PLEASE PLACE THIS CACHE BACK EXACTLY AS YOU FOUND IT.
I have to repeatedly correct its orientation so that it is not plainly visible.
Recommended at night. 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. Be cautious and use stealth as this cache is in a roundabout at the center of a busy roadway and you will be in plain view of all driving muggles. Crosswalks to access the roundabout are available to the south. For more details on parking, see here.
A campus map of RIT can be found at maps.rit.edu.
RIT from above - circa 2010 during the construction of Global Village
The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), upstate New York's largest private, career-oriented technical university, attracts visitors on a worldwide stage. Whether visiting RIT as a student, prospective student, parent, visitng lecturer, alumnus, spectator, competitior, or guest, you will undoubtably enter on one of the two of the most important roads at the university, Andrews Memorial Drive and Lomb Memorial Drive. These roads, dedicated to three premier stewards of RIT during the 19th century, remind students of the accomplishments and contributions of the University's benefactors and graduates to modern engineering, science, art, and technology.
As you visit RIT today for an event or just for some geocaching, remember that every building and feature has a name and a history contributing to our unique culture. I hope you enjoy your time 'round and about RIT!
This cache is located at the intersection of Andrews Memorial Drive and Lomb Memorial Drive, typically the first sight of any would-be visitor as they proceed straight ahead to the University's Welcome Center, the Bausch and Lomb Center, Eastman Hall, Campus Center, Clark Gym/Ritter Ice Arena, and the College of Art and Design. Proceed to the east to circle around to the Gordon Field House, the National Technical Institute of the Deaf (NTID), student dormitories, Perkins Apartments, Barnes and Noble, and Gracie's dining hall. Head west to the Red Barn Climbing Gym, the Colleges of Computing, Engineering and Health Sciences, Global Village, Riverknoll, and University Commons. To the south, you can find the Gene Polisseni Center, the Colleges of Business, Science, and Liberal Arts, the Student Alumni Union, and Wallace Library.
Ezra R. Andrews and Betsy Rider Andrews
Andrews Memorial Drive was named to honor Mr. and Mrs. Ezra R. Andrews. Mr. Andrews was one of the founders of Mechanics Institute. A strong advocate for both technical and art education, he served on the board of directors for about 30 years and served as the first president of the board (1891-1899).
As a young boy, Ezra fed the presses of the Rochester Democrat, a local newspaper. He became a printer and publisher, and later was president of the Lawyers' Cooperative Publishing Company.
Betsy Rider Andrews, Ezra's wife, was the principal organizer of the Department of Domestic Science and Art and chairperson of the Domestic Science Board at the Mechanics Institute. Mrs. Andrews established a charitable fund to continue her family's community work after her death and left a part of her estate to RIT. (What's in a Name? - RIT)
Carl Lomb
Named for a man, Carl Lomb, whose never-ending concern for youth helped make RIT what it is today. Lomb Memorial Drive stands as an inspiration to students, so they may enter adult life with as much strength in character as they have strength in education.
Mr. Lomb was the President of the Board of Trustees at RAMI for 23 years. At the time of his death, then President of RIT, Mark Ellingson said "The personal and educational ideals of Carl Lomb reflected a clear-cut understanding of the basic issues of life. He believed that intelligence and industry should be applied to the day's work and that excellence should be pursued in every task." (What's in a Name? - RIT)