Photo Spotlights

In the mid-1990s, Garth Fagan Dance gave its Rochester performances in the Robert F. Panara Theatre at NTID. Fagan Dance, now in its 40th year, and one of the premier modern dance companies in the United States, returned to perform as part of RIT’s annual Expressions of King’s Legacy Celebration on Jan. 23.

Spoken-word poet Joshua Bennett performed “Tamara's Opus” at the Expressions of King’s Legacy Celebration on Jan. 23. Bennett wrote the poem about how he came to understand his sister Tamara’s experience as a woman who is deaf and how they learned to communicate with each other. The poem was spoken and signed.

Cornel West, professor, author, musician and philosopher, was the keynote speaker for the 30th annual Expressions of King’s Legacy Celebration on Jan. 23. West, professor of philosophy and Christian practices at Union Theological Seminary, often speaks of the King legacy and social justice.

RIT’s Science and Mathematics Education Research Collaborative connected with colleagues in the area on Jan. 20 to form the sixth regional network of Project Kaleidoscope, a leading advocate for engaging and retaining students in the STEM disciplines. RIT chemistry professor Tom Kim shared his ideas on concept maps to workshop participants and Scott Franklin, RIT associate professor of physics, looks on.

Cornel West, professor, author, musician and philosopher, spoke with a group of students before giving his keynote address at the 30th annual Expressions of King’s Legacy Celebration on Jan. 23. West, professor of philosophy and Christian practices at Union Theological Seminary, often speaks of the King legacy and social justice.

Poet Joshua Bennett spoke with RIT/NTID students, staff and community members in the Student Development Center Jan. 22 as part of the 30th annual Expressions of King’s Legacy Celebration. Student performance groups Mental Graffiti and Dangerous Signs also performed.

RIT’s College of Liberal Arts hosted its annual Major, Minor and Concentration Fair Jan. 20 in Clark Gym. RIT students met with Liberal Arts faculty members to learn about the more than 40 minors and concentrations. Students were also treated to free pizza and door prizes for their participation.

Some of RIT’s newer research participants are getting a helping hand. The Office of the Vice President for Research has awarded more than a dozen seed-funding grants of $5,000 each to support proposed research initiatives. The awards result from the faculty members’ participation in the annual Grant Writers’ Boot Camp program. Recipients of this year’s seed funding awards include (top row from left) Hans Schmitthenner, Hinda Mandell, Ivan Puchades, Wei Le, (bottom from left) Jennifer Adams, Susan Lane-Outlaw, Christine Monikowski and Patricia Taboada-Serrano. They’re joined by David Bond, director of Sponsored Research Service (bottom right).

Michael Ruhling, associate professor of fine arts/music and conductor of the RIT Orchestra, leads a rehearsal. Students from a variety of majors participate in the orchestra and take it for course credit. The group’s winter concert, with the Rochester Medical Orchestra, is Feb. 25 at the Hochstein School of Music Performance Hall, 50 N. Plymouth Ave., Rochester.

Mike Every’s fascination with the physics of spinning liquids has given his career an early start. The second-year physics major discovered a way to centrifugally cast telescope mirrors and caught the attention of an astronomer at California Polytechnic. Every was invited to present his research at a conference in Hawaii, Jan. 20-22, and to contribute to a book being written about the subject.

Gallery r’s Invitational Exhibit of faculty and students from the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences opened Jan. 12 and is on view through Feb. 19. Gallery r is located at 100 College St. in Rochester and will be participating in the First Friday openings on Feb. 3.

Sam Campanaro ’57 (illustrative photography) is best known for this famous photograph 15 Babies, which he shot in 1983 for a Kodak Colorama campaign. Here, Campanaro points to his grandson, who was one of the models for the shot. Campanaro worked for Eastman Kodak Co. for 42 years and continues to make pictures today.