Robert Duffy, a graduate of RIT's applied arts and science program in the former College of Continuing Education, will soon hold the top law enforcement spot in the city of Rochester. Pending the March 17 vote by Rochester's City Council, former Deputy Chief Duffy--now acting chief--replaces Robert Warshaw, tapped to become the nation's deputy drug czar. Duffy, a 22-year Rochester police force veteran, earned his RIT degree part time while pursuing a career and, with his wife, Barbara, raising a family. He expects to receive a master's degree in public administration from Syracuse University this May.

RIT faculty members who wish to experience a new aspect of university living should consider the faculty-in-residence position, open at the end of the 1998 academic year. The faculty-in-residence program offers a fully-furnished, two-bedroom apartment on campus; an ethernet connection and computer; a meal plan for the academic year; and a budget to support both social and academic initiatives that the faculty member wishes to pursue.

Three RIT students will join a handful of Rochestarians participating in a six-week, 3,000-mile bike trek this summer to beneflt the American Lung Association. Betsy Ambrose, second-year metals student in the School for American Crafts; Dennis Ambrose, printing senior in the School of Printing Management and Sciences; and Erin McCarthy, senior in management information systems, College of Business, will head cross country in the flrst annual GTE Big Ride Across America, kicking off June 15 from Seattle and arriving in Washington, D.C., Aug. 1.

In response to a recommendation from the provost's subcommittee on deaf access, Robert Davila, vice president, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, announces a new hotline interpreting service at RIT. The service provides interpreting support for unplanned or ad hoc situations on campus involving deaf and hearing RIT community members. Services, available 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, aim to improve access to offices and services such as the Registrar, Bursar, Admissions, Financial Aid, Payroll, Personnel and Wallace Library. The service also is available for impromptu meetings between deaf students and their instructors, advisors or dean or other academic needs. Requests for planned events such as classes, lectures and programs still must be made well in advance. To reach the hotline service, call -6281 or -6242 TTY.

As two RIT athletic teams charge into the postseason, two others await their playoff fates in the coming days. The men's hockey team has again boosted itself into postseason play, via an 18-2-5 record and a slew of talent. RIT will likely play Mercyhurst College, a team they have beaten twice this season, in the first round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference playoffs. The tournament will likely be hosted by Niagara University March 6-7. Jamie Morris has been impeccable between the pipes for the Tigers with 2.60 goals against average and a .915 save percentage.

Students who have a way with words and, perhaps, an interest in winning $250 should start typing and submit an essay or creative writing work to RIT's annual Student Writing Contest, sponsored by the Institute Writing Committee. Students from any RIT major can pen a response to the essay topic: "In light of RIT's new alcohol policy, what new or improved alcohol-free recreational and social activities would you like to see available on campus? Discuss the reasons why they will improve students' experience at RIT."

RIT's department managers now have a unique opportunity to participate in Project Breakthrough, the Institute's financial and human resources systems upgrade. The new Managerial Users' Team has been established to help provide input and feedback to the Project Breakthrough steering committee. According to Jim Fisher, assistant to the vice president for finance and administration and project manager, "We wanted to supplement the work already being done by the various project teams. By organizing the Managerial Users' Team, we will get invaluable feedback from our customer—the end users."

Students from Engineering House hope history will repeat itself next month. They're aiming for another big win in the national FIRST competition. For the third year, about 15 members of Engineering House have teamed up with students from Rochester City School District's Edison Technical High School and advisors from the sponsor, Harris Corp., to build a robot for the annual competition. In 1996, Team Tigerbolt was the national champion. Last year, they didn't fare as well. But this year, expectations are high. The regional contest takes place at Rutgers University March 20-21; the nationals are at Walt Disney World April 3-4.

The following are changes (in bold type) to the 1998 RIT telephone directory. Please e-mail further corrections to Karen Beadling (kmbcmp@rit.edu); NTID changes should also be sent to Victoria Floyd (VXFCIS@rit.edu). For more copies of the directory, call -5064 for 10 or fewer; -2119 for more than 10. (More change updates to come.)

Students can now find those awaited scholarship application packets in several RIT locations: Center for Campus Life, Student Alumni Union information desk and Wallace Library. These pertain to several scholarships given annually to qualified RIT students. Deadline for submitting scholarship materials is Monday, March 23.