July 8, 2014
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Today’s Top Stories
Destler and Johnson pledge $1M to City Scholars
The Rochester City Scholars program, which provides free tuition to RIT for eligible city students, was started by RIT President Bill Destler and Rebecca Johnson in 2010. The $1 million gift will help support the program—funded through private donations and institutional support—for years to come.
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RIT helps create app featuring historic sites
The FLIP: Finger Lakes Interactive Play mobile app highlights multiple historic sites in the nine-county area of the Finger Lakes Economic Development Council as a way to enhance visitor experiences.
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The Rochester City Scholars program, which provides free tuition to RIT for eligible city students, was started by RIT President Bill Destler and Rebecca Johnson in 2010. The $1 million gift will help support the program—funded through private donations and institutional support—for years to come.
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RIT helps create app featuring historic sites
The FLIP: Finger Lakes Interactive Play mobile app highlights multiple historic sites in the nine-county area of the Finger Lakes Economic Development Council as a way to enhance visitor experiences.
read more »
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Newsmakers
Michelle Allevato, director, Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP), received the President’s Award on June 12 at the Association of Program Administrators for CSTEP and STEP (APACS) annual conference in Albany. The award honors those with unwavering leadership, extraordinary dedication and service to APACS.
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RIT in the News
USA Today
Backlash stirs against foreign worker visas
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, cited more »
National Public Radio
Letter To Myself: Your 'No-Gifts' Birthday Party Idea Was A Real Downer
Guest essay by Hinda Mandell, assistant professor of communication more »
The Washington Post
Albert Paley's fluid, yet sci-fi metal works at the Corcoran
Albert Paley, Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professor in Contemporary Crafts, featured more »
NASA.gov
Taking NASA-USGS's Landsat 8 to the Beach
John Schott, research professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, quoted more »
Rochester Business Journal
International grad students apply lessons learned here
Pedro Tavarez and Disha Manocha, marketing graduate students, and Doris Shayo, management information services graduate student, featured more »
Backlash stirs against foreign worker visas
Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, cited more »
National Public Radio
Letter To Myself: Your 'No-Gifts' Birthday Party Idea Was A Real Downer
Guest essay by Hinda Mandell, assistant professor of communication more »
The Washington Post
Albert Paley's fluid, yet sci-fi metal works at the Corcoran
Albert Paley, Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professor in Contemporary Crafts, featured more »
NASA.gov
Taking NASA-USGS's Landsat 8 to the Beach
John Schott, research professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, quoted more »
Rochester Business Journal
International grad students apply lessons learned here
Pedro Tavarez and Disha Manocha, marketing graduate students, and Doris Shayo, management information services graduate student, featured more »
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Upcoming Events
AutismUp iCan Bike Camp: Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other disabilities learn how to ride a conventional bike, today though July 11, Gordon Field House
Meeting: Tiger Autism Spectrum Support Group, featuring guest speaker Dr. Laurence Sugarman, Center for Applied Psychophysiology and Self-regulation, noon July 9, Gordon Field House Reception Room
Pre-College Portfolio Prep: Class focuses on process of preparing college entry arts portfolio, July 14-26, Booth Hall (details and registration)
Adult and Part-time Study Connection: Personal advising sessions with part-time study adviser, 5–7 p.m. July 16, Bausch and Lomb Center
Information session: Saunders College of Business graduate programs, 5:45–7 p.m. July 16, Lowenthal Hall, room 1225
College & Careers: For prospective students and families, July 18 and 19, Gordon Field House
Conference: International Conference on Fibonacci Numbers and Their Applications, July 20-26, Golisano Hall auditorium (details and registration)
Student trip: Niagara Falls, with trip on Maid of the Mist included, bus leaves Gleason Circle at 11 a.m. July 19, sign up in CAB office, $5
Summer workshop: With master designers Ken Carbone and Joel Katz, July 27-Aug. 3, Vignelli Center (details)
Meeting: Tiger Autism Spectrum Support Group, featuring guest speaker Dr. Laurence Sugarman, Center for Applied Psychophysiology and Self-regulation, noon July 9, Gordon Field House Reception Room
Pre-College Portfolio Prep: Class focuses on process of preparing college entry arts portfolio, July 14-26, Booth Hall (details and registration)
Adult and Part-time Study Connection: Personal advising sessions with part-time study adviser, 5–7 p.m. July 16, Bausch and Lomb Center
Information session: Saunders College of Business graduate programs, 5:45–7 p.m. July 16, Lowenthal Hall, room 1225
College & Careers: For prospective students and families, July 18 and 19, Gordon Field House
Conference: International Conference on Fibonacci Numbers and Their Applications, July 20-26, Golisano Hall auditorium (details and registration)
Student trip: Niagara Falls, with trip on Maid of the Mist included, bus leaves Gleason Circle at 11 a.m. July 19, sign up in CAB office, $5
Summer workshop: With master designers Ken Carbone and Joel Katz, July 27-Aug. 3, Vignelli Center (details)
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