Photo Spotlights

  • June 4, 2022

    "Clarissa Uprooted: The Exhibit" is on view at RIT City Art Space through July 24. The interactive exhibit showcases the once-thriving Clarissa Street neighborhood, including a partial stage of the jazz spot, the Pythodd Club.

  • May 26, 2022

    RIT honored its retirees with a celebration on May 25 at the Gordon Field House. More than 300 retirees attended the event. 

  • May 18, 2022

    Rochester Institute of Technology's three-year pause from attending Design Week in New York City was marked by two high-level events. The industrial design program's Metaproject 11 partnership with Staach, R. Roger Remington's "Onward" book, published by RIT Press, and a celebration of 12 years of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies were each celebrated at Partner + Napier's New York City location on Saturday night, May 14. In addition, industrial design students who collaborated with Modkat on Metaproject 12 exhibited their projects in a WantedDesign showcase at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) May 15-17.

  • May 7, 2022

    The 137th Academic Convocation took place May 6 in the Gordon Field House.

  • May 5, 2022

    Graduating RIT students participated in The Last Bash, which included cap decorating, a photo booth, and food options in the Gene Polisseni Center. 

  • May 5, 2022

    Members of the LGBTQ+ community who are graduating this spring celebrated at the Rainbow Graduation in the University Gallery on May 4.

  • May 2, 2022

    New graduates gathered for the Black Awareness Coordinating Committee's third annual Black Graduation ceremony at the University Gallery on Saturday, April 30. The student-led event was created to celebrate and uplift Black students receiving their diplomas this spring. 

  • April 30, 2022

    A red maple tree was planted outside Global Village to honor the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day on April 29.

  • April 27, 2022

    The Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement had its final event for the semester, offering an Eat Greek food truck lunch, giveaways, and information.

  • April 25, 2022

    Better Me Wellness and Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences hosted Earth Day Yoga on April 22.

  • April 22, 2022

    RIT’s Title IX Office celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Title IX law, passed in 1972 for gender equity in federally funded education programs. 

  • April 15, 2022

    The 2022 Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship recognizes RIT’s outstanding faculty, staff, and students for their excellence in innovation, teaching, and developing the next generation of leaders. The celebration took place April 12 in Ingle Auditorium. Click through to see photos of the honorees.