Eat Their Dust! - Robert Morris University

DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE OVER 200> RMU Gallery UnveiledThe RMU Gallery, located in the University’s 600 Fifth Ave. buildingin downtown Pittsburgh, is holding a grand opening reception to kickoff the annual Faculty Exhibition on Thursday, Sept. 25, from 5–8 p.m.The reception will feature tours of the Media Arts program’s newclassroom and studio space. “These beautiful and superbly equippedfacilities are rich with cutting-edge technology and will add significantsupport for our mission to place RMU graduates in the very bestmedia arts careers, regionally and nationally," said Tim Hadfield,head of the Department of Media Arts at RMU. The Faculty Exhibitionruns through Oct. 31, and is free and open to the public.> Kalevitch in GreeceIn May 2008, Maria Kalevitch, Ph.D., professor of science andassociate dean for RMU’s School of Engineering, Mathematicsand Science, received the invitation from Athens Institute forEducation and Research, Greece, to make an oral presentationat the 3rd International Symposium on Environment.Her presentation was titled “Bacterial and MineralContent in Manufactured Soils.” More than 100researchers participated in this InternationalSymposium, with participants comingfrom Europe, Asia and Africa.TOWERING PINES SCATTERED BETWEEN MASSEY HALL AND THE NICHOLSON CENTER?> ScholarshipsRMU’s School of Business (SBUS) hasannounced its Integrity First Scholars andfinalists for 2008. The recipients of the$2,500 scholarships are Michel Jandrasits,Katie Marseilles, Luke Mohamed,Ross Gensler and Erik Herleman. Theremaining finalists are Joshua Dadeboe,Peter Fetchin, Kimberly Gardner, ErinNeely and Julie Nelson. Applicants hadto address an ethical dilemma in caseformat and submit it to the SBUS EthicsCommittee, headed by Darlene Motley,Ph.D., head of RMU’s Department ofManagement, and director of its M.S. inHuman Resource Management program.The committee then worked withRande Somma ‘73, member of the boardof visitors, in doing a blind assessment ofall the submissions. All 10 finalists will berecognized at the SBUS Faculty Retreat -sponsored by Somma - on Sept. 26, andeach will receive a plaque acknowledginghis or her effort.For the second consecutive year, theSociety of Manufacturing Engineers(SME) has awarded scholarships to threeRMU students. SME awarded only ninescholarships to students in Pennsylvania,and no other institution in the statecaptured as many scholarships as RMU.“Our students received this recognitiondue to their excellent academicperformance and their contributions tothe field of manufacturing engineering,”said Arif Sirinterlikci, associateprofessor of engineering and advisorto RMU’s student chapter of SME. TheRMU scholarship winners are: ChrisBird, a senior from Bridgeville, Pa,who received the $5,000 SME Directors’Scholarship; Kayla Miller, a seniorfrom Manns Choice, Pa., who receivedthe E. Wayne Kay Scholarship for$2,500; and Justin Laughner, a juniorfrom Indianapolis, Ind., who alsoreceived the E. Wayne Kay Scholarship.R O B E R T M O R R I S U N I V E R S I T Y F O U N D AT I O N S • 5