Tiger's Tale: July 21, 2023

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Melissa Villaseñor and Hank Green, an internet icon, are scheduled to appear at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend in October. Additionally, many events, including several for RIT’s individual colleges, are scheduled during the weekend for the more than 145,000 RIT alumni and their families, as well as current RIT students, faculty, staff, and retirees.

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College of Science Dean André Hudson addresses the crowd that gathered for the 40th anniversary celebration of the Munsell Color Science Lab on June 15. RIT alumni, current and former students, faculty, staff, and supporters and friends of the lab were invited to honor its history and accomplishments. Other presenters included Michael Murdoch MS '06, lab director, former lab director Mark Fairchild BS '86, MS '86 and others.

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WSP USA, Atlanta, GA

Mechanical Engineer (Mission Critical/Data Center)
Career Connect Job #102297

kW Mission Critical Engineering, a member of WSP USA, is currently initiating a search for a Mechanical Engineer for our kW offices which include the following: Milwaukee, WI - Atlanta, GA - Troy, NY - Tempe, AZ. As a Mechanical Engineer with kW, you will design complex cooling and HVAC systems including air distribution systems, chiller plants, and alternative energy solutions for mission critical facilities

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National Museum of African American Music, Nashville, TN

Guest Experience Associate
Career Connect Job #105497

The National Museum of African American Music is seeking a full-time, enthusiastic Guest Experience Associate who will be responsible for a successful guest experience in the Museum. As the first point of contact for our guests and visitors, each GEA provides a high level of customer service and satisfaction to ensure an excellent experience for all visitors.

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RIT researchers discover most distant active black hole ever

A Rochester Institute of Technology postdoctoral researcher and an associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, along with a team behind the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) Survey, have used new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to confirm the existence of the most distant active supermassive black hole ever found.

The team has also identified several galaxies in the very early universe and low mass black holes in distant galaxies. This work has been accepted and published by The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The initial findings are the first steps in understanding how common these less massive black holes and galaxies might have been in the early universe.

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The cybersecurity industry has become so essential and exciting. What is coming around the corner? What are the concerns we should keep an eye out for? How does one succeed in the cybersecurity industry? As a part of this interview series, Medium had the pleasure of interviewing Shena Seneca Tharnish BS '96.

Tharnish is VP of Secure Networking and Cybersecurity Solutions for Comcast Business. She joined Comcast Business in 2017 after serving as SVP, Enterprise Network Infrastructure at PNC Bank for five years in Pittsburgh, PA, and as a senior leader at The Home Depot, Inc. for twelve years in Atlanta, GA. Shena has over 24 years of experience in Information Technology — leading and managing network engineering and application development services. Prior to joining The Home Depot, Tharnish worked as a network consultant with carriers MCI WorldCom and Concert Communications (BT/AT&T), designing wide area networks for businesses.

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RIT Certified marks inaugural year of success in workforce and development training

RIT Certified, the university’s professional training and workforce development division, is marking a year since the organization’s launch last summer. Dennis Di Lorenzo, executive director, provides an update on RIT Certified’s growing number of program offerings and where the future of workforce and professional education is headed.

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Kailee Polimeni BS '16, ME '18 and Trevor Crandell BS '13, MS '19 got married in August 2022. They're both RIT graduates. The newlyweds got married in Oneida, NY surrounded by family members and fellow RIT alumni.


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Richard V. Tantalo BS ’78 was appointed to serve as the Director of Public Safety for the County of Monroe in 2020. This agency has oversight of 12 Divisions that provide public safety services to our community. Director Tantalo retired in 2020 as the Chief of Police of the Irondequoit Police Dept.

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Jordanne Ringwald BS '09 recently celebrated her 2nd anniversary as founder of Risus Talent Partners (Rtp). Since Jordanne founded the company with her two business partners, they have placed over 600 employees in key positions throughout the Northeast. Jordanne has partnered with many RIT alumni on both the client and job seeker side. 

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