Photo Spotlights

Joshua Lettman, 5, discovers eggs hidden under a bush at RIT’s annual Easter Egg Hunt on March 30. Hundreds of toy- and candy-filled eggs were scattered across the Eastman Kodak Quad for children to find and put in their baskets.

Dawn Fitch, a second-year biology major, and Jason Meyers, a fourth-year environmental science major, collaborate during cell biology class. The availability of commercial models such as the ones Assistant Professor Dina Newman uses in her class hint at new research-based approaches to teaching biology, a trend echoing throughout the College of Science. To read more, go to www.rit.edu/news/magazine_story.php?id=49873.

Librada Paz ’03 (mechanical engineering technology) received the 2012 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. Paz works with Rural Migrant Ministry to make conditions better for migrant laborers. Paz is a former farmworker herself who realized as a teenager that education was the way out.

The RIT Big Shot Team gave a presentation the morning of the Big Shot at Arlington Camera, one of the sponsors for this year’s Big Shot. The team is, from left, professors Michael Peres, Bill DuBois, Dawn Tower DuBois and Willie Osterman. More than 2,430 participants came together at Cowboys Stadium, the world’s largest domed stadium, on March 23 to help make RIT’s 28th Big Shot photograph a success. To read more, go to www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=49842.

More than 2,430 participants from across the country and around the world came together at Cowboys Stadium, the world’s largest domed stadium, on March 23 to help make RIT’s 28th Big Shot photograph a success. About 40 RIT students who traveled to Texas from upstate New York and 175 alumni who live in the area were among those who provided the primary light source while RIT photographers shot an extended exposure. This year’s final image is a 30 second exposure at f16 at ISO 400. To read more, go to www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=49842.

RIT’s Big Shot photo project is headed to Cowboys Stadium, home of the National Football League’s Dallas Cowboys, on March 23 in Arlington, Texas. Students, faculty, staff and alumni will join residents of the Arlington and Dallas areas to make a spectacular nighttime photograph of the exterior of Cowboys Stadium, the largest domed stadium in the world. This will be RIT’s 28th Big Shot.

RIT’s Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services hosted the Spring 2013 Career Fair on March 20 in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. A record number of employers are on campus to meet with thousands of RIT students who are preparing to enter the full-time job market or looking for co-ops. More than 650 representatives from 245 companies and government agencies are on hand for the event, making this fair the largest for a spring quarter in RIT’s history.

“What Matters to Me and Why” is a luncheon series where the RIT community can have an informal conversation with faculty and staff about personal values, journeys and visions. On March 19, Henry Hinesley, coordinator of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Center, shared his thoughts. The series is sponsored by the Spirituality Committee of RIT’s Student Wellness Initiative. The next “What Matters to Me and Why” luncheon is with Rauncie Ryan, assistant dean of graduate student success, on April 16 in the Campus Center Reading Room.

Typeface designer Steve Matteson ’88 (printing) spent March 11-16 in the RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection reading room researching type designer Frederic Goudy for the first Cary Collection/Monotype Imaging Fellowship. In 1990, Matteson began work at Monotype Corp. contributing to the creation of the Windows 3.1x core True Type fonts Arial, Times New Roman and Courier New. He has designed close to 50 fonts—including Droid, Convection, Arimo, Chicory, Titanium, Truesdale and Mayberry—and his work is featured in several computer operating systems and embedded in game consoles, cell phones and other electronic devices.

One of RIT’s newest additions, Institute Hall, features a rectangular brick wall, dotted with windows that are recessed into the side of the building. By contrast, the north face of Institute Hall is curved and made up almost entirely of glass. The modern architectural style is designed to be compatible with existing campus buildings. To read more about RIT’s evolving architectural style, go to www.rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=49764.

The “Alexey Brodovitch, Life & Livelihood” exhibition at RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection at The Wallace Center is on view through May 19. From photographic portraits to the elegant layouts of Harper’s Bazaar, the exhibit examines the life and work of this 20th century art director and designer. A selection of portraits, publications and aphorisms provide a glimpse into Brodovitch’s career.

RIT’s 2013 United Way campaign kicked off March 14 with a carnival and prize auction. From left, RIT students Alexis Clemens and Agave Perez volunteered at the “Win it in a Minute” table for the game “Separation Anxiety.”