Photo Spotlights

RIT’s Center for Campus Life, Division of Student Affairs and others are hosting the 4th annual FreezeFest celebration on campus Feb. 1-3. FreezeFest giveaway events are held through January at various locations on campus. From left, Chelsea Triebwasser and Danielle Fanara received hot/cold tumblers before they ran out.

LiDestri Food & Beverage, a Rochester-based company that produces 2 million jars of sauces, dips and beverages daily, has turned to the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute at RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability for help in recycling the plastic linings from containers of tomato products. To read more, go to www.rit.edu/news/magazine_story.php?id=49562.

Jennifer “JD” Harper works on architectural drawings in Slaughter Hall. She’s one of 10 students in the first class of RIT’s new Master of Architecture program. The program, which launched in fall 2011, focuses on the areas of sustainability and urbanism. To read more, go to www.rit.edu/news/magazine_story.php?id=49566.

Construction began for the future Gene Polisseni Center. The arena will be the home of the men’s and women’s hockey teams and is expected to be open for play in Fall 2014.

Melissa Shukoff, a fourth-year biomedical science student, is part of RIT’s 49-member equestrian team. The team practices throughout the year and participates in horse shows that are part of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. To read more about RIT club sports, go to www.rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=49637.

Alva Redfield ’41 (chemistry) started his co-op at Eastman Kodak Co. on his 18th birthday in 1939. After graduation he landed a full-time job in the pulp-testing laboratory at Kodak and retired there in 1982.

Students in the International School of Hospitality and Service Innovation took on a very different kind of project this fall. The group of undergraduates created a variety of tasty treats using Dove chocolates. The one-of-a-kind desserts were part of the school’s Product Development course. When completed, the students’ recipes and design concepts are presented to Dove. Third-year nutrition major Jillian Doty, left, explains the nutritional values of the ingredients in her biscotti with chocolate sauce, walnuts and toffee nougats to faculty members Carol Whitlock and Ed Ganster. To read more, go to www.rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=49630.

Delta Sigma Pi, RIT’s co-ed business fraternity, organized RIT Cares: A Walk Against Violence to honor the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 20. The walk took place from the Infinity Quad to the Sundial, where a vigil was held.

Construction workers install a fuel cell, left, and cooling unit outside RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability on Dec. 20. As the primary energy source for the “green” building, the UTC Model 400 Purecell System will produce 400 kilowatts of continuous electric power; heat generated as a by-product of electrical generation will help heat this and other buildings on campus. Any excess electricity will go into the campus grid.

The kindergarten class from Margaret’s House Child Care Center at RIT worked hard to sell handmade snowman bookmarks Dec. 19 in the Student Alumni Union. Margaret’s House partnered with the RIT Leadership Institute and Community Service Center to sell the bookmarks for $1 to help raise money for the American Red Cross to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy. The children raised a total of $200 from two sales on campus.

RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability has received $5 million in capital funding as part of the $96.2 million award given to the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council today. The money will be used to equip laboratories and test beds at the Golisano Institute.

Elizabeth Goins, assistant professor of museum studies, works closely with student Jason Ferriera to help create virtual worlds that will engage users as they play interactive learning games inside museums and in classrooms. To read more, go to www.rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=49631.