Photo Spotlights

Thomas Curley, president and chief executive officer of the Associated Press, debates freedom of information in America during a panel discussion at RIT, April 26. During his visit to campus, Curley was presented the Isaiah Thomas Award in Publishing from RIT's School of Print Media. He becomes the 25th recipient of this honor.

Experts in the gravure industry celebrate the grand opening of RIT’s Gravure Research Library in the School of Print Media, April 5. Pictured (from left) are Walter Vail, president of the Gravure Education Foundation (GEF); Walter Siegenthaler, executive vice president of Max Daetwyler Corp.; Laura Hatch, GEF executive director; and Robert Chung, Gravure research professor. GEF and Gravure Association of America donated their library collections to RIT. The library’s opening was one of the highlights of Gravure Day, which promotes understanding of gravure technology and explores research and career opportunities with students.

RIT students, Lindsay Tendler, left, second-year photo major, and Jim Harding, second-year biology major, pick up trash and debris during the Earth Day campus cleanup, April 22. Sponsored by the Student Environmental Action League, the event was part of several activities celebrating Earth Day.

School of Print Media students Matthew Sanders, left, and Daniel Gomes examine a web paper machine at SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse. RIT students spent a day in the ESF paper labs making sheets of handmade paper and measuring its physical and optical properties. This is part of an on-going cooperative teaching initiative between the two universities. Earlier this year, SUNY students visited RIT and toured the Printing Applications Lab.

Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, right, is bringing the Hunter's Hope Candlelight Ball back to RIT for a second consecutive year. The announcement came during a press conference on April 19. RIT President Albert Simone, left, who served as last year's honorary event chair, introduced Tom Richards, center, former chairman of Rochester Gas & Electric, as this year's chair. The gala takes place on Friday, July 29, at the RIT Inn and Conference Center.

NASA astronaut Col. Pamela Melroy paid a visit to RIT as part of the Women in Leadership Distinguished Speaker Series sponsored by the Office of Government and Community Relations. During her visit, Melroy addressed a large crowd in Ingle Auditorium, toured the Center for Imaging Science building and spoke with female honors students and ROTC students.

Students serve up the entertainment for the April 14 groundbreaking of the CSD Student Development Center at NTID. The $4.5 million dollar addition will feature large gathering spaces as well as a variety of offices for NTID student government and other clubs. Construction will be completed in the fall of 2006.

Fast FOREward! The real "fan" in this picture is the one playing for a hole-in-one at RIT's United Way Mini Golf fundraising tournament in the Student Alumni Union on April 13. The 18-hole championship indoor golf course was created by real "Tiger-pros" from campus, including this one by Information and Technology Services staff.

On a visit to RIT on April 9, Troy McClain (left) demonstrates the charisma that won him recognition on the first season of the TV reality show, The Apprentice. Following his engaging presentation, McClain signed autographs, posed for photos and chatted with dozens of fans including first-year bioinformatics major Schuyler Poukish (center) and first-year information technology major Dayne Thompson (with camera). His visit was part of the first “Connectology” Leadership and Mentoring Advancement Conference.

RIT students connected with recruiters from 85 companies and agencies at the Spring 2005 Career Fair on April 6. This was RIT's largest-ever career fair, featuring companies such as Anheuser-Busch, Bausch & Lomb, Boeing, Bristol-Myers Squibb, ESPN, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft and Paychex. Nearly 1,700 students seeking full-time and co-op positions took part in the event.

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield announced a multiyear grant totaling $2 million in support of RIT's Center for Bioscience Education and Technology, April 8. The announcement was made at a groundbreaking ceremony for the $12 million, 35,000-square-foot facility—$8 million of which was provided by the state of New York through the Gen*NY*sis and RESTORE NY program. Here Douglas Merrill, associate dean of the College of Science, RIT President Albert Simone, Assemblyman Joe Morelle and Scott Ellsworth, regional president of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield take the first dig with golden shovels.

A panel of RIT professional and technical communication students prepares a senior thesis presentation at the second annual Conference for Undergraduate Research in Communication held in the Student Alumni Union April 6. More than 40 students from nine regional colleges and universities participated in the RIT-hosted event.