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ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
Packaging Science Program
Professor Karen L. Proctor
Agenda • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
• Cooperative Education (Co-op)
• Packaging Science
Overview
Labs
Student Work
• Other Programs
Student Innovation Center
Printing Application Lab
Golisano Institute for Sustainably
Agenda • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
• Cooperative Education (Co-op)
• Packaging Science
Overview
Labs
Student Work
• Other Programs
Student Innovation Center
Printing Application Lab
Golisano Institute for Sustainably
Location - Rochester, NY
Private school, founded in 1829
1,300 acres suburban campus
Student body:
14,200 undergraduate students
2,900 graduate students
Over 100,000 RIT Alumni worldwide
RIT offers over 200 different degree ranging from associate to Ph.D.
Division I Men’s Hockey Program
Division III Varsity Sports Program
RIT Colleges
• Applied Science and Technology
• Business
• Computing and Information Sciences
• Engineering
• Imaging Arts and Sciences
• Liberal Arts
• Science
• National Technical Institute of the Deaf
U.S. News & World Report
Ranked first or second in academic reputation among regional
universities in the North for more than 20 years
Top 20 schools for cooperative education and internships
#2 in the North as a "Great College, Great Price" (2011 Rankings)
Princeton Review
"Best 376 Colleges" and "Best Northeastern Colleges"
"Guide to 286 Green Colleges"
Top 25 "Most Connected Campuses" for computing &
information technology resources
Agenda • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
• Cooperative Education (Co-op)
• Packaging Science
Overview
Labs
Student Work
• Other Programs
Student Innovation Center
Printing Application Lab
Golisano Institute for Sustainably
CO-OP AND PLACEMENT
Shauna Newcomb | Program Coordinator
RIT is a World Leader in Cooperative Education
• RIT was among the first universities to begin cooperative
education back in 1912, and today it is the fourth oldest
and one of the largest in the world.
• About 3,300 RIT students completed more than 5,000
co-op assignments last year and are employed by nearly
2,000 employers coast to coast and overseas.
Co-op in Packaging Science
• Requirement of the Packaging Science degree
– Student is required to complete (2) 3 month co-op
blocks
– Eligible after 2nd year and core coursework completed
– Employment is full time- minimum 35 hours a week
– Minimum 10 weeks long for 1 co-op block
• Students receive competitive wages – Current data:
• Average $18.00/hr
• Range is $10.50/hr to $27.00/hr
Hiring Companies - Packaging Science
American Honda Motor Co Inc
American Packaging Corporation
Atlas Box & Crating
Bath and Body Works
Bausch & Lomb Inc
Becton Dickinson
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Beiersdorf Inc
Berry Plastics
BIC Corp
Burger King Corporation
Burt Rigid Box Inc
Cadbury Schweppes
Constellation Wines U.S
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Crayola LLC
Coty US LLC
Diamond Packaging
Eastman Kodak
EISAI, Inc.
Equity Packaging
Elizabeth Arden
ESTÉE LAUDER
Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Fisher-Price
Harris - RF Communications
GlaxoSmithKline
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
Orcon Industries
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
Packaging Corporation of America
Procter & Gamble
Pepsi-Cola
Rich Products
Rock-Tenn
Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.
SC Johnson
SCA Thermosafe Division
Sealed Air
Syngenta
The Clorox Company
The Maco Bag Corporation
Teleflex Incorporated
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
UCB
Unilever Home and Personal Care
Unilever Best Foods
Volvo Powertrain
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
World Kitchen Inc
Wyeth Consumer Healthcare
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Gunlocke Company
Harley Davidson Motor Co
Hartz
Hasbro Inc
Hub Folding Box
IBM Corp
International Paper
Invitrogen
Johnson & Johnson
Kellogg Company
Kraft Foods
LiDestri Foods Inc
Lindt & Sprungli
L'Oreal USA
Masterfoods USA
Mattel, Inc.
Medtronic Interventional Vascular
Merck & Co
McCormick & Company
MSA
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
Nice-Pak Products Inc
Norampac
NOVA Chemicals
The Rochester Institute of Technology
www.rit.edu/recruit
Contact:
Shauna Newcomb | Program Coordinator
Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services
57 Lomb Memorial Drive , Building #77
Rochester , NY 14623
585-475-5472 | [email protected] | www.rit.edu/co-
op/careers
Agenda • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
• Cooperative Education (Co-op)
• Packaging Science
Overview
Labs
Student Work
• Other Programs
Student Innovation Center
Printing Application Lab
Golisano Institute for Sustainably
PACKAGING SCIENCE
www.rit.edu/cast/mmetps/bs-in-packaging-science.php/
U. S. Universities with a bachelors and
advanced degrees in Packaging Science
RIT Packaging Science
• 2nd oldest (1973)
• 2nd largest packaging
program
Degrees
• B.S.
• M.S.
• Executive M.S.
Agenda • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
• Cooperative Education (Co-op)
• Packaging Science
Overview
Labs
Student Work
• Other Programs
Student Innovation Center
Printing Application Lab
Golisano Institute for Sustainably
Student Work Sustainable Packaging Innovation
Agenda • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
• Cooperative Education (Co-op)
• Packaging Science
Overview
Labs
Student Work
• Other Programs
Student Innovation Center
Printing Application Lab
Golisano Institute for Sustainably
Director of the American
Packaging Center for Innovation Dr. Changeng Ge
585-475-5391
PACKAGING DYNAMICS LAB
Packaging Science Testing Labs
Tom Kausch, Manager
585.475.2608
Agenda • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
• Cooperative Education (Co-op)
• Packaging Science
Overview
Labs
Student Work
• Other Programs
Student Innovation Center
Printing Application Lab
Golisano Institute for Sustainably
STUDENT INNOVATION CENTER
Agenda • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
• Cooperative Education (Co-op)
• Packaging Science
Overview
Labs
Student Work
• Other Programs
Student Innovation Center
Printing Application Lab
Golisano Institute for Sustainably
PRINTING APPLICATIONS LAB
Agenda • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
• Cooperative Education (Co-op)
• Packaging Science
Overview
Labs
Student Work
• Other Programs
Student Innovation Center
Printing Application Lab
Golisano Institute for Sustainably
GOLISANO INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Presentation
Professor Karen L. Proctor
78 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
585-475-5558