Photo Spotlights

  • September 21, 2023

    Third- and fourth-year illustration students learned about the art of comics from a Marvel master during workshops on Sept. 20. Adam Kubert ’81 (medical illustration) introduced students to the world of a comics artist and the complexity of telling stories panel-by-panel. Students brought their own comics depicting the story of their journey to RIT for critique. Kubert’s workshops were part of his visit to RIT for the grand opening of the Kubert Lounge and Gallery in the Cary Graphics Arts Collection within Wallace Library and a discussion about his work on the Spider-Man India series. The lounge is named for his father, DC Comics artist Joe Kubert.

  • September 11, 2023

    Members of the Henrietta Fire Department assisted by ROTC cadets hook up an American flag before raising it next to The Sentinel sculpture during the 9/11 remembrance vigil Monday morning. A joint service color guard containing members from each local ROTC branch—Air Force, Space Force, Navy, Army, and Marines—attended the vigil along with representatives from area police, fire, and first-responder agencies. The guest speaker was Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter.

  • September 5, 2023

    RIT students enjoyed free swag during TigerFest, a weeklong event that allowed them to get connected to campus, activities, and others.

  • September 1, 2023

    Keith Jenkins, senior vice president and associate provost for Diversity and Inclusion, speaks Thursday at a commemoration to rename an RIT residence hall after a granddaughter of abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The dedication of Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry Hall was held in conjunction with RIT’s annual Lighting the Way ceremony to welcome women and non-binary students to campus.

  • August 29, 2023

    The 14th cohort of the Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars were welcomed at a ceremony on Aug. 28 held at Liberty Hill. The scholars program provides scholarships and academic support to graduates from the Rochester City School District and approved charter schools.

  • August 25, 2023

    Thousands of RIT’s newest students participated in the seventh Hunger Project on Aug. 25 in Ritter Arena. Students packaged more than 115,000 meals for the Rochester community that will be distributed through FoodLink. The service project is coordinated through RIT’s Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement.

  • August 18, 2023

    AIM Photonics hosted several days of training Aug. 15-17 in Photonic Integrated Circuits: Testing and Packaging. Training was first at its Test, Assembly and Packaging (TAP) facility in Rochester, for an overview and scope of available resources to set up participants for collaborations in their state-of-the-art cleanrooms. Lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on testing assembly work followed at Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester. Workshop participants came from the U.S. integrated photonics industry and academia.

  • July 31, 2023

    Omar Moralez-Saez, a third-year game design and development major, left, works alongside Shane Gayle, 17, of Rochester’s Vertus High School, during a game design camp at MAGIC Spell Studios. The camp, in partnership with RIT's K-12 University Center, taught the students the fundamentals of game design, programming logic, art, and animation through a combination of lessons and lab time. The students published their games at the culmination of the camp.

  • July 25, 2023

    Nabil Nasr, associate provost, founding director of Golisano Institute for Sustainability, and founding CEO of the REMADE Institute, leads members of the British Consulate General and RIT Government and Community Relations on a tour to highlight innovation at RIT. From left to right: Ben Brierley, British Consulate Head of Policy and State Government Relations; Emma Wade-Smith, His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for North America and His Majesty’s Consul General New York; Eleanor Boyer, Technology Sector Director; and Garrett Dunlap, Head of Science and Innovation. The delegation spent Monday touring areas around Rochester that highlight the region’s expertise in the semiconductor, cybersecurity, and renewable energy industries.

  • July 20, 2023

    The College of Art and Design’s School of Art invited local high school students to campus this month for a Pre-College Portfolio Preparation Workshop. The annual workshop, held July 10-21, functions as a visual arts class designed to prepare the portfolios of rising high school juniors and seniors for admission to college art programs. Over the course of two weeks, students were guided by RIT faculty members and produced high-level additions for their portfolios. This year, the workshop was offered both in-person and virtually so students from across the country could benefit.

  • July 11, 2023

    Students from eighth to 12th grade learned about online safety, cybersecurity and defense, and cyber ethics during the GenCyber camp, held July 10-14 as part of RIT’s K-12 University Center’s Camp Tiger. The camp typically draws between 100 to 200 applicants and accepts 40 students, according to Daniel Krutz, RIT assistant professor of software engineering, who runs the program. Every year, five to 10 students from the camp will enroll at RIT. “If campers walk away thinking, ‘Cybersecurity—or STEM—is cool, and I want to learn more about it’—then I count that as a success,” Krutz said. Robert St Jacques and Bruce Herring, both RIT lecturers of software engineering, are co-teaching the GenCyber camp.

  • July 10, 2023

    Nearly 200 RIT students on co-op in the Rochester area celebrated together July 8 at Innovative Field for RIT Co-op Night at the Rochester Red Wings. The group of students and staff, which also included RIT President David Munson and Neeraj Buch, dean of undergraduate education and associate provost for student success, enjoyed the game, food, a performance by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and a fireworks display. The event was sponsored by RIT’s Career Services and Cooperative Education.