Welcome to Mechanical Engineering at RIT Class of 2019 Welcome to mechanical engineering at RIT. It is indeed a pleasure to have you join our community – a close knit group of individuals from across the United States, and around the globe. We look forward to getting to know you very well over the next five years, and we view this as simply the first step in a relationship that we hope will last a lifetime. I would like to spend some time with you this morning, to share some recent success that members of our community have enjoyed, and encourage you to take part in the many varied programs and activities that our department offers. I will also identify some hurdles and challenges that you may expect to face during this first year here at RIT. I will close with some words of guidance and a challenge to excel before dismissing you to work closely with your faculty advisors for the balance of the morning. Dr. Risa Robinson Professor and Department Head We Design The Future…….

Mechanical Engineering Class of 2019 DIVERSITY 19 states and 6 countries (outside of US) 6 ALAANA students (4%) 45 women (34%) 17 honors students (12%) 7 ROTC ELITE COMMUNITY 2,136 applications 132 first-year seats We have a great group of staff and faculty in the ME department, and they are all focused on helping you be successful in your studies and career preparation. Your class has a group of outstanding faculty advisors. Drs. Kempski, Gupta, Venkataraman, Stevens, and Lamkin-Kennard will serve as your academic advisors for the next five years. They will move through the curriculum with you, and assist you in planning your academic career, as well as getting started in your first professional co-op experiences just a couple of years from now. Retention in mechanical engineering has been a focal point for the improvement of our department for the past several years, and we have seen wonderful progress. When I was a young man, entering college, it was expected that 1/3 of the entering class would fail out of college during their first year. I believe that is wrong. When we admit students to mechanical engineering at RIT, we admit you with the expectation that every single one of you has the ability to be successful in our program. Ultimately, your success in this program depends upon you – BUT – you are not alone in your pursuit of your degree. Our department has achieved nearly a decade of first year retention at RIT in excess of 95%. We are a national leader.

LC 1 – GLE-2129 Ms. Stephanie Gosson & Dr. Risa Robinson Matthew Bartlow Rebecca Bennett Alexander Bowman Robert Burns Joshua Enrico Maura Hess-Mahan Chad Kratina Catherine Krawiec Jason Kuang Ian Kurtz Matthew Nygren Matthew Poskus Evan Rosenberg Reese Salen Derek Schomer Adam Stock Austin Storms

LC 2 – GLE-2139 Ms. Hillary McCormick & Dr. Michael Schertzer John Ackerman Bryan Bausinger Alexander Bowman James Boyers Christopher Cannon Gabrielle Cole Eric Cooper Jesse Fronckowiak James Grace Christopher Hart Joshua Hilton Ryan Jaskiel Suzanne Kagenski Noah Lach Justin Law Andrew Love Tyler Maykish Lily Mazur Richard Mirsky-Ashby Olivier Montmayeur Samantha Poeppelman Erin Rodgers Kelly Rogers Hailey Sanidad Joshua Sellers Brent Sorensen Jordyn Stone Jeffrey Tyssee Solomiya Vysochanska Jacob Watts-St. Germain Alison Wright

LC 3 – GLE-1149 Ms. Amy Powell & Dr. Ali Ogut Amalachukwu Anene Kristin Angel Zachary Anglemyer Zoe Bottcher Kollin Brakefield Joseph Cermak Kyle DePalma Matthew Doroz Ava Enoch Oscar Estrada Torrejon Zachariah Fahsi Hunter Hoffman Lawrence Holden Mena Ibrahim Deanna Johnston Taylor Kelley Christopher Kratzer Richard Laga Jason Levy Harley Olsen Cullen Phillips Griffin Rule Shaojun Song Pamelia Slattery Mary Claire Steinwachs Iain Tracton David Travis

LC 4 – GLE-2159 Ms. Stephanie Gosson & Dr. Jason Kolodziej Nicholas Amato Deirdre Arcand Craig Basl Stephanie Carter Erin Cherry Garrett Coletti Vincent D Arrigo Elijah Eaton Andrew Hayden Christopher Hein Charles Henle Jacob Huppe Ian Kay Bridget March Justin Napieralski Caleb Novko Maisa Peters Anna Powers Bailey Reid Reagan Schaeffer Jonathan Schuitema Esther Septimo Christian Sossa Aiara Tria Toribio Derek Wilson Dobhran Black Maria de Sande Zachary Hayes Anja Kerkapoly Brittany Lacy Cory Mahony Ethan Marsh Kyle McAlinn Nathan Mckerley David Messner Melissa Nellist Nathan O'Hara Alexanna Page Steven Paine Michael Palmer Richard Price Zachary Rizzolo Thomas Robichaud Nicholas Senita David Siciliano Robert Sokolowski Spencer Steficek Sarthak Tandon Victoria Tripp Tyler Walton

LC 5 – GLE-2159 Ms. Stephanie Gosson & Prof. Kate Leipold Olivia Bernier Nathan Bracalente Samantha Cameron James Challender Sandesh Chille Stephanie Chu Kyler Constable MacKenzie Crable Ndeye Diop Nathanael Fires Julia Guidry Ryan Hollender Kayla Holmes Anna-Lucia Jacobson-Eckert Ashley Kosak Alec Lang William Lawrence Zachary Lewis Mackenzie Maier Brianna Mancine Aaron Reckless Amanda Reimer Victoria Robinson Darrien Satterthwaite Stephen Stork Brian Strempel Rachel Taylor Christopher Thompson Timothy Turner Skyler White Andrew Wright Lydia Yeckley