Building Mnemonic: SLA
Building Number: 078
An academic building that is home to the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Systems, one of RIT's main applied research and industry outreach centers. CIMS houses labs for majors in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, and Packaging Science. CIMS also houses the Center for Remanufacturing and Resource Recovery; the first such applied research center in the US.
History
The building was named after Congresswoman Louise Slaughter in recognition of her many efforts on behalf of RIT, especially her support for CIMS since its inception in 1990. Slaughter played the key role in securing a total of $11.25 million in federal funds to help build the facility, and since then she has been instrumental in securing funding for the Center's numerous research activities.