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Frisna Quad/Ellingson Hall - RIT What's in a Name? Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/29/2018
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


PLEASE PLACE THIS CACHE BACK EXACTLY AS YOU FOUND IT.

I have to repeatedly correct its orientation so that it is not plainly visible.

The cache is not a rat trap.

PLEASE KEEP THE CACHE WELL HIDDEN AS THIS IS A BUSY AREA. I repeatedly have to adjust this cache so that it is not visible from the nearby walkways. Stealth is required.

RIT is an open campus and visitors are able to park in any designated visitor space or general parking space not restricted by signs for other users. For more details on parking, see here.

D. Robert Frisna Quadrangle

The quadrangle was created in honor of Dr. D. Robert Frisina, founding director of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at RIT, and a pioneer in the field of hearing loss and deafness for more than 40 years. In the early 1960s, Frisina embarked with other pioneers on what was referred to as “The Grand Experiment,” creatively guiding the creation and growth of NTID from what began as a statement of hope into a reality of cutting-edge educational and career opportunities for the nation’s deaf and hard-of-hearing students. (RIT News)

Mark Ellingson Hall

Mark Ellingson Hall is Building 50A in the North Area and finished construction in 1968. It is the tallest building on campus at 12 stories tall and houses the WITR (RIT's campus radio station) broadcast antenna and CERP (the Center for Educational Research Positions). Ellingson Hall is the primary dorm for students enrolled at NTID (RITpedia).

Mark Ellingson served as the president of the Institute from 1936-1969. In 1944, he was instrumental in the name change of the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute to Rochester Institute of Technology, reflecting the focus on technical education that had developed over the years. In the 1960's, President Ellingson led the campaign for RIT to be considered as a home to the newly developed National Technical Institute for the Deaf. He saw a great value to RIT hosting such an institute and he pursued it ardently. He also led the charge of re-locating RIT's downtown campus to a location which would allow for greater expansion. The 1,200 acre piece of land in Henrietta, N.Y. proved to be the site for just that, and expand it has (What's in a Name - RIT).

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gurer ner abj 7,500,001 bs gurfr ba EVG'f pnzchf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)