Photo Spotlights

  • May 16, 2025

    Volunteers rake leaves in a cemetery during a community cleanup. 3
    Man rakes around gravestones during a cemetery cleanup event.
    Three volunteers in matching shirts and orange hats gather near supplies, one waves at the camera.
    RIT employees helped clean up Mount Hope Cemetery on May 15 as part of United Way Day of Caring. Day of Caring is the largest volunteer event across the Rochester region.

  • May 13, 2025

    Cadets in uniform stand in formation behind U.S. and military flags. 3
    Group of cadets in uniform raise their right hands to take an oath.
    Man and woman pin military insignia on a uniformed cadet during a ceremony.

    RIT’s Army ROTC detachment held its annual commissioning ceremony on May 11 in the SHED. Eleven cadets graduated to the rank of lieutenant and will enter the U.S. Army as officers. Here, William King, front, leads cadets at the start of the ceremony.

  • May 9, 2025

    Group of graduates embrace and laugh together during commencement celebration. 8
    Graduate in cap and gown peeks through a giant orange “RIT” campus sign.
    Graduates in caps and gowns cheer and jump on steps outside a campus building.
    Faculty place a doctoral hood on a smiling graduate in academic regalia during an RIT commencement ceremony.
    Graduates toss caps in the air while celebrating on a hill outside a campus building.
    Woman helps adjust a floral crown on a smiling graduate in cap and gown.
    Group of graduates posing together as a friend takes their photo on a grassy campus lawn.
    Graduates in academic regalia stand in a hallway under a Golisano College Computing and Information Sciences Ph.D. Program sign at RIT commencement.

    Liam Greier, a computer engineering major, right, and Jack Digrigoli, a film and animation - animation option major, center, embraced their friends in celebration after Academic Convocation.

  • May 9, 2025

    Three people in academic regalia are on stage with one holding a framed certificate. 4
    A group of five people in academic regalia standing during a ceremony, holding a large framed certificate.
    A group of five people in academic regalia pose with a framed certificate at a ceremony.
    A group of five people in academic regalia holding a framed certificate on stage in front of RIT banners.

    Four honorary degrees were conferred during the Academic Convocation ceremony on May 9. Among those recognized was Gregory Robinson, engineer and former director of the James Webb Space Telescope. He received an Honorary Doctor of Science. Pictured, from left to right, are RIT Provost Prabu David, Robinson, and RIT Board of Trustees Vice Chairperson Susan Holliday.

  • April 16, 2025

    Students are focused on a project in the engineering building, working together with engineering tools and materials. 3
    A man engaged in computer work inside a lab, with laboratory equipment and research materials around him.
    A group of people gathered around a table, examining metal poles placed on the surface.

    The exhibits that will be featured at the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival on April 26 represent some of RIT’s many strengths. Many of the exhibits, like the Data Sonification Weather Chimes being assembled here, highlight how an idea can be enhanced by working across disciplines. The exhibit was born from a collaboration between RIT’s School of Performing Arts and the Kate Gleason College of Engineering’s Multidisciplinary Senior Design project initiative. The completed set of chimes will be on view during the festival.

  • April 10, 2025

    four people stand on a stage, 3 of them accepting an award. 1

    Marissa Tirone, principal lecturer in the School of Design, is congratulated by President David Munson, right, for receiving the Provost’s Innovative Teaching Award at RIT’s Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship on April 9. Tirone is joined on stage by Neil Hair, second from left, executive director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. Andre Hudson, left, dean of the College of Science, accepted the same award on behalf of Dina Newman, professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences. These were two of dozens of awards presented to faculty members.

  • April 9, 2025

    Three men in suits stand next to two posters with information about the Davis Awards. 1
    Don Pophal, left, a senior lecturer and lead guide in the Multidisciplinary Senior Design Capstone Program in Kate Gleason College of Engineering, and Christian Waldschmidt, right, a fifth-year biomedical engineering major, are this year’s Alfred Davis Award winners. They received the awards for their public service work on April 8 from RIT President David Munson.

  • March 14, 2025

    wo artists paint a vibrant mural on a black brick wall, featuring bold white text reading 'Let me hear some noise' alongside graphic elements and social media icons. 1

    Trey Choate, left, a third-year visual media major, and Melson Miranda, a second-year visual communications design major, spent part of Spring Break painting a mural. Designed by Amber Stokes, a multimedia graphic designer with RIT’s Finance and Administration division, the mural was made for a relaunch of the former Ritz Sports Zone. Now officially “Ritz,” the space gives visitors a new vibe, focusing on energy, pride, and unique connections that make RIT a vibrant community. A week of events are planned in the space including making charm bracelets, photos with Ritchie and Balloon Ritchie, trivia, table and lawn games, interactive crafts, giveaways, and more.

  • March 6, 2025

    Young woman in a black blazer hands a resume to a recruiter in a gray polo at a career fair booth with an I T T engineering banner in the background. 4
    Young man in a navy suit and yellow tie stands in a crowded hallway at a career fair, holding a notebook and looking ahead with a confident expression.
    Two women in business attire have a conversation at a career fair, one holding an orange R I T folder while the other holds a rolled-up document.
    Large group of people gathered on an indoor track, many wearing business or company-branded attire and holding R I T Tigers signs, smiling at the camera.

    Aashka Desai, left, a 2024 graduate of RIT’s computer science master’s degree program, returned to campus for RIT’s spring Universitywide Career Fair held on March 5 in the Gordon Field House. Hundreds of RIT students in search of co-op opportunities or full-time employment met with representatives from 170 companies. Here, Desai, who is from India, interviews with Jordan Noll-Lamantia from ITT.

     

  • March 4, 2025

    Three people sit around a conference table, engaged in discussion. A man in a suit smiles, while a woman with glasses takes notes. A whiteboard behind them features hand-drawn portraits and 'Multi-Media Staff' text. 1

    RIT’s next president, Bill Sanders, met with members of Reporter Magazine on March 3. The meeting was one of many for Sanders during his visit to campus on March 3 and 4. The current dean of Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering assumes RIT’s top post on July 1.

  • February 27, 2025

    Taken from an angle looking up toward the sky from the ground, an athlete on the left side of the image rushes toward the finish line for the special olympics snowshoe competition. His arms are raised and he is just feet away from the large archway marking the finish line. 5
    A man and woman athlete sit closely together, their heads turned toward each other as the woman leans on the man's shoulder. The photo is close-up showing only their chest and up.
    A photo of the crowd where almost everyone is blurred and not in focus. The only woman in focus, wearing a red hoodie, is clapping for her daughter as she watches her skate on the ice rink.
    Taken from lower toward the ground, the camera looks up at an athlete performing on the parallel bars. The athlete is holding himself up with his arms, his body almost in a sitting position as he extends his legs straight out in front of him while keeping his back straight. In the background you can see the audience watching closely.
    On the left, a portrait of a young athlete wearing the medals they earned during the competition. On the right, an athlete poses for their portrait outside in full winter gear, the ski path is in the background.

    The moment Alex Pazderka, a New York state Special Olympics athlete, crossed the finish line during the snowshoe competition was captured by photojournalism student Rebecca Villagracia. As part of a yearslong collaboration with Special Olympics, led by Associate Professors Jenn Poggi and Josh Meltzer, a team of over 80 RIT students, faculty, and alumni documented the 2025 Special Olympics New York State Winter Games. By lending their expertise in photography and digital storytelling, students gained work and leadership experience that mirrors real-world reporting expectations while learning more about disability rights, advocacy, and community.

  • February 11, 2025

    hands hold a small prototype of a lunar rover. 3
    a birds eye view of the interior of RIT's SHED.
    Three people look at a student showcase on posterboard.

    RIT’s College of Liberal Arts collaborated with the NASA HUNCH (High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware) program to host a critical design review on Feb. 10. NASA HUNCH works with high school students to find innovative solutions to real problems faced by researchers and scientists on the International Space Station (ISS). Students traveled to RIT from Toronto, Buffalo, and Rochester to present their designs. Here, Zahra Hassanali, a senior from Victoria Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto, holds her team’s prototype of a lunar rover.