What’s New in This Issue:
Spring Career Fair is March 4
Pre-Register Online This Week!
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
10:00 – 4:00 *Note new extended time
Gordon Field House
Interview Day Thursday March 5th (for students with interviews scheduled from the
Career Fair)
250 companies registered! Open to all students, all majors
Check out companies, jobs, and workshops on Job Zone – www.rit.edu/careerservices
*Make the most of your Career Fair experience with Career Fair Plus! Download this
app to your mobile device and get up-to-the-minute info on companies, special
announcements, events, and a map of the fair.
Follow the Career Fair on Twitter @RITCareers, and #RITCF
Career Fair Quick Tips:
*New this year – Career Fair Pre-Registration
Don’t stand in line – register online!
VIP pre-registration this week - Feb 16 - 20
1. Login to RIT Job Zone
2. Under the Events tab, select Career Fairs
3. Select Career Fair Pre Registration, and click Register
4. You will receive an email confirming your registration
5. We will print a nametag for you. You can pick up your nametag in the Office of
Career Services and Co-op (Bausch & Lomb building) any time between 8:30 and
4:30, from February 25 – March 2. You MUST bring your RIT ID to pick up your
nametag
6. Because the nametags also print out majors, please check your Job Zone profile
to make sure your major is correct before you pre-register
How do I find companies coming for my major?
 Login to Job Zone, click Events, in Career Fair section, click Spring 2015 Career
Fair. Click Advanced Search, select Spring 2015 Career Fair in the Day section,
then select your major from the pull-down menu.
 You can also select any applicable citizenship requirement, and select the
applicable position type.
 Click submit.
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The results are companies attending the fair for your major. You can use this list
to research and determine which companies you will approach at the fair.
do I find out about company networking events before the fair?
In Job Zone, click Events, then click Information Sessions.
Information is listed for each company networking event, including date, time
and location. No RSVP required.
Company networking events are open to all students and alumni.
This is a good opportunity to connect with a company on an informal basis, learn
more about the company and job openings, and ask questions.
Workshops to Help You Prepare for Career Fair:
Acing the Interview
Mon, Feb. 16, 5-6:00pm | Bausch & Lomb Center - Room A190
Building a Better Technical Resume
Thurs, Feb. 19, 5-6:00pm | Student Alumni Union – 1829 Room
Learn the specifics of preparing your technical resume.
Career Fair Prep U & Resume Review
Thurs – Fri, Feb. 26 – 27, 11am-1:00pm | Student Alumni Union – Lobby
Stop by the SAU and we will answer your questions about the Career Fair and review
your resume.
How to Work a Career Fair
Wed, Feb. 25, 4:30-5:30pm | Bausch & Lomb Center - Room A190
Let’s get you ready to set yourself apart!
Mock Interview Day
Fri, Feb. 27, 9am – 4:00pm
Bausch & Lomb Center - Office of Career Services
Advanced sign up required through Job Zone (resume required).
Keep It Classy: Career Clothing Open House - Sponsored by TRiO SSS
Mon, March 2, 2-4:00pm | Campus Center – Bamboo Room 2650
Is your career fair ensemble lacking? Come to find clothing and accessories to help
you complete your outfit: first-come, first-serve and free of charge.
Career Fair Tips- Recruiter Panel
Mon, March 2, 4 –5:00pm | Student Alumni Union – 1829 Room
Behavioral Interviewing – The STAR Approach
Mon, March 2, 5:30 – 6:30pm | Student Alumni Union – 1829 Room
Toyota and GE use Behavioral Interviewing, as do many other companies. These are
not easy interview questions to answer unless you are prepared
To request interpreting services go to https://myaccess.rit.edu/2/
Spring Co-op Orientation Sessions
Planning to Co-op for the FIRST time this academic year? If so, you MUST ATTEND a
co-op orientation info session, PRIOR to going on your FIRST co-op
assignment. Departments will NOT register BS or MS students for co-op until you have
completed a co-op orientation info session. If you have attended, or are currently
attending, the IGM Career Seminar you do not need to also attend an Orientation.
MANDATORY SESSION:
Thursday, March 26
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Golisano 70-1400
How Do I Find a Job? We’ll talk about:
Co-op Requirements, Policies, and Procedures, Getting Credit
Services and resources provided by the Office of Career Services and Cooperative
Education
Marketing tools, conducting a job search, ethics…. and More!
NOTE: If you would like an interpreter, it is your responsibility to request one. Please go to
https://myaccess.rit.edu/2/ to submit a request.
QUESTIONS? Call us at (585) 475-2301 or email Career Services Coordinator - Staff Directory
at http://www.rit.edu/emcs/oce/staff
OFFICE HOME: www.rit.edu/careerservices
Beta testers wanted!
Dreamkind is doing beta testing for our newest game, Rewind: One Last Chance. A
failed leader who has lied, cheated, and killed is put on trial and forced to face his past.
Players will get immersed in this rich narrative as they solve puzzles and unravel the
mysteries of the failed leader's past and determine his future.
Sign up to test Episode 1 of Rewind:.
https://dreamkind.wufoo.com/forms/rewind-episode-1-beta-testing-sign-up/
Testers are needed to play through episode 1 (about 2 hours of gameplay) and to
provide feedback through a short survey. iOS device on iOS 8 required. Contact
debbie@dreamkind.com with questions.
Ongoing Opportunities…
Two Part-time educational app dev with paid stipend
opportunities…
1. Professor Jacobs is looking for a team of 2-3 students to work on
App prototypes for this semester. Pay is a stipend, not hourly. The
goal is to create one or more prototypes of an app for youth with
anxiety disorders and/or on the autism spectrum. They create an
avatar for themselves (multiple skin elements like SF, Superhero,
Knight type themes and assets) for their condition (monstery, etc) and
then use the app to track how often they “beat” or “lost to” their condition for the day.
If you are interested contact professor Jacobs at sj@mail.rit.edu
2. Open Source Educational App dev Quill.org wants help building a
collaborative writing game wish hours a week. Full posting below at
http://community.quill.org/quill-writer-game-designer/
Co-op Opportunity:
Quill Writer is a collaborative writing game where two students write a story from a
shared list of words. The Quill Writer team is looking for an intern game designer and
intern developer who can help us build and test the mechanics of the game. The game
is currently being tested with three schools in North Carolina as part of the Apps for
Class challenge, and the interns will help us process the feedback and build new game
mechanics. Quill Writer is part of Quill.org, a nonprofit organization that is building
educational writing games. The Quill platform is currently being used by 60,000
students.
JavaScript developer: http://community.quill.org/quill-writer-angular-js-developer/
Game Designer: http://community.quill.org/quill-writer-game-designer-rit-co-op/
Please e-mail your resume to Peter Gault <peter@quill.org>.
Paid 3D Artist Position
Our team is looking for a 3D artist who knows how to model, animate, and texture
environment and character models for a game.
The artistic direction of the game is still under development, and you would be a driving
force in determining its style.
The game is being developed as part of a Senior Project in the SE department, so a full
semester commitment of at least 10 hours of work a week would be required.
The position is paid and the salary is negotiable based on experience.
Required:
 Experience modeling, animating, texturing, and UVing using Maya, Blender, or
ZBrush.
 Portfolio of relevant work.
Bonus:
 Experience
 Experience
making low-poly models and textures.
modeling for video games (especially with Unity3D) or other
interactive mediums.
Interested applicants: please send an email to gmb9280@rit.edu for more
information.
Software Development
MITRE Corp.
(716) 796 5051
gmb9280@rit.edu
Do you or your students have a visualization, game or animation
project coming up that you need help with?
The students in the Service Project class in the 3D Digital Design department can help
you realize your vision.
There are approximately 30 students in the Service projects classes that are available to
work for various on-campus projects to help model, texture, light, and animate project
using a variety of software.
These are 3DDD majors, who can help you build characters, assets, or environments for
your projects, as well as a variety of other tasks.
They typically work in teams of 2-4 students on a Feb-March project and an AprilMay project.
Please send 3DDD Professor Gary Jacobs (gdjfaa@rit.edu) your proposal-request with
information about your needs as soon as possible..
Teams will send you a proposal, and you will be responsible for fostering a professional
client-type relationship with them.
Crash Test Games
Every Monday at 6 PM, Crash Test Games meets in 70-2400, to playtest new tabletop
games being developed by students, develop new games, and play existing published
games for inspiration. We’ve got a good group of students with great ideas who are
always looking for new games to test and provide feedback. Any students are welcome:
those who want to play and test games, and those who are making their own games,
either for class or for fun.
Office365 is now available for students to download for free
https://elmslogin.cias.rit.edu/?action=signin
Go to this site and log in with your DCE addresses and on the front page is Office 365.
Summer AFRL internships at AFRL (Rome NY)
http://www.griffissinstitute.org/employment/summer-intern-program/
RIT Job Zone
Check out opportunities on Job Zone for Dreambox, Dig-it! Games
Portfolio pieces for website
If you have portfolio pieces that we can use on the IGM website please contact Beth
Livecchi at bmlpsn@rit.edu.
Room Reservations
All IGM students or student groups/clubs must go through Jill Bray to make a room
reservation. In GCCIS, please do not go through the Dean’s Office. Jill can be reached
at jcbics@rit.edu or Room 2161.
Academic Advising…..
Are you planning to graduate at the end of spring, summer, or fall
semester? If so, then you need to complete an application for
graduation.
To apply for graduation, login to SIS (http://sis.rit.edu). From the drop down menu on
the left side of the screen select “Apply for Graduation” and follow the prompts. After
you’ve submitted your application for graduation, your advisor will then perform a full
degree audit, and will email that report to you within two weeks of your application
submission date. This audit is incredibly important, as it will let you know exactly what
requirements you have remaining, and if you’ll be able to graduate in the timeframe
you expect.
**If you have completed a paper application for graduation, you are all set.**
First Year Student Required Advising Meetings
You should have received an email from the Registrar’s Office notifying you that you
have an academic advising hold on your account. In order to have this hold removed,
you will need to meet with your advisor. For all IGM students, we are holding group
advising meetings to meet this requirement. You will be receiving an email
from IGM directly about how to sign up for a group advising session.
Have you declared your Immersion yet?
Every student pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete an immersion, and also
must declare the immersion by completing a short form found on the Registrar’s
website –https://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/registrar/forms.html. If you have any
questions, please contact your advisor .
Game Design & Development:
Last names A-K and all Honors Students: Amanda Scheerbaum (abslra@rit.edu)
Last names L-Z: Kathleen Schreier (kmsrla@rit.edu)
New Media Interactive Development:
All NMID students who entered in 2013 and beyond: Betty Hillman (echics@rit.edu)
Students who entered in Fall 2012 and prior, last names A-K and Honors students:
Amanda Scheerbaum (absrla@rit.edu)
Students who entered in Fall 2012 and prior, last names L-Z: Kathleen Schreier
(kmsrla@rit.edu)
Social Media
Please remember to stay in touch with the latest and greatest School news
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Facebook: School of Interactive Games and Media
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Twitter: @IGMRIT
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Foursquare: School of Interactive Games and Media
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There are also 2 student created and moderated discussion groups: Game
Design and Development and New Media Interactive Development on Facebook
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IGM Student Wiki: https://wiki.rit.edu/display/IGMguide/Home
Key Players in IGM
Jessica Bayliss – Graduate Coordinator
Jill Bray – Administrative Assistant to the Director
Tona Henderson – Director
Betty Hillman –Academic Advisor
Ed Huyer – Lab Manager
Beth Livecchi – Operations Manager
Amanda Scheerbaum – Sr. Academic Advisor
Kathleen Schreier Rudgers – Sr. Academic Advisor
David Schwartz – Undergraduate Coordinator
Ann Warren – Lab Manager
Chad Weeden – Assistant Director
Shameelah Wilson – Sr. Staff Assistant
Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education Contacts
www.rit.edu/co-op/careers
Annette Stewart, aksoce@rit.edu, 585-475-5466
Lisa Monette, lamoce@rit.edu, 585-475-7413
Feedback Welcomed
Your constructive feedback is always welcomed! Please feel free to respond to this
email with any questions or concerns.