March 29, 2017
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Today’s Top Stories
CIAS Dean Lorraine Justice to step down
Lorraine Justice, dean of the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences since 2011, is stepping down March 31 due to health reasons. Senior Associate Dean Robin Cass has been appointed acting dean of CIAS to serve through the end of this academic year. read more »
Alumnus to discuss 18th-century printing press
Recent engineering grad Seth Gottlieb will speak about the 18th-century wooden printing press that he and his classmates recreated for their senior design class. Following the talk, the press will be used to print new copies of one of the 18th century’s most iconic documents: the First Amendment. read more »
RIT/NTID segment on WXXI program wins award
A segment on WXXI’s Arts InFocus featuring RIT’s Joseph F. and Helen C. Dyer Arts Center at NTID has won a bronze Telly Award, which recognizes distinction in local, regional and cable TV programs and commercials, as well as video and film productions. read more »
Computing, data-sharing expert to speak April 11
Ann Quiroz Gates, department chair and professor of computer science at the University of Texas at El Paso, will be the guest speaker at the sixth annual Eugene H. Fram Chair in Applied Critical Thinking Signature Lecture. read more »
Lorraine Justice, dean of the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences since 2011, is stepping down March 31 due to health reasons. Senior Associate Dean Robin Cass has been appointed acting dean of CIAS to serve through the end of this academic year. read more »
Alumnus to discuss 18th-century printing press
Recent engineering grad Seth Gottlieb will speak about the 18th-century wooden printing press that he and his classmates recreated for their senior design class. Following the talk, the press will be used to print new copies of one of the 18th century’s most iconic documents: the First Amendment. read more »
RIT/NTID segment on WXXI program wins award
A segment on WXXI’s Arts InFocus featuring RIT’s Joseph F. and Helen C. Dyer Arts Center at NTID has won a bronze Telly Award, which recognizes distinction in local, regional and cable TV programs and commercials, as well as video and film productions. read more »
Computing, data-sharing expert to speak April 11
Ann Quiroz Gates, department chair and professor of computer science at the University of Texas at El Paso, will be the guest speaker at the sixth annual Eugene H. Fram Chair in Applied Critical Thinking Signature Lecture. read more »
Student Newsmakers
New Student Orientation program recognized
Students and staff from RIT’s Center for Campus Life’s New Student Orientation program were named “Best Overall Undergraduate Program” by the National Orientation Director Association for Orientation, Transition and Retention at a meeting in Danvers, Mass., on Feb. 25. read more »
Students and staff from RIT’s Center for Campus Life’s New Student Orientation program were named “Best Overall Undergraduate Program” by the National Orientation Director Association for Orientation, Transition and Retention at a meeting in Danvers, Mass., on Feb. 25. read more »
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Where to Nap? RIT Has a Map
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Fast Forward expands into third year
Brian Larson, associate professor of film and animation, and RIT Beekeepers Club mentioned more »
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A challenge on campuses: protecting speech we hate
Joseph Fornieri, professor of political science and director, Center for Statesmanship, Law, and Liberty, quoted more »
Inside Higher Ed
Anxiety on the Rise
David Reetz, director, Counseling and Psychological Services, quoted more »
The Associated Press
What makes a cyberattack? Experts lobby to restrict the term
Josephine Wolff, assistant professor of public policy and computing security, quoted more »
Where to Nap? RIT Has a Map
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City Newspaper
Fast Forward expands into third year
Brian Larson, associate professor of film and animation, and RIT Beekeepers Club mentioned more »
City Newspaper
A challenge on campuses: protecting speech we hate
Joseph Fornieri, professor of political science and director, Center for Statesmanship, Law, and Liberty, quoted more »
Inside Higher Ed
Anxiety on the Rise
David Reetz, director, Counseling and Psychological Services, quoted more »
The Associated Press
What makes a cyberattack? Experts lobby to restrict the term
Josephine Wolff, assistant professor of public policy and computing security, quoted more »
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Upcoming Events
Reading and book signing: Rene Denfeld, The Enchanted, 3 p.m. today, Campus Center Reading Room
Viva l’Italia lecture series: “Sicily’s Multi-Cultural Experiment,” Joseph Fornieri, 6:30 p.m. today, Allen Chapel
Film and discussion: The Muslims I Know, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Allen Chapel
Faculty and staff blood drive: 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Friday, Gordon Field House (make appointment using sponsor code: ritfacultystaffrochester)
Spring Craft Sale: 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Friday, SAU lobby
Speaker: Deb Myers, author, Deception: A Deaf Girl’s Journey Through Trust, Betrayal, Abuse and Redemption, 11:30 a.m. Friday, Student Development Center, room 1300
Recruitment fair: CASTLE Learning Assistant program, 1 p.m. Friday, Gosnell A300
Speaker: “The Contextual Bandits Problem: A Fast, Simple and Optimal Algorithm,” Robert Schapire, Microsoft Research, 3 p.m. Friday, Carlson Auditorium
Artist reception: Ann Silver, “Deaf Way, Her Way,” 5–8 p.m. Friday, Dyer Arts Center
Performing Artists Concert Series: The Shtrykov-Tanaka Duo, 8 p.m. Friday, Ingle Auditorium, $5 students, $15 RIT faculty/staff/alumni, $20 general public
Viva l’Italia lecture series: “Sicily’s Multi-Cultural Experiment,” Joseph Fornieri, 6:30 p.m. today, Allen Chapel
Film and discussion: The Muslims I Know, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Allen Chapel
Faculty and staff blood drive: 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Friday, Gordon Field House (make appointment using sponsor code: ritfacultystaffrochester)
Spring Craft Sale: 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Friday, SAU lobby
Speaker: Deb Myers, author, Deception: A Deaf Girl’s Journey Through Trust, Betrayal, Abuse and Redemption, 11:30 a.m. Friday, Student Development Center, room 1300
Recruitment fair: CASTLE Learning Assistant program, 1 p.m. Friday, Gosnell A300
Speaker: “The Contextual Bandits Problem: A Fast, Simple and Optimal Algorithm,” Robert Schapire, Microsoft Research, 3 p.m. Friday, Carlson Auditorium
Artist reception: Ann Silver, “Deaf Way, Her Way,” 5–8 p.m. Friday, Dyer Arts Center
Performing Artists Concert Series: The Shtrykov-Tanaka Duo, 8 p.m. Friday, Ingle Auditorium, $5 students, $15 RIT faculty/staff/alumni, $20 general public
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