may have even had an ultrasound examination yourself. Did you ever think that a career in ultrasound might be right for you? Do you like to work and interact with people? Do you want to work in a fast growing and a high demand medical field? Come and join the ultrasound team in a real and interactive demonstration to learn how this exciting imaging modality uses the latest in engineering, computer, and medical technology to diagnose and treat a wide variety of diseases. Find out how this exciting program can be used as a premedical program which would lead to medical, dental, or professional schools.

We will explore the quantum mechanical behavior of materials on the nanoscale. As the size of a material is reduced to the nanoscale or nanometer dimension (i.e., a billionth of a meter), their optical, electrical and even mechanical behavior start to vary from that of their bulk counterparts. At these very small dimensions, these nanoscale materials, or so-called nanomaterials, exhibit size-dependent materials properties. We will explore a couple of examples of nanomaterials that are currently being used in a variety of different technological applications. Characterize some carbon nanotubes and semiconducting quantum dots. ** August only

What do cables, the hydrophobic effect, Coulomb's law, helical twists, and swimming fish have to do with sound? Find out more about the fantastic, incredibly sensitive and adaptable way in which our ears convert sound to electrical signals. We will also explore sound wave forms, and give sound a ride on a beam of light. ** July only

What’s the difference between a normal lung and a diseased lung? Come learn about emphysema, heart disease, cancer, and other pathologies by examining actual normal and diseased human organs. Discuss what it takes to be a doctor and how you can be prepared for the medical profession with premedical education at RIT. Learn how a degree in Biomedical Sciences can prepare you for many medically-related areas of focus, including sports medicine, pathology, and forensics.

We will discuss the use of a Biology degree as preparation for careers such as Veterinary Science, Animal Science, Zoology, and other related disciplines. Hands-on examples of specimens and techniques will be provided to participants. ** July only

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Undecided and More

Anything goes...the sky's the limit…the world is yours...how will you decide? RIT has many majors and programs of study and you now have the opportunity to enter the new RIT University Studies program, and make your decision about a major later. The University Studies Program allows students with an interest in multiple areas to take foundational courses and use career assessment tools to make the best decision possible about their major of study. The workshop today is a fun and interactive way to begin the major selection process. Come learn about your interests and skills and the programs at RIT.

Are you looking for a career with a bright future? The Air Force offers you that opportunity and AFROTC can make it a reality. One of the many benefits of ROTC is the chance at a scholarship that can help with tuition, books and even give you some extra monthly spending money. This program will give you the opportunity to speak directly to Air Force officers and AFROTC Cadets. Bring your questions, we will have the answers. Come and learn what the AFROTC is all about and what it takes to be a fearless leader.

The Army ROTC program has a long and proud tradition of turning motivated and committed students into outstanding leaders. No matter what career path you choose, leadership will be an essential ingredient to your success. Army ROTC can help you achieve your goals by providing scholarships for your education costs, books and monthly pay. Come hear about how Army ROTC will provide you the tools, training and experience to lead others, motivate groups and perform missions as a commissioned officer in the United States Army.

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