Photo Spotlights

The final assembly of Albert Paley's The Sentinel sculpture at RIT is completed as five bronze pieces, each weighing 1,000 pounds, are bolted to the top of the towering structure, Aug. 19.

Jessica Oakes of Gasport, left, and Erin Race of Knoxboro have their hands full “dissecting” computer keyboards. They were among 13 first-year, women engineering majors at RIT for the Kate Gleason College of Engineering’s third annual “I Built My Computer @ RIT" workshops, Aug. 5-8. Students built computers that became theirs to keep and stayed in residence halls. Workshops were supported by Microsoft Corp.

Kevin Kochersberger, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was named a "Pilot of the Century" by the Experimental Aircraft Association on July 29. He will be one of two pilots to fly a reproduction 1903 Wright Flyer on Dec. 17, the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight, near Kitty Hawk, N.C., as part of "Countdown to Kitty Hawk."

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a news conference on the economic potential of fuel cell research and development in upstate New York at RIT, July 28. The news conference followed a roundtable discussion on fuel cells hosted by RIT and Greater Rochester Enterprise.

RIT Army ROTC held a Change of Command ceremony on July 23 in the Student Alumni Union Fireside Lounge. Lt. Col. Donald Beattie Jr., professor of military science, far right, assumed command of Tiger Battalion, 1st Brigade, from Lt. Col. Daniel Stafford, standing to his right. Stafford is remaining at RIT as assistant dean of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.

James S. Gleason, chairman of Gleason Corp., announces a $6 million gift from The Gleason Foundation to RIT's Kate Gleason College of Engineering, July 17.

Anthony Pigis, a teacher at William E. Grady High School in Brooklyn, left, and Emily Bennett, from Fitzgerald High School in Warren, Mich., practice machine modeling in a Project Lead the Way teacher-training workshop on July 8 at RIT. Around 300 middle and high school teachers from across the nation will visit RIT this month for sessions on instruction of pre-engineering curricula that prepares students for college studies.

The last major component of Albert Paley's sculpture in front of the RIT Student Alumni Union is installed, July 7. The "cage" weighs almost 10 tons and sits diagonally to the arched base of the structure. According to Paley, "The Sentinel" will be the largest sculpture located on any campus across the U.S.

World-famous Japanese Taiko drummers gave two free concerts this month at NTID; one offering hands-on participation. The troupe’s three groups—Koshu Roa Taiko, Amanojaku, and San Francisco Taiko Dojo—total 22, with six deaf members, and range from pre-school to senior citizen. Performances were courtesy of The Nippon Taiko Foundation, The Nippon Foundation of Japan, and the Postsecondary Education Network-International.

On June 24, RIT hosted the National Commission for Cooperative Education symposium: The Talent Search—Acquiring and Developing Talent in a Changing Economy. RIT President Albert Simone moderated a corporate panel with Ford Greene, former president, Frontier; Michael Morley, chief administrative officer and executive vice president, Eastman Kodak Co.; and Sandra Parker, president and chief operating officer, Rochester Business Alliance.

Robert Panara, right, is honored on June 18 as the RITiree of 2003 at the 5th annual retirees picnic. After receiving the award, Panara, professor emeritus and the first deaf educator at RIT, presented President Albert Simone with an autographed Boston Red Sox baseball. More than 500 RIT retirees, joined by 28 Class of 2003 RITirees, attended the picnic at Liberty Hill.

Pansies adorn the walkway alongside Wallace Library on the RIT campus.