| Letters from the past |
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| Paul Bernstein signed copies of his new book, Letters to Eleanor:
Voices of the Great Depression, at Campus Connections last month.
Bernstein served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts—then
called the College of General Studies—from 1966 to 1976 and
dean of graduate studies from 1976 to 1992. Bernstein will have another
book signing from noon to 4 p.m. on Jan. 22 at Writers & Books. For
more information, visit www.letterstoeleanor.com. |
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| An exchange of students and ideas |
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| A group of delegates from the Kanazawa Institute of Technology in Japan traveled to RIT in December to sign a renewal of a student exchange agreement. The delegation, lead by Larry Winnie, associate dean, College of Liberal Arts and Catherine Winnie, director of RIT’s Academic Enhancement Programs, included KIT President Ken-ichi Ishikawa, shown above. The group toured several campus departments and labs before signing the official agreement during a dinner at Liberty Hill, home of RIT President Albert Simone. Here, students working in the Foreign Language Lab discuss their project with Ishikawa. |
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| A trophy of thanks |
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| Two local unions, Unions and Businesses United in Construction and the Rochester Building and Construction Trades Council, were recently honored at RIT. The labor unions donated $10,000 for the building of two permanent trophy cases in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Four RIT students in the woodworking program designed and built them. Two of the students, Dave Adams, back row left, and John Kim, second from right, were on hand for the ceremony. James Watters, RIT vice president of finance and administration, far right, thanked the hundreds of local labor workers who built the field house. |
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| CIMS plays a part in naval fleet support |
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| RIT has signed a collaborative agreement to enhance the military's in-service engineering efforts and fleet support. Stan McKenzie, left, RIT provost, joined Capt. Charles Behrle, commander of the Naval Surface Warfare Center's Carderock Division, to formally announce the new relationship. Research conducted at RIT's Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies will focus on the design of hull, mechanical and electrical systems, as well as life-cycle support. |
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| Learning bioscience skills |
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| RIT's Center for Bioscience Education and Technology is retraining members of the Rochester workforce in basic biotechnology skills. In the fall, Eastman Kodak Co. allocated up to $280,000 from its Rochester Economic Development Fund to provide free tuition for 35 people to study at CBET. The 10-week certificate program, Basic Biotechnology Skills for Bioprocessing Operations, provides fundamental skills needed for people seeking entry-level positions at local biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies and medical research centers. Students, shown from left, Seema Thomas, Siva Sugunan, Yauneek Jackson and Richard Schmanke study enzyme kinetics. The next session begins Jan. 19 and runs through March 29. |
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| Athletes leave their mark |
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| The RIT Inn & Conference Center was the site for the 2004 RIT Athletics Hall of Fame Induction ceremony in November. Former RIT athletes and staff are selected based upon their athletic excellence and distinguished service. This year's inductees are, from left, Rob Grow, baseball; Len Williams, hockey; Paul Schojan, soccer; Ushi Patel, volleyball; Meredith Ray, athletics interpreter; Kevin Collins, cross country and track; and Jeff Molisani, basketball. |
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Girlpower
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| Bloomfield School District students, above, were among two dozen sixth- and seventh-grade girls from Rochester-area schools at RIT Dec. 10-12 for the interactive workshop, "Park & Ride: Amusement Park Ride Design-An Engineering Program for Middle School Girls." Organized by RIT's Women In Engineering Center in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering and the university's student section of the Society of Women Engineers, the two-and-a-half-day workshop featured LEGO robotic projects aimed at sparking the girls' interest in engineering. "I think it's fun to build things," observed one of the future engineers. |
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