Last week the center, with support from the Ruderman Family Foundation, a Jewish nonprofit organization in Boston that advocates for the inclusion of people with disabilities, released two guides one for students and their families and one for administrators, faculty and staff members about best practices for leaves of absence from college. The guides attempt to fill a knowledge gap among students about their options when considering a leave and how to get college officials “on the same page” about how to support students and reduce the stigma around taking leave, including policies that could penalize students with mental health conditions, said Hutchinson, who is a contributing author of the guides.
Matty Feric Undergraduate Delegate
From Rivers Edge, New Jersey, Matty is graduating with a BFA in film and animation. His work has been featured in 12 films. Nine of them were selected for the Honors Show within the School of Fine Arts (SoFA) or other awards. Matty’s professional experience also includes working as a teaching assistant and at RIT’s Telefund, where he secured more than $25,000 for the university in donations. Additionally, he served as the treasurer of the RIT Film, Video, Animation Student Association. Following graduation, Matty plans to pursue a career in film and animation.
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Not all heroes wear capes. Some just have driver’s licenses and big hearts.
This is the case for Dr. Greg Savich (affectionately called “Greg” by his students), an adjunct professor for the Institute of Optics. All New Yorkers aged 16 and older have been eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine since April 6.
Following this announcement, Savich took time out of his class period to share with his students all the necessary information for vaccination sites and sign-ups, should they choose to receive the shot. Embedded in this discussion was his offer to personally drive students to their vaccines if they need a ride.
Poet Gary Rainford gets a little sad in April, which is National Poetry Month. “Every day is poetry day for me,” he said in an interview with the Islander. “I want poetry to be on people’s lips throughout the year, not just one month.”
Rasheem Broughton, a 16-year-old Chili teen, was visiting his grandmother on Joseph Avenue on Nov. 15, 1991 when he was shot in the neck.
An 18-year-old man, Joseph Chandler, was arrested the next day and charged with attempted second-degree murder and first-degree robbery. Chandler ultimately pleaded guilty in August 1992 and sentenced to 8⅓ to 25 years in prison, the maximum sentence he could face.
The bullet penetrated Broughton s spine and left him a quadriplegic. According to a 2002 column from Carol Ritter in the
Democrat and Chronicle, Broughton could move his right hand and had limited use of his right arm. He was able to move enough to operate an electric wheelchair.