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The University Magazine Winter 2005 Building a Great Foundati SPECIAL SECTION: THE CAMPAIGN FOR RIT Also inside: Brick City Homecoming, Plans for 'College Town' to a meaningful life A student's questions recently provided the opportunity for me to reflect on the basic to of Technology values that form the foundation of a meaningful life. This is what he asked: "What personal attribute do you believe accounts for your The Unit gazine Winter 2005 success in the university and intellectual environment? And what values would you ask RIT students to embrace?" The answer to both questions is identical. Executive Editors What I try to reflect, and what I search for in people whom I hire, and what I Deborah M. Stendardi. Government and Community Relations would like all RIT students to strive toward are the following: integrity; work ethic; Bob Finnerty, University News Services smarts and talent; ability to communicate; ability to work with others; and individ- Editor ual, professional and institutional loyalty. I Kathy Lindsley, University News Services have listed those attributes in priority order. Contributing Editors Every successful leader and citizen needs all Lisa Cauda, Development and Alumni Relations Linda GIllim, Development of these. Lydia Palmer, Development Kelly Re ni Relations However, to possess any of these attributes Alumni University Staff without integrity will yield failure. Having Art Dire integrity and missing some of the others may Colleen McGuinness-Clarke '87 not yield total success, but I believe integrity University Publications will at least provide happiness and a sense of Photographer A. Sue Weisler '93, University News Services esteem and comfort with oneself. Of course, there are other attributes that are Writers: University News Services Silandara Bartlett Gustina important for success and happiness. For exam- Kelly Downs Susan M. Gawlowicz '95 ple, the ability to love and be loved; the willing- Kathy Lindsley ness to give back to society; the understanding President Simone Marcia Morphy Becca Nelson '06 that it is important to treat others the way you Paul Stella '03 would wish to be treated; the ability to listen; the ability to respect ideas, cultures, and Print Production individuals who may be different from you and with whom you may disagree. Gini Keck, University Publications Putting all of that together is no easy task, because there will be forks in the road University News Services almost every day that force us to examine our motivations. Each of us needs courage 132 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester. NY 14621-5608 and discipline to stay on the right path. Voice: 585-475-5064. TTY: 585-475-5414 I believe that great institutions also must embody these values. At RIT, we hold Fax: 585-475-5097. E-mail: umagwww(a rit.edu institutional integrity in highest esteem. Our work ethic is evident in the many Office ()I' Alumni Relations achievements we have attained. Smarts and talent flow in abundance through our Crossroads 41 Lomb Memorial Drive students, staff and faculty. We work very hard to be the kind of university that Rochester. NY 14623-5603 Voice: 585-475-ALUM, Toll Free: 866-RIT-ALUM inspires loyalty and, yes, love. TTY: 585-475-2764, Fax: 585-475-5308 We are in the final phase of the university's largest fund-raising campaign. You E-mail: [email protected] will read about the successes of this historic effort in this issue. You, the friends and Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, family of RIT, are making a great future possible. We will try in every way to deserve New York, publishes The University Magazine. R1'1' will admit and hire men and women: veter- your confidence. ans: people with disabilities: individuals of any race, creed, religion. color. national or ethnic origin. sexual orientation; 't or marital status in compliance with all appropriate legislation. Albert Vol.7. No. 3. I 211.5\1-1'0067-12/05-LAN-CMcGC Printer:1 he lane Press: Millington. Vermont Albert J. Simone 2005 Rochester Institute of Technology President All rights reserved R•I• T Features 5 College Town Plans for a shopping and entertainment center on campus 6 CIMS City Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies leads in sustainability 12 Making memories at Brick City Homecoming RIT's annual fall festival continues to grow 16 After the storm RIT aids students displaced by Hurricane Katrina section 17 Faces of Philanthropy: The Campaign for RIT RIT's largest fund-raising effort enters final months Depar ents, 2 On Campus 10 RIT Works! 26 FYI 28 Regional Alumni Activities 28 Class Notes Mechanical engineering students Vicki Parnell and Mat Balduzzi at work in CIMS. A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., approaches the boom of a McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., KC-10A Extender for refueling. U.S. Air Force photo by Scott H. Spitzer '99 (photography). Cover Illustration by Bill Finewood, faculty, School of Art NSF funding expands micro-engineering program The evolution of semiconductor technology is driving demand for gradu- Gupta and with Professor Ann Howard in ates trained in a cross-section of disciplines. To address this need, the Kate the College of Liberal Arts in service Gleason College of Engineering is expanding a program promoting multi- learning are some of the key components of this program." disciplinary education and the recruitment of women and minority This grant will also be used to purchase students. an instrument for visualization of The National Science service opportunities for nanoscale structures. Foundation is funding a students, and it creates out- The program is also supported by three-year, $1 mi llion pro- reach programs for under- Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., gram creating an elective represented minority stu- National Instruments Corp., Texas sequence for micro-e stu- dents. Instruments Inc. and the Semiconductor dents and a new minor for "We will be able to Industry Association. non-micro-e students, enhance courses and labo- The NSF funding is a follow-up to a allowing them to customize ratories, expand faculty $100,000 planning grant received in a concentration and access expertise and attract bright 2003 that triggered a university-wide new courses in nanotech- students from multiple dis- review of engineering curricula. The nology. ciplines to gain experience study highlighted flexible curricula as the Led by Santosh Kurinec, in RIT's state-of-the art key to the larger goals of enrollment professor and department Santosh Kurin ec semiconductor fabrication growth and expansion of job opportuni- head of microelectronic engineering, the facility," Kurinec says. "Partnerships with ties for graduates. program also offers expanded co-op and mechanical engineering Professor Vinnie Michael Saffran RIT joins in creating New York Wine and Culinary Center New York state wines, food Eric Wendorff '94 (food and agriculture – and RIT – management), a Wegmans will share center stage in a chef, has joined the RIT fac- collaboration involving ulty to design and instruct RITs College of Applied culinary and management Science and Technology, courses. Constellation Brands, An artist's rendering of the planned New York Wine a Culinary Center, "The New York Wine and Wegmans Food Markets and scheduled to open next summer in Canandaigua. Culinary Center provides a the New York Wine & Grape Foundation. tourists and generating jobs, the center direct connection for students in RIT's School of Hospitality and Service will increase awareness of New York's researching, developing and networking Management is leading the consortium's wine and agricultural products, which will with New York's rapidly expanding wine educational component and will host have a tremendous impact on every part of and food industries," says Francis Domoy, classes on campus until the center in the state," said New York Gov. George chair of RIT's School of Hospitality and Canandaigua, N.Y., opens next summer. Pataki at the groundbreaking ceremony. Service Management. The two-story, 19,000-square-foot facil- The state has pledged $2 million in sup- Programs at the center for the general ity, located on three acres on South Main port for the center, which has an estimated public will include cooking demonstra- Street overlooking Canandaigua Lake, will total cost of $7.1 million. tions by celebrity chefs, lectures, concerts, educate consumers about New York wines In its role administering the center's and a summer "culinary camp." and foods and offer training for employees educational component, RIT has created The New York Wine & Grape in the food, wine, hospitality, health and a concentration of six courses that can be Foundation will relocate its headquarters nutrition industries. taught at the center or in a blended for- from Penn Yan to the center. mat (online and face-to-face). "In addition to attracting thousands of Michael Saffran 2 WINTER 2005 The reel thing Tom Rudick, a first-year software engi- neering major from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., helps Ricky (last name withheld) reel in his catch during an activity day sponsored by Compeer of Rochester. Rudick and other residents of the third floor of Kate Gleason Hall volunteered as part of the second annual ROCS (Reaching Out for Community Service) Day on Sept. 24. More than 600 students, staff, faculty and oth- RIT plans Ph.D. program ers helped with projects around in computing and Rochester, and alumni chapters around the country also participated. In addition, information sciences RIT's affiliate schools in Kosovo and Croatia held ROCS Day events. RIT expects to launch a Ph.D. program in Photo by Lee lannone computing and information sciences. Offered through the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, the doctoral degree aims to cul- tivate independent scholars, well-pre- pared teachers and educators and researchers able to work in interdiscipli- M.U.P.P.E.T.S.