Rochester Institute of Technology news&eventsNovember 15, 2007 Inauguration celebrates RIT’s legacy of leaders Bill Destler installed as ninth president during campus event The legacy of RIT presidents runs deep from Carleton Gibson to Albert Simone. RIT mourns the loss of two Now the leadership torch is in the hands students in a tragic fire, page 4 of Bill Destler, who was installed as RIT’s ninth president Friday at an inaugura- it is posed to be. He brings to this new tion ceremony in the Gordon Field role extensive experience in higher House and Activities Center. education, profound commitment to the Nearly 2,000 spectators, including future of this institution, and a cluster more than 40 college and university of ideas for RIT’s future that are sound, leaders from throughout the nation, far-sighted, and indeed essential.” attended the event. Destler was officially installed “Bill Destler is a superb choice for as president by Michael Morley ’69 the presidency of Rochester Institute (business administration), chairman of Technology,” said Cornell Univer- of the RIT Board of Trustees; Christine A. Sue Weisler | photographer A. Sue Weisler | photographer sity President David Skorton, keynote Whitman, vice chair; and Donald Boyce speaker. “He is a ‘Category of One’ ’67 (business administration), chair of Left: RIT President Bill Destler receives the presidential collar of authority from RIT Board of Trustees members Christine Whitman and president equal to the task of making the presidential search committee. Donald Boyce during the inauguration of Destler as RIT’s ninth president on Nov. 9 in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. RIT the ‘Category of One’ university Destler inauguration, page 4 Right: Cornell President David Skorton gave the keynote address during the inauguration ceremony. The legacy of RIT’s presidents comes to life RIT researcher studies deaths caused by marine emissions Pollution from marine shipping causes approximately 60,000 prema- ture cardiopulmonary and lung- cancer deaths around the world each year, according to a report scheduled to appear in the Dec. 15 issue of Environmental Science and Technol- ogy, the journal of the American Chemical Society. The report benchmarks for the first time the number of annual deaths caused globally by pollution A. Sue Weisler | photographer from marine vessels, with coastal regions in Asia and Europe the most The images and memorabilia shown above are part of the latest exhibit affected. The above map shows cardiopulmonary mortality attributable to ship emissions worldwide. at the RIT Museum located on the third floor of Wallace Library. RIT Conducted by James Corbett of The figure illustrates research findings posted on the Environmental Science and Technology Presidents: A Legacy of Leadership, installed to coincide with President Bill University of Delaware and James Web site, http://pubs.acs.org/journals/esthag. Destler’s inauguration, looks at the nine presidents of RIT using photographs Winebrake from RIT, the study cor- and documents to give a look at their lives and what they have accomplished. relates the global distribution of par- heart disease and lung cancer mor- year from shipping-related emis- The exhibit runs until March 7. ticulate matter—black carbon, sulfur, talities in adults. The results indicate sions. Under current regulation, and nitrogen and organic particles—re- that approximately 60,000 people die with the expected growth in shipping leased from ships’ smoke stacks with prematurely around the world each activity, the authors estimate the an- nual mortalities from ship emissions could increase by 40 percent by 2012. Corbett and Winebrake’s results Student Spotlight Engineering student re-examines a career in the classroom come in the midst of current discus- sions by the International Maritime Organization to regulate emissions Webster’s definition of education is curriculum, assisted in class lectures from ships. “knowledge acquired by learning and and tutored students who needed “This study will help inform poli- instruction.” additional instruction. Kane also cymakers about some of the health That description has taken on new used his microelectronics experience impacts associated with ship emis- meaning for RIT student Nathaniel to set up several labs for use by the sions, and the long-range transport Kane, thanks to an innovative co-op class, including testing of a diode of those emissions to population assignment that allowed him to and resistor to illustrate the current- centers,” says Winebrake, chair of enhance his own learning while voltage characteristic of the devices. the Department of Science, Technol- bringing knowledge to others. Kane, The experience was an excellent op- ogy and Society/Public Policy. “We a fifth-year microelectronic engi- portunity for Kane to apply his own now have a benchmark by which we neering major in the Kate Gleason learning experiences in a real-world can begin to evaluate the benefits of College of Engineering, completed setting, while also opening up new emission-reduction policies.” a service-learning assignment last ideas for his future career path. Annual deaths related to shipping spring with Irondequoit High “I had never really considered emissions in Europe are estimated School, where he served as an education as a potential profession,” at 26,710, while the mortality rate assistant to physics teacher Thomas Kane notes. “But I got a lot out of is 19,870 in East Asia and 9,950 in Schulte. transferring my enthusiasm for a South Asia. North America has ap- Working in senior physics and topic to the students and assisting A. Sue Weisler | photographer proximately 5,000 premature deaths, advanced-placement courses, Kane them in furthering their own knowl- Nate Kane was pleased to share his engineering expertise with students at Irondequoit High concentrated mostly in the Gulf helped Schulte develop course Student Spotlight, page 4 School. His experience at the school has caused him to reconsider a career in education. Marine emissions, page 4

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Library staff, athletes Computer engineers Latest black holes research RIT Tigers wrap up spend time at School #5, showcase their creativity, lands RIT scientists in successful fall season, page 2 page 2 national publication, page 2 page 4

November 15, 2007 |  | www.rit.edu/newsevents News briefs Library staff, athletes lend a hand to School #5

Second Life coursework For Julia Lisuzzo, ‘TGIF’ means more for example. Lisuzzo says that it’s like Cyberspace has become Second than just anticipating the upcoming walking into an international festival Life to thousands of people who weekend. Every Friday, Lisuzzo, seven of every Friday. literally work at leading imagi- her colleagues at RIT’s Wallace Library “These children collectively speak nary lives. Some even make and six RIT student athletes look forward more than 40 different languages, so it’s a good living at it—and big to volunteering at Rochester City School hard for their teachers to work with them advertisers are taking notice. District’s John Williams School. They’re one-on-one to meet all of their reading In touch with virtual reality all part of a new partnership among needs,” says Lisuzzo. “This school really are Professors Neil Hair (E. Wallace Library, RIT Athletics and the has some unusual needs. In fact, they Philip Saunders College of Busi- elementary school, thanks, in part, to have an influx of refugees each spring. ness) and Sue Barnes (College a grant from RIT’s Division of Student We’re just happy to provide any support of Liberal Arts) who will teach Affairs. Other funds are being provided that we can.” a state-of-the-art class in Online by the athletics department and Wallace The RIT staff and student volunteers Advertising during winter Library. The program has helped to pro- plan to continue the partnership through quarter. Interested students will mote literacy and stress the importance the end of the school year—and beyond. learn how to advertise organiza- and viability of a college education. The ultimate goal of the project is to tions and themselves in virtual Lisuzzo, manager of administrative promote literacy and the understanding A. Sue Weisler | photographer space with a special focus on operations at Wallace Library, leaves of the importance of a college education. Nine-year-old students Kenneth Cruz and Sara Perez, from Rochester’s School #5, get extra help Second Life. For information, campus every Friday morning with The presence of RIT student athletes in from Julia Lisuzzo as part of a partnership between Wallace Library and the elementary school. contact [email protected]. the other volunteers and devotes her the classrooms serves a dual purpose. morning to working with children in 14 Not only do the youngsters get the futures. We hope to show them that something to open during the holidays. Systems symposium classrooms on reading and math—or attention they need from volunteers, they education can make a difference and The children need basic items—pillows, RIT’s Department of Computer whatever assistance the teachers need at can ask questions about college from attaining a college degree is possible.” toothbrushes, combs, hats, gloves and Engineering and Freescale the moment. those who know it best—RIT students. The school’s population has a poverty scarves, among other things. Semiconductor are hosting the Lisuzzo mentions that she is amazed The children at School #5 will also have rate of 91 percent. For this reason, the “It’s an amazing feeling to know that second annual embed systems by the sense of multiculturalism that the opportunity to take a field trip to RIT Wallace Library staff is coordinating the we can help make a difference in a child’s symposium 8 a.m.-5 p.m. is apparent when she and the other this spring to get a real taste of the college “adoption” of the fifth grade for the holi- life,” adds Lisuzzo. Nov. 28 in the Xerox Auditori- volunteers walk through the hallways. environment. day season and is asking RIT employees To help in the gift-giving effort, um, James E. Gleason Building. Some students come to school dressed “Many of these students don’t realize to donate a gift, or sponsor a child, so contact Lisuzzo at 475-2363. n The event includes presenta- in traditional South African clothing, that college is a viable option for their that each of the 80 children will have Vienna Carvalho | [email protected] tions in the areas of CPU architecture, system debugging and user-interface develop- Women’s Center grand re-opening ment and features researchers RIT scientists’ discovery from academia, industry and government. There will also be featured in Nature a special exhibition for students, including technology demon- A group of RIT scientists has suggests that the disk removes some strations and a design competi- confirmed for the first time that -su of its excess angular momentum tion. For information, contact permassive black holes can produce by launching a wind, so allowing Kenneth Hsu at [email protected]. powerful winds that shape their sur- accretion to happen in the first place rounding galaxy and regulate their to produce the quasar and allow the New gallery exhibit own growth. black hole to grow.” John Retallack, chair of the RIT physicists Stuart Young, The RIT team studied the winds visual media program and David Axon and Andrew Robinson of gas coming off the quasar PG assistant professor in RIT’s and colleagues at the University of 1700+518, located in a galaxy School of Photographic Arts Hertfordshire recently reported their approximately 3 billion light-years and Sciences, and Jill Kepler findings in the Nov. 1 issue ofNature . from Earth. Robinson obtained the ’04 (MFA), assistant professor A specialized technique called data using the William Herschel of graphic design at Roberts polarimetry made it possible for the Telescope on the Canary Islands. Wesleyan College, are exhibit- scientists to analyze the polarized Previous studies have pointed to A. Sue Weisler | photographer ing their work at Finger Lakes light from active galactic nuclei (in the critical role winds play in the RIT’s Women’s Center formally opened its new space during a ribbon- Community College. The this case, quasars) and to trace the early or active phase of a galaxy, cutting ceremony Nov. 8. The Women’s Center, located in the lower level of exhibit, Working Hands: A gas launching vertically from the when a growing supermassive black the Student Alumni Union in room A510, is designed to foster an education- Confluence of Artists, is of disk of gas (the quasar’s “engine”) hole draws in gas from the surround- al environment in which women can be personally, academically and profes- Retallack’s photography and surrounding the black hole. ing cloud and shines brighter than sionally successful. Honorary ribbon cutters were, pictured from left, Denise Kepler’s advertising and book A quasar—an extremely power- all of the stars in a galaxy. Herrera, Student Government’s women’s senator, Rebecca Johnson, associate designs. Retallack’s portraits, ful source of radiation—is an active “It has long been thought that of the university, Tom Hildebrandt, a representative of the Davenport Hatch “Colleagues,” featuring many galactic nucleus found in some such winds are launched from the Foundation, and Donna Rubin, director of the Women’s Center. RIT faces, is also part of the galaxies. Gas flowing into a super- accretion disk but, until now, this exhibit. The show is in The massive black hole first accumulates idea has been based on purely Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 in the quasar’s rapidly spinning theoretical arguments,” says Axon, at FLCC through Nov. 30. accretion disk. professor and head of the physics “Gas flowing in from the galaxy department at RIT. NTID partners with Sprint for Outspoken against war ‘fuels’ the quasar,” says Robinson, This was the second timeNature Gen. John Batiste will present associate professor of physics. has published the work of RIT youth outreach programs “Reflections on Iraq” 4 p.m. “Gas flowing out from the quasar professors. In 2004, the journal ran a Dec. 5 in Xerox Auditorium, regulates black-hole growth and paper by RIT scientists Joel Kastner Deaf and hard-of-hearing students encing and support for parents of James E. Gleason Building. galaxy formation.” and Michael Richmond about the around the country in grades six Steps participants, MATHCOUNTS Batiste commanded the First Young, lead author of the paper young star that illuminates McNeil’s through nine will benefit from a coaches and others. U.S. Infantry Division in Iraq. “The Rotating Wind of the Quasar nebula in the constellation of Orion. n three-year $150,000 commitment “The Sprint Foundation is proud He retired from the Army in PG 1700+518,” adds, “Our work Susan Gawlowicz | [email protected] by the Sprint Foundation to the to support RIT’s National Technical order to speak out against the new Reaching Out to Rising Stars Institute for the Deaf,” says Ralph war. The event is sponsored initiative, involving two RIT/NTID Reid, executive director of the Sprint by the College of Liberal Arts No match for a pinball wizard programs, Steps to Success and Foundation and vice president Honors Program and the MATHCOUNTS. for corporate social responsibility. Department of Political Science. Steps to Success is a summer “Sprint’s commitment to children For interpreting services, program for deaf and hard-of-hear- doesn’t stop at traditional education, contact Dian Miller at 475-2929 ing middle-school African Ameri- but extends to all children regardless or [email protected]. can, Latino American and Native of race, religion or physical chal- American students and their parents, lenge. It is our hope that the support Sustainability courses emphasizing academic preparation of the Sprint Foundation provides RIT’s Golisano Institute for and career possibilities. the necessary means by which these Sustainability will be offering MATHCOUNTS is a national middle-school children will find two special-topics graduate competition designed to motivate their paths to success.” courses during winter quarter. middle-school children to achieve “We are grateful to the Sprint Fundamentals of Sustainabil- in the area of math and enrich their Foundation and their continued ity Science will introduce the math skills development. commitment to helping RIT provide concepts of ecological econom- Reaching Out to Rising Stars will innovative educational opportunities ics, ecosystem health and social enhance both Steps to Success and to young deaf and hard-of-hearing ecology, which are essential to MATHCOUNTS through a new students,” says Alan Hurwitz, RIT understanding the interactions distance-learning component using vice president for NTID and CEO/ between business, government technology in RIT/NTID’s Sprint dean of NTID. “By showing middle- and the environment. Indus- A. Sue Weisler | photographer Experimental Distance Learning/Ac- school children throughout the trial Ecology will examine the Computer engineering students presented their design projects to fellow cess Demonstration Lab. The lab country that they can achieve and interaction between industrial students and RIT faculty during the department’s quarterly showcase Nov. 1. was created in the former NTID succeed, we open new doors of pos- and ecological systems. For Harvey Palmer, left, dean of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, tested Learning Center Smart Classroom sibilities for them and their families. more information, contact the digital-simulated pinball machine during his tour of the displays. Roy through a prior $50,000 grant from We thank the Sprint Foundation for Thomas Seager at 475-2414 Czernikowski, professor of computer engineering, and students look on. the Sprint Foundation. The Reaching sharing this vision and for partner- or [email protected]. Out to Rising Stars distance-learning ing with us to make it happen.” n initiative will include video confer- Susan Murad | [email protected]

November 15, 2007 |  | www.rit.edu/newsevents November 15, 2007 |  | www.rit.edu/newsevents RIT professor is master puzzle solver New head for North Star Center

Zack Butler received a big clue about place in the American Crossword he’s stumped a subscriber or two There’s a new Bennett and his team have his future when he got a voicemail Puzzle Tournament in 2002. of The New York Times. face running set their sites on closing the gap message from Will Shortz in 1995. “I was fast and I didn’t make “Several of my crosswords have RIT’s North between RIT’s retention rate of Shortz may not be a recognizable any mistakes.” been published in the Tuesday and Star Center African, Latino, Asian and Native name to everyone, but in puzzle It’s customary practice for the top Thursday editions of the Times. for Academic American students and its overall circles, The New York Times three players to finish the final round Constructing crosswords helps me Success and student retention rate. crosswords puzzle editor is a legend. up on stage. Using large whiteboards, solve them faster. I write puzzles for Cultural Affairs. “What we want to do as a center, “Will was captain of the U.S. they solve the puzzles in front of a the process because I think it’s fun.” Sean Bennett, is to close that gap both socially and Puzzle Team,” says Butler, an RIT live audience. He likes to give his crosswords formerly the Sean Bennett academically,” Bennett says. “We computer science professor. “He “Each player wears headphones as gifts, with his wife and students associate vice want to offer quality programming, handpicked me to be one of the because while we are trying to often the receivers of his entries. president for diversity at Clarkson quality mentoring and make a qual- four members to represent the U.S. complete the puzzles, announcers do “I taught a robotics course in University, became the center’s ity effort to get students connected He was calling to confirm my plane play-by-play. ‘Butler is going for the the spring and my students would director this summer. with the various tutoring, advising reservations to Romania to compete row in the bottom left hand corner.’ come to class working on crossword Bennett says the challenge of and professional development op- in the World Finals.” It’s pretty cool.” puzzles, so I decided to write one running the North Star Center portunities that are available at RIT.” The U.S. team won that year Butler is also a practicing for them with a robotics theme. My was something that he found Bennett, who was born in Roch- and Butler finished fourth in the cruciverbalist (one who writes students know I’m the puzzle guy.” n instantly attractive. ester and graduated from Wilson individual competition. This past crossword puzzles). It’s a sure bet Kelly Downs | [email protected] “I find the North Star Center to Magnet High School, graduated October in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, be as engaging as anything I’ve ever from Clarkson University with a Butler and the other members of seen,” he says. “The concept of effec- degree in engineering before earning the U.S. team pulled it out again, tively bridging academic support for a master’s degree in administration, earning its tenth team world title students with the traditional cultural planning and social policy from championship. The types of puzzles support is not something that you Harvard University. n the teams solve range from Sudoku see a lot of other places doing.” John Follaco | [email protected] to mazes to visual logic puzzles. From as far back as he can remember, Butler has been solving Addressing financial aid and campus security all kinds of puzzles. His mother competes every year in the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and Butler accompanied her when he was 14. “I remember I didn’t do very well in the crossword portion. We also did some word-play puzzles. I beat out almost everyone in the room. I was surprised.” Butler’s skills at solving crosswords puzzles have greatly improved since he was a teenager. A. Sue Weisler | photographer Out of a field of 400 crossword Zack Butler, RIT assistant professor of computer science, has enjoyed great success as a contenders, Butler finished in second member of the U.S. Puzzle Team.

NTID receives $95K to host national summit A. Sue Weisler | photographer Members of the New York State Senate Higher Education Committee hosted an information forum Oct. 24 at RIT to gather comments and recommen- E. William of online remote interpreting and for NTID and CEO/dean of NTID. dations on issues related to New York state student financial-aid programs Clymer, associ- captioning for deaf and hard-of- “It’s very exciting to be working with and campus security. Jim Watters, RIT senior vice president for finance ate director of hearing STEM students. Addition- colleagues throughout the campus and administration, far left, provided an overview of recent enhancements NTID’s Center ally, the principals will prepare a and around the country to benefit that RIT has made in the area of campus security, including the planned on Access recommendation report specifying student learning.” installation of a new rapid emergency alert system. The forum was led by Technology, has the characteristics of a multimedia Jorge Díaz-Herrera, dean of the Sen. Kenneth LaValle (R-Suffolk), center, who chairs the committee. He was been awarded cyberinfrastructure to provide B. Thomas Golisano College of joined by Sens. Jim Alesi (R-Fairport), second from left, and Joe Robach a $95,188 remote communication support for Computing and Information Sci- (R-Greece), second from right. Monroe Community College President Tom grant from the E. William Clymer deaf and hard-of-hearing students in ences, is co-principal investigator on Flynn, far right, also participated in the panel. The committee will be using National Science mainstream STEM classrooms. the project. James DeCaro, former the information gathered at this forum and others to develop its legislative Foundation’s Office of Cyberinfra- The three-day conference, NTID dean and current director of priorities for 2008. structure for a Summit to Create a scheduled for June 26-28, is timed both the Center on Access Technol- Cyber-Community to Advance Deaf to follow the 2008 International ogy and Postsecondary Educa- and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals Symposium on Educational Technol- tion Network-International, and in STEM (Science, Technology, ogy and Education of the Deaf, Richard Ladner, Boeing Professor in Engineering and Mathematics). scheduled for June 23-25 at RIT. Computer Science and Engineering Attending the summit will be Visit www.rit.edu/~techsym for in the Department of Computer 50 leaders in the field of support- symposium information. Science and Engineering and adjunct McGuinness-Clarke leads service provision for postsecondary “Leading the way in innovative professor of electrical engineering deaf and hard-of-hearing students technological teaching methods for and linguistics at the University of University Publications from across the United States. The deaf and hard-of-hearing students is Washington, will also be key partici- primary outcome of this conference at the core of NTID’s mission,” says pants in the summit. n Colleen media, this is an exciting time to will be a report on the current state Alan Hurwitz, RIT vice president Susan Murad | [email protected] McGuinness- be in publishing and design, and Clarke has been I hope to keep RIT at the forefront named the of the latest technology advances in Job fair brings potential employers to campus new director of the industry.” RIT’s University University Publications is a part of Publications. She the Division of Enrollment Manage- has been interim ment and Career Services and also director of the McGuinness-Clarke works closely with RIT’s University department for News Services and NTID’s Office of the past 18 months. Marketing and Communications. She will direct operations and per- “Colleen is an excellent addition sonnel for the office, which monitors to the university’s team of dedicated university graphics standards and enrollment, marketing and commu- branding, publishes all marketing nications professionals,” notes James materials, designs numerous RIT Miller, senior vice president for publications and media, including enrollment management and career the RIT Web site, and collaborates services. “Her years of experience on the publication of News & Events, in the field and comprehensive RIT: The University Magazine and knowledge of RIT make her the NTID’s Focus magazine. perfect person to lead Univer- McGuinness-Clarke previously sity Publications and assist RIT in served as the organization’s art direc- further promoting our educational tor and has been with the university mission locally, nationally and for 19 years. She has also served as internationally.” art director for the alumni magazine McGuinness-Clarke received a Mark Benjamin | photographer since its inception in 1999. bachelor’s in fine arts in graphic de- Nearly 300 students took advantage of the opportunity to connect with more than 100 employer representatives from “I am very excited about this new sign from RIT and is currently pur- 43 companies from all over the United States, including Bloomingdale’s, JP Morgan Chase, Microsoft and the National opportunity and look forward to suing a master’s degree in multidisci- Security Agency, at the annual NTID Job Fair Oct. 23. The event, which was NTID’s largest job fair ever, was sponsored enhancing the services University plinary studies. Prior to joining RIT, by the NTID Center on Employment in collaboration with the New York State Department of Labor. Publications provides to the RIT she worked as a graphic designer at community,” McGuinness-Clarke the University of Rochester. n says. “With the explosion of new Will Dube | [email protected]

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Therese Hannigan, left, RIT professor of new media design and imaging, offers feedback to a student artist during National Portfolio Day on Nov. 10. More than 400 student artists from high schools throughout Western New York converged on RIT for the free event. Representatives from the nation’s top university art and design programs provided the students with feedback on their portfolios. More than 30 RIT professors from the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences participated. Tours of the college were also given.

Marine emissions from page 1 The RIT community mourns the loss of two students RIT reserved time during its inaugural celebration on Nov. 9 to acknowledge Coast region, the West Coast and the movement of these vessels around the lives of two students who died during a house fire earlier in the day. Northeast, while the eastern coast of the world. In their report, Corbett Seth Policzer, a fourth-year computer engineering student from Parkland, South America has 790 mortalities. and Winebrake mapped marine Fla., and Syed Ali Turab, a fourth-year professional and technical communica- Ships run on residual oil, which pollution concentrations over the tion student from New Milford, N.J., were remembered during a moment of has a sulfur content thousands of oceans and on land, estimating global silence. The pair died in a fire in the house they shared in Rochester. times greater than on-road diesel and regional mortalities from ship A third student, Michael DiCocco, suffered serious injuries. At press time, fuel. “Residual oil is a byproduct of emissions by integrating global ship DiCocco was in satisfactory condition at Strong Memorial Hospital. the refinery process and tends to be inventories, atmospheric models and Jessica Schaffer became the first RIT In the opening to his inaugural address, President Destler expressed much dirtier than other petroleum health impacts analyses. women’s volleyball player to record 600 sadness over the incident. “Parents send their children to college so that products,” Winebrake says. The focus on long-term exposure kills and 600 digs in the same season. they may have a better life. It is the world’s most unimaginable tragedy “We needed to know what the to particulate matter in this study when they send them to college and they do not come home.” benefits are of cleaning up this does not extend to impacts on fuel,” he explains. “Now we can children or other related health issues RIT wraps up evaluate the human health impacts such as respiratory disease, asthma, of policies to require low-sulfur hospital emissions and the economic fall schedule Destler inauguration from page 1 fuels for the shipping industry or impact of missed workdays and lost Several RIT athletic teams and Destler was formerly senior vice that require ships to put emissions- productivity. individual athletes enjoyed successful president for academic affairs and control technology on their vessels. This study was supported in part campaigns during the 2007 fall season. provost of the University of Maryland at Our study will help inform this by the Oak Foundation, the German The volleyball team qualified for College Park. He has a vision to take RIT policy debate.” Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher the NCAA tournament, making its to the next level by transforming it into Up until recently, researchers had Forschungszentren and by the German first appearance since 1999. Women’s the nation’s first “innovation university.” little information with which to work; Aerospace Center within the Young soccer earned a post-season berth Skorton described Destler, who emissions data for marine vessels had Investigators Group SeaKLIM. n for the seventh straight season. The earned a doctorate in the field of applied to be linked with data tracking the Susan Gawlowicz | [email protected] Tigers defeated rival University of physics from Cornell, as a “distinguished

Rochester for the first time in school researcher, educational innovator, sea- A. Sue Weisler | photographer history. soned and effective administrator and Teachers never stop learning Senior Mark Frisicano finished his generous adviser.” His speech touched Howie Bursen and Sally Rogers, friends of Tiger career with 26 goals, moving on Destler’s commitment to innovation, President Destler from Cornell University, him into the top-10 all-time at RIT diversity, a greater cooperation with offered a surprise performance as a tribute in that category. industry on research and development, to Destler’s love of banjos. Women’s tennis team head coach and interdisciplinary cooperation to Krystina Bachner led the team to solve complex global problems. questions as well.” nine wins and a berth in the Empire “As Bill Destler rededicates himself Destler also noted that RIT is in an 8 Tournament. today to the service of this university, so ideal position to become a low-cost Senior Andy Varble will represent you must dedicate yourselves to working “corporate R&D center” for U.S. busi- the men’s cross country squad at confidently and cooperatively with nesses that are facing increasing global the 2007 NCAA Division III Cross him toward the great future that RIT is competition. “Why don’t we fashion a Country Championships. The Tigers poised to achieve,” Skorton said. new kind of industry-academia partner- also won their fourth straight Empire In his inaugural address, Destler also ship at RIT by being more flexible on 8 title. Juniors Jared Burdick and encouraged the RIT community to take intellectual property issues and other Peder Johnson recorded a handful of the university to the next level by capital- policies that have historically prevented top-10 finishes during the season. izing on its unusual strengths, including the corporate sector from using our col- The women’s cross country team, the “creative juices” of the student body. leges and universities as their corporate A. Sue Weisler | photographer led by senior Adrienne Gagnier, “How do we encourage the develop- research centers?” Elementary and high-school teachers from across New York state partici- showed improvement as the season ment of their minds, their hearts and Destler added: “These questions do pated in an educational outreach forum in the areas of microelectronics and progressed. their souls in such a way that we ensure not have easy answers, but if we can nanotechnology Nov. 1 at RIT. The event was sponsored by the Department Both men’s and women’s crew pro- that the next generation of humans can positively address them, the rewards for of Microelectronic Engineering and funded through a grant from the Na- grams had solid showings at many grow and flourish on this planet? As we these efforts for RIT, for the Rochester tional Science Foundation. events, including the Head of the work to make RIT a real ‘innovation region and for our nation will be great, Charles Regatta in Boston, Mass. n university,’ we will have to come up with indeed. And the greatest beneficiaries of Joe Venniro | [email protected] good answers,” Destler said. all will be our students, who will, by vir- Destler noted that RIT graduates are tue of the experiences they have at RIT, legendary for their ability to “hit the become better world citizens while they Student Spotlight from page 1 ground running” in their first jobs. gain the edge they will need to compete “But what if, in addition to these against the world’s best. The university edge. It also helped me better process his teaching and mentoring expertise possible through a National Science career-specific course offerings, RIT that best addresses these questions will and understand the instruction I have through future opportunities in the Foundation education grant secured students had the experience of working capture the new high ground in higher received at RIT.” College of Engineering and is cur- by department chair Santosh Kurinec. on complex societal problems with education. Given our headstart in so “Nate was an excellent edition to rently assisting several of his former “I am very happy that Nate had students from different majors on teams many of these areas, why shouldn’t that the class and provided a new perspec- students who are now freshmen at RIT. such a positive experience, and I hope in which each student brings his or her institution be RIT? tive on the subjects we covered,” The service-learning co-op he serves as a model for other RIT own discipline-specific knowledge to “RIT is now in a position to take its adds Schulte, an alumnus of RIT’s with Irondequoit High School is a students,” says Kurinec. “Through this a cross-disciplinary effort to find real place among the world’s pre-eminent microelectronic engineering program. component of the microelectronic type of interaction we can enhance solutions? Isn’t that the ideal way to get institutions of higher education,” Destler “He is a perfect example of the engineering department’s community educational programs at all levels students thinking more generally about concluded. “Carpe diem, RIT!” benefits service learning can provide outreach programs, which seek to and further promote engineering how they can make a contribution to To read President Destler’s in enhancing the educational experi- enhance engineering education and and science to the next generation humanity after they graduate? If we inauguration speech, visit www.rit. ences of everyone involved.” increase the number of students going of students.” n want to make RIT a real ‘innovation edu/president. n Kane hopes to continue to expand into the field. This effort is made Will Dube | [email protected] university,’ we will have to answer these Bob Finnerty | [email protected]

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