Photo Spotlights

Rochester City Scholar Karbara Maxey is on track to graduate in May as a biotechnology and molecular bioscience major in the College of Science. Maxey was named the 2014 Rochester City Scholar of the Year by the Multicultural Center for Academic Success. To read about other award winners, go to www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=50775. To read about other Rochester City Scholars, go to www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=50630.

Jonathan Weissman, an adjunct professor of networking and computing security in RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, received the 2014 Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching for a non-tenure track faculty member.

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Jeremy Haefner enjoys using a device designed by RIT industrial design students that allows him to stand while working.

Industrial design student James Whitehill takes advantage of the RIT wi-fi network and enjoys a perfect spring day in the Frisina Quad.

Carl Lutzer, professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences, is one of the recipients of the 2014 Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. The award encourages the professional growth and development of RIT faculty and specifically recognizes those members of the academic body who contribute most to enhance student learning. Full-time faculty with seven years or more of full-time teaching experince are eligible for this award.

Kirsten Condry, associate professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts, is one of the recipients of the 2014 Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. The award encourages the professional growth and development of RIT faculty and specifically recognizes those members of the academic body who contribute most to enhance student learning. Full-time faculty with seven years or more of full-time teaching experince are eligible for this award.

Sean Hansen, assistant professor in management information systems at Saunders College of Business, was honored with RIT’s 2014 Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, which is given to faculty who have taught three years or less and who foster excellence in teaching and leadership in the campus community.

Rose Marie Toscano, professor in the Department of Liberal Studies at NTID, received the 2014 Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award, and Meaghan Malone, a sustainable engineering graduate student, received the Bruce R. James ’64 Distinguished Service Award during the 2014 Alfred L. Davis Public Service Awards ceremony May 8. Pictured are M. Ann Howard, senior associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts, left; Toscano; RIT President Bill Destler; Malone; and James Macchiano, associate director of Student and Recent Alumni Programs. To read more about the award winners, go to www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=50603.

Tim Reed was part of the civil engineering technology student design team that won top honors at the 2013 Associated Schools of Construction conference and design competition. Reed, one of RIT’s first Rochester City Scholars, will take his talents in engineering technology into the workplace when he graduates.

Breaking Bad cinematographer Michael Slovis ’76 (professional photographic illustration) spoke with a lighting class May 6. He spent two days on campus lecturing and working with students.

For the third straight year, the RIT men’s lacrosse team sits atop the Liberty League Conference. The top-ranked Tigers defeated second-seeded Union College 13-11 in the title game May 4 at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers win their fifth conference title overall and third-straight Liberty League Championship, earning the automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament. RIT, ranked No. 1 in the nation, will play the winner between Ithaca College and Montclair State in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Division III Men’s Lacrosse Championship on May 10 at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers are 18-0 overall this season. For more men’s lacrosse coverage, go to ritathletics.com.

Approximately 32,000 visitors explored the RIT campus during the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 3. Here, the Robotic S’more Maker drew long lines of people to sample the gooey treat.