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Destler>> I like to say this is the greatest
collection of geeks and artists in the world.
Carl>> So we'll head out the doors over here...
Destler>> How are you? I'm Bill Destler. I'm the President of RIT. Good to have you here!
It turns out that... you know... the campus changes so much, that we make a little video
every 5 years or so, so the alums will know what their campus has become.
Just to give you and example: since I've been here, which is 7 years as President, we've
built 15 buildings. So this is a very dynamic and rapidly changing place
So it is a pleasure to meet all of you and
I'm going to tag along and say a few things.
Zarinna>> You can find the first 250 digits
of Pi on the staircase, as well as the optic diagram of the human eye... the genetic code
for insulin on there... Darwin's finches...
Destler>> One of the reasons we set up the
MAGIC Center was actually to exploit those various assets we have from across the campus,
and make sure that the animators knew what the gamers were doing and visa-versa and we
could actually continue to establish a leadership position in that very important area.
By the way the gaming industry is now bigger than the motion picture industry, so these
are gigantic industries now, in which technology plays a more and more important role.
Carl>> Over here we have the Global Village... a very internationally oriented part of campus.
Also probably one of the nicest parts of campus... a lot of people like to hang out over here.
If you can see that really big glass building right behind the College of Applied Science
and Technology that is the Golisano Institute for Sustainability.
Destler>> That building is one of the greenest buildings in the world, and basically it contributes
energy to the rest of the campus. Actually all the energy that that building uses is
generated by solar, by wind, by geothermal and by a really remarkable fuel cell. It is
a LEED Platinum facility, one of several on campus. Which means it has obtained the highest
possible environmental sustainability ratings. We are actually becoming a national leader
in sustainability - both in terms of our facilities, and also our student programs. We have a Ph.D.
in Sustainability, we have a Masters in Sustainable Production, a Masters in Sustainable Engineering,
and we have tons and tons of student activity in this area. And we are about to install
a 2 megawatt solar array on the edge of campus. So we are moving very very quickly towards
a much more sustainable infrastructure for the campus.
Zarinna>> We are actually passing by several clubs spaces here. The first one you just
passed by was the AeroDesign Club, as well as the one over to your right is our Formula
SAE Club. That stands for Society of Automotive Engineers. And they actually design a Formula
One car. We have a Baja Team which creates an off-roading dune-buggy.
They use facilities here in this building and have CNC machines, 3D printers, Rapid Prototypers...
Destler>> I like to say this is the greatest
collection of geeks and artists in the world. And so we have wonderfully right-brained focused
people - and left-brained focused people here. And actually: Design - we have a top-five design
school here... is where art meets function. And so we are a very unusual place in the
sense that we, basically, are doing exactly what companies like Apple are now doing - which
is wedding technology with design and art - to produce the next generation of products.
And our students are leading the way.
Zarinna>> This is actually called the "Quarter
Mile" because a fraternity a long time ago held a fund-raiser where they lined up quarters
down the major walk-way and raised money for a local children's hospital.
Co-op was a big reason why I came to RIT. I'm currently going to go work for Toyota
- and I met Toyota at the Career Fair that we had here at RIT - right in our Field House
that we are going to see later. But, they did emphasize that they are looking specifically
for RIT students.
Destler>> We have students from more than
100 countries here. Not only do we have about 1,500 students at our over-seas campuses...
but we have 2,000 international students right on this campus. So I like to say that
if you are afraid of being exposed to people who come from different backgrounds... different
countries... maybe spoke different languages... maybe look a little different or whatever...
this is not the place for you. But if you are willing to expose yourself
to this incredibly diverse community it is an experience that you will never forget.
Zarinna>> This is the end of our tour, so I'd like to thank you guys for coming.
Destler>> Let's give them a hand they did a great job!
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