It’s hard to believe that summer 2013 is almost history. While I enjoy a relatively slower pace that comes with working on a college campus over the summer, there is also an unmistakable buzz of energy and excitement—along with the promise of unlimited possibilities that accompanies the start of a new academic year. The University News more »

The final issue of Athenaeum for the 2012-2013 academic year reaches stands and mailboxes today and it’s again filled with everything our staff enjoys writing about—noteworthy faculty, student and research news. In this issue, we also focus on the accomplishments of our amazing graduates. Our cover story reports on six students who are eagerly anticipating their “graduation” more »

The April issue of Athenaeum—on stands and in mailboxes today—shines the spotlight on ingenuity at RIT. Hot on the heels of Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival, this issue features a look back at a few innovation “superstars” who have used the Imagine RIT festival as a launching pad for success. Imagine RIT has jump-started more »

Let’s face it. Sometimes 12 pages isn’t enough. And this is definitely one of those times. The 1,000-word cover story for the February/March edition of Athenaeum—Performing Arts at RIT—just isn’t enough to fully convey the passion, commitment and dedication of our students and faculty who devote much of their time to dance, music and drama. more »

Athenaeum and its predecessor, News & Events, have always been vehicles for raising awareness on campus from academic programs to special events and the impact on our community to my favorite subjects of all—the people of RIT. Our talented “temporary” communication specialist Matt Gregory has written our Dec. 13 cover story about the rise in more »

Admittedly, we don’t often receive feedback when the Athenaeum newsletter hits stands across campus. While it would be nice to walk across campus to the sound of applause coming from our satisfied readers, it simply doesn’t happen. So, I have resigned myself to the notion that no news is good news. (Ironically, the value of more »