Photo Spotlights

Stephen Ferm, a fifth-year electrical engineering technology major from New Jersey, plays drums at the debut performance of the RIT Steelband Ensemble in the Fireside Lounge.

Undergraduate students from universities in the Northeast competed at the 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers concrete canoe and steel bridge event. Teams displayed canoes and built bridge structures (RIT team shown here) as part of the competition.

Members of the RIT African Percussion Ensemble performed at their spring concert in the SAU Fireside Lounge. The group, directed by Kerfala Fana Bangoura, includes students, faculty and staff who enjoy exploring the dynamic percussive traditions of Guinea.

Peter Houk, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Glass Lab, demonstrates 3D glass printing in the glass shop. Houk was here for a two-day lecture/demo visit with MIT researchers Daniel Lizardo and Michael Stern to present the integration of art, design, engineering and technology.

Color Run participants are doused with colored powders at the end of the race. Color Run is a 5k annual event to raise awareness about resources for the LGBTQIA community at RIT and in Rochester. The race is sponsored by RIT Center for Residence Life and RIT Spectrum.

Cheat Codes, an electronic music DJ trio from Los Angeles, performed at SpringFest April 13.

From left, second-year students Destiny Cowans (advertising and public relations) and Gloria Berakah (marketing) take a selfie with the space plant terrariums they created at Space Camp, one of the many activities during SpringFest. SpringFest took place April 11-14.

Marketing guru Jeff Jarvis spoke as part of Saunders College of Business McClure lecture series on April 11. His talk was "Sharing in the Digital Age: Privacy, Fake News, Facebook, Net Neutrality and Digital Lives." 
 

RIT/NTID Performing Arts production of August Wilson’s award-winning drama FENCES, performed by deaf and hearing actors, will be held in Panara Theatre April 11-14. For tickets, go to www.rittickets.com.

Molly Cort, managing editor at RIT Press, spoke about the book publishing process at “Pitching and Publishing Your Next (or First) Book,” an event held at the RIT Library last week. Also offering presentations and answering questions was RIT Press Director Bruce Austin, Business Manager Laura DiPonzio Heise and Design and Marketing Specialist Marnie Soom. RIT Press is the scholarly book publishing enterprise at RIT, dedicated to the innovative use of new publishing technology while upholding high standards in content quality, publication design, and print/digital production.

The 42nd Annual RIT Juggle-In featured free shows and workshops for jugglers of all skills and ages. More than 500 people attended the three-day event.

The first of two group exhibitions featuring projects by seniors in fine arts studio, ceramics, glass, furniture design and metals & jewelry design opened on April 5 at the City Art Space downtown. The exhibit is on view through April 20 and the second group exhibit opens May 3.