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Graduate celebrates decades later

By Mindy Mozer

On May 20, David Johnson walked across the stage at commencement and accepted his degree.

Like the hundreds of other graduates, his proud family cheered and celebrated his accomplishment. That achievement, though, was completed more than 20 years ago.

Johnson, 75, finished his master’s degree in imaging science in 1989. But he missed ... (more)

Making liberal arts matter

That’s how you teach humanities at RIT

By Will Dube

Samir Nazir ’10 was working as a mechanical engineer in the oil industry in Texas when he decided he wanted to get a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies so he could have an impact on how energy is consumed by transportation.

He Googled transportation, public policy and graduate degrees and came across the master’s degree in science, ... (more)

A taste of home

Students ease homesickness with blankets, posters—and cheese

By Mindy Mozer

When Holly O’Neill has a bad day, she slips into her RIT sweatpants, NTID hoodie and slipper socks and snuggles with her fuzzy blankets and pillows in her dorm room.

Lori Karker, who will be starting her fourth year this fall as an international studies major, nibbles on Wisconsin cheese when she needs a taste of ... (more)

Tunnels tell stories of the times

By Laura La Bella Cummings

If the walls of the tunnels underneath the residence halls could talk, they would tell you a story—a story that connects generations of RIT students to each other and to the social issues of the time.

For nearly 30 years, the brick and mortar walls of the expansive underground tunnel system have provided students with a ... (more)

Lost art

Graduates bring new life to letterpress

By Mindy Mozer

Tony Zanni ’07 (graphic design) opens a drawer from a cabinet built at the turn of the 20th century and pulls out a piece of wood type.

“That looks good, let’s use that,” says Zanni, who has more than 150 wood typefaces and more than 600 cases of lead type to pick from.

... (more)

Ideas with impact

‘Innovation ecosystem’ nurtures student creativity

By Mindy Mozer

Sean Petterson and Justin Hillery noticed that construction workers building Global Village on campus last fall were struggling to lift large stones. And they had an idea.

“We were looking for problems we could fix,” says Petterson, a third-year industrial design major from Long Island who had met Hillery hours earlier in the gym. “That’s what we do for fun.”

By the ... (more)