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July 11, 2006
RIT Establishes E. Philip Saunders College of Business
RIT announced today a gift of $13 million dollars to the College of Business from E. Philip Saunders. Mr. Saunders is an entrepreneur who founded Travel Centers of America and the Genesee Regional Bank among his many accomplishments. The donation will be used "to finance scholarships, recruit and support quality faculty, improve existing facilities, and create an endowment for future initiatives." Read more about the gift here.
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May 23, 2006
News & Events Profiles Two of COB's Own
News & Events profiles two College of Business standouts in the May 18th issue. Professor Neil Hair is profiled in recognition of winning the Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Ben Savory, owner of Savory Blends in RIT's Student Life Center, is also profiled as one of COB's entrepreneurship students who owns and runs an active business on campus.
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May 25, 2005
COB Dean and Government 2.0
College of Business Dean Thomas Hopkins is quoted in the new book Government 2.0 by William Eggers. Subtitled "Using Technology to Improve Education, Cut Red Tape, Reduce Gridlock and Enhance Democracy," the book is based on hundreds of interviews with "politicians, researchers, technology industry CEOs and leaders, futurists, and front-line public employees." A recent article in Federal Computer Week by Eggers provides a snapshot of the work. Click here to see the story in full via the library database ABI/Inform or search for the story in ABI/Inform using the Advanced Search feature. Type government 2.0 into the first field and change the drop down menu to the right to Document Title and click Search. Note that searches in ABI/Inform are not case sensitive and that Advanced Search gives you a way to search for articles by title. If you want to read Government 2.0, click on the title and see if the library copy is available.
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