RIT is on the verge of naming its ninth president and information about the two finalists will be featured in the Feb. 22 issue of News & Events. Over the weekend, I received an e-mail from an RIT professor emeritus strongly encouraging me to include in this issue a Viewpoints titled, “The Qualifications of a College President.” The editorial staff, however, decided against
I was unsure about my latest blog posting until a late afternoon phone conversation with Karen Black from National Technical Institute for the Deaf's media relations department. When I called her to confirm information in a couple of News & Events stories, she was pleasantly surprised to learn that three NTID stories—including two features—along with a few faculty/staff Newsmakers, would be running in
Exciting news will be revealed when the Jan. 25 issue of News & Events hits the stands. I can’t give it away here and now, of course, but this was one of those times when a last-minute redesign of page one was truly welcomed. In addition to this announcement being great for RIT's presence in the media, it's also great for RIT’s News
Remember my last blog post when I wrote that I was really looking forward to the delivery of News & Events? Well, this time around, I’ll say that I’m just plain thankful that the darn thing will hit the stands on Jan. 11. While the issue looks just as professional as the last, it was a rough road getting to that point. University News/University
Don't give yourself away. It's the first rule of being undercover, but I'm going to go ahead and break it. Over the past few weeks I've been doing some covert work for University News. Don't worry it's not what you may think. I'm not involved in any of the rumored conspiracies that lie within RIT lore, though I would like to find out who's
I’m really looking forward to the delivery of the upcoming issue of News & Events, which hits the stands Dec. 7. We’ve made some design changes. For example, we’ve added new accent colors, subtly changed the masthead and added a “inside the issue” banner along the bottom of the front page. These may seem like minor changes, but in my humble opinion, News
In the Nov. 16 issue of News & Events, you’ll notice a photo and caption from the College of Liberal Arts’ public speaking contest (lower left corner, page 2). If you’re like me, you’ll ask yourself, “Haven’t I seen this before?” And the answer is: “Yes.” Several times before, in fact. While the staff of News & Events is always proud to promote the
In the Nov. 2 issue of News & Events (bottom corner, page 4), you’ll see photos of New York State Assemblymembers Susan John and Joe Morelle. Democrats Morelle and John both visited the same location at RIT in these photos—the newly opened Center for Biosciences Education and Technology. And, both are pictured with students in the Bioprocess Operations certificate program. Is it important to
Does anyone know the names of these two people? These two alumni, celebrating on campus with Ritchie the Tiger during Brick City Homecoming, were set to appear on the front page of the Oct. 19 issue of News & Events, as part of our Homecoming follow-up. I really like this photo and it was perfect for what I had intended to use it for. It’s
I’ll be the first to admit when I’ve made a mistake. While compiling the Oct. 5 issue of News & Events, deputy managing editor Michael Saffran suggested the addition of a page-one banner reading, “Brick City Homecoming Edition.” We have included banners on a few previous issues—most recently, the Commencement Edition last May and the Welcome Back Edition on Sept. 7. I told Mike that
This blog post is more of an apology than anything else. Kudos to our many faculty and staff members who diligently submit items for publication in the Newsmakers section of News & Events every two weeks. While I’m always happy to accept them, unfortunately, I’m not always able to use them at the pace that I’d like to. As managing editor, I’m asking those of
In the Sept. 7 issue of News & Events, RIT Medical Director Brooke Durland writes a Viewpoints article about the potential threat of an Avian Influenza, or “bird flu,” pandemic. Take a look—her comments are well written, informative and encouraging. Although it’s impossible to predict what a pandemic of this magnitude would really be like, I’m encouraged by the fact that RIT experts
As you’ve read in previous issues of News & Events, the University News staff would love to hear from more of you. Although we aren’t able to publish a “Letters to the Editor” section due to a lack of space, we’re very interested in what readers are thinking and talking about on campus, and in what areas we, as a news organization, excel
I read recently that the average American reads only about a book a year. I’m sure the number is greater in higher education—among both faculty and students—but it made me realize: I guess I’m not “average” (at least not this year—I’m working on my sixth since around the start of the year). Just days ago, I bought four more—one about the FCC, two on
How does the N&E editorial team decide what will appear on the front page of News & Events each issue? Some N&E critics may choose to believe that our stories are tossed onto a flight of stairs, and the ones that land on the first four steps will make the front page. Well, our lead stories aren’t actually selected that way, but truth
They’ve got me—I’ve been recruited to enter the Blogosphere. Trust me, I’m one of the most non-technical people I know—I can definitely survive sans computer, Blackberry, PDA and cell phone. (And, I only pretend that I know what a Blackberry is.) But, I’m up for anything, so here I go… As managing editor of News & Events, I’ve been asked to help offer
Introducing a new regular feature on The Tiger Beat Blog: Inside the Pages of News & Events In coming weeks, News & Events Managing Editor Vienna Carvalho-McGrain will begin taking you behind the scenes of University News and offering an insider’s look at some of what goes on behind the walls of Building 86 (our campus home). For example, she’ll share insight behind