Meeting minutes, announcements and publications from RIT Colleges: Recent submissions

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    • Cheering RIT deaf wrestlers 

      Unknown author (1998-01-01)
      Rochester Institute of Technology's NCAA Division III men's wrestling program features three deaf wrestlers: All-American Matt Hamill (Loveland, OH), Jay Jakubowski (Redford, MI), and Tony Wallace (Franklin, OH). Hamill ...

    • Wolk Foundation supports students 

      Unknown author (1998-01-01)
      The Louis S. and Molly B. Wolk Foundation recently made a $250,000 commitment over five years to establish a scholarship fund to support deserving deaf and hard-of-hearing students enrolled at RIT. The Louis S. and Molly ...

    • NTID newsmakers 

      Unknown author (1998-01-01)
      Dr. James DeCaro, dean, NTID, received the Perkins Founder's Award October 9 from the Rochester School for the Deaf. The award praises an individual who has provided outstanding service to RSD and the Rochester deaf ...

    • MSSE graduate program certified 

      Unknown author (1998-01-01)
      NTID's Master of Science in Secondary Education program, a deaf education teacher preparation program, recently was conferred Secondary Education Endorsement by the Council on Education of the Deaf. The council's members ...

    • GardenScapes: a harmonious approach to 3D art 

      Tate, Charmie (2007-09)

    • L’Dor VaDor: Remembering the Cleveland Jewish immigration experience 

      Feldman, Roxanne (2007-12)
      Jewish people heavily contributed to the growth and development of the city of Cleveland. Their impact extended from creating major businesses to influence in education and culture. Jewish immigration, an integral piece ...

    • Online cake instructor 

      Tseng, Jen-Chun (2007-12)
      This thesis will be an e-learning website about making cakes. Users will learn how to make a cake in a virtual environment by following the instructions and interacting with the surroundings, instead of learning from text ...

    • Deaf grads see jobs clearly NTID-trained workers are a good fit for Victor lens maker 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2003-12-08)
      The noise of machines grinding prescription lenses all day long might be annoying for some people, but Andy Casile and many of his co-workers at LensCrafters in Eastview Mall don’t mind it at all.

    • RIT makes history 

      Whitfield, Joylynn (WROC-TV, 2006-04-26)
      A deaf student in a predominately hearing school is the first ever to be named student body president in the country, and it happened at RIT.

    • One family, four cochlear implants 

      McKenna, Janet (Hearing Loss Magazine, 2006-02-01)
      A Rochester, New York, family of four all received cochlear implants during one week in 2004. As “Deaf community” members, how do their experiences compare with those of other cochlear implant users? The Matchetts tell ...

    • NTID students polish up their résumés for job fair 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2005-12-07)
      With stacks of resumes in hand, hundreds of students — many dressed in business attire — met dozens of prospective employers Tuesday during a job fair at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

    • NTID students help storm victims 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2005-12-06)
      Jennifer Fields was in school in Rochester, more than 1,200 miles from her Louisiana home that was damaged when Hurricane Katrina struck more than three months ago.

    • Locals create disaster guide for deaf 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2005-11-11)
      When the 1991 ice storm cut off power to parts of Monroe County for more than a week, Matt Searls found himself writing notes to utility crews, firefighters and police who happened to come down his road in Pittsford to ...

    • Student graces pages of PEOPLE 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2005-05-03)
      A 21-year old college student from Mendon is featured in this week's People magazine. Not too shabby, being in the magazine's "50 Most Beautiful" issue, graced by cover girl Julia Roberts.

    • NTID helps students break down employment barriers 

      Whetstone, Anne (Careers & The Disabled Magazine, 2001-05-01)

    • Remembering the deaf community during the hurricane 

      Maynard, Holly (TV 13 and 13WHAM.com, 2005-09-12)
      When Hurricane Katrina hit thousands of people were stranded and confused. Not just because communication systems broke down, but because they are deaf.

    • NTID appoints Hurwitz as chief search ends with schools own dean to succeed Davila on Dec. 1 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2003-11-07)
      After a seven-month national search from a pool of more than 20 candidates, the next head of Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf won’t have far to go to find his new office.

    • NTID's student actors sink teeth into challenges 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2005-10-25)
      Some people may think the Rochester Institute of Technology is just for students who want to learn computer science or engineering. But costumed actors in makeup who take to the stage six times a year on campus are ...

    • Week's events honor deaf culture 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2006-09-21)
      Storytelling in sign language, art gallery tours led by a deaf docent and a vintage game of baseball featuring the portrayal of William "Dummy" Hoy, a deaf baseball star from the late 1800s, are some of the activities ...

    • NTID marks 40th Birthday 

      Livadas, Greg (Democrat and Chronicle, 2005-06-14)
      Forty years ago today, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed his name on a bill to create the National Technical Institute of the Deaf. That simple action forever changed the educational options for deaf students, and ...