! . ; R·I·T ' NEWS & EVENTS Vol. 20, No. 15 April 20, 1989

Gordon Parks to Receive RIT Honorary Degree

20th century, he has also made his mark as a poet, musician, filmmaker, and writer." "At the beginning, my problems stemmed from racism in America and poverty and my need to be somebody," Parks has said. "I never finished high school-that's why I have attempted to do so many things. If one failed me, there was always something else I could tum to." Only the third honorary degree recipient at RIT, Parks is familiar to RIT audiences as he gave the William A. Reedy Memorial Lecture in Photography here in 1981. He will be awarded the degree in an 11 a.m. ceremony in the courtyard adjoining the Frank E. Gannett Memorial Building. Born in 1912 in Fort Scott, Kans., Parks left home at 16 and Ii ved in both Min­ neapolis and Chicago, where he worked as a piano player, busboy, train porter, and Borinquen Dance Theater professional basketball player. He first became interested in photography in the 1930s and decided to make it his full-time Concert of Freedom Songs career. After serving as a Julius Rosenwald Fellow in the Farm Security Administra­ To Focus on Oppression tion and as a war correspondent, he joined Noted Life photographer Gordon Parks, the Standard Oil Company as a documen­ An evening of music, dance, and poetry To the Children of Azania, four Afri­ whose long career also includes film direct­ tary photographer. dedicated to three groups facing oppression can resource persons who are RIT students, ing and writing, will be honored with an In 1949, he became a photographer for in the world today will be offered in a will present African language songs and RIT honorary degree on May 11 as the Life, where he remained until 1972. He "Freedom Songs" concert at RIT. The reflections on apartheid. ''Azania" is the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences also did fashion photography for Vogue concert, to be held at 9 p.m., April 29, in name chosen by native South Africans for celebrates the 150th anniversary of magazine and was a founder of Essence, a Webb Auditorium, will focus attention on their country. Two members of the group photography. magazine for black women. He is the the plight of blacks in South Africa, are Azanians; two are Kenyans. "From time to time, a person is so crea­ author of four volumes of poetry and photo­ oppressed people in Latin American coun­ The Borinquen Dance Theatre, a tive that he transcends his chosen special­ graphs, including Choice ofWeapons, for tries, and Jews in the Soviet Union. well-known Rochester troupe, will per­ ty," said Dr. E.C. Mclrvine, dean of the which he received the Notable Book Award The goal of "Freedom Songs" is to form works with themes of Latin American College of Graphic Arts and Photography. from the American Library Association. "demonstrate the importance of different struggle. "Such a person is Gordon Parks. One of Films he directed include The Learning groups working together in the creation of Folksinger Andy Rehfeld will protest the most influential photographers of the Tree, Shaft, and Leadbelly. a fair and just world," according to M. Ehi the treatment of Jews in the Soviet Union. Ayewoh, director, Office of Minority Poet and RIT student Arthur Brown Student Affairs (OMSA). will read from his works protesting South Though "Freedom Songs" highlights African oppression. three specific groups, the event's organiz­ "Freedom Songs" is free and open to the ers stress that they're aware of the public. NASA Leader to Speak oppressed groups in many areas of the Ultimately, the event's organizers hope world: "We must learn to transcend our "Freedom Songs" will "encourage people own concerns and develop a common to think in global terms about world oppres­ human cry," says Simeon Kolko, director, sion," says Nancy Padilla, OMSA coor­ Hillel Foundation. dinator of student programs. The evening's program is made up Sponsors of the event include OMSA, entirely of performers with local connec­ the Black Awareness Coordinating Com­ tions, who will encourage their audience mittee, Hispanic Student Association, to remember the words of Dr. Martin Hillel Foundation, Temple Beth Am, Luther King: "Injustice anywhere is a Ibero-American Investors Corp., Urban threat to justice everywhere." Concert League of Rochester, and Puerto Rican performers are the following: Youth Development and Resource Center, Inc.

It Pays to Persist at RIT

A recent study conducted at Rochester According to the study, students und·er­ Institute of Technology showed that the take collegiate study with the expectation Artist's rendering of NASA's Hubble Space Station and relay stations on Earth earnings of graduates from RIT are signifi­ that completion of a bachelor's degree will cantly greater than those of students who accrue a variety of benefits otherwise When the space shuttle Challenger and, because NASA has said that in the did not persist to graduation. difficult to obtain without such an exploded just over three years ago, 21st century "mankind will most likely According to the study, graduates who experience. America was forced to rethink its space witness the first human footprint on the entered RIT as freshmen earned salaries "The reasons for withdrawal from a program. The man who assumed leader­ surface of Mars," about manned missions 66 percent higher than those of their class­ college vary, but the impact of not complet­ ship of NASA soon after the Challenger to Earth's closest planetary neighbor. mates who did not complete their degrees ing a degree on future earnings is consider­ tragedy will discuss rejuvenated plans for Fletcher is the first person to head the at RIT. Transfer students who graduated able," states the study. several NASA projects-including the nation's civilian space agency on two earned 44 percent more than their transfer The effect of withdrawal on earnings shuttle-at 7:30 p.m., April 27, in Ingle separate occasions. He was the fourth counterparts who withdrew. was studied by analyzing the 1985 earnings Auditorium. The speech is part of the NASA chief from April 1971 to May 1977 "The difference is even more significant of 14,349 students who entered RIT Congressman Frank Horton Speaker and became the seventh head of the agency when one considers the cumulative effect between 1975 and 1982. It compared earn­ Series. in May 1986. A research scientist, Fletcher over a lifetime, possibly amounting to ings of RIT graduates with those of stu­ Dr. James C. Fletcher stepped down also has served as president of the Univer­ hundreds of thousands of dollars of dents who did not persist at RIT but may from his post as N ASP: s chief adminis­ sity of Utah and as William K. Whiteford increased earnings," says the study's have transferred to another institution, trator one week ago. During the past three Professor of Energy Resources and authors, Dr. Gerard G. Walter, director of delayed their pursuit of baccalaureate years, he has overseen the agency's Technology at the University of Pittsburgh the Office of Postsecondary Career Studies study, or dropped out of higher education. rebuilding process, which resulted in the and has headed his own consulting firm, and Institutional Research for NTID, and "Clearly, it is in a student's best interest launch of the space shuttle Discovery in James C. Fletcher & Associates. Nancy Neville, director of the Office of to persist at RIT. The advantage in earning September 1988. His talk is sponsored by Student Direc­ Enrollment and Career Research. Continued on page 3 During his talk at RIT, Fletcher will torate Special Events. speak about the U.S. space station's future 2 NEWS & EVENTS April 20, 1989

Years of Service to RIT Co0101ended 40Years

Noting that every RIT employee makes a 30Years significant contribution to the life of stu­ dents and the outstanding success of the Institute, Dr. Rose addressed employees who were recognized for their length of service to the Institute. Employees with 25 years at RIT were presented prints of Eric Earl Fuller Bellman's illustration of the Tojo Garden; those with 30, 35, and 40 years were given plaques. William Batcheller Joseph Brown Jr. Dr. E.C. Mclrvine, dean of the College of Graphic Arts & Photography, delivered the keynote address.

David Ca/man Lester Fuller George Hedden James Reynolds

Joyce Lewis, Antonetti Liberti, Mary Ann MacAulay, Cynthia Mann, James Manning, Lucille Marcera, Douglas May, Doris McConnell, William McKee, Doris McNeil, Igor Mihajlov, Dian Miller, CynthiaMularz, William Newell, Janet Olivieri, Kathleen Ozminkowski, Linda Palmer, John Patchin, Myra Bennett Pelz, Sarah Perkins, Carol Richardson, Michael Rizzolo, Victoria Robinson, John Roman, Gladys Ta ylor Judy Witzel Richard 2.akia M. Richard Rose, Goldie Ross, Donna Rubin, Donna Russell, Jane Ryan, Vincent 25Years Samar, Jorge Samper, Kathleen Scherer, Peter Schragle, Wendy Schulmerich, Wanita Schwartz, Paul Seidel, Joellen Shaffer, John Sherrick, Parvesh Singh, Kathleen Smith, Richard Smith, Marilyn Spampinato, Angela Spano, Michael Spencer, Michael Stinson, Elaine Tandy, Betty Thompson, Jeanette Tydings, Ann VanGinkel, Richard Walton, Lena White, Michael White, Lynn Willoughby, Ray Reno Antonietti Kathleen Chajchuk Robert Gilman Woerner, Freddie Woods, Willard Yates

SYears Vaudeen Abel, Robb Adams, Kathleen Aman, Pasquale Amico, Dorothy Baldassare, Cynthia Barrett, Linda Bement, Patricia Billies, Scott Blondell, Ann Bonadio, Carole Boudreau, Sandra Broccolli-Colwel, Margaret Brophy, Sylvia Brunswick, Martha Burris, Sharon Cagle, Thomas Callaghan, Carole Carlson, Barbara Camey, Janet Casper, Ronald Hilton Ruth Lunt Roger Remington Susan Catherwood, Lon Chase, Catherine Ciardi , Karen Combs, Mary Ann Connor, Carol Convertino, Denise Cyrkin, Kathy DeLorme, Isabelle Digioia, Helen Dobesh, William Eisner, Lynne Erne, Arlene Evangelista, Joyce Felton, Judith Ferrari, Yvonne Fish, Laura Freeman, Robert French, Robert Glitch, Dorothy Guinan, Birgit Hafner, Janet Helmuth, Jane Hodges, Mary Hope, Kelley Isaac, Connie Izzo, Janet Jackling, Daryl 35years Johnson, Susan Joseph, Linda Kanaley, Joseph Fitzpatrick George Reno Jr. Pasquale Saeva Ronald Kelly, Kathleen Keyes , Mary Killion, Leslie King, Gladys Kirk, 25 years Virginia Kirtland, Susan Kurtz, Sarah John Humphries Lamendola, Patricia Lawrence, Florence Archibald Provan Layton, Sandra LeBoeuf, Edward Jack Tishkoff Lichtenstein, Jacqueline Lynch­ Czamanske, Yashodhara Maitra, Dianne 20Years Mau, Margaret McEwen-Craven, Laquita David Abbott, Frank Annunziata, Audrey 15Years lOYears McKnight, Lin McQuade-Johnson, Robert Beach, Alice Beardsley, Frederick Bleiler, Shirley Allen, Ronald Amberger, Marilyn Sam Abrams, Orville Adler, Deloris McVean , David Medvedeff, Donna Robert Brown, Donald Buss, Owen Butler, Bailey, Thomas Bailey Jr., John Ballard, Albert, Paul Allen, Ann Areson, Victoria Miceli, Joann Middleton, Richard Morse, Frank Capuano, Jack Clarcq, Francis Joan Barrett, Brian Barry, Elizabeth Nolan Aspridy, Sylvia Ball, Janet Barnard, Eileen Hans Mortensen, Gail Motala, Joseph Closser, Gwendolyn Cohen, John Beal, Gerald Bird, Ellen Biser, Elizabeth Benedict, Mark Benjamin, Wendy Nairn, Cynthia Northrup, Dolores Oglia, Compton, Thomas Connolly, John Cox, Breiner, Carolyn Buntich, Frank Benjamin, Deborah Bourcy, Laurie Elizabeth Parker, Theodore Passarell, Jean Crawford, Vernon Davis, Betty Caccamise, Walter Campbell, Virginia Brewer, Melody Bricault, Sharon Brock, Steven Patridge, Martin Pigott, Joseph Devine, Marlene Diem, Geraldine Drum, Church, James Clark, Kathleen Collins, Donna Burfield, Laura Cann, Mary Lou Polowe Jr., Geoffrey Poor, Judith Porter, Robert Ellson, Zenon Elyjiw, Lothar John Conklin, Kijana Crawford, J. Roger Carlson, Dorothy Cerniglia, Julius Joseph Provenza, Diane Ransom, Nancy Engelmann, Walter Gerard, Peter Dykes, Greg Emerton, Anthony Finks, Chiavaroli , Barbara Cocola, Thomas Rhoda, Wayne Roberts, George Ryan, Giopulos, Warren Goldman, Robert Golds­ Linda Garfinkel, Paul Grebinger, Gene Comte, Delbert Dagel, Robert Day, Margaret Sakamoto, Elaine Salvati , tein , John Karpen, Weston Kemp, Herbert, Beverly James, Peter Kulpa, Francis Domoy, Ellen Downes, Robert Donald Savage Jr., Richard Schmidle, Angelina LoGiudice, Bernice Lowry, Carol Lake, Max Lenderman, Craig Easton, Susan Fischer, Kevin Foley, Patricia Seischab, Kimeley Shearer, Clara Swaminathan Madhu, Edward Miller, McArt, Michael McMahon, Robert Ella Ford, Paula Foster, Richard Fuller, Simmons, Scott Smith, Brian Snook, Lawrence Mothersell, Jean-Guy Naud, Meinick, Craig Neal, Richard Orlando, Gary Gasper, Gracie Gladney, Dennis Darlene Spafford, Janice Strine, Colleen Elizabeth O'Brien, Nicholas Orlando Sr., Richard Schonblom, Glenda Senior, Jasper Grange, Virginia Hall, Nancy Heise, John Swanson, Bruce Teuscher, Nicolas Adelaide Perkins, Paul Peterson, Sheila Shealy III, Luvon Sheppard, Julius Silver, Helmuth II, Bruce Hook, Karen Hopkins, Thireos, Scott Tinkham, Mary Trumpower, Reasoner, Brenda Reimherr, Dale Gerald Takacs, Wendy Thompson, Sandra Joan Horton, Kenneth Hsu, Stuart Hughes, Deanna Turner, William VanDerveer, Rockwell, Valerie Schillinger, Jean Tomassetti, Carol Whitlock, Stephen Ralph Hymes, Joan Inzinga, Susan luppa, Edna Washington, Gloria Woloson , Seigfred, James Stangarone, Daryl Wilkins, Norman Williams, Jimmie Herbert Johnson, Richard Karns, Elizabeth Dorothy Yax, Barbara Young, Beverly Sullivan, ElaineTheismeyer, Toby Wilson, Clare Wolcott, Marsha Young, Kelly, George Komorowski, Russell Young, Clarence J. Young, Martin J. Thompson, James Troisi Valerie Yust Kraus, Doris Krenzer, Howard Levant, Zinaman April 20, 1989 NEWS & EVENTS 3

The Holocaust Remembered In Events on Campus The execution of the Jews during World history. The publication of his lecture War II was allowed to continue because series, The Emergence ofZi onist Th ought other nations did not make it a priority to (produced for radio by Jewish People's save them, according to Dr. Monty Uni versity of the Air), and The Jews Were Pankower, professor of history and chair­ Expendable received the second S. Belkin man of the Division of Social Sciences at Memorial Literary Award from Yeshi va Touro College. University. Author of the award-winning book, The The day's events are sponsored by RIT's Jews Were Expendable, Pankower will Hillel Foundation and Interfaith Center, discuss why the world put other considera­ Jewish Community Federation of Roches­ tions ahead of stopping Nazi Germany's ter, and Bureau of Jewish Education, murder of Jews. His presentation at 7:30 among others. OUTSTANDING SCHOLARS HONORED .. . Omar Gueye (secondfrom left), a fourth-year student in p.m. , May 2, in the Interfaith Center, is industrial engineering, College ofEngineerin g, was recently honored as one o/29 Outstanding Under­ part of RIT' s observance of National graduate Scholars by R!T. Joining Omar are Dr. Richard Kenyon, dean, College ofEngin eering (left); Holocaust Memorial Day. Dr. Thomas Plough, provost and vice president, Academic Affairs (right); and Omar's father, ldrissa, The Interfaith Center will hold a noon who traveled from Dakar, Senegal, in West Africa to be with his son at ceremonies honoring this year's memorial service on May 2 to commemo­ scholars. President Rose said, "The primary mission ofR!T is scholarship, and these students have rate the Holocaust that will include the Annual Run Day excelled, bringing honor to themselves and R!T. " remembrances of a local survivor. "This is a day for people of good will to Benefits United Way come together to honor the victims of the RIT's annual Run Day, to be held Friday, Holocaust," said Simeon Kolko, director May 5, to benefit United Way is a popular of the Hillel Foundation. "On May 2, we event among campus fleetfoots. Last year Classroom Tips from NTID also must renew our determination to nearly 120 runners and walkers raised Accommodating deaf students in a class­ professor of the computer science support prevent something like this from happen­ more than $3,000 on behalf of the RIT room of mostly hearing students can team, is another resource that may provide ing again." campaign. To be held rain, snow, or shine, improve teaching skills and habits, accord­ clarification for you. To obtain a copy, Pankower has written and lectured the Sixth Annual Run Day is an opportu­ ing to a number of RIT faculty, although it contact Pryntz at -6291 TDD or 2323 Carey widely on American and modem Jewish nity for runners and walkers, both sea­ does require some adjustment and Building. soned and novice, to support the campaign compromise. and have fun at the same time. According to Dr. Steve Loar, assistant Registration and sponsorship forms professor in the College of Fine and have been mailed to faculty, staff, and Applied Arts, apprehension about teaching students. Friends ofRIT are also encour­ deaf students is understandable and often aged to participate. Extra forms are avail­ easily remedied by basic preparation. able at the recreational Equipment Cage, Organizing a lecture carefully and prepar­ College-Alumni Union information desk, ing the corresponding overheads and hand­ the NTID 24-Hour desk, and the LBJ outs sets the stage for a well-run class. Bldg. reception desk. Advance registration In a class with a deaf student, there is must be received by May 3. On-site regis­ almost always an interpreter who can help trations will be accepted that day between the faculty member communicate with that 10 a.m. and noon. student. Dr. Houghton Wetherald, profes­ The three-mile race will begin at 12: 15 sor in the College of Liberal Arts, tries to p.m. in front of the College-Alumni keep the interpreternear him, so, as he Union. Awards and prizes will recogni ze: speaks, the deaf student may choose to • the most pledge money collected watch either him or the interpreter, who • the department with the highest partici­ follows about one sentence behind. When pation rate reading, Geoff Poor, assistant professor of • those who collected more than $ 100 in sign communication, recommends reading pledges at the same pace as one would lecture so • the most creative competitor (won last that the interpreter can keep up. year by Lee Struble as the Blues Run­ Other tips include facing the class and ner; someone else juggled as he ran) enunciating clearly, so deaf students who • fastest runner speechread will be able to see clearly. Poor TRUSTEE MEETING . . . R!T trustee Thomas Wilmot, left, meets with President Rose and Dr. Fred • fastest walker points out that using an overhead projector Smith, vice president for Student Affairs and secretary to the Institute. The trustees met last week for their Runners and walkers will collect pledges rather than the blackboard allows faculty two-day quarterly planning sessions. from sponsors, and t-shirts will be given to to face the class and the deaf student to those who collect a minimum of $20. watch both teacher and overhead easily. If writing on the blackboard, however, fac­ ulty members should not address their class until they have turned around and are Simulated Crash Scheduled facing everyone. To help the deaf student participate in To emphasize the dangers of driving while In addition to the simulated crash, more Graduate Thesis Show II class discussions, questions should be intoxicated, RIT's Department of Campus than 15 state and local agencies and organi­ addressed to all , including the deaf stu­ Safety and Alcohol and Drug Education zations will man information booths in the Coming Soon to Bevier dent, and the answers repeated. and Prevention Program (IMPACT) will College-Alumni Union from 9:30 a.m.- The second part of an annual show of Dr. James DeCaro, dean ofNTID, stage a simulated fatal DWI automobile 3:30 p. m. Participants include Mothers graduate student work from the College of suggests that it is important for deaf RIT wreck as part of its annual Alcohol Aware­ Against Drunk Driving, the Rochester Fine and Applied Arts will be on display students to be subjected to the same perfor­ ness and Highway Safety Day. Police Department, "I'm Smart" of central from April 30-May 14 at Bevier Gallery. mance expectations as their hearing peers. Starting at noon on May 3 in the Col­ N. Y., and the Caron Foundation. The works represent the completion of They should be expected to master the lege-Alumni Union traffic circle, the "jaws graduate students' theses, which satisfy same material and receive the same oflife" will extract a "victim" from a the requirements of their individual rewards as the other students in the class. severely damaged vehicle, and the Monroe programs. According to Wetherald , many deaf County Sheriff's Department, RIT Ambu­ A free, public reception from 7-9 p.m. students in his class have not experienced a lance Service, and Henrietta Volunteer Pays to Persist opens the show on April 29. During the mainstream environment as enabling as Fire Department will respond as they Continuedfrompage I reception projects by graduate computer would to a real crash scene. RIT, which may explain why some don' t opens to graduates a broader range of graphic design students will be displayed ask for help at the right time. The rescue will be narrated by Deputy on computer monitors. Edward Ramsperger of the Sheriff's options in choosing life styles, and makes Loar notes that because deaf students a higher quality of life more available," Industrial design, graphic design, and may not always be confident enough to Department's Community Services Divi­ School for American Craftsmen pro­ sion. If spectators wish to share their feel­ concludes the study. make their needs or problems clear in James Miller, vice president of Enroll­ grams- such as metalcrafts, glass, and class, ignoring them and focusing on the ings about the "accident," they may con­ weaving- also are represented in the show. tact counselors from the Counseling ment Management and Career Services, hearing students may be all too easy. Loar, says the study findings suggest the value Wetherald, and Poor believe, however, Center. The event will be interpreted for the hearing impaired. Crash vehicles will added to one's abilities and earning poten­ that adjustments made in teaching deaf tial by completing RIT's demanding cur­ students can benefit the entire class. be supplied by Jim Bucci's Towing Service of Rush. riculum is substantial. Student decisions to "Handling Situations That Involve Hear­ persist or not to persist should be made ing-Impaired Students in the Classroom," "We're making a statement about drunk driving to the RIT community," said Lee very carefully, given this new evidence a pamphlet by Diana Pryntz, assistant and the impact this decision may have on Struble, Campus Safety's loss prevention specialist. "Our goal is to make people one's working life. aware this can indeed happen to them," added Freyda Greenberger, IMPACT's education and marketing specialist. Struble also noted that drinking and driving is one of the nation's leading killers of college students. 4 April 20, 1989

NEWSl\L\KERS Splish Splash!

• Janet Barnard, College of Business, • A music stand by Professor William Keyser, • Dean Santos, chairperson of the NTID Fun(ds) in the Pool presented a seminar in March entitled "Starting woodworking and furniture design, won the Social Work Support Department, is part of Your Own Business," sponsored by the Indus­ Crafts Company No. 6 award during this year's the musical group Hull House Revival. The During any normal night, the swimming trial Management Council. Rochester Finger Lakes Exhibit at the Memorial group was named for the Chicago settlement pool in the College-Alumni Union is quiet • Omobowale Ayorinde, instructor in Art Gallery. The award was given for excellence house established in 1889 by Jane Addams, as a tomb. But from 7 p.m., May 5, to 7 NTID's Photo/Media Technologies Department, of design and craftsmanship for a functional a prime figure in the country's grassroots a.m., May 6, the pool will teem with par­ has photographs and a short bio in a newly work. social reform movement. ticipants in Phi Delta Theta's All-Night released book, entitled An ll/ustrated Bio­ Santos and Lorelei Reed, interpreter in Inner-Tube Water Polo tournament. Bibliography of Black Photographers 1940- the Department of Interpreting Services; The event, designed to raise funds for Frederick Seidl, dean of the School of 1988, by Deborah Willis-Thomas and published RIT's United Way campaign, is open to all Social work at the State University of New by Garland Publishing Company. The book is a in the RIT community. Anticipating the companion to Black Photographers 1840-1940. York at Buffalo; and Marshall Smith, Spring Weekend professor in RIT's Social Work Department, participation of about 20 teams, Jeff Cox, • Several College of Fine and Applied Arts the event's publicity director, expects the faculty members and students participated formed the group last year to promote social There's a saying that Rochester has consciousness through music. event will raise about $5,000. At4 p.m. on recently in the Empire State Crafts Alliance's only two seasons-winter and the May 6, two teams with the best records in "Collect New York" benefit auction. Held on Fourth of July. However, the RIT com­ April 13 at the Fabri Mansion in New York City, the marathon sporting event will battle for the auction featured works by Leon munity knows at least one other season .,,.. PERSONNEL UPDATE the championship. Applebaum, Andrew Koester, Max exists and is celebrating it with this Phi Delta Theta also will sponsor a year's Spring Weekend, May 4-7. Lenderman, Douglas Sigler, Richard Tannen, RIT faculty and staff are invited to attend dunking booth from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May Some of the activities included in the Michael Taylor, and Hiroshi Yamano. Taylor the Employee Benefits Fair, May I, 9 a.m. 1-5, in front of the College-Alumni Union. also served on the event's planning committee. event-filled weekend include the School to4 p.m., in the College-Alumni Union. A For a donation to the United Way, people for American Craftsmen Spring Sale, a • Professor of Graphic Design Robert Shaf­ smorgasbord of benefit and health pro­ will be able to test their aims at celebrities fer Kerr is serving on the American Association concert by internationally-known grams will be available to sample through­ from the Buffalo Bills, as well as promi­ of University Professors (AAUP) Committee Z, Cheap Trick, the Spring Fling, and an out the day. nent members of the RIT community. which examines the economic welfare of the original musical by the RIT Performing Representatives from EAP, the Credit profession. He also attended an AAUP financial Arts Department. A roster of Spring Union, Fidelity, TIAA/CREF, health insur­ workshop in April in Albany. Weekend events and sponsoring organi­ ance providers, Horton Child Care, • Thomas D. Hopkins, Gosnell Professor in zations will be listed in the May 4 issue Lenscrafters, and One-Stop Travel will be Economics, has submitted two grant proposals of News & Events. to the U.S. Congress' Office ofTechnology conveniently located at tables in the Union. Assessment. In addition, employees may attend one or more of the informational seminars to be presented in the 1829 Room. A panel dis­ cussion on financial planning will be held from 9-10 a.m. by representatives from Chase Lincoln First, New England Finan­ Have Your Change Ready; cial Advisors, and IDS Financial Services. Representatives from TIAA/CREF will Pay Toll on Quarter Mile discuss RIT retirement investments from 10:30 a.m. to noon and again from 1:30- Thruway drivers won't be the only toll On April 29, starting at 12:30 p.m., Phi 3 p.m. Pre-registration for these seminars payers in Rochester in the not-too-distant Kappa Tau's fund raising continues with a is requested to insure seating. Complete future. From April 27-May 6, the brothers series of events on RIT' s athletic field that the back half of the invitation distributed of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity will construct will include live music by local bands, a to all faculty and staff. and man tollbooths on campus to raise talent show, a turtle and frog race, and a Also, in conjunction with health insur­ funds for the Children's Heart Foundation. performance by Chet Catallo and the Cats ance open enrollment, the Benefits staff One tollbooth, located on the "Quarter (Catallo is the former guitarist for Spyro will be available to answer any questions Mile," will be staffed 24 hours a day dur­ Gyra). Admission for Catallo's band is $4. about or help with any changes in health ing the 10 days. A second booth, in front of Prizes-including balloon rides, ski and care coverage. the Liberal Arts Building, will be manned stereo equipment, and compact discs-will from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. each weekday during be raffled off during the event. the event to attract faculty, staff, and stu­ At 3 p. m. on May 2 on the athletic field, C.\LENDAR DIAMONDS ARE A GUY'S BEST dents who might not use the Quarter Mile. pop singer Kim Ryder will perform songs FRIEND ... Members of the cast of Diamonds, a The fraternity expects to raise approxi­ from her recently released album. Admis­ April 24-29-exhibit: photographs taken by play about baseball in America, sing the opening mately $1,200 during the period, according sion is $3. members of the Athenaeum who participated in number, "Winter in New York." The RIT Singers and RIT Philharmonia will perform the ensemble a photography class led by Louis Ouzer; to the group's philanthropy assistant, John All events are open to the RIT play on May 5, 6, and 7. Tickets are $3 for RIT College-Alumni Union. Lenihan. community. students; $4, R/Tfaculty and staff; and $5, all others. All seats reserved. Cal/ -6087 for more information.

MATRIX A WARD .. . Marcia Dugan, right, director ofNT/D's Division ofPublic Affairs, was recently named the 1989 recipient of the Matrix Award for outstanding contributions to the field of communica­ >, tions. The award was presented at the 20th annual Matrix awards dinner of Women in Communications. C) 0 With Dugan is Kate Rand Lloyd, editor-at-large ofWorking Woman magazine and guest speaker at the 0 event. C J: (.) (I) 1- -.e0 Graphic Design Students ..:::, i Benefit from Trade Fair C... ..(I) VI The latest equipment and materials used tant professor in graphic design. "It's also (I) J: by design students and professionals will helpful for them to deal with vendors on a (.) 0 be on display during Design Trade Fair professional basis." r:r: '89. Sponsored by RIT's student chapter of Among the national and local companies the Society ofTypographic Arts (STA), to be represented at Design Trade Fair '89 Design Trade Fair '89 will be held from are Pentel Co., Alling & Cory Paper Co., 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., April 24, in Bevier Staedtler, and Studio Sales. Products dis­ Gallery. played will include drawing utensils, draft­ "This trade fair will help our students ing supplies, computers, airbrushes, and find out about the most up-to-date supplies ceramic supplies. The RIT community is available for their fields, " said STA's fac­ invited to attend. ulty advisor, Nancy Ciolek, visiting assis-