Learning By Doing

"Variable data. There's this huge bridge to cross," he says, "and the students think that's cool and they want to cross it."

Mutually Beneficial Cross-training

On the other side of the country, in the slightly chillier city of Rochester, N.Y., RIT also utilizes graphic arts students in its in-plant.

"We post [job openings], and the students come and work," explains Hilliary Dunn, director of the RIT Hub Print/Postal Services operation. "They receive on-the-spot training."