Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 264 of the 1980 volume:

150TH ANNUAL REPORT— EDITORIAL STAFF tom grotta editor-m-chief nelson vlgneault design r. paul skeehan photography copvrtgfr! c 1990. jtudenr Orociaoi®, ■cchwsf .injmuie cf techrotgov clncty gravey business PRODUCTION STAFF writers dane gotdon ossi,, dean oJ g.s. (divider test St history) roberta scnmitz research tom grotta mc$. gladys layior. archivist Illustrators julio de matos helena de matos tori schuster john meiczinger bob massini john edens flip movie julio ae maios assistant darkroom tech's frank rip atanasio tom grolta paul skeehan steve selgelwaks daw room john Stephens fOliO william batcheller julio de matos paul de marco mark kraska faculty advisor associate designer advertizing staff photographer CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS scott ouerboch ken berord anrie I. bergmanis ken biizigofti poula bronstein keith eagle meuro ealingo dan Clark deboroh cook dale duchense david fleischer jeff flelcher ken geiger david gil david gross tom grotto Chris hart judy hart cindy hines michael j. jarocki dennis johnson bill kennedy mark g. kraska robert lau j michoel lesko Cliff marchetti william mariano robert mcdonakJ sue a, miller martha pearson robert pfeiler lance reefanis radman s reilly robert npps kevin ryan henry schleichkom michael schwarz steve seigelwaks gregg shupe r. paul skeehan ted skomsky robert m. snyder michael solori john Stephens jamie stillings dr. teslie stroebel gary surto maitc turkel a sue weisler darryl wiggins robert ‘lex willet lawrence woods mary woods nancy house? dance company Wallace memorial library archives senior portraits by varden studios SOURCES SPECIAL THANKS mre oiayds fcsyiai. dan® g dori. walkx mwnorto Kbrory orcNv t oolloae wchivei, aoen'je?rit'slOccJleges. pajt fechmla poil news .eventi. of cktj OfQantfanon chaiipenam. pas' prewnf leportor magarines. ni computer Center. airbctcrate. ir anrruai repoti WJ1-I9 Jb, {yaauafcn programs 1897 W42 A 1980. histov A davetoomom qi t® recreper arherioejn A mechanics insJrtule 1995. p S tv comnytte® minutes 943 A 9.46, day scNto catoCCs he m fWlihly t 79. soring count rupoc 1979-60. fund rasrg records, (wry o-gelsraer. keitti cogio Jim cassation. dove eohn. won h coiinj. j oqct dytos. bortyoTcw l tmy jrrta. cop!, hipp, o xgo h husscxvdr. aissell krajse, ftn leach, sne lude- man. grog moss, memos j. otnen william petowv michael sotchamo sahter. jock vnilh. etone spOuil. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS history 4 people 7 foil orientation 10 faculty 14 the greeks 18 the speakers 22 students 28 places 33 environment 36 on compus life 42 off campus life 46 academics 51 business 64 fine applied art 60 institute college 66 general studies graphic arts 70 photography 74 engineering 82 science 88 mid 94 cce 100 eisennower college 104 folio 109 folio index 112 alumni conrrib. 113 student contrib 122 activities 183 halloween 186 musical 188 dramatic 192 dance marathon 198 cross country run 150th anniverrsary 200 celebration 202 sports 204 rote 226 out of doss 228 first union strike 232 anti-draft protest 233 the media 234 brick day 238 jugglin 240 commencement 242 patrons 245 829 979 origins of rit con be traced to june 12, on the? momentous day, a group of men, including cofonel nathaniel rochester, met in the recently built reynolds arcade to inaugurate a new association called the athenaeum, colonel rochester was its first president, for almost half a century, the athenaeum play- ed an active role in the educational and cultural life of rochester. but, as the needs of the city change, so did the importance of the athenaeum decline, there were other opportunities for enter- tainment and popular education, in the 1880‘s, rochester lacked an adequate supply of skilled workers for the city's rapidly growing industry, this prompted henry lomb, of bausch and lomb optic- al works, max lowenthal, frank litter and various other manufacturers, and interested parties to establish the mechanic's Institute in 1885 for in- struction in drawing and other such branches of studies os are most important for industrial pursuits of great advantage to our people Sin 1891 the mechanic's institute merged with the still existent, though inactive, athenaeum to be- come the rochester athenaeum and mechanic's institute. by the beginning of world war 1, the institute developed a strong reputation for its programs in technology, art and domestic science, in 1900, george eastrnan donated the land and money for construction of the eastrnan building, this build- ing opened in 1901 after a week-long fund-raising extravaganza put on by the women of the institute, in 1901, mrs. susan bevier donated $300,000 for construction of the bevier memorial building which opened in 1911 all indications pointed to continued expansion, no one dreamed that by 1920, survival of the institute would be in serious question. there were several reasons for this: rapid changes in top administration, the death of henry lomb, wartime training and rehabilitation prog- rams which disrupted the institute's curriculum, and more stringent state regulations for teacher training, after years of self exa m hat ion and the culmina- tion of a special educational commission, it was decided in 1926 that the institute had a future in the educational life of rochester. its role was pre- ceded as one preparing students for the working world at a level between that of high school and college. during the next quarter of a century, the institute was both bold and modest under the leadership of dr. mark ellingson who became president in 1936. it resisted the temptation to offer degree programs, but it achieved a wide reputation for educafionat innovations and unusual new prog- rams. students of the 1960's were calling for the abandonment of letter grades and more personal systems of evaluation, the institute did all of that in the 1930's, currently, students are concerned ab- out the relevance of what they learn and their future job versatility, in the 1930's, the institute work- ed with employersto devise cumculums that were directly relevant to employment needs. in 1937 the institute acquired the empire school of printing which has since become one of the foremost schools of printing in the world, in 1950 it acquired the school for american craftsmen, a leading professional art school, later, in 1952. the local mckechnie lunger school of commerce was acquired, this became the core of the current department of business administration, after the second world war, over two million veterans took advantage of the g,i. bill and en- tered college, this provided unprecedented opportunities for the institute, enrollments sky- rocketed. the generosity of george h. dark and careful planning during the war enabled the insti- tute to construct the dark building for its printing, photography and technical programs, the ritter- clark gymnasium-swimming pool was built and the rochester hotel and other nearby buildings were purchased for dorms, a separate building was reconstructed as the school library in 1944, the school changed its name from the rochester athenaeum and mechanic's institute to the rochester institute of technology, and in 1950 took the significant step of awarding degrees, the institute expanded, but so had every college, in 1948, new york state created the state university of new york which developed a network of two year schools across the state, the state chose rit as a model, and while that was a compliment, it was also a challenge, clearly, in the new educational scene, a technical school which did not offer de- grees would be overlooked, therefore, the institute abandoned its decades-old objections, and in 1950, became the first institution in the state of new york to award the aas degree, in 1953 it received permission to award bachelor degrees, and soon went on to develop graduate programs, originally, the intention of the institute was to remain in downtown rochester, but surrounding circumstances changed all of that, there was the lack of space and the difficulty and expense in further expansion, an increasingly difficult social situation surfaced in the campus area, students were odvised not to carry weapons nor to attempt self-protection, the most crucial factor was the decision by the state to build an extension of the inner loop through the campus, this would destroy several of the institute's principal buildings and divide in two what remained. the move to a 1,300 acre, $60 million campus in henrietta was the culmination of dr. mark elling- son's career as president, in retrospect, it was the institute's most daring and foresighted act. without the new campus. Ihe national advisory group would not have chosen rit as the site for the nation- al technical institute of the deaf. the move to a hew campus necessitated many difficult adjustments, the finances were far more complex, it was a long time before the buildings, especially the dorms, were functional, when dr. paul miller succeeded dr. ellingson in 1969, he confronted serious problems, this was the period of immense unrest on college campuses through- out the nation, reaching a terrible climax in killings at kent state and jackson state, rit reflected the distrubance and unrest of the nation. by the end of the decade, new problems emerged; energy, the environment, a serious drop In the student population, disenchantment with higher education, and inflation, nevertheless, the growth of the institute, which almost doubled in the ten years following the move, continued, pre- sently. in terms of enrollment, rit remains one of the strongest schools in the nation. dr. miller resigned on january 1,1979, having led the new campus from its turbulent beginnings to a position of confident security, he was succeeded by dr. m. richard rose, president of a If red university, in that year, the anniversary year, eisenhower col- lege became a part of rit. the school of applied industrial studies was established at 50 west main, the men who long ago met in the reynolds arcade could scarcely have imagined the fortunes of their new association during the next one hundred and fifty years, in 1980, we are in a better position to know our expectations, one of the purposes of studying the history of an institution is to better guide it towards our goals. the president's 1910-1916 cortlon b, gibson 19141916 1916-1919 1919-1922 emest wowdlond james f. baiter royal b, famum dr. mark ©ilingson 1936-1969 dr. m. richard rose 1979- col. John a. randall 1922-1936 Of QQIQ eI'4 C X «V 0« '«jCOSO 'Oor crchiv S EOPLE— max lowenthal. william f. peck, henry lomb CD co b T3 C D O in this century it was said that haft the rochester were connected with the insti- tute. whatever the number, the comment illus- trates how closely associated rrt has always been with its community. an example of this occurred in 1980 when the institute, being short of money, as usual, decided to hold a tag day. selling little red tags all across the city for whatever people would give, over a thousand young women spread through the city, under the watchful eye of male chaperones, and raised over S7QQQ in nickels, dimes, and quarters, several people gave dollar bills saying that they had been helped by the institute, or someone they knew had been helped, and they wanted to do something to show how they felt. in the first few years of this century almost all the home economics and mechanics arts teachers in the rochester public schools were graduates of the mechanics institute, some of the people associated with the institute were notable city leaders such as nathaniel rochester, after whom the city was named, the athenaeum's first presi- dent, henry lomb of bausch and lomb — he and his friend max lowenthal thought of the idea of a rochester mechanics institute — frank gannett of the gannett press, george eastman. who served as an institute trustee when kodak was a very young company. the institute has been fortunate in its own lead- ers, most notably dr, mark ellingson, president of the institute from 1936-1969, who guided the school from its position as a small local institution to the 1300 acre campus where it now is with an international reputation, from 1969-1979 dr. paul miller was president, he came just ahead of the anti-war disruptions and at the beginning of disen- chantment with higher education, by the end of his tenure the 'new' campus was just the campus with trees large enough to have been there forever, colonel nathoniel rochester captain henry fomb frank ritter Our president now is m, richard rose, working with him are hundreds of faculty and staff, those who have been with the institute a number of years notice that at the new faculty-staff meetings there are more people than the entire faculty and staff of twenty years ago. there has been a similar growth in the number of students, which has almost doubled in ten years. because of this the school has certainly changed, there used to be a central dining room in the basement of the eastman building, down- town, where students and faculty would meet and get to know one another, it was a pleasantly close relationship, now it is possible to spend a year without seeing someone whom you know works or studies there, but in another building, there is a greater variety of people, however, more students come from out of new york state, not many, but an increasing number from abroad, faculty come from denmark, holland, yugoslovia. england, italy. china, africa, india, latin america, Canada and other countries, giving a cosmopoli- tanism to the school which it did not have before. students presently are serious about their work, tuition is so high that college is a major investment, faculty who remember disrupted classrooms dur- ing the viet nam war, when many students were in college only to avoid the draft, are aware of the difference, it means that despite the increased numbers it is still possible for students and faculty to be together because of the concern with which students approach their studies. photo teacher 1980 o feilly 0NTRAU claik do n i Approximately 100 student volunteers spent six months coordinating the freshman orientation week, the committee, under the direction of ann hayes. director of orientation and special pro- grams, was charged with helping new students adapt to the rit environment, this included ac quainting in-coming students with the physical campus and the academic programs, along with the various student service deportments available on campus, the most visible activity of the committee is move-in day. sos works to move 2,000 new stu- dents info their rooms in eight hours, this includes directing traffic flows, unloading cars, and frans- porting luggage to the proper areas, the orienta- tion committee began this job in 1970. that year, 1400 freshmen moved onto campus, in 1976, move-in chairman cory youmans implemented o move-in system that included campus-wide placement of direction signs and the use of radio communications between committee members, recently, sos has added two new move-in pro- grams for the inclusion of commuter and transfer students into the orientation process, the commut- er live-in was initiated in 1975, through this pro- gram, commuter sludenls can experience campus life for a few days, the summer transfer orientation program was initiated in the summer of 1978. with this program, transfer students come to rit in early june and spend a week on campus registering for classes, meeting with academic advisors and ac- quainting themselves with rit. In both of these pro- grams, the orientation committee is on hand to give new students needed assistance. the move-in process involved almost 80% of the committee, it is an intricate, and difficult process, the dedication and commitment of committee members who remain at their posts from seven in the morning until three in the afternoon is the reason that move-in day is a success. CPS skemsky skeehor grotro Qiono BA fcefgmorws g fl« THE GREEKS scftlelcmxr he first fraternity associated with r.i.t., now known as phi sigma kappa, was established in 1901. since then, the greek community has grown to include nine fraternities and two sororities all working together to achieve a common goal, they offer an alternative lifestyle for students attending r.i.t. since the first fraternity was founded on a col- lege campus, they have been surrounded by controversy, the greek community suffered a de- cline in membership in the late 1960's and 1970's, but, according to dr. fred smith, vice president of student affairs, this was the result of disillusionment with traditional activities a period of renewed in- terest in identity and attachment has begun to develop, now the fraternity is once again an appealing organization. greek council members are divided into four committees: sports, social, rush-pledge and members-aMarge. the latter is primarily a public relations group serving as a liason between the greek community and the rest of r.i.t parties are perhaps the most popular of all greek activities, greek sports on campus include football, basket- ball, bowling, softball, tennis, golf and volleyball. besides serving the needs of the fraternity or sorority members, the greek council is actively involved in a number of off-campus seivice pro- jects. these include organizing bloodmobiles, supporting a local children's home and a home for bettered women, and sponsoring Christmas parties with gifts, food, money and time for the hillside children's home. among the greek community, a popular tradi- tion is the greek picnic and superstars day held annually in the spring, this event brings all eleven houses together in celebration of a successful year, the greek community offers participation in various activities as a real and rewarding part of campus life. MtQl fiere w GO rv photographer maureen labray art director waller kapriel'ian CM CM LULU IQ- I—CO grotta craftsman Charles lofoma CM KttviW ambassodor andrew young dr. barry commoner INSTITUTE FORUM pr«rf ( paui barefoot pt «er ken knowlton I he institute forum program for 1979-1980 fo- cused on technology and values as primarily related to the individual colleges at rit. the tremendous success of this year's lecture series is indicative of an interested, sharing faculty and student participation, a variety of faculty mem- bers were involved in every program and they encouraged their classes to attend. the forum program was initiated by dr. gerard o'neill who explored the idea of space coloniza- tion and the technology involved, dr. barry com- moner spoke on energy and the politics involved, sharing his great hopes for solar power, vice- president of xerox, mr. donald lennox, provided an insight on the role of big business, and dined with business students in grace watson hall, ms, hazel henderson, an onti-economist , gave rit students a new perspective on the role of business, economics and consumerism, of special inferest to photo and fine-art students, mr. paul barefoot spoke on holography as a new ''science-art , spending o full day meeting with a variety of audi- ences, mr. donn parker challenged rit students to think about their education in computers and the role they would play in the ethical conflicts pre- sented. mr, parker is an authority on computer crime, of tremendous interest to the rit and roches- ter communities were the remarks made by former ambassador andrew young as he shared his con- cern for human values, he stressed the urgency of technology-sharing with underdeveloped coun- tries as a means of improving our own lives, the final program featured mr. stan van der Peek and mr, ken knowlton who presented ’‘intermedia , a look at the use of electronic images in the art world. an institute forum faculty planning committee helped in speaker selection for the program, due to the great interest shown by faculty and students, the technology and values theme will continue in 1980-81, donn porker pf9i(er dr. gerard o'neill wHtet (MtW donald lennox pterfe ms. hazel handerson CD CM i he impact of excellence was a major photo- graphic symposium held at the rochester institute of technology on may 14-15, 1980. it was jointly sponsored by the institute and eastman kodak company in cooperation with the professional photographers of america association, the occa- sion marked the conflux of four photographically significant anniversaries — the institute's 150th. the professional photographers of america 100th, r.i.t.'s school of photographic arts and sciences’ 50th. and eastman kodak's 100th. nine internationally acclaimed visual com- munications masters gathered at the henrietta campus for presentations at the symposium, fea- tured speakers included Cornell capa photo- journalist. author and editor; dr. harold edgerton internationally recognized scientist, teacher and author; morton goldsholl designer and filmmaker; alien hurlburt graphic designer and editorial art director; nathan lyons director of the visual studies workshop; Sidney rapoport president of rapoport printing corporation; peter bunnell photographer, teacher and author; pete turner internationally known color photographer; and henry wolf art director, designer and photographer. in conjunction with the symposium, rj.t. hosted an exhibit of works by the various speakers, the p.p, of a. displayed its traveling loan exhibit of prints and kodak premiered a student honores show from r.i.t.'s school of photographic arts and sciences, the photographic commemoration concluded with the first wifiiam a. reedy memorial lecture of 1980 presented by alien hurlburt. although the reedy lecture was free, the sympo- sium required advance registration and a $100 fee. photographers rudy mulier and vince lisanti along with designer max lomonf developed the symposium by selecting individuals capable of predicting the future as well as assessing the cur- rent state of photography. comelt capa arc fa morion goldsholl ksaska 0rof1a peter bumeii dr. harold edgerton IMPACT OF EXCELLENCE KIOSKO peorson Sidney rapoport peter turner gratta henry wolf nafhan lyons mallee THE STUDENTS oo CM grona O'cflo o CO btHigottl - kfo a grotto grotto OJ CO In june 1980 o conference was held in rochester to call attention to the educational needs of afri- can countries, to sustain themselves, to compete in world markets, it was said, they will have to develop their own competence in technology, this will require help from the more technologically advanced countries such as the u.s.a. what is true of africa is also true of india, china and latin amer- ica. but the united states will not be able to help by simply exporting its present technology to third world nations, what the u.s. must do is to study the needs of these other countries and develop a technology that is appropriate, but not even de- veloping that is sufficient if the u,s, does it on her own. the third world countries must be helped to do it for themselves through technological and professional education, the future for r.i.t. on the international level is as exciting and as awesome as the responsibility, places which hove been committed to preparing students for careers and relating their working lives to their lives as a whole are best able to do the job of education in africa and those other countries. in the future, then, we may see many students from the middle east studying perhaps, oil tech- nology, or business administration, or printing, or computer science, many r.i.t. faculty will be teaching on location all over the world, gradua- tion exercises will then be only partly in rochester perhaps we will have telecasts by satellite of r.i.t. commencements 10,000 miles away, early in this century a local newspaper printed a picture of two freshmen with the caption maine to Califor- nia ' perhaps, before the year 2000, there will be another picture with the caption australia to Zan- zibar, the two students remaining in their own countries. center of downtown rochester, bordered by the erie conal and the aristocratic third ward, the first home of the athenaeum was the reynolds arcade- built in 1828, only eleven years after the rochester community was founded, later it moved to Corin- thian hall, built in 1647, behind the arcade, rough- ly where the americana inn now stands. when the mechanics institute was founded in 1885 it met first in the free school building, still standing on exchange street, then above a hard- ware store, in 1900 george eastman donated the land and money for what was known as the east- man building, opened in 1901 with a gala week of festivities, throughout the years the school grad- ually added to its campus: the bevier memorial building, for art programs, the dark building for printing and technical programs, the ritter-clark gymnasium and ice rink, it took over existing build- ings and reconstructed them: nathanie! rochester hall for men. kate gleason hall for women, the library, 50 west main, once the duffy powers de- partment store and used by the navy during world war ii. when the institute decided to move, it was breaking a long tradition, yet even had it decided to stay much of the campus would have been destroyed for the construction of a section of the inner loop, moving was a wise decision in view of projections made about the growth of metropoli- tan rochester, which showed the present main campus as being well within the rochester metro- politan area before the year 2000. school of ort design built 1910 orwagracm couresy of m waitoeo nwnoftsr iiDrov «envoi dark building built 1946 Reaction to the new campos varies, many visitors are impressed by the unity and grandeur of the architecture, certainly, at various times of the day, sunlight and shadows make the huge walls and deeply recessed windows, the square shapes and powerful mass of brick almost majes- tic. others however have had different opinions, two workmen visiting for the first time to do some repairs turned to one another with the word, alcatraz . perhaps, now that the frees and shrubs have grown they might be a bit more generous, when the new campus was first built it seemed that there would never be need for more room, but as the years went by, while many other schools lost students and had to curtail their activities, rit grew, in ten years its student population almost doubled, restrictions had to be placed on those students eligible to stay in the dorms, as programs in- creased, in 1979 almost half of the programs of the school did not exist ten years before, lack of office space for faculty and staff, lack of classrooms and labs became a crucial matter, even with the con- struction, early in the 70's, of the ntid buildings, then the computer science building and the lowenthal building, by the end of the decade the campus was far too crowded, in 1979 the institute commenced large scale reconstruction of 50 west main, now called the school of applied in- dustrial studies, and took over the faltering eisenhower college, whose dormitories, built for about 1000 students, were two-thirds empty. frank e. gannett memorial building; college of graphic arts photography built 1968 CD CO fCOME RAIN Nor iSHINE iflpoa «0« xin Sieehan App SkW 'OTi i au T he henrietta campus of the rochester institute of technology is situated on 1,300 acres, and is located about five miles from downtown roches- ter. it is near shopping centers, business areas, and the new york thruway as presently developed, the campus includes an academic,'administrative complex of 13 buildings arranged in three adja- cent quadrangles, the residential complex of 16 interconnected buildings is reached by a quarter- mile mall post the tennis courts and playing fields. the residence halls provide a living environment for approximately 3,500 students, the department of residence halls, which is an integral part of the division of sfudenf affairs, is primarily concerned with the development of a residential setting that is consistent with the overall educational philoso- phy of the institute. the institute realizes that the student body is not a homogeneous entity, students exhibit a variety of interests, experience, needs and maturity, be- cause of this, a variety of living options are avail- able for the r.i.t. student, many residence areas are coeducational: men and women living in sepa- rate rooms are housed on the same floor of the residence, housing for married, as well as certain single students, is available in institute owned apart- ments and townhouses on and near the campus, all first-year students are required to live in the residence halls, except those who live with their families, all residents are required to participate in one of the institute's board plans, however, stu- dents enrolled in a cooperative employment program are charged only for the period of occu- pancy, with the proposed lottery system for room availability, both the residence halls association and the commuter students association will work together towards fair and equal housing opportu- nities for all. ON CAMPUS LIFE fteisch®' npf kro c root CD Rit.'s increasing enrollment has forced a revi- sion of the on-campus residence policy, over- crowded dormitories and the decision to offer commuters a chance to experience domn life has prompted the housing office to employ a lottery system for equitable room allocations. approximately 300 students will be forced to find housing in the apartments on and off campus, the proposed lottery procedure will guarantee on- campus housing to transfer students whose de- posits are received by june 1st. according to russ wright, housing coordinator of administrative ser- vices, the institute has an obligation to accomo- date these students. over 1400 new students are expected to enter r.i.t. in the fall of 1980, applications to the institute have risen 307a in all areas, director of admissions, lou guard, explains that r.i.t. offers viable programs and students are accepted until the programs are filled, according to mr. guard, the size of an academic program is determined by the dean of the college, he admits that some are more flexible than others. dr, Charles haines, assistant provost, has attri- buted the institute's growth to economic factors, although growth is the reality of the present at r.i.t., it is not the norm for most colleges, full-time enroll- ment is expected to decline by 9.3% as reported in the chronicle of higher education, according to the best prognosticators, building new dormitories would be financially prohibitive and unwise. there will be no priorities in the lottery system, the random assignment of a number will be used for the drawing, greeks, n.tj.d. students, and those living in special interest houses are exempt, com- muter students, represented by the commuter association, will now have an equal chance for on-campus accomodations, the commuter asso- ciation has a director on the board of the student directorate, c.a. and r.h.a. will be working along with the housing office to aid and accomodate all students negatively affected by the new housing policy. skeehcf. aegelwoia Who, do we look for in the future? some things are fairly clear, the need for technology will continue, particularly to find ways of serving the needs of society without destroying the place where society lives, that is, the earth, we can ex- pect that the school of applied industrial studies will expand, with the whole of 50 west main being rebuilt, by the end of the century the institute will have taken over the old powers hotel next door and what used to be the rochester hotel across the road, which was once a mens' dorm, in other words, r.i.t. will be, once again, an important part of rochester's downtown. on the main campus there may be many more buildings, dormitories, hopefully built on a human scale, and academic buildings, but it is possible that that won't be the case at all. the new dorms and classrooms could be underground, above the ground there will be many unusual looking wind power and solar power devices to provide the institute with the energy it needs, and to ex- plore new ways of using natural sources for ener- gy. the parking lots will be much smaller but for those cars that use them there will be battery charging stations. by the year 2000 eisenhower college, three times its present size, will be widely known as a center for international studies, the forty mile dis- tance won't any longer be a problem, faculty and students will travel between the main campus and eisenhower by monorail at 400 miles an hour and will make the journey in six minutes. commercial art class 1920 athenaeum began in 1829 to provide the rochester community with a library and series of popular lectures, from 1847-1871 it was in Corin- thian hall which became the social and cultural center of the city, in 1885 the mechanics institute was established to provide free evening classes in mechanical drawing, four hundred students turned up for the first class at a room in the free school building, the institute and its students re- sponded to one another, more students wanting more programs, and as more programs were available so there were more students, in addition to its major emphasis on art. technology and domestic science the institute would run courses on almost anything that people wanted to learn, how to lose weight, how to service your own auto- mobile in the days of the model t, from the beginning the institute be lived that two things were important in education, students should be taught so that when they graduated they could earn a living, but they should also learn about life beyond their professional work, courses in english, psychology, sociology and, early on. persona! philosophy, were regarded as a neces- sary part of the student's education. during the 1930's the institute developed a sys- tem of personalized education in which for sever- al years there were no formal letter grades, eva- luations were made on the basis of all that the student did, which included academic work, but was not limited to that, a great deal of attention was given to the relationship between what the student was expected to know and do on the job, and what he was taught, many faculty wrote text- books because none were available elsewhere. after the second world war, the institute was in a strong position to take advantage of the huge numbers of students returning from the armed forces. automobile mechanics class 1916 msmoflol I'brary weaves Mils' person can get a quick impression of the development of academic programs at r.i.t. by standing in the courtyard between the college of general studies and the college of graphic arts and photography, to the west is the college of fine and applied arts which goes back to the first courses in freehand drawing in 1885, to mr$, be- vier's iarge bequest at the turn of the century, and the school for american craftsmen, which joined r.i.t. in 1950. to the east is the college of business, and institute college, to the north is the college of graphic arts and photography, forty three years ago the school of printing which is part of that college was the empire school of printing, ithaca, new york, a few linotype machines above o gro- cers store, it is now one of the largest and most advanced centers for printing education in the world. the strength of r.i.t.'$ programs, in science, en- gineering, computers, art, business, criminal jus- tice, social work, allied health have made it in- creasingly attractive, while schools across the country are losing students and discontinuing programs, r.i.t. continues year by year to announce 5 and 6 percent increases, this is due to the continuous development of new programs, the high quality of instruction and the close rela- tionship which r.i.t. maintains with employers through its co-op programs and its division of career education. the education which r.i.t. offers is quite clearly the kind of education which a growing number of students believe that they need. COLLEGE OF BUSINESS (potto I he college of business is composed of the school of business administration, the school of retailing and the department of food administra- tion and tourist industries management, the col- lege offers programs in a number of diverse fields: accounting, general business administration, hotel and tourist Industries management, diete- tics, food service administration, photo marketing and retailing, all programs provide for an under- standing of the essential concepts for compe- tence in management in each of the respective fields. each study curriculum is designed to provide a marketable skill, an awareness of the wold, and stimulation for a life time of learning, interwoven with academics are cooperative educational ex- periences that provide exposure and experience to excel in the working world. the college of business began as the com- merce department in 1952, this evolved into the school of business, which includes the school of retailing, and the department of food administra- tion and tourist management. g«5tto skeehon grotto 00 Lf) Mo ulht XtV ©y 1 Z5 £ lc lOfA skw on P’oMa grotto sh«hon s e«Nan COLLEGE OF FINE APPLIED ART he college of fine and applied arts is excep- tional and unique, its main goal is to prepare future artists, designers and craftsmen for the world of the visual arts, students coming to the cfaa enter into a profes- sional art curriculum, the school of art and design offers majors in communication design, printmak- ing, environmental design,painting, medical illus- tration and art education, craft majors study in the school for american craftsmen in ceramics, cera- mic sculpture, glass, metalcrafts and jewelry, weaving and textile design, or woodworking ond furniture design. theoretical principles and techniques of design are blended with the development of aesthetics to enhance the applied arts, clients, craft shows and exhibits offer further dimensions to the stu- dents' approach to the program. graduates earn a living through their ability to solve problems aesthetically and creatively, the artist croftsrman of r.i.t contributes to the function and appreciation of the technocratic society, classes in fine and applied arts were originally offered by the mechanics institute in 1885. the school for the american craftsmen joined the insti- tute in 1950. Q'Otla grotto CCK cook grata to CD INSTITUTE COLLEGE teiMv D iverse, innovative and expanding, institute college is one of the youngest at r.i.t. institute col- lege is composed of five basic academic areas: the center for community junior college relations, school of engineering technology, department of instructional technology, school of computer sci- ence and technology, and department of pack- aging science, there are only a handful of pack- aging science programs in the country, and none with the breadth at r.i.t. institute college provides its students with the opportunity to study and use the resources of the other nine r.i.t. colleges, programs are constantly being renewed, refreshed, added, and occa- sionally dropped as the educational environment changes. as with other r.i.t. colleges, institute college offers students the opportunity to become directly in- volved in their field through cooperative educa- tion plans and other experiential facets of educa- tion. close contact is kept with business and indus- try as well as other educational institutions through advisory committees, seminars and meetings. institute college, created in 1973, encompasses the center for community'junior college relations, the school of engineering technology, the school of computer science and technology, the depart- ment of instructional technology and the depart- ment of packageing science. ske f-on giotta o COLLEGE OF GENERAL STUDIES ffCfla I he college of general studies is responsible for liberal arts instruction which accounts for approximately 25% of a student's academic work, it is the institute's physical commitment that a full professional education includes more than technical knowledge. the college of general studies provides each student with a liberal ©ducotion program to de- velop his or her potential as an intellectually aware and responsible human being, it is the foundation of the student's entire educational ex- perience. the college recognizes that education is a life-long commitment, within the general pur- poses of r.i.t., the distinctive goals of the college of general studies are based upon the assumption that an educated person must comprehend and articulate facts, concepts and arguments; deal with ethical and other normative issues; value his her creative imagination, two baccalaureate degree programs are offered; criminal justice and social work, both programs are designed to offer students com- plete preparation for entry into their chosen field of endeavor. the college of general studies originated as the general education division, it developed into the present college of general studies, adding the deportment of criminal justice in 1972, and the department of social work in 1973. rallty g oiio OKJttO tcroska kfOJfcO COLLEGE OF GRAPHIC ARTS 8c PHOTO The college of graphic arts and photography includes the school of photographic arts and sci- ences and the school of printing. the school of photographic arts and sciences prides itself on its diverse curriculum which satisfies the needs of the professional photographic indus- try, the school offers excellent programs in scien- ces, technologies and the applied and fine arts, the constant denominator through all of these programs is the uncompromising quest for excell- ence, excellence in photographic style, in photo- graphic understanding, and in photographic pro- fessionalism. a broad diversity of photographic courses and programs enables students to have experiential knowledge in many fields of photographic en- deavors. the school prepares students to achieve o knowledgable, technical understanding of photography with a respect for the creative arts. the main goal in the school of printing is to prepare students for successful careers in the print- ing, publishing and allied industries, the school of printing advances an aesthetic appreciation combined with technical knowledge of theory and practice. the college of graphic arts and photography was established in 1930 as the school of photogra- phy. in 1937 the school of printing was added to the curriculum, and in 1950 the graphic arts re- search center was established. Dewws CD r-. grofto QfOtfo QfQfo Q OKV fcrosko O oo grotto QTOBO giot-o OOflQ he college of engineering at the rochester institute of technology successfully blends a tech- nical, professional training with a liberal educa- tion and on the job experience. one of the outstanding features of r.i.t.'s en- gineering program is the cooperative education plan, this co-op plan is based on the firm belief that students learn best by doing, students alter- nate between academic study and related in- dustrial employment, through this program, stu- dents develop the skills that make them more valuable on the job market. students spend the first two years of study in the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, math and introductory engineering sciences, they plan tor the future with professional programs that combine basic disciplines with their individual career goals, the engineering program extends over five years and leads to a bachelor of science degree in computer, electrical, industrial, environmental or mechanical engineering, faculty advisors are used extensively throughout the program to relate cooperative work experience with the student's academic courses. the college of engineering originated as the departments of electrical, mechanical, and in- dustrial chemistry, these then merged into the col- lege of applied science, which in 1971 became the college of engineering. 0 0 10 O'orto ce- di c r Pr eStdes BIT -i Qrono grotto groflo grotta gfotta npc gictfo grotto grotto grotto gKjflQ QfOlSO I . he college of science functions under the fol- lowing philosophy; teaching is the central activ- ity of our institution, everything else is there to sup- port that activity, students and their future ore the number one concern for all of the faculty; they are the reason for our existence as an educational institution. the undergraduate program in the college of science and mathematics is unique, it combines work-study programs, research experience, the very latest equipment, and a truly dedicated faculty. the cooperative education plan enables stu- dents to meet the costs of a private education, it gives them an advantage in the job market top-quality faculty, environment and equip- ment along with a flexible program add up to the quality education offered by the college of scien- ce at r.i.t. the college of science was established in 1963 and includes departments of biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics. A newer addition to its curriculum is the school of health related profes- sions, skeehan groTo Qfofla 9W3 groHa a rj!pfllci skiii ehon «wtwch he national technical institute for the deaf (n.Ud.) at r.i.t. is the only college-level institution in the world where large numbers of deaf students are assimilated Into a hearing college environ- ment. n.t.i.d.'s location in a hearing environment encourages deaf students to interact with hearing students, thus enhancing their social and personal communication skills, this, in turn, eases the transi- tion into a hearing work environment, n.t.i.d.'s primary goal is to offer deaf students the opportunity to pursue and achieve semi- professional and professional educational pro- grams in business, science and ailied health fields, engineering, and applied arts, the aim of this education is the successful employment in business, industry, education and government. deaf students have unlimited educational opportunities via the 200 programs offered at r.i.t. one measure of success is n.t.i.d.'s 98% placement rate, based on Ihe number of deaf r.i.t. graduates available for work through 1979. the graduates of r.i.t, and n.t.i.d, are reversing the pattern of unem- ployment and underemployment of the deaf in this country. the national technical institute for the deaf was created in 1965 by an act of congress, this was then signed into law by president lyndon b. John- son, with the first students enrolling in the program in 1968. NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF □ SWa kfQSka dOrtc gio ta flrotta 100 flpps [Vlost students attend the college of con- tinuing education for credential reasons, by work- ing closely with the nine other colleges of the insti- tute, industry and the community, cce develops convenient educational opportunities for the con- tinuing learner. the college offers the diploma of the institute in 13 fields, and a certificate in management, the most popular degree is that of bachelor of sci- ence. the general academic thrust of cce is to offer programming, both credit and non-credit, that compliments the various competencies of r.i.t.'s other colleges, a great majority of cce stu- dents are fully employed and are assisted in col- lege expenses by their employers. professional growth forth© student is paramount at c.c.e. close ties are maintained with various employers to keep the curriculum current and stay abreast of current employment trends, the con- cept of personal growth is central to the intent of cce's faculty, the college provides ample oppor- tunity for student faculty exchange, in addition to credit courses, the college sponsors workshops, seminars and short courses to meet spec if i c needs of certain groups that ultimately enriches the en- tire program cce began as an evening class at the old mechanics institute, it was a class in mechanical drawing initiated on the evening of november 23, 1885. this eventually evolved into evening school, then evening college and finally the present col- lege of continuing education. COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION hOO fipCM 102 trotro ripps gioiia to AmSifoiilffi eisenhower college, the newest oddition to r.i.t. is a small, liberal arts college that provides added dimension to the institute, students from the entire r.i.t. community can take advantage of both learning environments and enjoy the best of each situation. eisenhower is well known for its international stu- dies program which includes the opportunity to study abroad, it provides students with a broadly based general education through its world studies curriculum and various other learning opportuni- ties. through studies in their choice of a b.a. pro- gram in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, the college prepares students for leadership in the career fields of their choice. world studies will remain the general education core of the eisenhower curriculum, it is a distinctive program affording the institute an opportunity to broaden its educational focus, the eisenhower ex- perience, academic and extracurricular, emphasizes the importance of individual initiative and effort, eisenhower college was originally founded in 1965 as a memorial to president dwight d, eisenhower, it joined the r.i.t. community in the spring of 1979. EISENHOWER COLLEGE iriyder srydst EISENHOWER COLLEGE 106 sriydof eiserhcwBf college orcf ves srydet 108 do irotoi r or the first time in its history, in may 1980, r.i.t. awarded a b o. degree, that is because eisenhower college is now part of the institute, which no one could have imagined two years ago. for the first time in more than three decades r.i.t is offering machine shop instruction, not unlike what it offered in the 1890's, what this says is that the institute is constantly doing new things, and that moving into an era in which there will be very many changes, the insti- tute will be able to keep up with those changes and even lead the way. there is probably no other institution better equipped for that, it has always been concerned with the practical consequences of what it teaches, this will be particularly important in the technology of the enviomment. we may expect the school to become an important center for environmental studies, it has the academic repu- tation, and unlike many colleges it has room to grow the other concern which the institute has always had has been with the context of life, already, in the college of general studies, there is a concen- tration of courses concerned with the relationship between science, technology, and society, ex- ploring the consequences of what we do as scien- tists, as engineers, as professional men and women for the values of life, r.i.t. is in a position to take the initiative in these concerns and will cer- tainly do so. photography class 1950's v.c i ace rnomodal I brewy arcWvw is often associated only with art. but it is not confined to that, the beginning of the nineteenth century was the beginning of the in- dustrial revolution, a period of tremendously excit- ing creative technology, thoughtful men and women in this country were anxious to learn more about what was happening, what new things were invented, how they might change daily life, in the 1820’s, however, there were few opportuni- ties to learn, science and technology were re- garded as non-educational, those who wanted to know about them, had to go to europe or shift for themselves, a group of rochesterians. interested in science, therefore formed the chemical class, from that deve loped the frank I in i nstitute, and then the athenaeum, the precursor of r.i.t. the broader meaning of the word ‘creativity' includes the enthusiasm and initiative of the women who began the domestic science pro- gram in 1894, and the numerous unusual and un- conventional courses which the institute was will- ing to offer as long as there were students who wanted to take them. the idea of a mechanic's institute was not new, but it was new in rochester. it was another exam- ple of the creative thrust of the men who built large companies from inventive ways with lens, photo- graphy and dental chairs. the institute was creative in the more usual sense of the word, as early as the 1880’s the school was the center of a thriving rochester art colony, for many years its students were a familiar sight, sketching, painting or photographing old pieces of downtown, any young person who behaved in a strange way, such as lying down in the middle of the street, was assumed to be an institute student so long as he had a camera in his hand, the area around spring street was known once as roches- ter's left bank. n instructor in mechanical technology re- cently described some of the problems he was having with his transfer students, many of them, he explained, expect to be told what to do. they don't realize they have to think for themselves, they don't understand that engineering is creative. the strength of a place like r.i.t, is that, while it teaches many precise, technical subjects, it also teaches that they have to be applied in indepen- dent and unusual ways, the graduate who can do that, who can react to the changes he finds with new ideas, is the one who won't just succeed, but is likely to live a more satisfying and constructive life. the visitor who wants to discover the creative strength of the preseht day institute can go to the picture gallery in the college of graphics arts and photography, or visit the paper lab, or can talk to instructors in computer science, or find out what is being done in ntid to help deaf people relate to a hearing world. the visitor who wants to discover the creative strength of the present day institute can go to the picture gallery in the college of graphics arts and photography, or visit the paper lab, or can talk to instructors in Computer Science, or find out what is being done in NTID to help deaf people relate to a hearing world. no visitor should leave the campus without hav- ing visited the bevier gallery where most times during the year there are exhibits of pottery, glass, wood, metals, weaving and fine arts, each show- ing how traditional forms have been reinterrupted, combined with one another in youthful, useful, playful, serious combinations not often seen else- where. there is creativity too in the operation of the institute as a whole, in its unusually comprehensive and far sighted financial planning, in the many new academic programs which it develops year by year, in its concerns with the qualify of student life. SlllU QS photography class 1980 ALUMNI CONTRIBUTORS ehories a, amold jr. m bruce davidson su jerry n, uelsmann ns ralph hattersley m Jonathan brooks ia? william keyser na Charles loloma w pete turner t david c. dickinson i?i fine and applied art -1966 photography ■ 1954 photography -1957 photography ■ 1948 fine and applied art -1967 fine and applied art -1961 fine and applied art -1949 photography -1956 fine and applied art -1972 FOLIO PRODUCTION STAFF fhamas grofta john Stephens nelson vigneault dan clark julto a. demotes dane gordon editor-in-chief folio editor layout and design photography closing Illustration text copyriont IVflO — Sudent deed or ale rccfies'er «jtito c lechrology. alan blaustein 129 135 carolyn bragan wt 1 W paula bronstein w 145 phyllis bryce 134 mark buckeiew 174 173 donna burch i w raymond bumette 1 i a tommy ]. ewasko jim dark 159 ruth eleverdon 160 donna cotebeck 157 andrew crowther i78 julio a. de matos ue tim donihue «a vera elyjiw 179 sandy enterline is tommy j, ewasko i e w barbara tox 128 edith freedmon 13 ron garofalo 1 3 martin gasser 122 123 don gatehouse 153 joy goldklang 142 Christopher gould 177 richard gray i? 177 chip greenberg 14 thomas grofta 151 1S4 illustration photography - 3 fine art photography - 4 illustration photography - 4 painting - 3 printing - 4 professional photography - 4 professional photography - 4 professional photography - 4 mfo wood - 2 metals - 4 mfa metals - 2 professional photography - 4 mfa photography -1 wood - 3 professional photography - 4 metals -1 professional photography 4 mfa painting - f mfa communication design - 2 mfa ceramics -1 mfo photography - 2 illustration photography - 4 biomedical photography - 4 illustration photography - 3 mfa photography -1 illustration photography - 4 illustration photography - 4 david liefer r. w. litchfield m. m lum wervdy maruyama john meiezihger sidonie market william mickle marlin minks kristen mosbaek patricia murphy Christopher nakis thomas nelson sola olugbiie tim o'meara ed ostberg linda perrillo mario petruena kathy plunket kalherine raubichaud david rickerd jeff roberson jack raaney kevin c. rose henry sack sylVana scelsi gregory schreck toni schuster laura seeley mark-paul serafin STUDENT CONTRIBUTORS michael guiliano perry hambrigh peter handler Chris hart illustration photography - 4 150 fine art photography - 4 157 mfa metals - 2 139 filmmaking - 4 ward hartenstein iw mfa ceramics ■ 1 sandy shaip beth shirey stefan siegal r. paul skeehan Stephen small john Stephens diane altieri 159 metals - 4 briar healy 176 professional photography - 2 jeanne aimald 129 communication design -1 thomas hubert 163 mfa ceramics - 2 john still diane aronson 156 metals - 3 michael kress 132 professional photography - 4 jeff behnke 161 wood - 4 karen lauben 164 communication design - 3 c. darrell fhompson julie benjamin 127 mfa painting - 2 j. michael lesko 144 mfa photography -1 marc turkel 128 175 nelson vigneault ken berard 122 fine art photography - 4 norman levilz 1S9 wood - 4 matt west debra berger 131 mfa communication design - 2 mark lichtenstein 1 4 mfa communication design -1 joel white frederick berger 147 instructional technology michael liedner 160 mfa wood -1 michael whifeman 146 133 17S 124 125 ICO 134 '50 167 155 158 133 130 142 171 137 161 163 171 135 «1 162 140 162 124 145 156 146 140 126 139 140 165 166 144 167 163 167 157 173 186 125 170 141 «73 «36 «49 «60 156 172 159 professional photography - 3 illustration photography - 3 mfa painting -1 mfa wood - 2 communication design - 4 textiles - 4 mfa metals - 1i mfa photography - 2 communication design - 4 prinfmaking - 4 photography foundation wood - 2 mfo ceramics -1 illustration photography - 3 photojournalism - 4 illustration photography - 3 mfa ceramics -1 illustration photography - 4 medical illustration - 3 mfa photography - 2 illustration photography - 2 metals -1 illustration photography - 2 professional photography - 2 painting - 3 illustration photography - 4 communication design - 3 communication design - 4 communication design - 4 ceramics - 4 communication design - 3 metals - 2 illustration photography - 3 mfa photography - 2 illustration photography - 4 professional photography - 4 photography foundation illustration photography - 4 mfa photography -1 ceramics - 3 illustration photography - 4 wood - 2 122 ken befard martin gasser -vWlV 1 124 m.m. Ium 126 d. nckefd jiJlte benjamin 128 julie beniamin barbara fox alan blauste-in 130 krtsfem mosbaek kristen mosbaek le0L-Jfrt t 3t . j.fOu. -faJiiL, itsn . kt JZqoH eu frrvC AiA K-- t au, fooK ■fvmu to uta £ MOU- £ '4 jAf AOOOCIA isriuv ' OVK Vl 7—■ 03 jCa asnX- -y t m u c otforf -sirty a°’ ' •J) 'ffcwA. psrt -OCts yS jU ' 'Mt' $ O nA' ‘iJ tfaf-Jt-'' debra berger 132 michael kress rich litchfeld marlin minks 134 john meiczinger phyllis bryce c. darrell thempson edilh freedman 138 julio a. de malos 140 kolhy plunket john still Carolyn brogan kn$teri mosfoaek V [Ov goldkiang michoeJ guiliono j. michael lesko paula bronstein 148 150 don galehouse 154 Ihomos grotto Sidonie med ei Sidonie mei el 156 soridy enterlirve jock rooney diane oronson matt west donna cofebeck peler handle 158 william mickle william mickle jim dark r-ormon levitz michael w+iiteman lim donihue ttx mos nelson 162 kcrtherine raubichoud morio petruena sola olugbite sandy sharp ran garofalo 164 moik lichtensteifi lor schoster moik-poul serafin laurie seeley mariC'paul serafin 168 tommy j. ewaskQ'TaymofKi bumette m donno burch tommy j. ewosko 170 iohn Stephens pcrtricia murphy tim o'meara joel while mark buckelew r.w. litchfield j. michoel lesko 176 brian healy Christopher goulcf riidhofd gray 178 vera elyjiw o 00 Stephen smalt 182 she private college which looks to the future in 1980 can see a greal many problems, the gold- en age of higher education of the 1960's has gone forever and in its place is the prospect of declining enrollments and increasing inflation, which will make parents and students far less will- ing than they were before to commit tens of thousands of dollars to an education, unless it is manifestly worth it. a school like fit must therefore examine very carefully what it stands for, and what it wants to achieve, unless it knows the one it won't attain the other, but knowing is not enough, there has to be a creative synthesis between the basic commit- ments of an institution and its objectives. r.i.t. has a good inheritance, it has always been concerned with its students, with their careers and with their lives, now is the time to make that count in the future in creati ve ways., some of these ways are obvious, new, or more refined sources of pow- er are needed, technology is going to have to help us make the remains of our natural resources go further, it must find ways to use the wind, the sun, water, waste and unconventional substances, as an institute of technology it has a particular re- sponsibility to think creatively about these matters, but r.i.t. has a broader responsibility, however technological the world becomes it remains a place where human beings live, and worry, and rejoice and have needs on a persona! level, the technological world is not made more sane, more bearobel, more enjoyable by technology alone, but also by a deeper understanding of the nature and purposes of life, the spiritual, the intellectual, the philosophic, the emotional, the aesthetic qualities of human existence are part of the re- sponsibility of r.i.t. to attempt to help its student understand, and see how they are not only related to technology but are what gives meaning to it and everything else. history of mechanics institute pageant june 7.1920 nstitute students in earlier days looked more formal when they posed for pictures in the yearbook ramikin. the women in long dresses, the men in stiff collars, but appearance is deceptive, the student body was vigorous and resourceful, the first yearbook, of 1912. is an example, it was a popular success, but sales did not caver ex- penses. to pay off angry creditors and collect funds for the next issue, the students hurriedly orga- nized a halloween carnival which became a so- cial event and a big money maker for years. from very early there was track, baseball and basketball, the earliest report of a sporting event involving the mechanics institute appeared in november 1902, it described a football game which the reported described as a funny sort of game neither team played first class football, later the institute became well known for its wrest- ling teams. students were sometimes enlisted to get new students, and were given a tuition rebate for every new student they attracted. ye olde tea room on spring street was a popular resort during prophibition until it was raided. during the 50s and 60s, spring weekend was a major event which turned downtown rochester into a carnival of monsters and mythological creatures, in the following years, students devoted a lot of their time to anti-war rallies, the situation at rit after the kent state, jackson sate, cambodian incidents was as disturbed as it has ever been in the institute's history, later, the students poured their energies into the free university. first wrestling team 1929 I 'Nowadays, perhaps, the main activity is work, or worrying about it. professional require- ments make heavy demands on students' time, this was noted by the most recent middle states report, 1978, which implied that not enough time was allowed for students to do other things. nevertheless, as this year's techmi la shows, there are a great number of student activities with academic work seemingly only a small cloud on the horizon, student orientation is a large scale endeavor requiring months of preparation by students to help new students in the fall, the ntid theatre puts on several productions a year, swimming, track, baseball, basketball, wrestling, tennis, lacrosse and other sports, but not football, are a major port of many students’ lives, the rit jazz ensemble gives all too rare performances, and there is a choral group, a student literary magazine, symposium, with three issues, looks like surviving longer than its predecessors, sororities and fraternities are active and enjoyable, but not the dominant presence they once had been, with the new campus no longer new, many stu- dents have discovered that it is more than its build- ings and the quarter of a mile to the dorms. There are nature trails in the woods where the hiker con find wild flowers during the spring, the open fields are good places for cross country skiing in winter and jogging in summer. one of the most exciting activities is commence- ment, when the campus is festooned with flags and balloons, and bands play in various parts, and parents and friends and new graduates move in and out of the six convocations, its a fine ending to the school year. 9 9« 186 aeger «Wly 188 lyoh lycy merle sounders judith lander rit jazz ensemble 190 wilier s 9phera slop ' 192 ONE NIGHT STANDS trenf arteberry second city comedy touring group “grease 194 one flew over the cuckoo's nest toco-motion voudville circus reciaos nancy hauser dance company AN EVENING WITH THE HARTFORD BALLET SCtiwOT johfuoo 198 conn®? DANCE MARATHON FOR MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY Ofrge- 200 Joe garagiola called it one of the major sports events of the 1970'$. it was the story of a coast-to- coast run by a 12 man team, from rit. it captured the imagination of a nation and set a new world record. the run began on november 22,1979 in santa monica, California, the team, led by coach peter todd, crossed 13 states and the district of Col- umbia for a total of 2,846.5 miles, each runner ran a two mile leg and then ate, rested, slept or drove for 2Vk hours, this 24 hour routine continued for 14 days until the team reached annapolis, maryland on december 6. coach todd called the transcontinental odys- sey a long-time dream, the team trained for the event by running 20 miles a day during season, psychologically up to the challenge, aching mus- cles and the intermittent eating-sleeping cycles began to take theirtoll about five days into the run. it took about a week for the team to become comfortable with the routine. pain and fatigue were all forgotten when the team arrived at the capitol in Washington, d.c. the actual record was broken when the runners, wet from pouring rain, dipped the baton in the waters of the Chesapeake to the cheers of the naval academy. on december 10, thousands lined the streets of rochester to welcome the victorious team, after a brief downtown ceremony, the team headed for the rit campus to the most rousing welcome in campus history, four thousand students, faculty and parents cheered their return, they waved orange pennants and showered applause on the victorious runners. medals, hot showers, and an appearance on the today show followed their triumphant return, perhaps the inscription on the slightly battered baton carried on the epic run tells the story best: rit — 150th anniversary, transcontinental relay — november 22,1979 to december 10,1979. minor rfr'v fSlIlvr 6 rei-V RIT McClure Scholars 1 kenny loggins concert 2 mortiaS arts display 3 juggling exhibition 4 international buffet 5 international buffet 6 mcclure baby scholarships 7 sunshine and company 8 alumni art exhibit 9 mcclure baby scholarships, 9«ierts I V arking a major milestone in educational history, rif officially began its 150th anniversary celebration with a convocation and the inaugra- tion of president m. richard rose, the celebration weekend of October 18-20, 1979 was the most memorable in the history of the institute, events began with ntid's building designation ceremony, keynote speakers were lady bird johnson and new york governor hugh I. carey. momentum gathered with the appearance of bob hope at the frank ritter memorial ice arena, the celebration weekend also featured jim rmckay of abc-tv, singer kenny loggins and fit's own talented song and sign group sunshine and com- pany . among the festivities were continuing events such as martial arts displays, jugglers and art and photo exhibits, colorful decorations filled the union and ice arena, tantalizing aromas and elaborate- ly dressed entertainers greeted 500 guests at an international buffet on October 20th. this event underscored rit's commitment to its international students' community. a particularly unique celebration event was the mcclure baby scholarship fund. 150 babies bom on june 12,1979 were chosen to receive $1,500. scholarships to be awarded upon acceptance to rit in 1997. november marked the conclusion of a success- ful six-year, $42 million anniversary campaign, board members, alumni, donors, faculty and staff attended the gala evening. but the story that received the most attention during the anniversary year was that of 12 runners and their coach who broke the world record for the fastest time in a cross-country run. leaving los angeles on thanksgiving day, the runners ended their transcontinental run at annapolis, maryland in 14 days, 4 hours and 8 minutes, they received a rousing welcome from the rochester community and rit upon their victorious return. i 3 flfoCa JOCKS Th© year 1979-1980 will go down as one of the most successful in the history of inlercollegiate athletics at r.i.t. it was an exciting year, highlighted by the bas- ketball team's fourth victory in the lincoln first tournament, the men's hockey team advanced to the ecac playoffs and it was the best season ever for the lacrosse team. there were significant personnel and program changes, bill carey resigned as athletic director and lou spiotti. former football coach was named acting director of athletics, bill nelson, basketball assistant for il seasons, was elevated to the varsity cage position, in a major step toward upgrading the quality of athletics at the institute, r.i.t moved its men’s hockey program to division ii of the eastern college athletic conference. with increased emphasis on intramural activities and club sports, former hockey coach daryl Sulli- van takes over as coordinator he replaces a. Stephen walls who suffered a fatal heart attack in late january. not every athlete is on a team, physical fitness and involvement through the va- rious intramural programs and physical education classes is an integral part of the athletic program at r.i.t. many outstanding athletes leave a proud lega- cy. other hard-working athletes, plus a devoted cooching staff dedicated toward promoting the institue through competition, remain, but sports at r.i.t, is more than any one winning team, the track team with its world record-breaking accomplish- ment in november perhaps best exemplifies the spirit of sports at r.i.t, — participation, endurance, enjoyment and eventual success. oeiaer KhwOffr 206 geigar rrartomo 208 schwar? schwarz schwon dark g«l a ichworc Krasko 212 seiiwcra sehworr schwon 214 ihworr scnwarr 216 Krasko 218 Kennedy liemedy 220 kjchasre - - pyon «hWCK gager 222 grotfa duchfen 224 mori ano m 1 oeioe. 226 fjrafto grotto grotto grono I he reserve officers' training corps detach- ment at rit was established in 1969. it has commis- sioned officers every year since 1971. rote courses have been opened to women since 1973, and includes students from every academic area in the institute, today rote is both academic course and social program, annual social events include the dining- in and the spring military ball, cadets participate in the soc move-in, parachute and air assault dem- onstrations for brick day, and various types of demonstrations during freshman orientation week, training for the program includes classroom in- struction, lab practicums and weekend training exercises. graduates of rit are working in officer positions including command of a militaiy police unit in hawaii, writing computer programs in north Caroli- na, and commanding a tank unit in gemnany, airborne and air assault (helicopter) training are available to cadets in the scholarship program and the upper division of rote, action portions of the rote program include rappelling helicopter rappelling, open to those who are air assault qual- ified, and various ranger activities, the department has cross-country ski equip- ment, and conducts rafting exercises in the fall, a winter survival training course is presently being prepared the rote program includes an annual trip to fort drum, new york. usually held in april, this exercise is taken as a final preparation for the advanced camp, the advanced camp at fort bragg, north Carolina, compares thousands of cadets annual- ly, from all schools on the eastern seaboard of the united states. groTO 228 wliet ClCrt OUT OF CLASS 230 flow 232 april 14, I960, members of local 71 of the international union of operating engineers went on strike at r.i.t. this event caused the immediate shut down of most of the heating, hot water and ventilation systems on campus, the union, formed by a vote in december of 1979, includes operat- ing engineers, tradesmen and grounds mainte- nance. prior to the strike, they had been negotiat- ing with the administration for over four months, major points of contention were wages and the establishment of a satisfactory employee evalua- tion system, with the immediate effect of no hot water in dormitories and dining halls, many people were uncomfortable, the regional transit service buses cancelled on-campus pick ups and honored the strikers' picket lines, the institute recruited outside contractors to restore the heating and hot water services. tom fiorucci, business agent for local 71, be- lieved that rit's treatment of the workers showed a lack ot consideration, in his opinion, the adminis- tration had made no serious attempt to settle the problem before the strike further, according to mr fiorucci, a major obstacle to settlement was rit's lack of experience in dealing with unions, local 71 is the first union to organize at r.i.t, and the april strike was the institute's first experience in dealing with unhappy union members, it was the union's contention that many jobs allocated to outside contractors could well be handled by union mem- bers. this would result in savings for the institute. initially, student reaction to the strike was very negative however, as the issues became clar- ified, students displayed sympathy to the strikers' cause, robert schott, president of the residence halls association, reported that he received a mixed feedback from students regarding the strike situation, most people simply wanted their hot water back. To many observors, it looked like o replay of the '60's. This time, though, there was no war. the protests were aimed at the registration for the draft. on a sunny afternoon in rochester (a phe- nomenon in itself), more than two hundred people gathered in front of the college union for an anti- draft rally, sponsored by the r.i.t. branch of the rochester coalition against the draft, the rally evoked a varied attendance, political campus factions from every direction were represented, most espoused a variety of philosophical reasons for their opposition to the draft. among the speakers were lew brown, leader of the ri.t, branch of read, Chris hinds, student directorate representative-at-large, and repre- sentatives of the worker's world party, young against war and fascism, and the genesee valley peach comalltion. james westbrook, a fourth year civil technology major, spoke out in favor of the draft registration, he was only one of many pro- draft supporters present at the rally. emotions ran high as the day progressed, and both pro and con arguments became extremely vehement and illogical, claims, counter-claims, accusations and retorts continued to grow, not a single issue was resolved, nobody changed anyone's mind, perhaps it was not the sixties .. but then, under the circumstances, it was the best this small group of ri.fr. students could do ,. under the circumstances. no dra w SUCKS ANTI- DRAFT RALLY 234 rygn S tudent publications are varied and offer par- ticipants on experience unmatched in any class- room. they inform and entertain and they reflect the student population. the reporter magazine is a weekly newsmaga- zine it is staffed entirely by students, editorial, busi- ness and production facilities are located in the basement of the college-alumni union, the staff handles the production from writing the stories to preparing the camera-ready copy for printing, printed on campus through special arrangement with the graphic arts research center, the reporter is not funded through any student government fees, this frees the magazine from any political pressure. the symposium is a student literary magazine, it is funded by the college activities board and is published twice each year, distributed free to the rit community, it contains prose, poetry, art and photography produced by rit students, faculty and staff. as the brick turns is funded by the student directorate, it is an outlet for student opinion re- garding school policies, administration problems, and various campus events. the free student forum and the observing eye are two new publications to the rit campus, the former, published by the student action commit- tee seeks to present progressive views and in- formation, while the latter reserves the right of final decision regarding censorship of its bi-weekly publication. Passouer Holida ’ ? 236 witr is an am fm radio station run by rit stu- dents. the am operation serves as a training ground for disc jockeys and broadcasts only on the campus, the fm broadcasting is licensed by the fee as a non-commercial educational sta- tion. witr has operated for 18 years with two major goals: 1) to provide a programming service to the rit community 2) to provide a training groundforall participating students, approximately 65 students compose the staff at the station, student members have the opportunity through the news and public information departments to work closely with many offices at rit. Student Television = = Systems in 1973, several students produced a weekly news and variety television show, thus the student television systems was bom. sfs has developed into a weekly programming schedule of over 30 hours including student productions, professional- ly produced programs and a new agreement with other college stations through out new york state to circulate student films, sts is now a viable student medium and major student organization. this year has seen sts play an important part in the formation of the new york student television network, in the past, sts alumni have gone to vir- tually all of the local media. continued active participation in the rit com- munity as a student medium is a major goal of the program, the development of involvement and active participation is a natural by-product of the sts association. E' elcr p'oi'o’ 238 gKtfa BRICK DAY □ iJUVJ 240 UJ 0 „ zO o 0 Coo— grotla L ach spring all rit jugglers meet to share ideas, attend workshops, and be entertained by guest jugglers, the spring juggle-in, modeled after the international jugglers association convention is held annually. at the spring juggle-in, workshops in diabolo, devil sticks, hat manipulation and unicycling are offered, this gives rit students an opportunity to see the more unusual juggling props and other related juggling circus arts. every spring bill dietrich and the buffalo jug- gling club come to share their techniques, other special attractions are also featured for the event. the primary goal of juggle-in day is for rit stu- dents to forget about their troubles for a few hours, throughout the day, students come to the gym. forget about their cares and also learn a bit more about the art of juggling, it was four years ago when the juggling pro- gram was first proposed to bruce proper, director of physical education at at, through his efforts, the program got underway, we began with approx- imately 40 students and a great deal of enthu- siasm. today there are over 225 students in each quarter, the level of maturity and achievement has increased tremendously with each passing year. why do rit students like to juggle? reasons are legion, it's fun, relaxing, entertaining, challeng- ing, and also competitive , it aids in concentra- tion, builds confidence, develops eye-hand coor- dination, creativity and motor reflexes. Whatever the individual reason, juggling seems to relax the tensions and anxieties experienced in col lege life. whether the student accomplishes a great deal, or a very little, by attempting the seemingly impossible, they will become better human beings. 242 gwHo ;3 I OrO-'a flWrttO 0 0 a 244 itudenl activities are dependent upon tine nature of the student body, r.l.t does not have a student body; there are several; day-school eve- ning, resident commuter, heanngdeaf, transfer resident, students in the different colleges, whose interests are often very different, the growing num- ber of graduate students odds another division, attendance at campus-wide student events often reflects this separateness, students go only to what interests them and their group. nevertheless, r.i.t. is one school, and looking to the future there is the hope that while it will be- come more diverse, all its activities will reflect in some way a common school spirit. a great deal of thought has been given to the quality of student life, an enlarged and rebuilt student union is planned, students and faculty are currently being asked to suggest ways in which the institute can be richer in its cultural activities, technical, professional work is not the whole of life, students at r.i.t. should have the chance of taking part in many things, not only their studies, eisenhower college had a requirement that its students should learn four lifetime sports such as tennis, swimming, sailing, and golf, the institute still has a lot to do in this area. there may, however, be unusual options by the year 2000. the outing club will organize weekend trips to the moon, two week field trips to the kala- hari desert for students in environmental studies, and on-site visits to oil wells for students in pe- troleum technology will be possible by the roches- ter intercontinental ballistic transport corporation, with a launching pad behind the student union! KtUSlOf PATRONS mom, dad, linda, alan, susan renee agular richard a. barone )eri bill bott mr. 8c mrs. frank bousignore mom dad boyd mr. 8c mrs. wm. h. brignall the buchar family judith 8c david dark mr. 8c mrs. henry c. engster samuel jean feather mir. 8c mrs. 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