ECCO Center Student Spotlights | Kate Gleason College of Engineering

RIT student, Xavier Wilson, looking down at a car engine and working on it with his hands. He's wearing an olive green hooded sweatshirt.

Xavier Wilson '26

"I have always been fascinated with how machines work, especially automobiles."

A RIT student engineer, Roxette Burgos, wearing a black turtleneck sweater and jeans in an electrical engineering lab.

Roxette Burgos '22

"I think what continues to draw me into engineering is that it's complex and whether you're doing something big or small, you're making an impact."

RIT student, Erica Coles wearing a tan sweater and sitting at a desk in front of a computer, looking at the camera, smiling.

Erica Coles '23

Erica Coles '23 is a fourth year student in the computer engineering program. She plans to combine her skills in computer engineering with her creative and artistic abilities.

An mechanical engineering student wearing a black, button up shirt, sitting at a table in the machine shop.

Jerry R. Legros '22

"After I graduate I am looking to gain more knowledge in the world of manufacturing. Eventually, I would like to learn both the technical aspect and the business side to one day become a plant manager...

A college student looking at the camera and sitting in an electrical engineering lab in front of a whiteboard.

Noah Washington '22

"I aspire to go into a higher role within engineering. Obtaining my electrical engineering degree is a starting point to a bigger picture of going into management."

A portrait of RIT student, Symonne Francis, wearing a RIT sweatshirt.

Symonne Francis '22

"When I was younger, I always had an interest in problem solving and working with my hands..."

A RIT student engineer, wearing safety glasses and a gray collared shirt, looking at the camera and sitting in the Machine Shop.

Xavier Thomas '22

"I chose engineering to impact the field of interplanetary space travel."