Photo Spotlights

David Hunke, former president and publisher of USA Today and current chief strategy officer for digerati, Inc., spoke to RIT students and faculty as well as a contingent from Syracuse University about the future of journalism. Hunke was one of several journalism experts on campus Jan. 29 for the conference “What’s Next? Journalism’s Leading Questions: The Future of Collaboration and Innovation.”

President Bill Destler addressed the RIT community Jan. 29 in Ingle Auditorium on the university’s cost-containment strategies as part of the Open Administration Series. “Our overall fiscal health enables us to explore new educational paradigms and possible cost-cutting and revenue generation models from a position of strength,” he said. Slides from the presentation are available on the president’s website in the Open Administration Series section. A recorded copy of the address will be captioned and added to the president’s website later this week.

Julianne Malveaux, considered one of the leading experts in racial and cultural economics, discussed how race, gender and culture are shaping public opinion in the 21st century at the 2013 Expressions of King’s Legacy program at RIT on Jan. 28. An educator, author, activist and civic leader, Malveaux has held positions in numerous women’s, civil rights and policy organizations. Her commentary has been seen on multiple news channels including CNN and MSNBC, and her syndicated columns are published in USA Today, Essence magazine and The Progressive.

Three Mo’ Tenors performed during the 2013 Expressions of King’s Legacy program at RIT on Jan. 28. The group has toured the world performing classical operatic selections as well as jazz, blues, gospel, spirituals and popular songs.

An exhibition of creative works by NTID arts and imaging studies faculty is on view in the NTID Dyer Arts Center through Feb. 22.

Black History Month kicked off Jan. 22 with music, performances and food. The event is presented by the Center for Campus Life and the Office for Diversity and Inclusion. Here, Carl Atkins, professor in the College of Liberal Arts, leads the African Percussion Ensemble.

Germain Fenger is a doctoral candidate of RIT’s Microsystems Engineering program. He expects to graduate in May 2013.

The Native American Future Stewards Program celebrated the scientific contributions and research of faculty and students and the science of the Three Sisters—the combined intercropping of corn, beans and squash—during Native Innovation Day on Jan. 18. Here, Roger Dube, research professor and director of RIT’s Science Exploration Program in the College of Science, presents on the Ganondagon White Corn Project.

Samuel Sandoval, an information technology student, spends about three hours a week working on DeafTechNews, a website he launched in 2010 that covers issues related to deaf technology products, assistive technology and video relay services. To see Sandoval’s work, go to www.deaftechnews.com.

The RIT cycling team, which has about 30 racing members, is split into three main components: a mountain team, a road team and a cyclocross team. The cyclists compete in races throughout the school year across the northeastern U.S. as part of the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference of USA Cycling Collegiate.

Computer science graduates and IBM developers Stephan Roorda, shown here, and Randy Horwitz visited RIT Jan. 15 to show off IBM’s Watson, the Jeopardy! champion and supercomputer. Roorda and Horwitz hope to hire RIT students for co-ops at IBM.

Cory Barber is vice president of RIT’s bowling club and has bowled three perfect (300) games. The presence of a bowling team at RIT had an impact on Barber’s decision to come here for college.