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Tackling Social, Medical and Conservation Problems Ways We Are Doing Good Around the World University Magazine Spring 2019 Tackling social, medical and conservation problems Ways we are doing good around the world Also inside: RIT Venture Fund helps turn ideas into businesses FROM THE PRESIDENT Serving the greater good We shape the future and improve the world through creativity and innovation. As an engaged, intellectually curious, and socially conscious community, we leverage the power of technology, the arts, and design for the greater good. RIT University Magazine RIT vision and mission, 2018-2025 Strategic Plan Executive Editors Lisa Cauda, Development and Alumni Relations Bob Finnerty ’07 MS, Marketing and Communications Deborah M. Stendardi, Government and Community Relations ur university learning opportunities at our campuses in John Trierweiler, Marketing and Communications isn’t like any China, Croatia, Dubai and Kosovo. Editor Oother. RIT RIT prides itself in preparing our Mindy Mozer, Marketing and Communications strives to be distinc- graduates to be citizens of the world. That Art Director tive, to do things means preparing our students not just for Jeff Arbegast ’93 MS, Marketing and Communications in our own way. jobs and careers, but also for life. Today’s That mentality of world needs people who know how to cre- Photography Editor Gabrielle Plucknette-DeVito ’07 uniqueness is baked ate and innovate, analyze and implement, into our university, collaborate and lead. Contributing Editors Kim Slusser, Development and Alumni Relations as we have no Creativity begins with people, and Cindy Sobieraj, Development and Alumni Relations interest in the status quo. at RIT we have an unusual assembly of Photographers In November, the RIT Board of Trustees exceptional individuals. Just take a look Elizabeth Lamark ’00, Marketing and Communications approved the university’s new strate- at pages 20-29 for examples of RIT Tigers A. Sue Weisler ’93 MS, Marketing and Communications gic plan—Greatness Through Differ- doing good around the world. Writers: Marketing and Communications ence: 2018-2025. The approved plan, along You’ll meet, among many others, Luke Auburn ’09, ’15 MS Rich Kiley with a new vision and mission that cap- Sabina Ismailova ’13 (telecommunications Scott Bureau ’11, ’16 MBA Greg Livadas Michelle Cometa ’00 Vienna McGrain ’12 MS ture who we are and who we plan to be, is engineering technology), who is helping Susan Gawlowicz ’95 Ellen Rosen now available at rit.edu/strategicplan. children with disabilities in Kazakhstan. Copy Editor Greatness Through Difference is the And Associate Professor Marcos Esterman, Marie Lang, Marketing and Communications product of 14 months of collaborative who with senior engineering students is planning throughout the RIT community. helping at-risk residents of a Cali, Colom- Print Production Brenda Monahan, Marketing and Communications Its 25 goals support four critical dimen- bia, neighborhood develop marketable sions: People, Programs, Places and skills in fields like advanced manufactur- Marketing and Communications University Communications Partnerships. The animating theme of the ing and agricultural technology. Elizabeth 22 Lomb Memorial Drive plan is innovation—the pivotal innova- Bondi ’16 (imaging science) is using her Rochester, NY 14623-5608 tion that can only be achieved through education to take action against elephant Voice: 585-475-5064 Fax: 585-475-5097 harnessing the power residing within and rhino poachers in Botswana. Email: [email protected] the intersection of RIT’s core strengths of From Rochester to Honduras to Ghana Office of Alumni Relations technology, the arts and design. In the RIT to Tanzania, RIT alumni, students, faculty Crossroads 41 Lomb Memorial Drive context, “innovation” is not about novelty and staff are making a difference. Rochester, NY 14623-5603 Voice: 585-475-ALUM, Toll Free: 866-RIT-ALUM or originality; it is about leveraging these Now that’s Tiger pride. TTY: 585-475-2764, Fax: 585-475-5308 signature strengths to produce graduates Email: [email protected] in every discipline capable of practicing Sincerely, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, transformative change that serves the New York, publishes RIT University Magazine. greater good. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and How are we doing this? values diversity within its workforce and provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals We are supplementing our classroom David C. Munson Jr., President regardless of race, color, creed, age, marital status, and online teaching with experiential and [email protected] sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender interdisciplinary learning, which ranges Twitter: @RITPresident identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, or disability. from paid cooperative education positions with startup and Fortune 500 companies P.S. We invite you to join us on Saturday, Vol. 21, No. 1, 126M-P2362-4/2019-LANE-JSA to international experiences. On the glob- April 27, when nearly 400 exhibits will be Printer: The Lane Press; Burlington, Vermont © 2019 Rochester Institute of Technology al front, we are expanding our influence on display at our signature Imagine RIT: All rights reserved with strategic partnerships and overseas Creativity and Innovation Festival. Cover Kristen Denninger Snyder ’10 (environmental science) is opening a center in Tanzania to protect wildlife and promote conservation. This elephant, Meru, is wearing a GPS device so researchers can better University Magazine Denninger Snyder Kristen by Photo understand her behavior. Spring 2019 2 10 20 RIT Esports is joining a national RIT research is helping North American A professor and engineering students collegiate league and moving into a river otters survive in the wild and be are empowering citizens of Cali, new esports lounge. content in captivity. Colombia. One of eight stories showing how RIT is doing good in the world. Departments Features 2 On Campus 12 16 20 30 6 About Students Entrepreneurial Online RIT doing Faculty profile 8 Student Work ecosystem education good around Meet Hamad Research 10 The RIT Venture From MicroMaster the world Ghazle, who has 32 Alumni Updates Fund helps turn to RIT master— Alumni, students, taught hundreds 38 Class Notes ideas into how learners are faculty and staff of sonography 40 Tiger Love businesses. advancing their are making a students. 42 Tiger Cubs skills and careers. difference. 48 Archives On Campus Photo by Gabrielle Plucknette-DeVito by Photo First-year applied mathematics student Brandon Lai practices with his esports team. RIT Esports is joining the Electronic Gaming Federation and will have a new on-campus space for competitions. About 1,200 community members are involved with esports, including intramurals and recreational. Esports levels up with new national league IT Esports is moving up a level, “Being able to add RIT as a member and best schools in the world,” said Chad joining a national collegiate league of EGF is one of my proudest moments, Weeden, assistant director of RIT’s School Rcommissioned by the Electronic and I can’t think of a better university to of Interactive Games and Media and adviser Gaming Federation and moving into a help forge this path with,” said Schrodt ’13 for RIT Esports. “Top collegiate esports new space the university is designating (finance and international business), ’15 students can come to RIT to compete at a for esports competitions. (MBA). “It’s great to see the university high level in something they love, while The esports industry is continuing to taking this growing group seriously earning a great degree in anything from grow worldwide, with more than 300 and supporting them.” engineering to graphic design.” million people engaging in electronic RIT Esports currently has about 130 The lounge will be equipped with six sports video games from the professional people playing in 14 different esports. gaming machines, gaming chairs, head- to the amateur level. On college campuses, The university has won three national sets and keyboards for specific games and student teams and programs are forming championships in the games Dota 2, Drop- player-types. It will also feature a coaching to represent their universities. zone and Rainbow Six: Siege. Esports players space and production station for the The Electronic Gaming Federation (EGF) have also received more than $22,000 students in charge of helping direct the works similar to an NCAA for esports. EGF worth of prize money in tournaments. teams during gameplay. The Davis Room will build on the model used in traditional To better support these RIT teams, the in the Student Alumni Union will also be sports to govern a collegiate league, which university is adding a new esports lounge outfitted with equipment to host larger includes competitive seasons for different in remodeled space on the first floor of esports events. esports. Institute Hall. To learn more, go to esportsrit.com. EGF was founded by RIT alumnus Tyler “This will be a premier place for esports Schrodt. students to compete with the biggest Scott Bureau ’11, ’16 MBA 2 | SPRING 2019 Do you know this RIT slang? In Brief Every generation has its own additions to the English Moving up language. From having a blast in the ’50s to living your RIT is now listed as a “high research best life today, slang vocabulary is always evolving. activity institution” or “R2” under the updated Carnegie Classification of We asked RIT students what slang they use today. Take this Institutions of Higher Learning. quiz to test your knowledge of this generation’s slang terms. The R2 designation puts RIT among the top 6 percent of colleges and univer- Felicia Swartzenberg ’19 sities in the nation, those conferring at least 20 research/scholarship doctorates annually and spending a minimum $5 million a year on research. 1 Photonics for quantum Nearly 200 scientists and engineers You failed your test and 2 developing cutting-edge quantum tech- your friend tells you, nology shared their latest breakthroughs “big oof.” Your friend is— If someone refers to the at the Photonics for Quantum Workshop at RIT in January.
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