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Focusspring2015.Pdf SPRING/SUMMER 2015 NTID FOCUSNational Technical Institute for the Deaf • Rochester Institute of Technology 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the NTID Act Congratulations to the Class of 2015! ranly Ulerio Nunez from New York City graduated with an associate F degree in Laboratory Science Technology and was selected as the 2015 NTID college delegate for undergraduate students. Nunez also received the Academic Achievement Award for students seeking an associate degree. In 2014, he presented his research on Fingerprinting the Biochemical Make-Up of Fruits Available to Migratory Birds via Multidimensional Fluorescence and Chemometrics at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco. He completed a co-op at the Dow Chemical Company, which he refers to as “a great adventure” that helped him “grow professionally and personally.” Nunez is back on campus to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry in RIT’s College of Science. MARK BENJAMIN SPRING/SUMMER 2015 NTID National Technical Institute for the Deaf • Rochester Institute of Technology FEATURES 3 ASL Music Videos Break the Sound Barrier 5 Innovation in the Classroom MARK BENJAMIN ABOUT THE COVER 6 Research at NTID: 50 Years and Counting This stained glass window, designed and created by deaf Belgian artist 8 Making a Difference in Deaf Education Worldwide Sander Blondeel, was installed in NTID’s Lyndon Baines Johnson Hall in 2002. It symbolizes the signing Animation Creation Thrills Students and Client Alike on June 8, 1965, of Public Law 9 89-36, also known as the National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act, which authorized establishment of DEPARTMENTS NTID. Portrayed in the foreground is President Johnson, for whom NTID’s From the President: main building on the RIT campus is 2 Marking a Special Anniversary named. Depicted in the background (left to right) are Dr. D. Robert Frisina, founding director of NTID; Mary 10 Student Profiles: E. Switzer, Commissioner of the Mason Chronister, Kim Hoang, Amie Sankoh, Lucas Prilenski Rehabilitation Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Education; and Congressman Hugh L. Carey 12 Co-op Corner: of New York, who introduced the bill to enact PL 89-36 in the House Sarah Flowers, Tony Nguyen, Christopher Fenn, Amanda Geffen of Representatives. Mr. Carey subsequently served as a member of the NTID National Advisory 13 Advancing the Mission: Distinguished Alumnus David J. Nelson Group. NTID’s other academic building on the RIT campus is named for Congressman Carey. 14 NTID History 15 Alumni Profiles:Kelly Kim, Jacquelyn Wilson 16 Faculty/Staff Profiles:Marguerite Carrillo, Erwin Smith FROM THE PRESIDENT NTID NTID has graduated more than 7,000 deaf and hard-of-hearing students, and I’m proud to be one of them. I’m prouder still to now Editor lead the college as we continue to Pamela L. Carmichael, ’04 help students earn degrees and hit Associate Editor the ground running in scientific, Susan L. Murad, ’01 technical and professional careers Assistant Editor (see pp. 6, 9 and 12). Kathy A. Johncox Historically, 92% of deaf and Writer hard-of-hearing RIT/NTID students Ilene J. Avallone who seek employment after Art Director graduation find a job within one Alexander Gartley, ’07 year. Our alumni are pursuing Photography successful careers around the Mark Benjamin, ’76, ’94 country and the world in business, A. Sue Weisler, ’93 industry, education, government Stephen Wille, ’14 and many other sectors (see pp. 3, FOCUS is published by the Communications, MARK BENJAMIN 13 and 15). They are contributing to Marketing and Multimedia Services Department at the National Technical the economy and to the communities Institute for the Deaf, a college of Rochester Marking a Special in which they live, and it all began Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y. with the signing of PL 89-36 (see The views expressed in guest columns do not necessarily reflect the position of NTID Anniversary front cover of this issue and p. 14). or FOCUS magazine. As we reflect on the successes of Communications, Marketing and the past 50 years, we thank those, Multimedia Services too numerous to name here, who 585-475-6906 n June 8, 1965, President devoted their professional lives to 585-286-4015 (videophone) 585-475-5623 (fax) Lyndon B. Johnson sat at making those successes happen. [email protected] (email) O a desk in the White House NTID would not be where it is today Admissions Rose Garden, flanked by a crowd without them. 585-475-6700 of onlookers that included Senator NTID is a federal program that 585-743-1366 (videophone) Robert F. Kennedy, to sign a bill clearly is working and benefitting 585-475-2696 (fax) [email protected] (email) drafted by New York Congressman deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens www.rit.edu/NTID Hugh L. Carey. With President of our nation in a manner consistent The NTID Foundation Johnson’s signature, that bill became with our mission and the reasons 585-475-6836 Public Law 89-36, creating the we were established that June day 585-286-5514 (videophone) National Technical Institute for 50 years ago. 585-475-5949 (fax) [email protected] (email) the Deaf. May the next 50 years be just www.rit.edu/NTID/giving Just three years later, NTID as fruitful for NTID and those To subscribe or unsubscribe to FOCUS enrolled its first class of 70 students we serve. magazine or to update your mailing address, on the campus of Rochester Institute please contact NTID Communications, of Technology. NTID’s first director, Marketing and Multimedia Services, 52 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, N.Y. 14623-5604 Dr. D. Robert Frisina, assembled or visit www.rit.edu/NTID/FOCUS. in short order a faculty and staff RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and that included Robert F. Panara, Dr. Gerard J. Buckley values diversity within its workforce and Dr. William E. Castle and others who NTID President provides equal opportunity to all qualified came to join what Dr. Frisina called RIT Vice President and Dean individuals regardless of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual “The Grand Experiment.” Six years orientation, gender identity, gender expression, after that, I arrived on campus as national origin, veteran status, or disability. a wide-eyed member of SVP ’74. I did not dream then, and I suspect that not even Dr. Frisina could have 29M-P1786-9/15-COH-ASG imagined, what NTID would © 2015 Rochester Institute of Technology. become. Since its establishment, All Rights Reserved. RIT and NTID are registered trademarks of Rochester Institute of Technology. 2 FOCUS ASL Music Videos Break the Sound Barrier BY SUSAN L. MURAD young college professor in New “YouTube changed the game for this popular languages learned in schools,” York creates and stars in music type of video creation,” he says. “We can Forbes says. “And D-PAN is becoming the A videos with more than a million showcase videos to the world. I recently go-to place to watch quality ASL content. online views. An unknown hip-hop artist was in Italy and came upon four deaf “In high school I didn’t have anyone who in Detroit shares a stage in L.A. with Stevie individuals, two American and two was like me to share music with. When I Wonder and signs with the same record Italian, and one of them recognized me came to RIT/NTID, I met others who loved label that helped launch Eminem. from YouTube. I never expected to be music just like I did. When I founded And both are RIT/NTID alumni. recognized in Italy!” D-PAN there were no ASL music videos Dr. Jason Listman and Sean Forbes are To date Listman has more than one on YouTube. I came up with this idea at among a growing number of deaf artists million views on his videos, and more RIT/NTID while sharing songs with my who are breaking the sound barrier and than 10,000 subscribers to his YouTube friends into the wee-hours of the morning; leading the national and international channel. He has created video covers of those were some of the best times. I work popularity of music videos in American songs by popular artists such as Bruno closely with my film director Adrean Sign Language. While foreign language Mars, Christina Aguilera and Katy Perry. Mangiardi (RIT Film and Animation ‘07). study is declining in high schools Amber Zion has covered hits by Adele Our goal with my music videos, which and colleges, American Sign Language and Katy Perry, among others, and Rosa are all original songs I wrote, is to ensure is experiencing a boom, with more Lee Timm has covered many artists, that they’re accessible with sign language, than 200 percent growth in enrollments most recently adding her expressive captions and cuts that represent the beat. nationally, providing an even larger story-signing style to The Last Midnight Adrean is the best at this, and I wouldn’t be and more enthusiastic audience for from the film version of Stephen the visual artist I am today without him.” these videos. Sondheim’s Into the Woods. Camp Mark Seven’s popular Deaf Other ASL music video artists include “What people don’t realize is that deaf Film Camp, run by alumna Stacy Rosa Lee Timm, who is featured in the people do love and enjoy music, and Lawrence, created the ASL cover of popular ASL version of Pharrell William’s now we have access to more of it through Pharrell Williams’ Happy that was shared Happy, and Amber Zion, who along with YouTube,” says Zion. “Everyone is starting internationally and featured students from Listman, collaborated on the Disney- to express their versions of songs.
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