Photo Spotlights

Vernon Wall, nationally known speaker on social justice, leadership and the quality of student life, kicked off the 2009 North Star Center Distinguished Speaker Series on Oct. 10. The presentation was part of the RIT Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend festivities.

Richard Reeve, associate dean of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, was recognized at the 40th anniversary celebration of the industrial and systems engineering department during Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend. Reeve was the first chair of the department and one of its faculty members.

Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, served as this year’s Horton Distinguished Speaker Oct. 10 as part of Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend.

Jim Gaffigan, who is most famous for his one-hour Comedy Central specials and his “Hot Pocket” routine, took the Gordon Field House and Activities Center stage on Oct. 9.

The RIT Tigers men’s hockey team caps off Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend entertainment with its season opener Oct. 10. The Tigers take on Colgate University at 7:05 p.m. in downtown Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and at the Gordon Field House and Activities Center box office and the Blue Cross Arena box office.

Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, will serve as this year’s Horton Distinguished Speaker Oct. 10 as part of Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend. Wales will speak at 11 a.m. in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the field house box office.

A small number of tickets remain for stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan’s Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend performance. Gaffigan, who is most famous for his one-hour Comedy Central specials and his “Hot Pocket” routine, takes the Gordon Field House and Activities Center stage at 9 p.m. Friday. Tickets can be purchased at the field house box office.

Internationally known graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister, the 2009-2010 capstone speaker for the Caroline Werner Gannett Project, views designs created in response to a challenge he issued to RIT students. Sagmeister called on participants to create projects that “touch someone’s heart with design.” The Grammy-winning designer’s visit to campus on Oct. 5 included a talk and presentation of some of his most well known designs.

RIT communication majors volunteered to organize, sort, arrange and set-up some of the thousands of donations—filling more than 16 tractor-trailers—for the annual Ronald McDonald House charity sale of household goods, collectibles and antiques. Sorting and folding clothing are, from left, advertising and public relations majors Jenna Deutsch and Marlana Yacci; Lauren Hittinger, advertising and public relations alumna and MBA student; and Ali Bird, advertising and public relations major. Last year’s sale generated $250,000 benefiting local children with serious ailments and their families. This year’s sale runs Oct. 15–17 at the former Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Henrietta.

A Los Angeles-based film crew is in Rochester to make a movie based on Matt Hamill, the RIT/NTID championship wrestler who has since gained fame in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Hamill was on the set during filming on Sept. 29.

Global Village, a $54.5 million campus centerpiece, will be situated between Crossroads and the campus’ new Student Services Building near the Center for Student Innovation. It will be home to cultural residences representing regions from around the world and will have 414 beds for upper-class students. Global Village is moving along according to plan with the site under development.

The grand opening of Artesano Bakery & Café, Bytes on the Run and the Digital Den took place on Sept. 29. Lance Strasser, supervisor for Artesano’s, and Jill VanDuyne, pastry chef for RIT Dining Services, passed out some sweet samples during the celebration.