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IGM Academic Advising…..
Fall Semester Undergraduate Walk in Advising Hours:
Need assistance with quick questions (15 minutes or less)? Stop in during our
undergraduate walk in advising hours! During fall semester, walk in hours will be held:
Monday – Wednesday 1pm – 3pm
Thursday – Friday 10am – 12pm
Did you enter RIT this fall semester?
All students who entered into RIT this year are required to attend a meeting with their
advisor during fall semester. In this meeting we will discuss future course enrollment
and other IGM resources. To schedule this meeting you must stop by or call the IGM
office at 585-475-2763. It is imperative that you attend as there is a hold on your
account that will prevent for you from enrolling in spring semester classes. This hold
can only be removed by attending this meeting with your academic advisor. Please email your advisor if you have any questions.
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)
Opportunities….
The megagame Emergence is tomorrow, Saturday, September 19! We’re looking for
players! Tickets and food are free!
Part LARP, part board game, part simulation, Emergence is a large roleplaying/wargame (around 50 players), in which teams take on the roles of various
nations and other organizations, and engage in military and diplomatic actions amidst
the apparent arrival of alien forces on Earth. The game is fast-paced, a little bit hectic,
but tons of fun! If you know anyone who played Emergence or Watch the Skies last
year, ask them to tell you about it. Everyone who has played one of these games can’t
wait to play the next one, and will definitely have a lot to tell you!
The game is scheduled to run from 1:00 until whenever it finishes (in the neighborhood
of 9-10PM), and you should plan on being there the entire time. Every role in the game
is important, and we’ve actually had some disruptions in the past with people arriving
late or leaving early. There will be food provided, of course!
If you are still interested, you’ll need to pick a team and register for a free ticket, and
read more information, which you can do here:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/emergence-fall-2015-tickets-18465383459
Due to organizational needs, everyone who wants to participate will need to reserve a
ticket, and only one ticket is available per person. Please register as soon as you can,
and once we’ve finished registrations I’ll be sending out the information for each team
to review before the game starts. The deadline for registration is this Thursday.
Here is a video about another megagame, Watch the Skies!, which might help give you
an idea of what Emergence is like:
http://www.watchtheskies.net/wts-megagames.htm
If you have any questions at all, please contact Sean Boyle at sean.boyle@rit.edu
Career Fair, Wedesday, September 30th
Attention Students!
The Office of Career Services and Co-op has created a Facebook event featuring all
Career Success Series events (workshops, panels, etc.), Info Sessions and MORE! By
simply clicking on "going" you will receive valuable Career Fair information before the
fair.
Want more? There’s an App for that! Download the CareerFair Plus app for the list of
companies, announcements, map and more!
To get it, go into the App Store (apple) or to Google Play and search for “RIT Career
Fair Plus”. Install it, and you’ll be ready to browse all the companies attending this fall.
Did you already download it last spring? Open the app, tap on the “Fairs” menu at the
bottom of the page and select “Fall 2015 Career Fair” to update it to the newest
version!
Once your app is installed and updated, make sure you check out the Events section
where you’ll be able to find all of the corporate-sponsored information sessions and
networking events happening around campus.
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.
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 – Associate Director
Jill Bray – Administrative Assistant to the 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 – Director
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.