Photo Spotlights

RIT student Julianna Johnson, a fourth-year graphic design major, received the Bruce R. James ’64 Distinguished Public Service Award on March 23. Johnson thanked RIT, family and friends for their support. Johnson is the co-founder of the student club KEEP Rochester, which collects and distributes toiletries, clothes and other items to local men’s and women’s shelters. As part of her award, Johnson donated $500 to Bethany House and $500 to The Women’s Place.

Senior Vice President for Student Affairs Mary-Beth Cooper was presented with the Four Presidents Distinguished Public Service Award on March 23. Cooper was honored for her leadership, service and dedication to the community.

Award-winning composer David Liptak discussed his creative process as part of the presentation “Composing New Music” on March 22. The event, part of the Caroline Werner Gannett Project’s “Visionaries in Motion IV” speaker series, included performances of several of Liptak’s compositions by noted classical pianist Zuzanna Szewczyk (left).

Rochester television anchors are among local luminaries taking a stand against racism. As part of a national campaign, “Stand Against Racism,” involving YWCAs around the country, the YWCA of Rochester is producing a series of public service announcements and is collaborating with RIT School of Film and Animation students. WHAM-TV anchor Ginny Ryan, left, WROC-TV’s Maureen McGuire and WHEC-TV’s Janet Lomax came to RIT’s film studios March 21 to record PSAs that will air next month to time with “Stand Against Racism” Day, April 29. There will be events going on throughout Rochester that weekend.

Members of the campus community gathered March 22 for a rally of hope in support of missing student George Delany. The third-year political science major was last seen March 12 along a roadside in Steuben County. Members of Students Finding George Delany used the event to encourage others to help spread information related to the ongoing search.

An RIT fan reacts during the final women’s hockey game on March 19. Norwich defeated RIT 5-2 in the 2011 NCAA Division III National Championship game at Ritter Arena, ending the RIT women’s hockey team’s season.

Norwich defeated RIT 5-2 in the 2011 NCAA Division III National Championship game March 19 at Ritter Arena, ending the RIT women’s hockey team’s season.

The RIT women’s hockey team advanced to the 2011 NCAA Division III Championship game after defeating Middlebury 5-2 on March 18.

For the first time in its program history, the RIT women’s hockey team will compete in the 2011 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championships, held March 18 and 19. To gear up for the weekend, RIT hosted a rally for the team March 16 at Global Village.

The annual United Way kickoff began with a Carnival on Campus and prize auction on March 16 in the Student Alumni Union lobby. Lea Michel, assistant professor in chemistry, succeeded in balancing apples at one of the game tables.

Steve Carpenter and Adam Frank discussed their collaboration and the union between art and science on March 15. Frank, shown here, is an astrophysicist and Carpenter is an artist. “Carpenter’s paintings incorporate the imagery of the Hubble Telescope and scientific formulas contributed by Frank,” says Alan Singer, associate professor at RIT’s School of Art, which sponsored the event.

An RIT research team has proven the existence of stable optical lift—the use of a beam of light to move and manipulate particles. Pictured are team members Timothy Peterson, a master’s student in computer science and Alexandra Artusio-Glimpse, a doctoral student in imaging science.