Intersections: The RIT Podcast

When people think of printing, they think of copiers, toners or pamphlets, but the print industry is growing and new technologies are impacting how products are developed and printed. In this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, alumna Stephanie Fallon, management, publishing leader at Wayfair, talks to Cecilia Savka and Emi Knape, undergraduate students in the Graphic Media Science and Technology Program about creativity, learning to be a “jack of all graphic trades” and the skills needed in today’s print industry. For a transcript of this podcast, visit: www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/GraphicMediaScienceandTechTranscript.pdf

Performing arts at RIT offer students a unique opportunity to pursue their passions of performing, while earning a technical college degree. In July 2022, RIT opens a new School of Performing Arts to offer additional creative opportunities for thousands of students who wish to pursue their passions in performance while majoring in a range of other fields. The school’s first director, Erica Haskell, has been named following a nationwide search. In this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, College of Liberal Arts Dean Anna Stenport talks with Thomas Warfield, Director of Dance in RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and Assistant Professor Yunn-Shan Ma, director of the RIT Philharmonic Orchestra, on ways RIT is making dreams come true for students interested in performing arts. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/SchoolofPerformingArtsTranscript.pdf

RIT is a global university. And this includes in the heart of Europe – home to RIT Croatia. RIT Croatia has locations in the capital city of Zagreb and the historic coastal city of Dubrovnik. In this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, RIT Croatia president and dean Don Hudspeth talks with Bob Finnerty, RIT’s associate vice president of communications, to discuss the 25th anniversary of RIT’s presence in Croatia and the opportunities that exist with its strategic location in central Europe. Read a transcript of this podcast: http://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/RITCroatiatranscript.pdf

In virtually every art course and studio environment at RIT, technology is integral to the delivery of content and production of work. In this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Elizabeth Kronfield, director of the School of Art and School for American Crafts, and Abigail Benkovich, a second-year MFA metals and jewelry design graduate student, discuss the university’s never-ending focus on intersecting technology, art, and design, and how RIT is in a unique position to blur the line between technology and making for students in the College of Art and Design. Read a transcript of this podcast here: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/TechnologyinArtTranscript.pdf

RIT is a global university. And that includes the United Arab Emirates, which is home to RIT Dubai. A newly-built campus, located in the Dubai Silicon Oasis, recently opened featuring high-tech learning, research, and spaces for collaborative innovation. In this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, RIT Dubai President Yousef Al-Assaf speaks with Bob Finnerty, RIT’s associate vice president of communications, to discuss the new campus and the vision for RIT Dubai in this emerging part of the world. Read a transcript of this podcast here: www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/RITDubaiPodcastTranscript.pdf

In this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast we meet Jackie Nicholson, who became just the fifth athletic director in RIT's history last summer, and the first woman to ever hold the position. Listen in as she talks with Lauren Zeglen, co-captain of RIT's women’s soccer team and president of the university’s Student Athlete Advisory Council(SAAC) about the future of RIT Athletics, the experience of student athletes on campus and the role of sports in creating a more equitable university. Read a transcript of this podcast here: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/RITAthleticsPodcasttranscript.pdf

In this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast we hear from Jill Bradbury, chair of the Department of Performing Arts in RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and Andy Head, assistant professor in the Department of Performing Arts in RIT’s College of Liberal Arts, as they discuss what the recent collaboration between the theater departments of NTID and CLA will mean, including more inclusive and accessible theater experiences for audience members with varying disabilities. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/Performing-Arts-podcast-transcript.pdf

RIT is diversifying its faculty in many ways, and the Future Faculty Career Exploration Program is one of the most important avenues for doing so. In this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Katrina Overby assistant professor in RIT’s School of Communication and a past participant in the program, talks with Donathan Brown, assistant provost and assistant vice president for faculty diversity and recruitment, about why the program is seen as a model nationally in launching the careers of underrepresented scholars. Read a transcript of this episode: www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/Recruiting-Diverse-Faculty-podcast-transcript.pdf

RIT Space Exploration, or RIT SPEX, gives students hands-on experience on projects in the growing space industry. Their missions range from designing CubeSats to building model rovers and using drone technology for imaging. In this edition of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, current student leader Ryan Brown talks with RIT SPEX alumni Evan Putnam and Amber Dubill, who took their experiences to industry leaders Raytheon Intelligence and Space, and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Read a transcript of this episode: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/RIT-SPEX-podcast-transcript.pdf

Complex manufacturing processes of semiconductors and growing demands along the global supply chain for computer chips is impacting numerous industries—from defense and intelligence to consumer electronics and the Internet of Things. In this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Robert Pearson, professor of microelectronic engineering, and Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management, discuss how the semiconductor supply chain has been disrupted and provide insights about current trends and possible solutions to this complicated business and technology challenge. Read a transcript of this episode: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/SemiconductorChipShortagePodcastTranscript.pdf

Contentious battles are often fought over the dinner table around what and how much a child should eat. RIT researcher Barbara Lohse, head of the RIT Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition, and colleague Ellyn Satter, have rigorously tested and validated a common-sense approach used by pediatricians, nutritionists, social workers, and child psychologists to identify and prevent nutrition risk in children. In this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, they discuss their research that has validated the Satter Division of Responsibility in Feeding as a quantifiable tool that can help assess child feeding practices and prevent feeding problems and nutrition risk. Read a transcript of this episode: http://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/ChildNutritionPodcastTranscript.pdf

New restrictive voting laws in states across the country present obstacles to the polls via voter ID laws, voter role purges, and poll closures. The collective impact on American citizens’ right to vote follows the centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment and women’s suffrage. In this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Nickesia Gordon, associate professor in the School of Communication at RIT, and 2021 criminal justice alumna Trinity McFadden, explore the convergence of race, gender and voting rights with historian Carol Anderson, professor of African American Studies at Emory University. Read a transcript of this episode:http://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/MovingForwardPodcastTranscript.pdf

Design must play a critical role as society faces difficult discussions and works to create a new balance in a troubled world. In this episode of Intersections: the RIT Podcast, Josh Owen, director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies at RIT, and 2006 industrial design alumnus Seth Eshelman, founder of sustainable design firm Staach, discuss their Metaproject collaboration. In the collaboration, students have designed objects, which in their own unique ways, deploy educational content through their function to demand justice, empathy, sustainability, equity, and inclusion. Read a transcript of this episode: www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/Metaproject-Transcript.pdf

It’s been quite the ride for RIT’s Theme Park Enthusiasts. The club started as a casual group of roller coaster fanatics. Today, club members have won national design competitions and have found co-ops and jobs in the growing field of theme park entertainment. In this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Travis Faircloth, a current student and club leader, talks to RIT alumnus and former member Robert Cybulski, CAE Analyst at Roush Industries, and Michael Deneau, vice president of Entertainment Engineering at Roush Industries. They share insights about the growth of the club and what it takes to succeed in a very competitive and rewarding industry. Read a transcript of this episode: http://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/Theme-Park-Enthusiasts-Transcript.pdf

Anticipating rapid changes in the workplace—further accelerated by lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic—RIT is seizing on the opportunity to guide students to new economy majors that are multidisciplinary, transformative, and future-focused. These new economy majors break down traditional boundaries and open students up to a new world of possibilities. In this episode of Intersections: the RIT Podcast, Ian Mortimer, vice president for Enrollment Management; Steven Carnovale, assistant professor of supply chain management, and Dan Johnson, professor of packaging science, discuss the importance of offering majors that ensure successful outcomes while meeting the ever-changing needs of a new, and evolving, economy. Read a transcript of this podcast: www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/New-Economy-Majors-transcript.pdf

As our society reckons with issues of racial disparity and mental health, RIT’s Counseling and Psychological Services is working to address some of the unique mental health challenges facing RIT’s students of color. In this episode of Intersections: the RIT Podcast, three mental health therapists who identify as people of color—Odessa Despot, Isabel Chandler, and Jaime Castillo—discuss issues related to mental health stigma, the impacts of racism and racial trauma, and ways to support those experiencing mental health issues. Read a transcript of this episode: rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/Mental-Health-Podcast-Transcript.pdf

These Tigers are the champs. RIT took home the top trophy at the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition international finals in 2021, beating out student teams from 63 other schools in the ethical hacking simulation including Stanford, Cal Poly and Carnegie Mellon. In today’s edition of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, team captain Sunggwan Choi, a fifth-year RIT computing security BS/MS student, and Spencer Roth, a third-year computing security BS/MS student, share their experiences from the team’s win and discuss how the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition has impacted their futures in the ever-changing field of cybersecurity. Read a transcript of this episode: www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/CPTC-Podcast-Transcript.pdf

The KEEN Engineering Unleashed network is driving change in engineering education. Since 2019, RIT has been a part of the network of universities that focuses on graduating engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset. In this edition of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Jennifer O’Neill, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering Technology, and Patti Cyr, lecturer in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, discuss what the entrepreneurial mindset is and how connections to the network are helping to improve classroom teaching and providing an edge for RIT students. Read a transcript of this podcast: www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/KEEN-Podcast-Transcript.pdf

Joshua Rashaad McFadden is an award-winning and internationally recognized assistant professor of photography at RIT’s School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, nationally recognized for its degree programs. A transformative artist, social justice advocate, and change agent, he possesses a unique vision of the Black American experience. In this episode of Intersections McFadden talks with Todd Jokl, dean of RIT’s College of Art and Design, about how his artwork transcends the genres of fine art, street photography, and photojournalism, and other labels placed on the medium to bring forward powerful stories about the realities of the injustices Black people in America are still facing today. Read a transcript of this episode: rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/BLM-Photography-Podcast-Transcript.pdf

RIT is considered to be one of the most accessible college campuses in the world. On this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, NTID President Gerry Buckley and RIT Director of Disability Services Catherine Lewis chat about how that accessibility came to be, including the signing of the landmark 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act. Gerry and Catherine provide their perspectives on the history of accessibility in higher education – how far we’ve come, and how far we have yet to go. Read a transcript of this episode: www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/ADA-30-Years-Transcript.pdf

RIT is unlocking a new level of computing security with its Global Cybersecurity Institute. The GCI is opening the doors to its new 52,000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility on campus this year, a space that will help make RIT one of the best places in the world for cybersecurity education, training and research. In this edition of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Steve Hoover, the Katherine Johnson Executive Director of GCI, and Justin Pelletier, a computing security lecturer and director of GCI Cyber Range and Training Center provide a sneak peek of what the GCI has to offer. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/GCI-Podcast-Transcript.pdf

RIT is consistently ranked one of the top 200 colleges for Indigenous students by Winds of Change magazine. In this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Nicole Scott, director of RIT’s Native American Future Stewards Program speaks with Abigail Reigner, a second-year mechanical engineering student who is the regional student representative for the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. They discuss life as Native Americans in higher education, learning about Native cultures, and some of the unique ways RIT partners with tribal nations and organizations. Read a transcript of this podcast here: : https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/NAHM-Podcast-Transcript.pdf

There is no doubt—the 19th Amendment was a milestone. When it was ratified in 1920, women in the United States won the right to vote. But the 19th Amendment did not flip the switch for women equally, and the struggle against voter suppression continued for decades, and in some cases, it still does. In this edition of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, RIT associate professor of history Tamar Carroll and fourth-year student Anika Griffiths speak with Johns Hopkins University professor Martha S. Jones about the past, present and future of voting rights and social justice in America. Read a transcript of this podcast here: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/podcast-transcripts/Voting-Rights-Podcast-Transcript.pdf

Printing, a storied industry, continues to see an evolution. In this edition of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, RIT alumnus Henry Freedman and Professors Robert Eller and Bruce Myers discuss the strength of the industry, the rise of inkjet printing and the role RIT plays in developing professionals who can take the printing industry to the next level. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/RIT%20Print%20Media%20Podcast%20Transcription.pdf

The right academic major can be a pathway to a dream career. In this edition of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, professor Tina Lent, director of RIT’s museum studies program, talks with 2019 alumna Katherine Hensel about how her degree in museum studies led to her dream job as a U.S. national park ranger. Read a transcript of this podcast: www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/GrandCanyonranger-podcasttranscript.pdf

It’s been said that diversity happens when people of different backgrounds share space in a community, but inclusion only happens when they spend quality time together. In today’s edition of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Taj Smith, director of diversity education at RIT, talks with Stephanie Rankin, director of foundation relations, about her participation in the Breaking Bread program, which helps faculty and staff bridge the diversity gap and build real relationships. Read a transcript of this podcast: rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/Breaking-Bread-Podcast-Transcript.pdf You can learn more about Breaking Bread and other RIT diversity education offerings here: https://www.rit.edu/diversity/diversity-education-virtual-offerings

RIT President David Munson talked about the current status and near future of the university during a special broadcast, “RIT Rallies: The COVID-19 Response,” Wednesday on WITR-FM (89.7). Read a transcript of the show: www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/Ask_Munson_transcript.pdf

Studying history is more than poring over textbooks and old documents. In this edition of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, history professor Richard Newman and humanities professor Lisa Hermsen talk about place-based learning, which gets students into the community to experience where the history happened. Read a transcript of this podcast: www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/RITPlace-BasedHumanitiesPodcastTranscript.pdf

Community partnerships are one way RIT provides its students with experiential learning opportunities. In this episode of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, James Winebrake, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and Juilee Decker, associate professor of museum studies, talk about a unique partnership between the college and one of the Finger Lakes Region’s cultural gems, the Genesee Country Village & Museum. Read a transcript of this podcast: www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/COLA-GCVM-Partnerships-Transcript.pdf

Deep learning, part of artificial intelligence, is being used to create fake videos that look and sound like the real thing. But could this same artificial intelligence be used to turn the tables on these nefarious acts? In this edition of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Professor Matthew Wright, director of RIT’s Center for Cybersecurity Research, talks with John Sohrawardi, a Ph.D. student in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, about software they are creating that uses artificial intelligence to help journalists detect and root out deep fake videos. Read a transcript of this podcast: http://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/Cybersecuity-Transcript.pdf

A multidisciplinary contingent from RIT is creating innovative design solutions to improve the quality of medical care and education for some of the most vulnerable in Central America. Today, Mary Golden, interior design program chair and director of RIT Hope for Honduras, speaks with Christian Perry, a healthcare designer and co-founder of Little Angels of Honduras, about important initiatives to help reduce infant mortality in that region. Read a transcript of this podcast here: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/RIT%20Hope%20for%20Honduras%20podcast%20transcript.pdf

Wellness on today’s college campus is nothing like the gym classes students used to be required to take. On this edition of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Michelle Schrouder, director of Wellness Education, talks with student Richa Khanolkar about how the wellness options of today – everything from badminton to yoga, from managing your stress to managing your finances – is helping students learn new skills, make friends and have fun. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/Wellness%20Podcast%20transcript.pdf

Caroline Easton, professor in RIT’s School of Behavioral Health talks with Jacob Wadsworth, a doctoral intern in the university’s priority psychology internship program, about a project that uses telemedicine, the process of using telecommunications to evaluate, diagnosis and treat patients, to help homeless people access mental health and drug addiction counseling. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/Behavior%20Health%20transcript.pdf

Since 2010, Metaproject has paired RIT student designers with a client in what has become a signature project for the university’s internationally-ranked industrial design program. Distinguished professor Josh Owen, director of RIT’s industrial design program and the founder of Metaproject, talks with distinguished professor Roger Remington, director of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies, about a decade of connecting students to industry. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/Vignelli%20Metaproject%20Podcast%20Transcript.pdf

So, you like playing video games so much that you think you’d like a career in making them. But what does a video game producer do? John Blau, a fourth-year game design and development major, talks with John Veneron, digital games hub associate at RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios, about their experiences in video game production and how RIT’s MAGIC Center is helping student developers publish their work. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/RIT%20Video%20Game%20Production%20Podcast%20Transcript.pdf

From objects that are barely visible under a microscope to snowflakes and the massive RIT Big Shot, professor Michael Peres has made scientific photography a major focus, with his images appearing on CNN, The Weather Channel, and Mashable. Peres talks with colleague Ted Kinsman of RIT’s photo sciences program about how one masters such specialized photography. Read the podcast transcript here: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/Scientific%20Photography%20RIT%20Podcast%20Transcript.pdf

Not all learning does, or can, happen in a classroom. Last summer, Bolaji Thomas, professor in the College of Health Sciences and Technology, took a group of students to Nigeria to give them a firsthand look at the impact of malaria on global health. Abigail Melake, a biomedical science major, and Janice Fung, a biomedical science and biotechnology major, talk about what they learned from this experience about themselves and their future professions. Read the podcast transcript here: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/RIT%20Malaria%20Research%20Podcast%20transcript.pdf

Sports analytics, highlighted in the real-life story told in the popular book and movie Moneyball, is transforming the landscape of college sports as well. Matthew Hoffman, associate professor in RIT’s School of Mathematical Sciences, and Ryan Stimson, author of the book Tape to Space: Redefining Modern Hockey Tactics, talk about the RIT Sports Analytics Conference that they founded and how analytics is shaping the larger sports world and making data cool. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/Sports%20analytics%20podcast%20transcript.pdf

Cooperative education – also known as co-op – plays a unique role in a student’s college experience. A paid, full-time work experience, co-op helps students achieve success through experiential learning and gives them a real-life taste of work in their chosen field. Maria Richart, director of RIT’s Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education, talks with student Wil Seifried about this unique feature of the RIT experience and how students can make the most of their co-op opportunities. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/Co-op%20podcast%20transcript.pdf

Heart failure costs the U.S. $34 billion a year, with most of those costs due to repeated hospitalization. David Borkholder, RIT’s Bausch and Lomb Professor of Microsystems Engineering, talks with Nicholas Conn, a postdoctoral fellow and founder of Heart Health Intelligence, about a new invention that could help patients easily monitor their health in the privacy of their own bathrooms. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/Heart%20Health%20Toliet%20Seat%20Podcast%20Transcript.pdf

Are electronic cigarettes really a healthier alternative to tobacco products? Risa Robinson, head of RIT’s department of mechanical engineering, talks with Edward Hensel, associate dean, about their unique research methods into how these devices are used and how they affect users’ health. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/E-Cig%20podcast%20transcript.pdf.

Learning assistants bring a different perspective to a student’s educational experience. At RIT, the Center for Advancing STEM Teaching, Learning & Evaluation trains undergraduates to be learning assistants, and facilitate small-group or other interactions in the classroom. Dina Newman, associate professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, and recent biology graduate Gretchen Horst talk about how the program works and the goals it achieves. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/RIT%20Learning%20Assistant%20Podcast%20Transcript.pdf

The important role that scores of female artists played in the origins of animated imagery at Disney has long been overlooked – until now. In today’s episode, Mindy Johnson, author and awardwinning playwright, talks with RIT assistant professor, animator and cartoonist Peter Murphey about what up-and-coming artists can learn from the invisible history of these trailblazing women. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/Women%20in%20Animation%20podcast.pdf

Science professor André Hudson mentored three area high school students and their collaboration led to the discovery that a rare bacterium kills E. coli and B. subtilis. The group published their findings in an academic journal. In this episode of Intersections, Hudson talks with Kit Mayberry, RIT vice president for strategic planning and special initiatives, about what he learned about himself as a teacher and a scientist on the project. Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/Rochester%20Prep%20Bacterium%20Discovery%20Podcast%20Transcript.pdf

While the term sustainability has many definitions, its goal is singularly critical – the world needs to achieve ecological balance. In this episode of Intersections, Nabil Nasr, associate provost, working in the area of natural resource management worldwide, and Enid Cardinal, senior sustainability adviser, discuss what’s happening on campus, across the nation and around the world to safeguard our environment. Read a transcript of this episode here: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/docs/sustainability%20podcast%20transcript.pdf

Esports are surging in popularity and RIT's collegiate esports teams are making an impact in the growing field. With multiple championships and national rankings under their belt, the Esports program is looking to take things to the next level. In this episode of Intersections, Evan Hirsh, a fourth-year computer science major and president of RIT Esports, talks with the team’s adviser, Chad Weeden, assistant director of RIT’s School of Interactive Games and Media, about the rise of competitive video gaming and the university’s teams. Read a transcript of this episode here: https://www.rit.edu/sites/rit.edu/files/documents/podcast-transcripts/RIT%20Esports%20Podcast%20Transcript.pdf

Growing up in India Shahana Althaf thought earning a doctorate was a distant dream. But, despite potential roadblocks, she persevered and she will receive her Ph.D. from RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability on May 10. In this episode of Intersections she talks with associate professor Callie Babbitt about how she overcame cultural pressures and the challenges of balancing home life with a young child to fulfill her dreams and earn her degree. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/ritnews/pdfs/Graduation-Podcast-Transcript.pdf

What role do the performing arts play in the life of students at a university noted for its science and technology? An enormous and welcoming role, say David Munnell, director of theater arts, and Thomas Warfield, director of dance at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Read a transcript of this podcast here: https://www.rit.edu/ritnews/pdfs/RIT_Performing_Arts_podcast_transcript%20.pdf

People seeking a career in medicine have many paths from which to choose. In this episode, Hamad Ghazle, professor in the College of Health Sciences and Technology and Jodie Crowley, clinical coordinator for the diagnostic medical sonography program, discuss career opportunities in the field of ultrasound. Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://www.rit.edu/ritnews/pdfs/Ultrasound_podcast_transcript.pdf

Artificial intelligence and deep learning have many research applications. In this episode Ray Ptucha, assistant professor of computer engineering in RIT’s College of Engineering, talks with computing doctoral student Robert Jimerson from the College of Computing and Information Sciences about a National Science Foundation project that their team is pursuing. It uses deep learning systems to develop a speech-recognition system to help preserve the Native American Seneca language. Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://www.rit.edu/ritnews/pdfs/Seneca_language_AI_podcast_transcript.pdf

Entrepreneurs have lots of ideas. But what does it really take to turn one of those ideas into a viable business? In the new episode of Intersections, Rich Notargiacomo, director of RIT’s Venture Creations Technology Business Incubator, talks with Brandon Hudson, an applied arts and science major in the School of Individualized Studies and the first student selected for RIT’s Gap Year Entrepreneurship Fellows program, about the path taken by his award-winning energy services company, Connexus. Read a transcript of this podcast here: https://www.rit.edu/ritnews/pdfs/RIT-Entrepreneurship-Podcast-Transcript.pdf

In the digital age, how can you be so sure that the photo, video or audio being shared on social media hasn’t somehow been altered or manipulated? In this edition of Intersections: The RIT Podcast, associate professor of photography Christye Sisson and motion picture science undergraduate student Owen Thompson, discuss media forensics and its role in protecting us all from fake news. Read a transcript of the podcast here:https://www.rit.edu/news/pdfs/Media_Forensics_Podcast_Transcript.pdf

Massive rocket ships aren’t the only way to explore space. In this episode, imaging science professor Grover A. Swartzlander, Jr. and Amber Dubill, a mechanical engineering student, discuss the latest developments in space travel, including toaster-sized boats in the sky. Students are working solar sails, and developing RIT's first satellite. Read a transcript of this podcast here: https://www.rit.edu/news/pdfs/Podcast-RIT-Space-Exploration.pdf

What becomes of unharvested crops, apples that grocery stores don’t sell, leftovers from a banquet? Food waste is a global issue with social, economic and environmental implications. On this episode of “Intersections: The RIT Podcast,” associate professors of sustainability Callie Babbitt and Tom Trabold discuss the problem and offer some practical and personal solutions that are helping influence public policy. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/news/pdfs/Food-Waste-Podcast-Transcript.pdf

In this episode Jeyhan Kartaltepe, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and Brittany Vanderhoof, 3rd-year Ph.D. student in astrophysical sciences and technology discuss their career paths, the opportunities and challenges for women in the sciences and their own efforts to be role models for future generations of scientists. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/news/pdfs/Women_in_Physics_Podcast_Transcript.pdf

This 1968 radio commercial invites the public to come visit RIT's brand new campus in Henrietta, describing it as an "impossible dream" that the community made a reality. Transcript below --------------------------- Narrator: An Impossible Dream! The new RIT campus was an impossible dream that has been given substance through the generosity of thousands of Rochestarians, individual and corporate. Now that impossible dream is nearly complete. Seven and a half million bricks have been laid, thousands of tons of equipment and supplies are in place, and finishing operations move forward at a frenzy pace. Amidst it all, nearly 15,000 students, faculty, and staff are hard at work in the learning process. You can see this impossible dream which the Rochester community made a reality. You and your family are invited to visit the new Rochester Institute of Technology campus on Jefferson road near Balentine bridge from 1-5 on Sunday, October 20th.

Robin Cass, interim dean of the College of Art and Design, and John Aäsp , gallery director, discuss how RIT City Art Space in downtown Rochester will invite the public to engage with the university through culture and creativity. Read a transcript of this episode: https://www.rit.edu/news/pdfs/City_Art_Space_Podcast_Transcript.pdf

Associate Professor of Comic Studies Dan Worden talks with RIT visiting cartoonist in residence, Leigh Rubin, the creator of Rubes, about his path from advertising arts major to internationally syndicated cartoonist. Read a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/news/pdfs/Cartoonist_In_Residence_Podcast_Transcript.pdf

In this episode Trevor Barrett, assistant director of RIT’s Veterans and Military Enrollment Services Office talks with fellow former U.S. Marine now RIT computing student Brennan Jackson about adjusting to life after military service and what RIT is doing – and still needs to do – to help veterans succeed in their educational pursuits. You can read a transcript of the podcast too: https://www.rit.edu/news/pdfs/intersections_veterans.pdf

Welcome to Intersections: The RIT Podcast. Our debut episode features a conversation between Eugene Fram, professor emeritus from Saunders College of Business and Chris Jackson, associate dean of the College of Art and Design. The two discuss how they came to value the importance of critical thinking and the role it plays in education, business, design and everyday life. View a transcript of this podcast: https://www.rit.edu/news/pdfs/Podcast-Transcript_Critical-Thinking.pdf