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Taylor Deer, a fourth-year management student from Williamsville, N.Y., will lead the student community as the newly elected RIT Student Government President.

Among RIT’s contributions to the First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival is AstroDance, a series of pieces related to astrophysics and the phenomenon of black holes. From left are Joseph Fox; Thomas Warfield, director of the NTID Dance Ensemble; and Nicholas Shaw. The festival runs Sept. 19-23 with AstroDance performing at 6 p.m. Sept. 22 at The Little Theatre. For more information on the festival, go to www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=49378.

The College of Liberal Arts’ Kern Lecture Series presented a talk on Sept. 13 by Jonathan Clancy, program director and American fine and decorative art faculty member at Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Clancy presented “Crafting Modernism(s): American Studio Ceramics in the Post-War Period” in recognition of the Frans Wildenhain exhibit, running through Oct. 2 at Bevier Gallery and the Dyer Arts Center. Jonathan Schroeder, the Kern Professor of Communication at RIT, sponsored the talk.

RIT kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month on Sept. 13 with food, music, poetry and dance in the Fireside Lounge. Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

Monica Kempsell Sears knew early on that she wanted to be an engineer and work in the field of nanolithography. The microsystems engineering doctoral student has taken that interest, first discovered in high school, into the research area of manipulating wavelengths of light. This focus area is one of the innovative ways being sought to integrate more transistors onto computer chips to meet the demand for increased storage, power and speed for today’s sophisticated technology. Read more at www.rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=49346.

Hundreds of students enjoyed apple beignets, apple butter, apple cake, apple cider and just plain apples at NTID’s annual Applefest on Sept. 7. The event, welcoming new and returning students to campus, also featured information booths for student and campus organizations.

Members of the Col. Andrew J. Dougherty squadron have been asking for $1 donations to plant flags in the area in front of Carey Hall, near Global Village. Half of the donations will benefit a 9/11 charity. Air Force ROTC cadets and a handful of active duty service members performed a memorial ceremony the morning of Sept. 11. Here, Thomas Skowronski, a first-year student in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, places a flag among hundreds of others.

Seamus Blackley, co-creator of the Xbox and president of Innovative Leisure, discussed the evolution of gaming “From Arcades to Apps” at the fourth IEEE Consumer Electronics Society International Games Innovation Conference. The “Designing for Play” conference was hosted Sept. 7-9 by RIT’s School of Interactive Games and Media and the International Center for the History of Electronic Games at The Strong.

“Frans Wildenhain 1950-75: Creative and Commercial American Ceramics at Mid-Century” exhibition is on view simultaneously in the Bevier Gallery and Dyer Arts Center through Oct. 2. An opening reception in Bevier Gallery is 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 7.

Construction is under way for Sebastian and Lenore Rosica Hall. The $8 million, 23,000-square-foot building is intended for research and innovation at NTID. Construction is expected to be completed in the spring of 2013.

RIT held its seventh annual Lighting The Way ceremony on Aug. 31 to welcome new female students to campus. The event was sponsored by the Center for Women and Gender, RIT’s Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs and RIT’s Office of the Vice President of Finance and Administration.

RIT held its seventh annual Lighting The Way ceremony on Aug. 31 to welcome new female students to campus. The event was sponsored by the Center for Women and Gender, RIT’s Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs and RIT’s Office of the Vice President of Finance and Administration.