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RIT community formally dedicates nation’s largest computing college
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RIT
formally dedicated the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information
Sciences on May 2, acknowledging its status as the largest comprehensive
computing college in the nation. Albert Simone, RIT president, and B.
Thomas Golisano, chairman and CEO of Paychex Inc. and new owner of the
National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres, attended the ceremony inside
the college’s new facility.
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Dedication celebrates web press lab
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Members
of the printing industry recently joined the RIT community to celebrate
a significant addition to campus. Formal dedication of the Heidelberg
Web Press Laboratory took place on April 25. The centerpiece of this
state-of-the-art laboratory is a gapless Sunday 2000 web press, consigned
to the university by Heidelberg. The system, valued on the market at
between $7 million and $10 million is designed for the highest quality
web printing applications.
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Earth Day activities include waste audit
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In
celebration of Earth Day, Facilities Management Services and the Student
Environmental Action League conducted a waste audit of campus garbage.
They sampled waste from several academic buildings to measure how much
recyclable material is being recycled. The results? Fifty percent of
the RIT waste stream can be diverted from landfills, says Jason Flynn,
RIT recycling administrator and third-year photography student.
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Alumnus named deputy public printer
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U.S.
Public Printer, RIT Chairman of the Board and printing alumnus Bruce
James has named RIT graphic arts alumnus William Turri Deputy Public
Printer, the second-highest position within the U.S. Government Printing
Office. In his new position, Turri will serve as chief operating officer
of the GPO, responsible for overseeing day-to-day printing, printing
procurement and information dissemination operations serving Congress,
federal agencies and the American public.
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North Star, Xerox partner in series for AALANA students
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It
takes more than getting into a good school to make it in today’s
careers. Primers for job success focus on preparation, planning and corporate-culture
skills, to name a few. To assist AALANA (African American, Latino/a American
and Native American) students in personal and professional development
for career success, RIT partnered with Xerox Corp. in an eight-part workshop
series this year.
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Grads demonstrate functions of design
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Peter
Sigrist designed a communications Web site to attract international attention
for a local step-team performance group. Chanida Oradidolchest utilized
graphic design elements to create an interactive musical experience for
the hearing impaired. Chin-Loo Lama created custom projected interfaces
for mobile devices for use in games, educational software and medical
and therapeutic purposes.
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Capital campaign in full swing
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With
nearly $170 million already raised, RIT’s Powered by the Future
Campaign is in full swing. One of the biggest boosts to the campaign
has been the response of RIT faculty and staff. They’ve stepped
forward in every area to support the campaign and have found creative
ways to make their gifts.
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COB scholarship bears Fram’s name
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Students,
faculty and staff from the College of Business will share an opportunity
to salute the longest-serving current member of the RIT faculty. Eugene
Fram, the J. Warren McClure Research Professor of Marketing, will be
honored during the COB commencement ceremony with a scholarship in his
name.
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RIT’s first new-media grads hit workforce
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Professionals
in the field of design, information technology and publishing are caught
in an unusual triangle. They all need to work well with one another—to
create a marketing package of logos, letterheads, brochures, flyers,
commercials, multi-media presentations and games on the Web—but
there’s some confusion to whether they can get along.
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New field to help alleviate crowded sports schedules
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The
demands on RIT’s athletic and recreational fields are extraordinary.
To provide improved quality and availability of top-notch athletic facilities,
while also providing a venue for large campus and community events, RIT
plans to construct an all-weather lighted artificial athletic field to
complement the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. The $1.2 million
field will be a tremendous addition to the intercollegiate, recreational
and student activities hub of campus, increasing game and practice opportunities
for intercollegiate lacrosse, soccer, softball and baseball.
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RIT’s
College of Business has expanded its accelerated 4+1 MBA program with
SUNY College at Brockport. The program is intended for undergraduate students
not currently majoring in business. “We can now offer our accredited MBA
program to a broader array of students as an enhanced opportunity for future
career success,” says Thomas Hopkins, COB dean.
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Campus
Connections, RIT’s bookstore, recently donated $500 to the Loftus
Carson Book Fund, which assists AALANA students with book needs for classes.
To find out more about the fund, contact Eulas Boyd, assistant provost for diversity
and director of the North Star Center.
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| RATHER AT LIBERTY HILL . . . Dan Rather, CBS Evening News
anchor and managing editor, center, paid a visit to Liberty Hill,
home of RIT President Albert Simone and his wife, Carolie, on April
23. In town courtesy of WROC-TV, Rather spoke on education, the military
and oil dependency, saying, “We must decrease our dependency
for oil . . . we need a leader who will make this a high priority
for the sake of our children.” Just 72 hours prior to his visit,
Rather was covering the war with Iraq in Baghdad. |
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