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Meet RIT’s pioneers

By Mindy Mozer

They have worked under four RIT presidents. They remember the early days of Brick City surrounded by countryside. They have touched the lives of thousands of students.

Meet a few of RIT’s pioneers. They are the faculty and staff members who continue to work full time after more than 40 years. They are the voices of stability in a time of change.

The ... (more)

Extreme makeover at 6 Sibley Place

By Marcia Morphy

Each year, Gerald McCue grabs some of the biggest 100-year-old peonies that are behind the mansion he owns at 6 Sibley Place and lays them near the stone of Emily Sibley Watson’s gravesite at Mt. Hope Cemetery.

“We have our own little conference where I say to her, ‘Emily, I’m back and I still have the house. I need your guidance with ... (more)

A new approach to online learning at RIT

By Ellen Rosen

Web design and development. Business and management. Data analytics. Beers of the world.

These are some of the leading topics alumni say they would like to learn more about. And they’d like to do that learning through RIT Online.

RIT has long had a strong offering of online courses. But RIT Online, launched last year as part of the Innovative Learning Institute, has ... (more)

Alumni volunteers forge new connections

By Mindy Mozer

When Graydon Pleasants of Winston-Salem, N.C., was researching colleges, he wanted to talk to someone who could give him an insider’s perspective on RIT.

So he emailed Mike Pail ’98 (engineering) and Sue Pail ’98 (engineering), who are leaders of the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., alumni chapter. They met for lunch and Pleasants gained some insight into RIT and life in Rochester.

“It definitely helped ... (more)

First in Their Class

New chemical engineering grads launch careers in emerging fields

When Shannon McCormick ’13 entered RIT, she knew she wanted to be an engineer but she didn’t know what kind. McCormick sampled different engineering offerings through the Engineering Exploration Program in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering. When she learned more about chemical engineering, she was energized by the options in its wide-open field.

“I found out there are so many things ... (more)

Perfecting the Performing Arts on Campus

By Vienna McGrain

As an RIT student, Jon Roberts ’70 (imaging science) had an obvious affinity for science, successfully navigating through rigorous academic course loads each quarter. But, being raised around New York City and Broadway, he always had a love for singing, performing and playing music.

Today, Roberts, the 2013 Distinguished Alumnus from the College of Science, enjoys his “day job” as senior partner ... (more)

New formula for math education

By Susan Gawlowicz

Ben Liu is a quantitative problem solver.

Liu has modeled aspects of cells and measured the limits of cardio-electrophysiological models as an undergraduate in RIT’s School of Mathematical Sciences.

His undergraduate research experience prepared him for graduate work with his mentor, RIT professor Elizabeth Cherry, who applies mathematics to understanding electrical signals in the heart.

“I don’t have a biology background, but I find ... (more)