| Old-fashioned fun kicks off RIT’s United Way campaign |
 | Erin Yusuf, a first-year student in the College of Science, enjoyed some cotton candy at the Carnival on Campus kick off for RIT's 2009 United Way campaign on March 19, in the Student Alumni Union lobby. The event featured a Guitar Hero competition and old-fashioned arcade games, along with clowns, popcorn and prizes. A. Sue Weisler |
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| Corporate responsibility in the words of Kodak Co. CEO |
 | Eastman Kodak Co. CEO Antonio Perez participated in a March 19 discussion with RIT students, faculty and staff. Perez emphasized the importance of conviction over convenience, striving for continuous improvement, transparency and sticking to one's principles. The event was sponsored by the E. Philip Saunders College of Business and focused on corporate responsibility. Perez discussed Kodak's ongoing transformation within its industries and the company's commitment to the environment and the community. Peggy Tirrell |
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| Honoring our community-service leaders |
 | The RIT community gathered March 17 to honor Professor M. Ann Howard, second from left, and student Kaitlyn Werner, center, recipients of the Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award and the Bruce R. James '64 Distinguished Service Award, respectively.
The Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award is presented to a member of the RIT faculty or staff whose public service and commitment mirrors that of the four presidents who worked with award founder Alfred Davis. The Bruce R. James '64 Distinguished Public Service Award is presented annually to an RIT student and commemorates the public service of Bruce James, chairman emeritus of the RIT Board of Trustees. Pictured with the winners are Jorge Diaz-Herrera, dean of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, far left, Mary-Beth Cooper, vice president for students affairs, and RIT President Bill Destler. A. Sue Weisler |
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| RIT hockey completes a winning season |
 | The RIT men's hockey team completed the 2008-2009 season by setting a Division I team record with 23 wins. The Tigers led the nation in scoring, averaging 3.89 goals per game, and boasted seven players with at least 30 points. RIT won its second Atlantic Hockey Association regular season championship in the last three years. Pictured, Alan Mazur and Cameron Burt celebrate after Burt's goal in the AHA Semifinal game March 20 against Mercyhurst College. Mercyhurst won the game, ending the Tigers' playoff run. Nicholas Serrata |
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High flying and floating
 | Bryan Zaczek, left, was among the imaging and photographic technology students who talked to children and parents at Leary Elementary School's Science and Social Studies Fair about NASA's Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program. Zaczek, along with Alexandra Artusio-Glimpse, pictured above, Eric Evans, far right, and Ross Dawson, will fly next month aboard NASA's "Vomit Comet" over the Gulf of Mexico. The team will test a scientific experiment in microgravity that looks at the feasibility of inkjet printing in a weightless environment. NASA selected only 20 collegiate teams for this year's program. A. Sue Weisler |
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