62-778: McChord may refer to: People [ edit ] Austin McChord (born 1985), American engineer and businessman James McChord (1785–1820), American Presbyterian minister William McChord Hurt (1950–2022), American actor Other uses [ edit ] Joint Base Lewis–McChord , American military force base in Tacoma, Washington McChord Field , American military base in Pierce County, Washington McChord Air Museum , air museum in Lakewood, Washington Topics referred to by
124-638: A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) request and permission from the Hillary Clinton organization, in September 2015 McChord reportedly handed over up to 17,448 Clinton emails from Datto's servers to the FBI, as well as hardware. Datto received $ 75 million in funding from Technology Crossover Ventures in November 2015, with McChord saying he would use the funds to expand internationally. In 2015 he
186-513: A "double-block co-op". During a co-op, the student is not required to pay tuition to the school and is still considered a "full time" student. RIT library services are based in the Wallace Library . The Cary Graphic Arts Collection contains books, manuscripts, printing-type specimens, letterpress printing equipment, documents, and other artifacts related to the history of graphic communication. RIT Archives document more than 180 years of
248-641: A $ 3 million naming gift from ESL Federal Credit Union , a Rochester-area company that provides banking and wealth management services. The total value of research grants to university faculty for fiscal year 2022 totaled $ 92 million. The university currently offers twelve PhD programs: Imaging science , Microsystems Engineering , Computing and Information Sciences , Color science , Astrophysical Sciences and Technology , Sustainability , Electrical and Computer Engineering , Biomedical and Chemical Engineering , Business Administration , Physics , and Mathematical Modeling . In 1986, RIT founded
310-481: A CRN Top 25 Innovator. With McChord continuing to serve as CEO out of Datto's headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut , by 2015 Datto had a "purported valuation of $ 1 billion," making it the only " unicorn " company in the state of Connecticut. In November 2017 it was reported that Datto had been sold to Vista Equity Partners for over $ 1.5 billion, and merged with Autotask the following month with McChord as CEO of
372-520: A consortium of local businessmen including Captain Henry Lomb , co-founder of Bausch & Lomb . The name of the merged institution at the time was called Rochester Athenæum and Mechanics Institute ( RAMI ). The Mechanics Institute was considered as the surviving school and took over The Rochester Athenaeum's 1829 founding charter. From the time of the merger until 1944, many of its students, administration and faculty staff alike, not only celebrated
434-465: A donation of $ 3.27 million from local Grace Watson, for whom RIT's dining hall was later named, allowed the university to purchase land for a new 1,300-acre (5.3 km ) campus several miles south along the east bank of the Genesee River in suburban Henrietta . Upon completion in 1968, the university moved to the new suburban campus, where it resides today. In 1966, RIT was selected by
496-598: A new arena. In 2011, B. Thomas Golisano and the Polisseni Foundation donated $ 4.5 million for the new arena, which came to be named the Gene Polisseni Center . RIT's athletics nickname is the "Tigers", a name given following the undefeated men's basketball season of 1955–56. Prior to that, RIT's athletic teams were called the "Techmen" and had blue and silver as the sports colors. In 1963, RIT students fundraised using ‘Tigershares’ to buy
558-616: A rescued Bengal tiger cub that became the university's mascot, named SpiRIT which stands for Student Pride in RIT. Ambitious students were trained as the Tiger Cubs handlers and took him to most sport events until 1964. It was then discovered that the cub was ill and eventually he was put down due to these health complications. The original tiger's pelt now resides in the RIT Archive Collections at RIT Libraries. RIT helped
620-816: Is a private research university in Rochester, New York . It was founded in 1829. It is one of only two institutes of technology in New York state , the other being the New York Institute of Technology . RIT enrolls about 19,000 students, of whom 16,000 are undergraduate and 3,000 are graduate students. These students come from all 50 states in the United States and more than 100 countries. The university has more than 4,000 faculty and staff. It also has branches abroad in China , Croatia , Kosovo , and
682-625: Is based in Norwalk, Connecticut . Among his hobbies are building drones and robots . Since December 2018, he has been an organizer for the National Havoc Robot League , a robot combat event for 3, 12, and 30-pound robots based in Norwalk. Sometimes McChord himself competes in these events, although with unorthodox robots such as those incorporating liquid nitrogen or a jet engine. Rochester Institute of Technology The Rochester Institute of Technology ( RIT )
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#1732764761770744-553: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Austin McChord Austin McChord (born October 8, 1985) is an American businessman and computer engineer . He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Datto , a data backup company he founded in 2007. By 2015 Datto had a "purported valuation of $ 1 billion," making it the only " unicorn " company in
806-469: Is housed on a 1,300 acres (5.3 km ) property. This property is largely covered with woodland and fresh-water swamp making it a very diverse wetland that is home to a number of somewhat rare plant species. The campus comprises 237 buildings and 5.1 million square feet (470,000 m ) of building space. The nearly universal use of bricks in the campus's construction – estimated at 15,710,693 bricks as of August 6, 2018 – prompted students to give it
868-421: Is the university's primary student-run magazine. RIT also has its own ambulance corps, bi-weekly television athletics program RIT SportsZone, pep band, radio station , and tech crew. The university's Gordon Field House and Activities Center is home to competitive and recreational athletics and aquatics, a fitness center, and an auditorium hosting frequent concerts and other entertainment. Its opening in late 2004
930-701: The Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, and started its first doctoral program in Imaging Science in 1989. The Imaging Science department also offers the only Bachelors (BS) and Masters (MS) degree programs in imaging science in the country. The Carlson Center features a diverse research portfolio; its major research areas include Digital Image Restoration, Remote Sensing, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Printing Systems Research, Color Science, Nanoimaging, Imaging Detectors, Astronomical Imaging, Visual Perception, and Ultrasonic Imaging. The Center for Advancing
992-606: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). In 2005, it was announced by Russell W. Bessette, Executive Director New York State Office of Science Technology & Academic Research (NYSTAR), that RIT will lead the University at Buffalo and Alfred University in an initiative to create key technologies in microsystems, photonics, nanomaterials , and remote sensing systems and to integrate next generation IT systems. In addition,
1054-528: The Rochester Institute of Technology . In 2009 he received a Bachelor of Science degree in bioinformatics . While still attending college, throughout the summer of 2007 the 21-year-old McChord began creating a data recovery and backup device in his father's office basement. He recollects having an idea "around building a mass device that replicated data to servers in the cloud , and I thought I could build it cheaper than anything that
1116-671: The SAT was 1630–1910. 26% of students graduated after four years and 64% after six years. As of 2013, the 25th–75th percentile SAT scores are 540–650 Critical Reading, 570–680 Math, and 520–630 Writing—the average composite score being 1630–1960. U.S. News & World Report, 2023 Graduate Rankings In 2017, RIT was ranked No. 97 (tie) in the National Universities category by U.S. News & World Report . Business Insider ranked RIT No. 14 in Northeast and No. 36 in
1178-1052: The Saunders College of Business , 15.0% in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering , 4.3% in the College of Liberal Arts, 25.4% in the College of Applied Science and Technology, 18.0% in the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences , 13.9% in the College of Imaging Arts and Science, 5.7% in the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and 9.2% in the College of Science. The five most commonly awarded degrees are in Business Administration, Engineering Technology, School of Photographic Arts & Sciences, School of Art and Design, and Information Technology. RIT has struggled with student retention, although
1240-740: The Seneca Park Zoo purchase a new tiger shortly after SpiRIT's death, but it was not used as a school mascot. A bronze sculpture by D.H.S. Wehle in the center of the Henrietta campus now provides an everlasting version of the mascot. A costumed tiger mascot named RITchie was later introduced, appearing at a variety of campus events. The name was selected as part of a student contest in 1989. In addition to its academic and athletic endeavors, RIT has over 150 student clubs, 10 major student organizations, an interfaith center and 30 different Greek organizations. Reporter magazine, founded in 1951,
1302-494: The United Arab Emirates . The university is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The university began as a result of an 1891 merger between Rochester Athenæum , a struggling literary society founded in 1829 by Colonel Nathaniel Rochester and associates, and The Mechanics Institute , a Rochester school of practical technical training for local residents founded in 1885 by
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#17327647617701364-420: The fabrication of semiconductor devices and integrated circuits . In 1990, RIT started its first PhD program, in imaging science – the first PhD program of its kind in the U.S. The information technology program was the first nationally recognized IT degree, created in 1993. In 1996, RIT became the first college in the U.S. to offer a Software Engineering degree at the undergraduate level. The main campus
1426-525: The federal government to be the site of the newly founded National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID). NTID admitted its first students in 1968, concurrent with RIT's transition to the Henrietta campus. In 1979, RIT took over Eisenhower College , a liberal arts college located in Seneca Falls, New York . Despite making a 5-year commitment to keep Eisenhower open, RIT announced in July 1982 that
1488-641: The 2023–24 season by the merger of the Tigers' former hockey homes of the men-only Atlantic Hockey Association and the women-only College Hockey America . In 2010, the men's ice hockey team was the first ever from the Atlantic Hockey Association to reach the NCAA tournament semi-finals: The Frozen Four . In 2011–2012, the RIT women's ice hockey team had a regular season record of 28–1–1, and won
1550-655: The Hale-Andrews Student Life Center, Student Alumni Union, Ingle Auditorium, Clark Gymnasium, Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena , and the Schmitt Interfaith Center. The RIT Art Collection, part of the RIT Archive Collections at RIT Libraries, comprises thousands of works, including hundreds by RIT faculty, students, and alumni. The collection grows every year through the Purchase Prize Program, which enables
1612-788: The Manufacturing USA initiative. RIT was a long-time member of the Empire 8 , an NCAA Division III athletic conference, but moved to the Liberty League beginning with the 2011–2012 academic year. All of RIT's teams compete at the Division III level, with the exception of the men's and women's ice hockey programs. Those teams play at the Division I level in Atlantic Hockey America , formed after
1674-757: The Middle East and one in East Asia: The university is chartered by the New York state legislature and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools . The university offers more than 200 academic programs, including seven doctoral programs across its nine constituent colleges. In 2008–2009, RIT awarded 2,483 bachelor's degrees, 912 master's degrees, 10 doctorates, and 523 other certificates and diplomas. The four-year, full-time undergraduate program constitutes
1736-614: The NCAA Division III national championship, defeating the defending champion Norwich University 4–1. The women's team had carried a record of 54–3–3 over their past two regular seasons leading up to that point. The women's hockey team then moved from Division III to Division I. Starting in the 2012–2013 season, the women's team played in the College Hockey America conference. In 2014–2015, the team became eligible for NCAA Division I postseason play. In 2021,
1798-612: The Quarter Mile is the Gordon Field House, a 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m ), two-story athletic center. Opened in 2004 and named in honor of Lucius "Bob" Gordon and his wife Marie, the Field House hosts numerous campus and community activities, including concerts, career fairs, athletic competitions, graduations, and other functions. Other facilities between the residence halls and academic buildings include
1860-432: The RIT men's lacrosse team beat Salisbury in double overtime to take the NCAA Division III national championship. In 2022, the RIT men's lacrosse team won a second national title, following a 12–10 victory over Union College . RIT's Alpine Ski Club competes at United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association (USCSA), which uses NCAA II competition and academic standards. The varsity Alpine Ski Team competes at
1922-551: The Study of CyberInfrastructure (CASCI) is a multidisciplinary center housed in the College of Computing and Information Sciences. The Departments of Computer science , Software Engineering, Information technology , Computer engineering , Imaging Science , and Bioinformatics collaborate in a variety of research programs at this center. RIT was the first university to launch a Bachelor's program in Information technology in 1991,
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1984-520: The Technology Club as a freshman. The club was responsible for the television station broadcast to the town, which McChord worked to upgrade from scrolling text to live TV and sports replays. Collecting old television sets from the dump, McChord repaired them and built necessary components for live sports broadcasts, also building his school's video-editing software. Graduating high school in 2003, he initially studied electrical engineering at
2046-742: The USCSA Mid East Region. Tom Coughlin , coach of the NFL's 2008 and 2012 Super Bowl champion New York Giants , taught physical education and was the head coach of the RIT Men's Varsity Football team for four seasons in the early 1970s. Overseeing RIT football's transition from a club sport to an NCAA Division III team, this was the first head coaching job of Coughlin's career with him calling his time at RIT "a great experience." Since 1968 RIT's hockey teams played at Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena on campus. In 2010, RIT began raising money for
2108-481: The academic side of the walkway is a courtyard, known as the Infinity Quad due to a striking polished stainless steel sculpture (by Jose' de Rivera , 1968, 19'×8'×2 1 ⁄ 2 ') of a continuous ribbon-like Möbius strip (commonly referred to as the infinity loop because if the sun hits the strip at a certain angle it will cast a shadow in the shape of an infinity symbol on the ground) in the middle of it; on
2170-581: The collaboratory is tasked with helping to facilitate economic development and tech transfer in New York State. More than 35 other notable organizations have joined the collaboratory, including Boeing , Eastman Kodak , IBM , Intel , SEMATECH , ITT , Motorola , Xerox , and several Federal agencies, including as NASA . In 2017, the U.S. Department of Energy selected RIT to lead its Reducing Embodied-Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute aimed at forging new clean energy measures through
2232-546: The college would close immediately. One final year of operation by Eisenhower's academic program took place in the 1982–83 school year on the Henrietta campus. The final Eisenhower graduation took place in May 1983 back in Seneca Falls. The microelectronic engineering program, created in 1982 and the only ABET -accredited undergraduate program in the country, was the nation's first Bachelor of Science program specializing in
2294-400: The combined company. By December 2017, Datto employed 1,400 people. In October 2018, Austin announced he was stepping down as CEO of Datto. A periodic author for publications such as Entrepreneur , he is also on the board of trustees for Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). In May 2017 he was commencement speaker for RIT, and he donated $ 50 million to RIT in late 2017. McChord
2356-430: The company Datto to sell the product in 2007, with the product hitting the market in early 2008. Articles in blogs like Engadget and Gizmodo resulted in his first customers. He initially built a Linux -compatible backup device to market to a small number of resellers, before continuing to design new models. In early 2013 McChord turned down a $ 100 million buyout offer from an unnamed security firm. McChord, who
2418-550: The country for Computer Science . RIT was ranked among the top 50 national universities in a national survey of "High School Counselors Top College Picks". RIT's Saunders College of Business ranked No. 26 in the United States for "Best Online MBA Programs" for the online executive MBA program by U.S. News & World Report . Times Higher Education / The Wall Street Journal ranked the MBA program at Saunders College of Business No. 54 among business colleges and universities around
2480-638: The first university to launch a Bachelor's program in Software Engineering in 1996, and was also among the first universities to launch a Computer science Bachelor's program in 1972. RIT helped standardize the Forth programming language , and developed the CLAWS software package. RIT has collaborated with many industry players in the field of research as well, including IBM , Xerox , Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle , Siemens , NASA , and
2542-665: The former Mechanics Institute's 1885 founding charter, but its former name as well. In 1944, the school changed its name to Rochester Institute of Technology, re-established The Athenaeum's 1829 founding charter and became a full-fledged research university . The university originally resided within the city of Rochester, New York , proper, on a block bounded by the Erie Canal , South Plymouth Avenue, Spring Street, and South Washington Street (approximately 43°09′09″N 77°36′55″W / 43.152632°N 77.615157°W / 43.152632; -77.615157 ). Its art department
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2604-538: The majority of enrollments at the university and emphasizes instruction in the "arts & sciences/professions." RIT is a member of the Rochester Area College consortium, which allows students to register at other colleges in the Rochester metropolitan area without tuition charges. RIT's full-time undergraduate and graduate programs used to operate on an approximately 10-week quarter system with
2666-408: The primary three academic quarters beginning on Labor Day in early September and ending in late May. In August 2013, RIT transitioned from a quarter system to a semester system. The change was hotly debated on campus, with a majority of students opposed according to an informal survey; Student Government also voted against the change. Among the eight colleges, 6.8% of the student body is enrolled in
2728-425: The racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. As of 2017, the president is David C. Munson Jr. , formerly the dean of engineering at the University of Michigan . Munson, the university's tenth president, took office on July 1, 2017, replacing William W. Destler , who retired after 10 years at RIT. Prabu David, formerly vice provost at Michigan State University,
2790-606: The residence hall side is a sundial and a clock. Standing near the Administration Building and the Student Alumni Union is The Sentinel, a steel structure created by the acclaimed metal sculptor, Albert Paley . Reaching 70 feet (21 m) high and weighing 110 tons, the sculpture is the largest on any American university campus. There are four RIT-owned apartment complexes: Global Village, Perkins Green, Riverknoll, and University Commons. Along
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2914-411: The semi-affectionate nickname "Brick City," reflected in the name of events such as the annual "Brick City Homecoming." Though the buildings erected in the first few decades of the campus's existence reflected the architectural style known as brutalism , the warm color of the bricks softened the impact somewhat. More recent additions to the campus have diversified the architecture while still incorporating
2976-672: The situation has improved during president Destler's tenure. 91.3% of freshmen in the fall of 2009 registered for fall 2010 classes, which Destler noted as a school record. RIT enrolled 13,711 undergraduate and 3,131 graduate students in fall 2015. Admissions are characterized as "more selective, higher transfer-in" by the Carnegie Foundation. RIT received 12,725 applications for undergraduate admission in Fall 2008, 60% were admitted, 34% enrolled, and 84% of students re-matriculated as second-year students. The interquartile range on
3038-413: The state of Connecticut. In December 2017 Datto was sold to Vista Equity Partners for around $ 1.5 billion and merged with Autotask, with McChord appointed CEO of the combined company. Named to Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 list of leaders in enterprise technology in 2015, he is a periodic author for publications such as Entrepreneur , Business Insider , and TechCrunch . Austin McChord
3100-680: The top 75 universities for Video Game Design in the US, RIT was ranked No. 4. RIT's co-op program , which began in 1912, is the fourth-oldest in the world. It is also the fifth-largest in the nation, with approximately 3,500 students completing a co-op each year at over 2,000 businesses. The program requires (or allows, depending on major) students to work in the workplace for up to five quarters alternating with quarters of class. The amount of co-op varies by major, usually between 3 and 5 three-month "blocks" or academic quarters. Many employers prefer students to co-op for two consecutive blocks, referred to as
3162-525: The traditional brick colors. The main campus was listed as a census-designated place in 2020. In 2009, the campus was named a " Campus Sustainability Leader" by the Sustainable Endowments Institute . The residence halls and the academic side of campus are connected with a walkway called the "Quarter Mile". Along the Quarter Mile, between the academic and residence hall side are various administration and support buildings. On
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#17327647617703224-550: The university to purchase select art works from students in the School of Art and Design, the School for American Crafts, and the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences. Many pieces from the collection are on public display around campus, including: The RIT campus is a census-designated place (CDP) with a population of 7,322. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from
3286-476: The university's history, and students in the Museum Studies program frequently work with these artifacts and help create exhibitions. The RIT/ NTID Deaf Studies Archive preserves and illustrates the history, art, culture , technology, and language of the Deaf community. The RIT Art Collection contains thousands of works showcasing RIT's visual arts curriculum. The Vignelli Center for Design Studies
3348-449: The world for the year 2019. RIT was ranked among the top 20 universities recognized for excellent co-operative learning and internship programs. It was further placed at No. 24 in the top 30 universities for Computer Science with the best Returns on Investment (ROI) in the US. The Princeton Review ranked RIT No. 8 nationally for "top schools for video game design for 2019" in undergraduate programs and No. 7 in graduate programs. Among
3410-561: Was Datto's sole shareholder at the time, disliked the firm's plan to dismantle Datto and lay off employees. That fall McChord instead raised $ 25 million from General Catalyst Partners in growth capital, with Paul Sagan and Steve Herrod joining the Datto board as part of the deal. In December 2014 McChord acquired Backupify, a startup in Massachusetts which "backs up data in cloud apps such as Salesforce and Google Apps ." After
3472-576: Was born in 1985 in Connecticut , spending his youth in Newtown, Connecticut . He developed an interest in technology by the time he was in the third grade, when he relates that his school had him use a computer in class to compensate for his bad handwriting. He soon started learning to program, and began writing games to play during class. In middle school he constructed Rube Goldberg machines , and while attending Newtown High School , he joined
3534-561: Was established in 2010 and houses the archives of Italian designers Massimo and Lella Vignelli . The center is a hub for design education, scholarship and research. Founded in 2020, the Global Cybersecurity Institute was funded in part by a $ 50 million gift from RIT alumnus Austin McChord. The gift also funded four named endowments for students and cybersecurity researchers. In 2022, the Institute received
3596-595: Was inaugurated by concerts by performers including Kanye West and Bob Dylan . It is the second-largest venue in Monroe County. One of RIT's unique features is the large presence of deaf and hard-of-hearing students, who make up 8.8% of the student body. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf , one of RIT's nine colleges, provides interpreting and captioning services to students for classes and events. Many courses' lectures at RIT are interpreted into American Sign Language or captioned in real-time for
3658-423: Was named provost in August 2023. He replaced Ellen Granberg , the first woman to serve in that role at RIT. The school is also a member of the Association of Independent Technological Universities . RIT has nine colleges: There are also two smaller academic units that grant RIT degrees but do not have full college faculties: In addition to these colleges, RIT operates three branch campuses in Europe, one in
3720-428: Was named to Forbes’ annual "30 Under 30" list of leaders in enterprise technology. Also that year, Connecticut Magazine named him among the "40 Under 40" of Connecticut state. In 2016 he won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year New York Award, after being a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2014. He was also named a CRN Top 50 Midmarket IT Vendor Executive and
3782-406: Was on the market.” He fashioned his first product using Linksys parts, Lego pieces, hot glue, a soldering iron, and his own software. McChord went on to secure several patents. His products take frequent snapshots of clients' server content and then encrypt and transmit the data to backup servers, allowing for quick reboots if client servers are hacked or crash. He became the founding CEO of
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#17327647617703844-435: Was originally located in the Bevier Memorial Building . By the middle of the twentieth century, RIT began to outgrow its facilities, and surrounding land was scarce and expensive; additionally, in 1959, the New York Department of Public Works announced a new freeway, the Inner Loop , was to be built through the city along a path that bisected the university's campus and required demolition of key university buildings. In 1961,
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