Photo Spotlights

Renowned designers Lella and Massimo Vignelli were among those who went on a tour of the new Vignelli Center for Design Studies. The four-story facility includes galleries, storage space, classrooms, and offices. The center will house the entire archive of Massimo and Lella Vignelli whose graphic and product designs are icons of international design.

Drivers from 89 of the best Baja teams from the United States, Canada, South Korea, India, France and Venezuela got wet and muddy, climbed hills, raced through the water obstacle and endured some of the roughest terrain in the 2010 Baja SAE Rochester World Challenge June 11-13. At the end of the three-day competition, Cornell University took home the championship trophy winning the overall title. The second place team was the University of Windsor (Canada). RIT, host of the event, entered two cars and both placed in the top 10 overall, with the #5 car taking third place and the #83 car taking tenth. In individual events throughout the weekend, the RIT #5 team placed second in the design report category and took third in the endurance event. Teammates in the #83 car took first place in the grueling endurance event on Sunday. Here, RIT’s car completes the hill climb.

The 12th Annual RITirees Picnic took place in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center on June 9. Two retirees received the RITirees Award, a member of the faculty, Marvin Sachs, and a staff member, Richard Sterling. Here, Sterling, former director of Campus Safety, chats with another attendee.

The 12th annual RITirees Picnic took place June 9 in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Two retirees received the RITirees Award: Marvin Sachs and Richard Sterling, a former staff member. Here, Sachs, a former faculty member in the NTID Department of Science and Mathematics, chats with another attendee.

Renowned designers Lella and Massimo Vignelli were among those who recently toured the new Vignelli Center for Design Studies. The four-story facility, which opens this fall, includes galleries, archival space, classrooms, and offices. The center will house the entire archive of Massimo and Lella Vignelli whose graphic and product designs are icons of international design. Massimo Vignelli was one of the presenters at the Future of Reading conference on June 11.

RIT is hosting the Baja SAE Rochester World Challenge June 11-13 at RIT’s Gordon Field House and at Hogback MX in Palmyra, Wayne County. Here, the team from Keimyung University, South Korea, rolls their car to the inspection stations.

Johanna Drucker, the inaugural Martin and Bernard Breslauer Professor of Bibliographical Studies in the Department of Information Studies at UCLA, presented as part of the Future of Reading Conference on June 10.

Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, presented as part of the Future of Reading Conference on June 10.

Internationally known writer Margaret Atwood reviews the rare book collection housed at RIT’s Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Library. The Booker Prize winning author of the Handmaid’s Tale was on campus to open the Future of Reading Conference held June 9-12.

RIT signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ganondagan State Historic Site to coordinate and expand research and education projects related to the history and culture of the Five Nations Iroquois on June 7. The partnership will also work to enhance development of the Center for Native Science and Technology at Ganondagan.

Allan Johnson has been running his own business, Allan’s Textbooks, and providing tutoring and note-taking services on campus while pursuing his marketing degree from RIT’s E. Philip Saunders College of Business.

RIT Staff Council hosted its yearly Bob Howie Memorial Classic Car Display June 2 as part of the 14th annual Staff Appreciation Day and Community Picnic. The 2006 Lotus, owned by Steve Petry from ITS, received lots of attention.