Photo Spotlights

Brandon Edquist, left, and Matthew Pituk created the three winning poster designs that will soon be seen around campus during RIT’s 2012 United Way campaign. Katherine Olsen, associate professor in NTID’s arts and imaging studies program, says her graphic design course project on “United Way Posters” was initiated 10 years ago. “It’s competitive but collaborative and the students all help one another to create a persuasive design for the purpose of fundraising. Brandon and Matthew are immensely talented, work closely together in class and really do influence each other’s designs, so it’s no surprise they both won.”

The Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics competition roared into the Gordon Field House for “Rebound Rumble” March 9-10. More than 3,000 students, teachers, mentors and guests cheered on 41 teams, from across the Northeast and Canada, vying for positions at the national competition in April. Here, a student group, The Buzz, from World of Inquiry School 58, sang the national anthem before the competition.

James Salzano, president of Clark Companies Inc., was a guest speaker at the 8th annual Executive MBA alumni event, “Sharpen the Saw,” on March 9. Salzano is an Irondequoit native and an accounting major alumnus who graduated from RIT’s E. Philip Saunders College of Business in 1987. Salzano says Clarks, a privately owned shoe wear company with 14,000 employees worldwide, remains focused on customer loyalty and innovative styles combined with comfort technology.

The Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics competition roared into the Gordon Field House for “Rebound Rumble” March 9-10. More than 3,000 students, teachers, mentors and guests cheered on 41 teams, from across the Northeast and Canada, vying for positions at the national competition in April. Here, students cheer for their team.

The Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics competition roared into the Gordon Field House for “Rebound Rumble” March 9–10. More than 3,000 students, teachers, mentors and guests cheered on 41 teams, from across the Northeast and Canada, vying for positions at the national competition in April.

Stephen Bosworth, former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Korea (1997-2001), spoke at Sharpen the Saw, the 8th annual Executive MBA alumni event sponsored by the E. Philip Saunders College of Business. Bosworth, currently dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, also delivered the keynote address for the Executive Leadership Network luncheon March 9 at the Genesee Valley Club.

Researchers Jason Faulring, left, and Don McKeown in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science discuss challenges of turning disaster data into useful information maps. Last fall, emergency responders used remotely sensed imagery Faulring captured of flooding caused by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

The Middle East metropolis of Dubai is a multicultural experience for RIT’s E. Philip Saunders College of Business Honors Program students who were spending their spring break learning about the Dubai Financial Markets and visiting Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. The students toured the campus and met Mustafa Abushagur, center, president of RIT Dubai, who is currently on leave while serving as the deputy prime minister of Libya.

Kate Winnebeck, left, and Tracy Freas have developed an outreach and education program that provides ergonomics assessment and training for companies in New York and outside the state.

Lyndsey Saunders, a third-year advertising and public relations student, tweets during her e-Journalism class. Twitter and blogs are social-media methods of communication. Saunders has a blog on fashion.

Students from packaging science, graphic design and industrial design teamed up on design projects in a competition sponsored by American Packaging Corp. This was the third year students from the College of Applied Science and Technology worked with those from the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences to redesign packaging. In this year’s competition, the teams were asked to re-work several Wegmans product packages, such as juice containers, sauces and laundry detergent, to make them more eye-appealing, sustainable and easier to pack for shipping to stores.

Sydney Seaver, senior professional advisor, works with third-year student Kevin Mulholland to evaluate course options in pursuit of his computer engineering technology degree. Advising is a key aspect of RIT’s pledge to help all students effectively navigate the upcoming switch to semesters.