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Facing Unforeseen Challenges

Reginald Rogers

Associate Professor

With a passion to educate, Rogers implements a teaching style that pushes his chemical engineering students to expect the unexpected. As engineers, unforeseen challenges are bound to arise, but preparation is just one way Rogers instills problem-solving skills in his students.
Where Science Meets Art

Zayneb Jaff

Pre-health Studies

Metals and Jewelry Design

Studying health studies has helped Jaff develop her logic and analytical skills. Adding a dual major in metals and jewelry design will prepare her well for medical school, where today's doctors must be both knowledgeable and innovative in their approaches to patient care.
Expanding ASL

Tina Goudreau Collison

Professor of Chemistry

A complicated vocabulary and a lack of dedicated signs in American Sign Language makes Organic Chemistry a challenge for deaf and hard of hearing students. Collision worked with interpreters to develop new ASL signs, leading to profound learning improvements for her students.
Making a Positive Impact

Katherine Duffy

Sociology and International Relations

She's a professional ballet dancer and a humanitarian who spends her free time volunteering at a children's home in Haiti. Duffy created a degree program in the School of Individualized Study so she can one day establish a non-profit of her own.
Relationships Are Key to Success

Jess Sudol '06

VP/Civil Dept. Manager - Passero Associates

Building relationships and honing communication skills are crucial skills for success in any field. Passero Associates has recognized the collaborative nature of RIT students. They continue to hire RIT students and graduates for their dynamic interpersonal skills as well as their knowledge.
Protecting Those Who Protect Us

Rachael Aho

Exercise Science '17

Aho is putting her exercise science degree to work as a personal trainer who works with first responders. She helps firefighters stay in shape and prevent on-the-job injuries.
A Spit Take

Diamond Guy

Biomedical Sciences

Guy's biomedical science research is analyzing microbes linked to cardiac disease. She's hoping to keep the population healthy one vial of saliva at a time.
Advancing the Success of Women

Shannon McHale

Cybersecurity

As head of public relations for Women in Computing, McHale strives to organize professional opportunities for its members, advancing women's experience in computing majors, and giving back to a club that has given her so much.
Evoking Emotion Through Music

Jonathan Kruger

Professor

A difficult task to accomplish, yet a joy to teach, Kruger enjoys composing for visual mediums. As chair of the Department of Performing Arts, Krugar focuses on enhancing a scene with music while keeping the audience immersed in the medium.
Bringing Deaf Culture to the Big Screen

Rydrea Walker

Design and Imaging Technology

Walker wants to share Deaf and hard-of-hearing stories to bridge the gap between cultures and represent the Deaf community in Hollywood.
Biodegradable Packaging

Carlos Diaz Acosta

Associate Professor

Diaz Acosta's research in sustainable packaging led his class to a biodegradable solution. Developing corn-based packaging is not only being used to counteract the amount of food waste going into landfills, but also making the world a more sustainable place.
The AI Gateway

Humza Syed

Computer Engineering

Syed is pushing the world forward by developing algorithms that apply artificial intelligence to make everyday tasks easy and more efficient.
The Sky's the Limit

Aaron Gordon

Film and Animation

Gordon started Optic Sky, an animation company, after graduating from RIT with a degree in film. He helps develop new talent by inviting RIT students to work on his production crews.
Love What You Do

David Even MBA '18

Vice President, W.G. Arthur Co.

Growing to love the business he began working for at 15, Even is now a vice president at W.G. Arthur Co. With a passion for helping others, Even learned from his mentors that treating people right is always the best policy.
The Physics of Animation

Mari Jaye Blanchard

Assistant Professor

School of Film & Animation

To create movement, Blanchard's classes are full of motion, with students jumping, crawling, and walking to better understand the physics they are trying to draw.
Enhancing Reality

Kevin Kha

Imaging Science

Kha interned with Oculus testing their next generation of VR cameras, which have the potential to aid law enforcement and impact learning in schools. The internship turned into a full-time job, and Kha plans to work on enhancing the VR experience.
Eye on the Prize

Lily Lautenschlager

Biomedical Photographic Communications

Lautenschlager's passion for helping others drew her to a co-op opportunity in the medical science field. Through hands-on experience studying the eye, Lily has secured a part-time job while she continues her education at RIT.
Where You Belong

Corinne Mendieta

Mechanical Engineering Technology

Mendieta has found a home in student government. As vice president she makes sure that all students have what they need to succeed.
Learning to Learn

John Myers '83

Photography

For Myers, who has traveled the world to photograph people and places, RIT was key to preparing him to adapt to an ever-changing industry. The skills he honed as a student – curiosity, responsibility, communication skills – have enhanced his decades-long career as a photographer.
Education: A Powerful Tool for Sustainability

Elizabeth Moore

Sustainability Ph.D.

Moore is researching nanomaterials and their use in clean energy technologies. She's sharing this knowledge with future generations, who have the power to impact the environment.
Architecture Is Awesome

Blair Benson

Architecture M.Arch.

When Blair changed careers she realized that it is never too late to pursue your passion. Now she embraces the collaborative nature of the design process, combining functionality, aesthetic appeal, and responsible practices in her architectural work.
Always Evolving

Elizabeth Ruder

Assistant Professor

The nutrition is an ever-changing field where knowledge is always evolving. Ruder enjoys watching her students question what they know as they use hands-on experiences to contribute to future nutritional guidelines.
Advancing Neurotechnology

Harrison Canning

Innovation Science in Neurotechnology

The School of Individualized Studies enabled Canning to create a degree that combines studies in computer science, business, and neuroscience so he can build a business that can mass produce brain-computer interfaces to help people with disabilities.
The Art of Negotiation

Shal Khazanchi

Department Chair and Professor, Department of Management

It's more than mediating a good salary, negotiation is a predicter of success and a key life skill for all professionals.
A Creative Pipeline

Andrew Sevigny

Motion Picture Science

Sevigny is conducting research to help filmmakers translate what they create on their computers to a full cinematic experience.
Entrepreneurial Solutions for Environmental Problems

Sherwyn Millette

Sustainability Ph.D.

Millette is from Trinidad and Tobago, an island nation that needs a way to manage a waste problem in a country with limited space. Millette is exploring if a circular economy can be the solution.
The Spice of Life

Kate Ferguson

Finance and International Business

Variety is what Ferguson thrives on. And no day is ever the same for this double major who plays soccer and as in involved is a range of activities at RIT.
More Than One Path

Berta Rivera

Applied Arts and Sciences

With the flexibility to shape her education around her professional and personal lives, Rivera has found the School of Individualized Study to be the pathway toward a fulfilling degree and a rewarding career that pays it forward.
Medicine's Future

Nicole Pannullo

Biochemistry

By working on a faculty-guided research project, Pannullo has gained hands-on research experience to pursue a future in regenerative medicine. It's one way Pannullo is putting experiential learning to work.
Innate Happiness

Amanda DeVito MBA '19

Vice President of Client Engagement, Butler/Till Media

Happiness of employees and driving business outcomes are DeVito's main focus at Butler Till Media and Communications. Knowing all the work and energy she puts into driving a client's business is satisfaction in itself.
A New Way to Tell Stories

Claire Wilcox

Undeclared Art and Design

By combining the performing arts with technology and design, Claire Wilcox is creating a storytelling dynamic that engages technology to share stories on film and on stage.
The Power of Architecture

Nana-Yaw Andoh

Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture

Nan-Yaw Andoh teaches his students that architecture is more than beautiful buildings. It's an element that can connect and unify communities.
Picture Perfect

Amelia Hamilton

Photography

With only a split second to get the perfect shot, Hamilton's passion for capturing emotion is an asset to creating authentic images in the moment.
Streaming Worldwide

Nate Bellavia

Film and Animation

RIT's student-run radio station broadcasts to the Rochester community and streams worldwide. Bellavia, WITR's music director, appreciates that RIT has a place where people who love music can bond over their passion and share that connection over the airwaves.
Power Combination

Diana Solt BS '10, MS '17

Lead, Strategy Development

L3/Harris Corp. Communication Systems

Combining her technology degree with liberal arts provided Diana Solt the powerful combination she needed to develop business strategies for L3/Harris.
Online Face-Off

Evan Hirsh

Computer Science

Trading gloves and helmets for a monitor and a mouse has ushered in a new era in sports: competitive, organized gaming. By mirroring professional eSports, the RIT eSports team pursues competitive gaming at the highest possible level, rivaling the excitement of traditional sports teams.
Merging Past and Present

Devin Klibanow

3D Digital Design

RIT's Cary Graphics Art Collection allows students to view printing styles and graphic art from thousands of years ago. In order to preserve these artifacts, Klibanow is working with other students and faculty to create a virtual viewing experience.
Beyond Human

Jessica Wegman

Psychology Major

Seeing the world through the eyes of a different species is just one way we connect with the world around us. Through faculty-led research, Wegman is working to improve the quality of life for North American River Otters by studying their visual perception.
Giving a Voice to a Community

Tianna Manon '15

Communication

As an alum of the journalism program, Manon has put into practice the storytelling platforms and opportunities She took advantage of at RIT. Today, Manon serves as editor-in-chief of Open Mic Rochester, an online magazine that gives a voice to Rochester's black community.
Creating a Balanced, Equal World

Remy DeCausemaker

Communications and Media Technology

Public Policy

Open source software is integral to building a movement toward equality. For DeCausemaker, that meant creating a degree program in the School of Individualized Studies that targeted the specific areas of expertise he needed to craft the career path he wanted.
Stepping Up

Ashley Kosak

Mechanical Engineering

It might be just a stool, but it represents more than reaching equipment in the Machine Shop. It's a symbol of the heightened awareness and inclusivity of women in engineering at RIT. After graduation, Kosak wants to influence change by helping women pursue careers in engineering.
Giving Back

Jennifer Wheeler, M.D. BS '01

Biotechnology

Family Medicine

After 9/11, Wheeler enlisted in the US Army and served as a doctor in Afghanistan. Now, she practices family medicine and serves as a preceptor to RIT students who are embarking on their own careers in medicine.
Improving Human-computer Interactions

Matt Huenerfauth

Professor

Improving interactions with online platforms for those with disabilities is the ultimate goal behind Huenerfauth's research. By training designers to create and develop more accessible websites and mobile networks, a wider audience can connect to and benefit from these technologies.
Connecting Kids to Science

Devon M Christman

Physics

Over the summer, Christman taught a workshop called "Experiments in Science" to a group of children from RIT's Kids on Campus program. By helping to change their perspectives on who and what a scientist is, Christman is shaping the minds of tomorrow's scientists.
Visual Exploration

As outreach coordinator for Sunshine 2.0, a theater group at RIT's National Institute for the Deaf, Beam and his troupe provide performances and activities for deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adults that highlight the fields of deaf culture, literacy, and STEM.
Take the Leap

Michael Oshetski '03

CEO, Micatu Inc.

Focused on making the utility grid more efficient and sustainable, Oshetski, an RIT alum, has a passion for entrepreneurship. Turning a start-up into reality led him to sharing a key piece of advice: Just go for it.
Headed to Google

Ethelia Lung

New Media Design

The skills Lung learned in the new media design major prepared her for an internship at Google. This career-related work experience, which turned into a full-time job, is just one of the ways experiential learning shapes a student's future.
The Excitement of Live Performance

Ted Canning

Adjunct faculty

Director of Steelband Ensemble

For Professor Ted Canning, music is a universal language anyone can learn. No matter your major, no matter your level of experience, you can make music part of your life at RIT.
A Part of Something Bigger

Kimberly Hedger

Computer Engineering Technology

For Hedger, giving back is a special part of the RIT community that lets her impact the world, one service project at a time.
The Power of Music

Becky Jasen

Physician Assistant

Jasen is a physician assistant major and the music director for RIT Players. She is applying her passion for music to research that studied how music can reduce pain and anxiety in pediatric patients.
The Hands of Time

Landyn Hatch

Museum Studies

At RIT's makerspace you're free to design, test, tinker, and build. Hatch utilizes The Construct to create 3D-printed mannequin hands for Genesee Country Village & Museum's 19-century clothing exhibit.
MetroGnome

Barrington Campbell

Game Design and Development

Tinkering, testing, designing, coding – it's what he does. Through RIT's game design program, Campbell and his team created a game that garnered attention from 20th Century Fox, leading him to an internship with the company.