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WHEC-TV (Channel 10) reports on a "wall raising ceremony" for the sustainable Habitat for Humanity house being constructed by members of...
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WHEC-TV (Channel 10) reports on a "wall raising ceremony" for the sustainable Habitat for Humanity house being constructed by members of the Rochester Institute of Technology community.
Some local college students are putting on their construction hats to make our community a better place to live. Members of RIT's Habitat for Humanity organization teamed up with engineering students at the college to build this sustainable home in Rochester's JOSANA neighborhood, near Rhinos Stadium. This home on Whitney Street will include solar panels with recycled materials for insulation and opportunities to make the best use of natural light.The RIT students say they are proud to help improve our community.
Kaity Warner: Makes us feel great! We love it! This neighborhood specifically, Flower City Habitat calls the neighborhood the JOSANA neighborhood, it's a specific neighborhood that's very poverty ridden, so they're trying to revitalize the whole neighborhood as a whole.
The RIT team says construction should be completed by February. The house is just one of many homes being revitalized in the JOSANA neighborhood by Flower City Habitat for Humanity.
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WUHF-TV (Fox Rochester) reports on a "wall raising ceremony" for the sustainable Habitat for Humanity house being constructed by members of the Rochester Institute of Technology community.
Students from RIT took some time out of class to get some hands-on experience. They helped build a Habitat for Humanity home in the JOSANA neighborhood in Rochester. The home is being built with a green design, that includes an efficient system to heat the home.
David Lihn: The plan was to make some simple, cost-effective changes to make it sustainable, just like design changes as how the sun hits the roof.
To sponsor a Habitat home,it costs $75,000 and RIT is raising all that money. Construction on the home is expected to be done in February.
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WHEC-TV (Channel 10) reports on a heart-warming community service project that features the generosity of student athletes and other members of the...
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WHEC-TV (Channel 10) reports on a heart-warming community service project that features the generosity of student athletes and other members of the Rochester Institute of Technology campus community.
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WROC-TV (Channel 8) reports on a heart-warming community service project that features the generosity of student athletes and other members of the...
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WROC-TV (Channel 8) reports on a heart-warming community service project that features the generosity of student athletes and other members of the Rochester Institute of Technology campus community.
Anchors: Some student at RIT went back to elementary school today. And as News 8's Jason Frazer shows us, it's all for a good cause.
Reader: "Other cats like lions and tigers are wild."
"You just come for a little bit of time and it warms you up," says RIT Student Kevin Rattigan.
Reporter: For Rattigan, reading to these elementary school kids is more than just reading. He considers it part of his duty to building a stronger community.
"We ultimately are just trying to get these kids to know that we're here for them," says Rattigan.
Every year, more than 55 student athletes, coaches, and administrators from RIT gather at School Number Five for an event called Giant Read.
"They just gather some of the children in our gymnasium and they either read to them or the children read to RIT students and staff," says School Number Five Principal Joanne Wideman.
"We have a book called Amazing Tigers...We read it to them and they get to keep the book after," says Rattigan.
And it doesn't take long to see that the hour long event has a huge impact on what these kids learn.
"Baby tigers are called cubs. Daddy tigers don't stay with the mother tiger and their cubs too," says first grader Chan Aung.
"Our children need support. Not just from educators and the schools but it does take an entire community," says Wideman.
And the impact will be felt for years to come.
"It just goes to show that a little bit of my time goes a long way with these kids," says Rattigan.
Giant Read is part of a year long initiative by RIT that features weekly visits by students to classrooms and spring cleaning. Also, sixth graders get to visit the college.
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Rochester Institute of Technology celebrated the grand opening of its Center for Student Innovation during an open house in fall 2009. (Closed capt...
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Rochester Institute of Technology celebrated the grand opening of its Center for Student Innovation during an open house in fall 2009. (Closed captioning available by clicking upward pointing arrow at lower right corner of screen)
For members of Rochester Institute of Technologys Computer Science House, inspiration leads to innovation. So what inspires Nathan Green?
Nate Green: Roommates always losing their keys and going to class and forgetting to lock their door.
That led him—along with fellow residents of his special-interest housing unit—to create this electronic door lock.
Nate: The whole point is to be able to log on from a computer from anywhere in the world or on campus and check the status of your door, as well as lock or unlock it.
The system was among RIT-created breakthroughs showcased during the unveiling of the universitys new Center for Student Innovation. The facility becomes a nexus of creativity and technology—a hub where student teams—representing all corners of the university—can develop and showcase innovation and entrepreneurial projects.
Ian Gatley/ CSI director: And what we find over and over again is when students from different disciplines at RIT get together to work on multidisciplinary problems, thats when the magic begins.
For students like Sandra Turner, its an opportunity to enrich the research experience—allowing her to incorporate studies in industrial design with additional expertise in mechanical engineering.
Sandra Turner: We cant innovate in a vacuum. We cant innovate in a closet. We have to be working together. We have our core competence and our strengths, but its collectively bringing that all together.
RIT President Bill Destler expects the center to complement a range of university initiatives that are designed to foster innovations. Students—in their very first year on campus—will be immersed in these diverse resources. But the centers overall impact—he believes—extends far beyond campus boundaries.
President Bill Destler: The wide ranging talent of RIT faculty, staff and students I think is ideally suited to the needs of industry for new technologies and new ideas for businesses, products and services.
Many of these innovations—developed here—will be showcased here—at Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival. The annual event provides the world with a first-hand look at the transformative nature of RIT student ingenuity.
Long term, it may serve as a pipeline for new jobs—leading to a new economy. That makes it an essential step toward transforming RIT into the nations first Innovation University.
Come and meet the next generation of innovators at RITs new Center for Student Innovation. Visitors are always welcome—but bring along your ideas. Im Kevin Roche.
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