Photo Spotlights

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

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. 

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

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

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

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. 

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.

Spirituality and Religious Life presented Spring, Succulents, and Spirit in the Fireside Lounge as part of SpringFest. Here, first-year graphic design student Jaden Graham decorates a clay pot for a succulent plant.

RIT celebrated graduate students during Graduate Education Week and Showcase, April 4-8. Here, Alex Jarus, a graduate student in furniture design, with “Intangible Relic.”

Cary Graphic Arts Collection and RIT Hillel sponsored a presentation and demonstration of letterpress printmaking in Hebrew April 6. Associate Curator Amelia Fontanel offered details on the process.

RIT President David Munson welcomed everyone to the 2022 Alfred L. Davis Public Service Awards. The awards are made possible by gifts from Al Davis, RIT vice president emeritus. The 2022 Alfred L. Davis Public Service Award winners received an award commemorating their outstanding record of service at a ceremony on April 5.

The Restaurant and Event Management spring 2022 class is taking over the RIT Catering Pop Ups this semester. Ted Ganster, hospitality and tourism management visiting lecturer, and Autumn Geer, RIT Dining director of event operations—catering and concessions, team teach the class.