Photo Spotlights

The three finalists for RIT’s Public Speaking Contest, Bailey Smith, Nathaniel Huff and Charles Moreland, talk with Keri Barone, a lecturer in the Department of Communication and co-director of the contest, in the Campus Center. Moreland was named the winner for his speech “Endurance Training is an Ineffective Means for Weight Loss” during the contest finals Jan. 21.

In the Orange Hair Challenge, now in its third season, RIT President Bill Destler vows to dye his hair orange if RIT students and fans fill the stands at Clark Gymnasium for the men’s and women’s basketball games. The stands were not completely full Jan. 22, so a compromise was made—Destler dyed his hair with orange streaks.

Dana Marlowe ’98 (professional and technical communication), founding partner of the consulting firm Accessibility Partners, is a leading advocate in attacking the challenge of accessibility and helping businesses, government and ordinary citizens affect change. Marlowe gave a presentation Jan. 21 as part of RIT’s Communication Colloquium Series, sponsored by the Department of Communication.

NTID Performing Arts presents Little Women, based on the work of Louisa May Alcott and directed by Luane Davis Haggerty. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21-23 and 2 p.m. Jan. 24 in NTID’s 1510 Lab Theatre. For more information, visit NTID Performing Arts.

Artist Michael Singer has earned international acclaim over a three-decade career that has seen him play a central role in the development of the public art movement and its use in promoting urban and ecological renewal. Singer presented “Regenerative Design in the Public Realm” Jan. 19 as part of the Visionaries in Motion speaker series, sponsored by RIT’s Caroline Werner Gannett Project.

A Federal and Public Service Career Fair held on campus Jan. 20 drew about 160 RIT students and alumni and representatives from more than two dozen organizations seeking to recruit RIT co-ops, interns, graduating students and alumni. Above, Patrick Lloyd, a networking and systems administration graduate student (right), talks with Brian Haynes ’82 (computational mathematics), a deputy chief with the National Security Agency at Fort Meade in Maryland. Other organizations at the fair, held in the Louise M. Slaughter Building, included the FBI, the Defense and State departments, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, branches of the U.S. military and law-enforcement agencies.

As part of the Rochester City School District’s “Green Schools” program, 34 students and 10 staff members from various district schools attended a day-long workshop at RIT on Jan. 18 to learn more about the latest in eco-friendly employment opportunities. Here, they received an explanation about fuel cell vehicles.

Barbara Page, whose watercolors, oils and mixed media work have been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries, spoke about her work and met with RIT painting students on Jan. 18.

Off-Campus & Apartment Student Association hosted a pizza party in the new Campus Center on Jan. 14.

Sarah Bonzo ’06 (industrial engineering), left, discusses process plans with RIT engineering student Allison Smith in the Specimen Management Lab at Rochester General Hospital. Smith has been participating in a Lean Six Sigma Practitioner Program and will be part of the work team developing process improvements in the lab.

Four-year-old Katie Shomper attends all the women’s hockey games with her dad, Jason ’00 (information technology). The Tigers take on Oswego at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 in Ritter Arena.

Students in Warren Sackler’s franchising class are able to watch his new restaurant in Florida being developed for service. Sackler, associate professor, School of Hospitality and Service Management, is an expert on restaurant management and operations.