RIT in the news

RIT-in-the-news articles are Web links. PDF files are provided. Adobe® Reader®, a free download, is needed to view PDF files.

Starting a business: What it takes
USA Today, Aug. 1 (Bob Barbato, professor of management, quoted) download PDF

Facts, figures will focus our aim
Democrat and Chronicle, Aug. 13 (Opinion article by John Klofas, professor of criminal justice) download PDF

RIT, its president keep region on its economic toes
Democrat and Chronicle, Aug. 15 (Opinion article by Brian O’Neil, associate dean, E. Philip Saunders College of Business) download PDF

Safe surfing: Filters and monitoring software are just a start for protecting kids online
The Detroit News, Aug. 22 (Sam McQuade, graduate program coordinator, Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, quoted) download PDF

Botched a presentation? Stand up, learn, go on
International Herald Tribune (The New York Times), Aug. 22 (Holly Slay, assistant professor of business, quoted) download PDF

Building up college towns
Inside Higher Ed.com, Aug. 23 (RIT referenced in article about universities planning “college towns”) download PDF

Campus news

RIT ranked among nation’s top master’s universities
RIT is ranked seventh overall in the “Best Universities—Master’s (North region)” category and scored second in peer assessment in the annual U.S. News & World Report: America’s Best Colleges.

RIT partnering with Rochester on public-safety initiative
The Public Safety Initiatives Center, based at RIT, will develop a comprehensive anti-violence plan for the City of Rochester.

Astronomers make celestial discovery
Scientists have identified the cluster of Quintuplet stars in the Milky Way’s galactic center as massive binary stars nearing the end of their life cycle, solving a mystery that had dogged astronomers for more than 15 years.

Rivers Run senior housing celebrates grand opening
The Moorings at Rivers Run, Phase I—the RIT-affiliated active-adult community located along the Genesee River—recently held its grand opening.

Faculty promotions announced
Forty-eight RIT faculty members were recently promoted.

RIT honors 2006 retirees
Dane Gordon, RIT professor emeritus, and Cathy Whittemore, former assistant to the president, were given special recognition at the eighth annual celebration for RIT retirees.

Events

Presidential search forums — Sept. 6-8
Faculty, staff and students are invited to open forums to receive updates on the presidential search and express their views on characteristics of RIT’s ninth president.

Dateline: RIT is produced by RIT University News Services. Address questions or comments to Michael Saffran, associate director, at mjsuns@rit.edu. For more news, visit the RIT University News Services Web site at http://www.rit.edu/news and News & Events online at http://www.rit.edu/newsevents.

To unsubscribe from this list, type UNSUBSCRIBE RITNEWS in the body of your e-mail and send to listserver@listserver.rit.edu.