Photo Spotlights

  • December 13, 2023

    U S senator standing at a podium, with a sign language interpreter standing to her right and two college administrators standing to her left. 1

    U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, at podium, visited RIT’s Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED) on Dec. 11 to deliver news on two federal funding initiatives. Gillibrand addressed $2 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce to update and expand RIT’s Semiconductor Fabrication Lab, where construction is underway. Gillibrand also recognized the work done by RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, while proposing a 3.6 percent increase of its annual federal appropriation to $95.9 million. Also delivering remarks were Gerry Buckley, far left, NTID president and RIT vice president and dean; and Doreen Edwards, second from left, dean of RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering.

  • December 8, 2023

    five people crowded around a table as another spins a prize wheel. 4
    college student sitting at a table writing down in cursive in blue marker the names of students from 1893.
    two college students looking at photos from the 18 hundreds.
    a display of index cards with recipes typed on them and a pamphlet titled Mechanics Institute Circular of Information, 19 hundred to 19 O 1.

    The Athenaeum Games—a domestic science fair held Dec. 7 in the RIT Archives—showcased 19th century skills and technology that RIT students learned about in the class Hands on History: Examining RIT’s Domestic Science and Arts Program. During “Gizmo Bingo,” RIT student Gabriella Smith, right, called out the names of 19th century patented inventions, ranging from the whimsical to the weird. RIT librarian Adwoa Boateng, bottom left, listens to Smith describe the technology of the day.

  • December 4, 2023

    a dancer on a stage, raised several feet in the air, with a long and wide skirt ballooned out and held by four other dancers. 5
    six dancers on a stage, bent at the waist with their arms in the air towards their faces as if admiring something bright.
    an aerial ribbon performer suspended upside down and bent at the waist, with her legs intertwined in the ribbons.
    a dancer on stage raised several feet in the air, with her skirt draped down her legs to the floor, with four other dancers standing around her.
    six people lined up a stage, one holding a bouquet of flowers and another being presented a plaque.

    The inaugural production in the newest building on the RIT campus, AstroDance II: Across the Universe, premiered Dec. 1 to 3 and featured a variety of dance, aerial and circus arts, and augmented reality. The performances were held in the new state-of-the-art Sklarsky Glass Box Theater inside the SHED. The theater has 90 retractable fixed theater seats, with options to more than double the capacity. AstroDance II seated 130 for each performance.

  • November 10, 2023

    a soldier in dress uniform stands by a table set for one in a field house with several other banquet tables. People are standing up next to their chairs at the tables. 1

    More than 300 veterans, family members, students, and community members attended RIT’s 12th annual Veteran’s Day Breakfast in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. The keynote speaker was RIT alumnus Maj. Gen. (retired) Timothy Lunderman.

  • October 24, 2023

    three college students sitting next to each other for a panel discussion. 1

    The second annual Together RIT: A Day of Dialogue, hosted by the Division of Diversity of Inclusion, was held on Oct. 20 and focused on gender and sexuality. Student Peter Zellers, center, speaks during the opening panel held in Ingle Auditorium alongside staff interpreter Jase Rivera, left, and student Leah Dibble, right.

  • September 21, 2023

    Adam Kubert stands in front of 4 students facing away from them. He has his arm raised palm-up, gesturing toward a page from a black and white comic that is taped to a wall in the University Gallery. Everyone in the group is looking at the comic page as Kubert speaks during a workshop. 1

    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

    R O T C and fire department members attaching an American flag to the bucket of a ladder on a fire truck. 2
    R O T C cadets in dress uniform march in a single file down a walkway while members in fatigues look on and salute.

    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

    college students lined up outside to go to a table handing out free stuff. 6
    college student smashing the hood of a beat-up car with a sledgehammer.
    two college students throwing basketballs in an inflatable hoop set.
    college students lined up outside to go to a table handing out free stuff.
    two college students posing for a photo against a gray backdrop, with their arms over their heads to form a heart.
    college student sitting in a box at the top of a tall pole structure.

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

  • September 1, 2023

    man speaking at a podium in front of a small crowd outside. 5
    two women standing at a podium outside of a college residence hall.
    college student speaking at a podium outdoors at night.
    group of people cutting a giant ceremonial ribbon in front of a building.
    two women leading a group of women on a walk outdoors at night.

    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

    a group of multicultural college students standing in front of a house with two college presidents and their spouses. 5
    university president talking to a group of college students seated at a banquet table outdoors.
    person speaking at a podium outdoors.
    university president speaking to a college student and handing her a giftbag.
    several banquet tables outside with college students seated at them.

    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

    rows of college students wearing hair nets and filling bags with pasta, rice, and grains. 5
    college student ringing a cow bell at the end of an assembly line.
    several boxes stacked like the bottom of a pyramid that say U S hunger.
    college students stacking boxes that say U S hunger.
    rows of tables of college students wearing hair nets and filling bags with pasta, rice, and grains.

    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

    three men working in an electronics lab. 5
    four people watching a researcher demo equipment in an electronics lab.
    woman demonstrating equipment in an electronics lab.
    five people wearing hairnets and lab coats in a clean room.
    three people watching as a fourth points to equations on a white board.

    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.