R ·I· T NEWS & EVENTS Vol. 26, No. 12 February 24, 1995 Provost Honor Excellence in Teaching Goes to Business Prof By Laura Mikols few weeks ago, Marca Bear, assistant professor of international A business, trudged into her office from the snowy parking lot. Slushy boots and all, she stumbled across an envelope stuffedunder her door. Dusting the snow off, she opened the letter announcing she had won the 1994-95 Provost's Excel­ • lence in Teaching Award. Marca Bear RIT TIGERS TEACH "LOVE DAY" SKATING ... Shawn Randall.junior center, and Steve Toll, Some people just have a knack for r feshman center, on R!Ts varsity hockey team, taught Love Day visitors how to skate on Feb.14. More stumbling across the important things "My feet haven't touched earth yet," than 200 R!T students collaborated to plan "Share Your Heart" Love Day; they invited 150 fifthand in life. says Bear. "I feel like I am still walking sixth graders from Fyfe Elementa,y School in Henriella and Rochester City elementary schools 4 and 37. on air." This wasn't the firsttime she stumbled into something monumental. "I wasn't planning to become a professor," she says. "I kind of stumbled into teaching-and I loved it. I absolutely loved working with HEOP Rallies against Proposed Cut students." Rohan Palma, an RIT Higher Education HEOP staff,students are launching a against proposed cuts. RIT's HEOP office Stan McKenzie, interim executive vice Opportunity Program counselor, returned letter-writing campaign to lobby for will close on March 14 so staffcan join president and provost, and William Nowlin, from an emergency meeting in Albany HEOP. Other efforts include organizing a students in Albany for HEOP Lobby Day, associate dean in the College of Business, with bad news. He found out that if the forum on campus to garner local politi­ a statewide rally. presented the award to Bear at Henry's proposed state budget passes, RIT could cians' support and scheduling parent and For more information on supporting the Restaurant Feb. 9. lose its HEOP office;the 140 RIT students student visits to Albany. "Save HEOP" campaign, call -2221. "Dr. Bear fosters an environment that the program serves would then be out of RIT's HEOP office, established on encourages the exchange of ideas about an education. campus in 1970, effectively recruits and current internationalevents," says HEOP staffmet with more than 90 RIT graduates students from low-income and McKenzie. "She believes students learn students on Feb. 13 to strategize a plan of academically disadvantaged backgrounds. Sciremammano better when they can see a connection attack to save the program from being cut. Without HEOP, they would not be able to between the information being discussed Quickly funneling their plans into action, pursue an RIT degree. Over a 10-year Tapped for and their own experiences. To findthese they set up a "Save HEOP" table in the period, the program graduated more than connections, she is very involved with Student Alumni Union lobby, and are 225 students and achieved an overall 61 Lake Board outside student activities. She is truly a gathering signatures to petition for contin­ percent graduation rate, exceeding the role model for our faculty, staffand ued funding. national graduation rate for all students. students." HEOP staff have opened their officeto On Feb. 27, about 35,000 people sup­ Bear began teaching at RIT in 1993, but students so they can phone or fax their leg­ porting Equal Opportunity Programs approaches every class as though she is islative members. Under the guidance of statewide will gather in Albany for a rally teaching it for the firsttime. "I want kids to enjoy coming to my class," she says. "I've always believed learningis a way for students to express themselves." "We are very proud of her accomplish­ ment," says Nowlin. "Our students say Frank that she is vibrant and full of energy and Student Volunteers Save Life Sciremammano that she really stimulates their thinking and interest. Her receiving this honor is an Since writing his doctoral thesis on fore­ honor for the entire College of Business." casting Lake Ontario water levels in the Serving on RIT Ambulance The provost's award stems from RIT's mid-seventies, Frank Sciremammano, participation in Sears-Roebuck Founda­ By Laura Mikols vocal cords to provide a guaranteed air­ RIT associate professorof mechanical tion's Teaching Excellence and Campus way, medicated the patient to increase the engineering, has become an expert at it. Leadership Award program in 1989. Two A few weeks ago, a Burlington Coat Fac­ rate and pressure of heart contractions, On Feb. 13, Rep. Louise Slaughter years later, when Sears discontinued the tory manager suffereda severe heart and started an IV. announced Frank Sciremammano's RIT program, the Provost's Office decided to attack at Southtown Plaza. Three stu­ Again, he lost the pulse; the monitor appointment to the St. Lawrence River fund the award each year and rename it the dents who volunteer on RIT's Ambulance showed a flatline. But when Rohde started Board of Controls, which oversees Lake Provost's Excellence in Teaching Award. Corps helped save his life. up CPR again, the victim's heart began Ontario's water level. Sciremammano is RIT The provost's award recognizes the emergency medical technicians beating and regained a normal rhythm. By the firstRochester-area resident to serve fundamental importance of quality Shayne Keddy and Scott Whittemore the time the RIT students got the man into on the board. instruction, nurtures an academic climate received the 911 call because the Henrietta the ambulance, he began breathing The InternationalJoint Commission, a in which quality instruction can thrive, Ambulance Corps didn't have a crew voluntarily. Ketty, Whittemore and Rohde Canadian-American group that monitors supports faculty who have taught three available. Under a new RIT-Henrietta successfully transported the victim to boundary waters, oversees the board and years or less in their pursuit of excellence Mutual Aid Agreement, RIT's ambulance Strong Memorial Hospital, where he was appoints its new members. IJC's Ameri­ in teaching and leadership in the campus is the second in line to respond to 911 calls sent to the medical intensive care unit. can members are appointed by President community, and enhances teaching as a from certain parts of Henrietta. "It is incredibly gratifying to see it actu­ Clinton. profession. The third RIT student, Erik Rohde, a ally work," Rohde says. "It really gives "After months of advocacy and hard "This gives me the energy and the drive fourth-year student in RIT's Criminal Jus­ me an extra boost. Sometimes you can do work, and near-constant contact with the to do even more," says Bear. "I've always tice Department, volunteers as a critical everything right, and it still doesn't work." International Joint Commission and the believed that we can't lose sight of why care technician at both RIT and Henrietta Jim Sheehan, RIT's Emergency Medi­ White House, we have finallywon repre­ we're here-for the students." Ambulance. He was in Henrietta's "fly cal Service consultant, says it is very rare sentation," says Slaughter, who nominated car"-a Ford Explorer equipped with to make that kind of save with a cardiac Sciremammano for the position back in advanced lifesupport -returningfrom a arrest. "Over my eight years as an EMT, I April. About a year ago, Slaughter advo­ 911 call in Pittsfordwhen his pager alerted have seen very few,"he says. "These RIT cated greater participation on the board Inside him of the cardiac arrest victim. students are trained and experienced in from residents living along the lake and "When I got there, a Henrietta firefighter what they are doing, and they are doing it St. Lawrence. She launched a nonpartisan Perspectives .. .. .. page 2 had started basic life support," says well." selection committee of lakeshore resi­ Rohde. "He had regained the man's pulse More than 80 RIT students work as dents, who unanimously recommended Student but then lost it." EMTs and drivers on the corps; six of Sciremammano. Government .. .. .. page 3 those students became certifiedas Rohde began advanced life support, "My goal is to bring freshtechnical RIT in the News ...... page 5 shocking the patient with a cardiac moni­ paramedics after 1 ,000 hours of training in talent to the board," says Sciremammano. tor defibrillator,a technique that reset the emergency medical care. "By forecasting lake levels further into the Do You Know electrical impulses in the man's heart. He future, the board can better anticipate and This Face? ........... page 6 inserted a tube into the trachea through the Continued on page 4 control lake levels to meet the needs of all the various interests." Newsmakers ......... page 8 2 NEWS & EVENTS February 24, 1995 Design Students Perspectives: Rehab Libraries Choices and Responsibilities: Shaping RIT's Future In less than three years, the Rochester City Schools project Library Power has drawn One FacultyMember's View 37 RIT interior design seniors and gradu­ ate students into rehab design proposals for more than a dozen school libraries. advocates and many strong critics. Many significanterosion of its intellectual capital "We've done between 15 and 20 libraries, who oppose change know what they have if it fails to not only encourage, but actual­ all in Rochester elementary or middle and suspect that they might not be as well ly demand, scholarly faculty. Research schools," says Nancy Chwiecko, assistant off after the change. So, they have a strong and publication of new theoretical ideas, professor in RIT's industrial/interior incentive to protect what they currently design program in the School of Art and and of new and synthesized practical have and know.
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