Photo Spotlights

RIT held its ninth annual Veterans Day Breakfast this morning in the Gordon Field House to honor veterans, service members and their families. The POW/MIA Table, or missing man table, honors the memory of fallen, missing or imprisoned military service members.

Illustration students Johnny Harris and Katie Jacobs, both from Syracuse, N.Y., draw live birds brought by the organization Wild Wings. Professor Alan Singer’s zoological and botanical illustration class allows students to accurately depict animals and plants for use in various media.

Meena Harris, Head of Strategy and Leadership at Uber, was the featured speaker for the Saunders College of Business Gasser Lecture Series, Nov. 7. Harris shared her experiences as a power player in activism, as well as her positive business initiatives. Her talk "Leading with Power and Purpose" was the keynote address for the 2019 RIT Entrepreneurship Conference. 

Students got together on election night Nov. 5, for RIT's Election Night Hackathon. Students worked on open source projects that celebrate the 100th anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote. 

Miki Kim demonstrated dance moves to the attendees at the Japanese Autumn Festival. The event was celebrated by the Japanese Program of the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures with traditional Japanese dance, games and a Taiko drum performance.

Members of RIT's basketball team and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity teamed up with area Special Olympians for a basketball intramural tournament in Clark Gym on Nov. 3.

Environmental science students Lupe Franchi, left, and Sarah Bacchus make beeswax wraps at the Native American Heritage Month Kick-off. The wraps can be used instead of plastic and are reusable and washable.

 “Images from Science 3” is an exhibit of 82 science-based pieces of media from 71 image makers residing in 15 different countries. The show is on view at RIT's City Art Space through Nov. 24 and will then travel to Johns Hopkins University.  A companion book, published by RIT Press, is also sold here.

Students surround Mike Serve and his certified therapy dog Maisie during Bow Wow Wellness in the Fireside Lounge. The event was sponsored by the Center for Student Wellness as a stress reduction activity. Research indicates that pet therapy improves psychological well-being and self-esteem.

Members of RIT Ambulance, Facilities Management Services, Auxiliary Housing and Public Safety showed off their vehicles to dozens of costume-wearing kids during the "Truck or Treat" event for children attending Margaret's House.

Katherine Blankley checks out an RIT Public Safety car during the "Truck or Treat" event for children attending Margaret's House. Members of RIT Ambulance, Facilities Management Services, Auxiliary Housing and Public Safety showed off their vehicles to dozens of costume-wearing kids.

Renee Brownstein, associate director for Human Resources Benefits, gets a chair massage from Rowan Janiszewski from Peace Partners at the 22nd Annual Benefits Fair. Representatives from vendors are in the Fireside Lounge from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.