Campus Spotlight
4/30/2012
Photographers from Magnum Photos visit for a lecture and book signing.
4/27/2012
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand sponsored a summit at RIT on manufacturing in New York.
4/27/2012
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand convened leading experts from industry, government and academia for a summit at RIT’s Center for Student Innovation on April 27. The event focused on strategies to bring about a manufacturing renaissance to upstate New York. Here, U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson provided the keynote address.
4/26/2012
E-Dragster Race participants show off their vehicles to President Destler.
4/26/2012
RIT and Sen. Joe Robach attend the Greening Your Campus contest in Albany.
4/24/2012
Fifth-year packaging student Zack Loughery worked with the preservation team at the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film to protect some of photography’s history using modern packages. He was part of a team that developed a new archival storage and protection covering for daguerreotypes.
4/23/2012
The College of Liberal Arts honored students on Friday for excellence in writing.
4/23/2012
The RIT Anime Club hosted its annual convention, Tora-Con, on April 21-22.
4/21/2012
A celebration for the national champion RIT women’s hockey team was held on April 20.
4/21/2012
Lorraine Justice, dean of the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, spent seven years in China as dean of the School of Design at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her new book, China Design Revolution, from The MIT Press, is available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon and the MIT Press website. The book discusses the history of design and innovation in China along with current designs and global brands. It explores design’s role in China’s economic boom.
4/20/2012
The RIT women’s hockey team captured its first NCAA Division III championship and the first national championship for a women’s sport at RIT on March 17. A celebration for the team took place April 20 in Fireside Lounge. Players signed autographs on posters and shirts.
4/20/2012
RIT and partnering groups visit the Harley School for a science outreach program.
4/19/2012
The Tiger East End Express connects the RIT campus to Rochester’s East End from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday nights. RIT students can hop the bus for the opportunity to explore Rochester clubs, theaters, restaurants, stores, galleries and museums.
4/18/2012
Annual Leadership Awards were presented to student leaders on April 18.
4/17/2012
J. Ford Huffman, formerly of USA Today, spoke April 16 on the future of news.
4/16/2012
About 400 men and women walked a mile in heels on April 15 to support victims of domestic violence. Alpha Sigma Alpha members coordinated the event. All proceeds went to the Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims, a Rochester organization that provides free services to people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing and have experienced domestic violence or sexual abuse.
4/16/2012
About 400 walkers hiked a mile April 15 to support victims of domestic violence.
4/16/2012
Civil War artist Wendy Allen presents some of her work during a recent colloquium.
4/15/2012
Photographer Kwaku Alston was recognized at this year’s Distinguished Alumni Awards.
4/14/2012
The Paleys are featured artists in University Gallery’s newest exhibition.
4/12/2012
RIT hosted its annual tribute to the Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars on April 12.
4/12/2012
RIT hosted is annual tribute to the Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars on April 12 in the Gordon Field House. In order to receive the scholars designation, students must have earned a GPA of 3.85 and completed at least 125 quarter credits of study. Selection is also based on factors complementing their academic achievement, including creative work, independent research and community service.
4/11/2012
Sen. Charles Schumer announced his support for student-loan legislation today at RIT.
4/10/2012
Rebecca Edwards, associate professor of history and chair of the department, recently published her book, “Words Made Flesh: Nineteenth-Century Deaf Education and the Growth of Deaf Culture.” The book is part of the New York University Press’ The History of Disability Series.
4/9/2012
Students in the Rochester Parkour group clean up Manhattan Square Park.
4/6/2012
Graduate Thesis 2 is on view through April 18 in Bevier Gallery.
4/5/2012
Art critic Barry Schwabsky speaks to students in a fine art painting class April 5.
4/5/2012
Student Erik Ellingson’s family and RIT share some history.
4/4/2012
Entrepreneur David Bornstein speaks to a sell-out crowd as part of the Gannett Project.
4/3/2012
Meet the artists behind “Three Artists, Three Views” today in the Dyer Arts Center.
3/30/2012
The women’s hockey team receives a key to the city March 30.
3/30/2012
Mixed-media artist Radcliffe Bailey spoke March 29 in Webb Auditorium.
3/29/2012
Actress and author Victoria Rowell discusses the portrayal of women in the media.
3/29/2012
Actress and New York Times best-selling author Victoria Rowell discussed the portrayal of women in the media, both positively and negatively, during a talk on March 29. As a woman in the media spotlight, Rowell has firsthand experience with how women are portrayed across various mediums. Rowell signed books before her talk in Ingle Auditorium.
3/29/2012
RIT’s National Science Fair for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students was held March 24.
3/28/2012
More than 2,900 job seekers attended the Spring Career Fair on Wednesday.
3/28/2012
Passers-by receive tulips and chocolate on March 28 for Women’s History Month.
3/27/2012
Jason Shanley is a business management student in the E. Philip Saunders College of Business who won a scholarship to RIT after winning first prize in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy Regional “Bright Ideas” competition last May. Shanley is the CEO of UrLocker, which makes a variety-pack of removable, reusable designs for school lockers. His business was featured on BizKid$, a weekly series on PBS/WXXI-TV that teaches kids about money.
3/26/2012
Children stand ready to scour Eastman Kodak Quad at the annual egg hunt March 24.
3/24/2012
The Exact Theatre Ensemble performs a staged reading of “Playing with Fire.”
3/23/2012
The RIT Pep Band performs in Global Village on March 23.
3/22/2012
RIT students were treated to a southern-themed dinner at Grace Watson Dining Hall on March 20. The meal included gumbo, fried chicken, pork chops, cornbread, blackened tofu and a variety of desserts.
3/22/2012
Students get a look at a millipede during a visit from the Seneca Park Zoo.
3/21/2012
Steven Morse and David Kelbe, center, were honored for their public service.
3/20/2012
RIT announces that the women’s hockey team is applying to move to Division I.
3/19/2012
Student Samuel Sandoval gets his head shaved during a fundraiser for cancer research.
3/19/2012
The women’s hockey team claims its first NCAA Division III National Championship.
3/18/2012
RIT women’s hockey claimed its first NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey National Championship on March 17. RIT defeated Norwich University 4-1 at the Frank Ritter Ice Arena. RIT goalie Laura Chamberlain, named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, made 27 saves during the final game.
3/15/2012
The 2012 United Way campaign kicked off Thursday with a carnival and prize auction.
3/15/2012
RIT’s 2012 United Way campaign kicked off on March 15 with a carnival and prize auction. Here, Adel Henen, facilities management, plays Shake, Rattle and Roll to win a ticket for the auction.
3/13/2012
The Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics competition roared into the Gordon Field House for “Rebound Rumble” March 9-10. More than 3,000 students, teachers, mentors and guests cheered on 41 teams, from across the Northeast and Canada, vying for positions at the national competition in April. Here, a student group, The Buzz, from World of Inquiry School 58, sang the national anthem before the competition.
3/13/2012
Brandon Edquist, left, and Matthew Pituk created the three winning poster designs that will soon be seen around campus during RIT’s 2012 United Way campaign. Katherine Olsen, associate professor in NTID’s arts and imaging studies program, says her graphic design course project on “United Way Posters” was initiated 10 years ago. “It’s competitive but collaborative and the students all help one another to create a persuasive design for the purpose of fundraising. Brandon and Matthew are immensely talented, work closely together in class and really do influence each other’s designs, so it’s no surprise they both won.”
3/12/2012
James Salzano, president of Clark Companies Inc., was a guest speaker at the 8th annual Executive MBA alumni event, “Sharpen the Saw,” on March 9. Salzano is an Irondequoit native and an accounting major alumnus who graduated from RIT’s E. Philip Saunders College of Business in 1987. Salzano says Clarks, a privately owned shoe wear company with 14,000 employees worldwide, remains focused on customer loyalty and innovative styles combined with comfort technology.
3/10/2012
The Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics competition roared into the Gordon Field House for “Rebound Rumble” March 9-10. More than 3,000 students, teachers, mentors and guests cheered on 41 teams, from across the Northeast and Canada, vying for positions at the national competition in April. Here, students cheer for their team.
3/9/2012
Stephen Bosworth speaks at Sharpen the Saw, the annual Executive MBA alumni event.
3/9/2012
More than 40 teams participated in the regional FIRST Robotics contest March 9–10.
3/8/2012
Jason Faulring, left, and Don McKeown turn data from disasters into information maps.
3/6/2012
Business students spent their spring break in Dubai.
3/5/2012
Kate Winnebeck, left, and Tracy Freas have developed an outreach and education program that provides ergonomics assessment and training for companies in New York and outside the state.
3/1/2012
Lyndsey Saunders, a third-year advertising and public relations student, tweets during her e-Journalism class. Twitter and blogs are social-media methods of communication. Saunders has a blog on fashion.
2/29/2012
Packaging science, graphic design and industrial design students teamed up in a design competition.
2/28/2012
Sydney Seaver, senior professional advisor, works with third-year student Kevin Mulholland to evaluate course options in pursuit of his computer engineering technology degree. Advising is a key aspect of RIT’s pledge to help all students effectively navigate the upcoming switch to semesters.
2/27/2012
Gallery r’s Poetry, Craft & Performance exhibit runs through April 7.
2/24/2012
Engineering students demonstrate their senior design projects at a poster session.
2/22/2012
The Gallery at the Arts & Cultural Council presents work by professor Leonard Urso.
2/21/2012
City Council member Elaine Spaull addresses the crowd at a women’s leadership event.
2/20/2012
Former RIT hockey player Tom Keene ’75 is interviewed by WITR-FM during a game.
2/20/2012
Ashley Aberg, a fourth-year philosophy major from New York City, has conducted groundbreaking research on intersex infants and was the only undergraduate presenter and attendee at an international conference in Madrid.
2/17/2012
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo presented highlights of his state budget to the Rochester community Friday at NTID’s Panara Theatre. The governor’s budget proposal aims to close the current $2 billion budget deficit with no new taxes or new fees. The Executive Budget also lays the groundwork for an innovative $25 billion economic development agenda.
2/17/2012
RIT’s research community was honored Feb. 16 at the Principal Investigators Reception.
2/17/2012
Gov. Andrew Cuomo discusses his proposed budget this morning at Panara Theatre.
2/16/2012
Students in the industrial design program along with students from the glass program show off their work from Metaproject 2. Tom Zogas was awarded first-place in the glass category for his ceiling fan design and Dan Ipp took first-place in the industrial design category for his side table design. For this year's Metaproject, students from the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences teamed up with the Corning Museum of Glass where the winning projects were presented to members of the Corning team. The winning projects will also be presented during Design Week in New York City in May.
2/16/2012
Glass and design students display their work at Metaproject 2.
2/16/2012
Professor Jim Perkins’ medical illustration was recognized internationally at the World Congress of the Association Européenne des Illustrateurs Médicaux et Scientifiques in Strasbourg, France, last November. His work, exhibited in “Anatomy of an Image,” is part of the permanent collection at the École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg. Perkins is co-director of medical illustration program, with joint appointments in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences and the College of Health Sciences and Technology.
2/15/2012
Students marked 100 days before commencement at the Graduation Fair on Feb. 15.
2/14/2012
Students are serenaded during a Valentine’s Day dinner at Gracie’s.
2/14/2012
Alumni Chris Spinelli, left, and Jon Mervine own Roc Brewing Co. in Rochester.
2/13/2012
A company owned by alumni built a camera that’s on the International Space Station.
2/10/2012
Girls from the City School District visit as part of Girls and Women in Sports Day.
2/9/2012
The Rochester-Finger Lakes Middle and High School Exhibit runs through Feb. 29.
2/8/2012
The RIT/NTID Dance Company performs “Off the Wall” through Feb. 12.
2/7/2012
The Dyer Arts Center is hosting an exhibit and talk on artist Francis Marion Tuttle today.
2/7/2012
Freeze Fest weekend featured comedian Donald Glover.
2/6/2012
The cultural organizations of RIT educate and entertain audience members through dance, fashion shows and singing at Global Union’s Unification. As main event at Freeze Fest 2012, Unification allows students and the public to learn more about RIT’s cultural diversity through performances. Global Union is a major student organization that represents international students and cultural organizations at RIT.
2/6/2012
The Center for Campus Life helped bring the mountain to RIT this winter during the annual Freeze Fest. Students enjoyed Snowzilla, an 80-foot-high inflatable tubing slide, complete with a bounce house underneath.
2/4/2012
CIAS Dean Lorraine Justice spoke at “A Celebration of Innovation” on Feb. 3.
2/4/2012
With no snow for Freeze Fest, students delight in puppies from a local animal shelter.
2/3/2012
MIT’s Sebastian Seung discusses his work with the brain as part of the Gannett Project.
2/3/2012
The annual Freeze Fest celebration on campus is Feb. 3-5. Photo ice crystals and hot chocolate were offered in the Student Alumni Union. Here, Phoenix Walter, a fourth-year student in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, shows off her likeness in a cube.
2/3/2012
Scott Franklin, RIT professor of physics, co-wrote Explorations in Physics: An activity-based approach to understanding the world. The class won an award for Inquiry Based Instruction from Science Magazine.
2/1/2012
Film producer Søren Stærmose (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) visits a writing class.
2/1/2012
The annual Packaging Science Career Fair took place Feb. 1.
1/31/2012
Matt Hamill hosts a Q&A after the RIT premiere of the movie “The Hammer.”
1/31/2012
Alumni talk about the future of technology in media during an event in New York City.
1/30/2012
Shark Tank, featuring five student teams competing for the opportunity to turn their start-up businesses into reality, took place on Jan. 24. The first place winners were Christopher Burton (shown here), a junior in management information systems, and Alexander Bennett, a sophomore in industrial design. The student entrepreneurs won $2,000 for their Kinetic Beacon, a non-battery-powered hand-held device used as a GPS tool for intrepid outdoor adventurers.
1/25/2012
The Center for Student Innovation Fellows Program hosted a nerd auction Jan. 20.
1/24/2012
The Gallery at the Arts & Cultural Council, 277 N. Goodman St., presents an exhibit of paintings and sculptures by RIT Professor Leonard Urso. The exhibit is on view through Feb. 28.
1/23/2012
Cornel West, professor, author, musician and philosopher, was the keynote speaker for the 30th annual Expressions of King’s Legacy Celebration on Jan. 23. West, professor of philosophy and Christian practices at Union Theological Seminary, often speaks of the King legacy and social justice.
1/23/2012
Spoken-word poet Joshua Bennett performs at the Expressions of King’s Legacy event.
1/23/2012
Garth Fagan Dance members perform as part of the Expressions of King’s Legacy event.
1/23/2012
In the mid-1990s, Garth Fagan Dance gave its Rochester performances in the Robert F. Panara Theatre at NTID. Fagan Dance, now in its 40th year, and one of the premier modern dance companies in the United States, returned to perform as part of RIT’s annual Expressions of King’s Legacy Celebration on Jan. 23.
1/23/2012
Poet Joshua Bennett spoke with RIT/NTID students, staff and community members in the Student Development Center Jan. 22 as part of the 30th annual Expressions of King’s Legacy Celebration. Student performance groups Mental Graffiti and Dangerous Signs also performed.
1/23/2012
Cornel West talks to students before speaking at the Expressions of King’s Legacy event.
1/23/2012
Area educators in the STEM fields gathered for their first Project Kaleidoscope meeting.
1/20/2012
The College of Liberal Arts hosted a Major, Minor and Concentration Fair on Friday.
1/19/2012
Some of RIT’s newer research participants are getting a helping hand. The Office of the Vice President for Research has awarded more than a dozen seed-funding grants of $5,000 each to support proposed research initiatives. The awards result from the faculty members’ participation in the annual Grant Writers’ Boot Camp program. Recipients of this year’s seed funding awards include (top row from left) Hans Schmitthenner, Hinda Mandell, Ivan Puchades, Wei Le, (bottom from left) Jennifer Adams, Susan Lane-Outlaw, Christine Monikowski and Patricia Taboada-Serrano. They’re joined by David Bond, director of Sponsored Research Service (bottom right).
1/18/2012
Conductor Michael Ruhling leads a rehearsal of the RIT Orchestra.
1/17/2012
Mike Every is generating a lot of buzz over his work with telescope mirrors.
1/16/2012
Gallery r’s Invitational Exhibit of CIAS faculty and students opened Jan. 12.
1/12/2012
Sam Campanaro ’57 (illustrative photography) is best known for this famous photograph 15 Babies, which he shot in 1983 for a Kodak Colorama campaign. Here, Campanaro points to his grandson, who was one of the models for the shot. Campanaro worked for Eastman Kodak Co. for 42 years and continues to make pictures today.
1/10/2012
Alumnus John Eades is one of only a few manufacturers making sandals in the U.S.
1/9/2012
Student entrepreneurs and innovators attend the Sustainable University IdeaLab workshop.
1/3/2012
Tony Zanni ’07 (graphic design) is the creative partner at Dock 2 Letterpress, a commercial letterpress business in Webster, N.Y.
1/3/2012
David Eckler ’83 (printing management) is the owner of Dock 2 Letterpress, a commercial letterpress business in Webster, N.Y.
12/28/2011
New faculty member Michael Schrlau joined the Kate Gleason College of Engineering this fall and has been working to balance classroom activities, research and department tasks. He talked to undergraduate engineering students about his research about unique strategies using nanotubes to study cells, tissue and larger biological systems.
12/27/2011
Josh Turner, left, works on a mold for a turbine blade for Kosovo Wind Gardens.
12/23/2011
Student Kelly Canham recently went to Mexico to conduct imaging science research.
12/21/2011
Dr. Daniel Ornt is VP and dean of the Institute of Health Sciences and Technology.
12/20/2011
Lisa Hermsen, associate professor of English and department chairperson in RIT’s College of Liberal Arts, recently published a book on the history of mania and mental illness.
12/19/2011
Attendees at the Finance and Administration holiday breakfast Dec. 19 admired and photographed the gingerbread houses on display. Each dining area created a gingerbread house for a competition this year.
12/17/2011
Michael Schrlau, left, helps his mechanical engineering students after class.
12/15/2011
Gabriella Ramos hands over a collection of handmade scarves as part of a donation to the Rush-Henrietta Area Food Terminal’s Holiday Food Basket program. Ramos is enrolled in the Urban Poverty class in RIT’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
12/14/2011
The School for American Crafts annual holiday craft sale ends today.
12/13/2011
Patrick Chan is an alumnus of the micro-e program, which is marking a milestone.
12/12/2011
RIT student musicians showed off their skills Dec. 9 at ROC the Mic in the Student Alumni Union. Soloists and bands of multiple genres participated in the competition hosted by RIT’s College Activities Board and WITR-FM (89.7), RIT’s student-run campus radio station. Performers competed for a free recording session and interview at WITR’s “Rochester Sessions” and other prizes.
12/12/2011
The Metalworks and Hooks and Needles clubs are selling their pieces through Dec. 15.
12/11/2011
Students collected children’s books and made hats for families affected by Hurricane Irene.
12/9/2011
Faculty, staff and alumni held their annual Winter Craft Sale last Friday.
12/9/2011
The a cappella group Encore performed Thursday for the Go Global Holiday Celebration.
12/9/2011
Biomedical animator Drew Berry discussed his work as part of the Gannett series.
12/8/2011
Paul Spacher ’82 (mechanical engineering) helped develop a system to cool the battery in the Chevy Volt. His work is a reason the electric car can travel 35 miles or more on battery power.
12/7/2011
The RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press hosted a holiday card-making event Wednesday.
12/7/2011
Shop One2 is hosting a trunk show Thursday for the Go Global Holiday Celebration.
12/6/2011
Students, faculty and staff meet via Telepresence with Cisco Systems officials in California.
12/5/2011
Vincent F.A. Golphin, assistant professor of English, recently published “10 Stories Down,” his collection of poems written during his time in China.
12/2/2011
Gallery r unveils its new space with the exhibit “Prologues” and an open house today.
11/30/2011
Dean Lorraine Justice hopes to propel CIAS to a world leader in arts and imaging.
11/29/2011
Reporter magazine received a Pacemaker Award for its 2011 Imagine RIT issue.
11/28/2011
Deer and other wildlife often wander around campus this time of year.
11/23/2011
Gabriella Martinez ’08 shows off her specialty dog treats to her Labrador, Andrea.
11/22/2011
Construction is moving along on the Golisano Institute for Sustainability.
11/22/2011
Steve Shapiro, center, who graduated in 2004 with a degree in information technology, developed the idea for Digsby in a graduate entrepreneurship class at RIT in the fall of 2005. He launched the company in March 2006 and all seven employees are RIT graduates. The company was acquired by Tagged, the leading social network for meeting new people, and all employees moved to San Francisco.
11/17/2011
Jake Torcello ’09 opened Nathan’s Soup and Salad in the Student Alumni Union last year.
11/16/2011
Researchers are using wireless technology to improve EKG devices.
11/14/2011
RIT’s Quidditch Club earned 2nd place in the Quidditch World Cup in New York City.
11/11/2011
RIT’s Corner Crew offers its thanks for Friday’s $4.5 million gift for a new hockey arena.
11/11/2011
RIT hosted a Veterans Day Recognition and Celebration on Nov. 11.
11/11/2011
RIT hosted its inaugural Veterans Day Recognition and Celebration today.
11/10/2011
David Beyerlein was one of the “undecideds” who had yet to choose a major when he came to RIT in 2009. With help from the University Services Program, he found his niche in imaging and photography technology.
11/9/2011
Photographer Fred Ritchin visited RIT as part of the Gannett Project series.
11/8/2011
Renowned photographer, editor and professor Fred Ritchin addressed a crowd of about 300 people in Webb Auditorium Nov. 3 as one of the featured speakers of RIT’s Caroline Werner Gannett Project “Visionaries in Motion V” series. Ritchin, author of After Photography and In Our Own Image: The Coming Revolution in Photography, explored how photography and other media have been transformed by the digital age, the new ways of thinking about photography, the future for the photography profession in the “Facebook world,” new problems that the digital age poses and the impact and usefulness of the photographic image in democracy and today’s society. Next up for the series is Drew Berry, award-winning biomedical animator, who speaks Dec. 8.
11/7/2011
The Tojo Memorial Garden, in Kodak Quad, was recently renovated.
11/4/2011
RIT Ambulance shows off Defib 63, its new first-response vehicle.
11/3/2011
The Muslim Student Association dedicated a new mural in the residence hall tunnels.
11/1/2011
Friday Coffee Chats are held at 1 p.m. at Ellie’s Place by the Student Development Center.
