Yale-Top University, Outstanding In-plant

Beyond all that, RIS owns screen printing equipment and dye-sublimation printers, which lets them print novelty items for sale at commencement exercises and alumni events. And with Yale's 300th anniversary in 2001, RIS has been churning out tons of caps, mugs and mouse pads.

"We don't set any boundaries on what we do here," says Masotta. "We seek to see what services the campus community will find beneficial, and whether we can deliver those services in a cost-effective, quality way. If so, then it makes sense for us to think about doing it."