Photo Spotlights

RIT’s Triangle fraternity and Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority teamed up April 18 for the fifth annual bed push. The group pushed a bed 23 miles to Black Creek Park in Chili to raise money for the American Diabetes Association.

Actress Marlee Matlin spoke about her recently published book, I’ll Scream Later, April 19 at RIT. Her talk, in Clark Gymnasium, was part of RIT Student Government’s Distinguished Speakers series.

The Department of Communication hosted the 6th annual Conference for Undergraduate Research in Communication April 16. The event included poster and paper presentations from students at colleges and universities from across the United States. Lea Khavari, right, a fourth-year advertising and public relations major at RIT, won the Top Paper in the Communication and Technology category.

To educate students about the types of jobs and skills needed as the news media industry shifts focus, RIT hosted the panel discussion “News Media Today: A Look at Emerging Career Opportunities” on April 15. The forum was the latest in the Paul and Louise Miller Lecture Series sponsored by RIT’s School of Print Media. The featured panelists were Patricia Albanese, Gannett Distinguished Professor, RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences; Brian Ambor, vice president of operations, Democrat and Chronicle; and Rudy Pugliese, professor, RIT’s College of Liberal Arts. Twyla Cummings, Paul and Louise Miller Distinguished Professor in RIT’s School of Print Media, served as moderator.

Iain Richardson, professor and founder of the Center for Video Communications at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland (UK) presented a new approach to video coding and compression during his presentation at the Golisano College on April 16.

Stuart Altman, a national expert in health care policy and economics, was the keynote speaker for a new health care seminar series between RIT and Rochester General Health System on April 14. Altman addressed the topic Health Care Challenges for the Future before top health and business leaders from the Rochester community.

Mark Clement, left, president and CEO of Rochester General Health System, joined Barry Culhane, executive assistant to RIT President Destler, to unveil this year’s official Imagine RIT poster. The winning design was created by Alex Moser, a fourth-year applied arts and science major. Moser’s design was selected from 15 student entries submitted. RIT President Bill Destler presided over the unveiling on April 14. Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival takes place from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 2.

The annual RIT egg hunt on April 11 challenged children to find over 2,000 toy- and candy-filled eggs hidden in the Eastman Kodak Quad.

Members of the 2009 RIT Baja team unveiled their newly designed and custom-built racer on April 4.

Shukria Amani is an Afghanistan woman who taught at Kabul University, was jailed by the Taliban and now is pursuing her MBA at the Saunders College where she also completed graduate studies on a Fulbright Scholarship in 2005.

Ken Weimar ’90 (B.S. professional and technical communication), the 2009 RIT Distinguished Alumnus from the College of Liberal Arts, offers contact information to advertising and public relations majors Becky Higgins (left) and Dawn DeWald after he spoke to the Senior Thesis in Communication class.

Cadets from Detachment 538 participated in military drill and physical fitness competitions March 20-22 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Special recognition goes to the four members of the Military Excellence Challenge team that won first place in the Ironman Competition. The event featured a three-mile run, pull-ups, sit-ups and a 500 meter swim. From left are Zachary Nelson, Nicholas Seaver, Daniel Bourgeois and Thomas Antonoff.