Photo Spotlights

Hundreds of veterans, their families and friends and members of the RIT community gather to pay tribute to individuals who serve or have served honorably in uniform at the annual Veterans Day Breakfast.

Sam Feck, a first-year graduate student in experimental psychology from Rochester, N.Y., practices biofeedback with Rebecca Houston, assistant professor in psychology. The second annual "Breathe: a midterm stress relief event for psychology students" included Information about biofeedback, nutrition, relaxation techniques and RIT resources for stress relief. Yoga classes and chair massages were available. The activities were hosted by the Psychology Peer Navigators, the Psychology Department and the Division of Student Affairs.

Graphic artist Annie Nicholson enjoyed documenting the glass artistry of faculty and students in the School of Art’s glass program. The glass program invited Nicholson as part of its visiting artist lecture series. On the left, lecturer Susie Peck works alongside third-year student Rachael Strittmatter, middle, from Harrisburg, Pa.

RIT/NTID helped make voting more accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing voters at the new on-campus polling place in the Gene Polisseni Center by providing interpreters throughout Election Day. Among those voting was Jasmine Archer, majoring in administrative support technology in the Business Studies Department from Bronx, N.Y. Providing interpreting support is Cynthia Collward from NTID’s Department of Access Services.

Jane Elliott, internationally acclaimed anti-racism activist, feminist and educator, visited RIT on Nov. 6. She met with members of the RIT community and gave a talk on “Power, Perception and Prejudice.” The RIT Inclusive Excellence team in the College of Science hosted the event with many campus partners.

Jane Elliott, internationally acclaimed anti-racism activist, feminist and educator visited RIT on Nov. 6. She met with members of the RIT community and gave a talk on “Power, Perception and Prejudice.” The RIT Inclusive Excellence team in the College of Science hosted the event with many campus partners.

Jane Elliott, internationally acclaimed anti-racism activist, feminist and educator visited RIT on Nov. 6. She met with members of the RIT community and gave a talk on “Power, Perception and Prejudice.” The RIT Inclusive Excellence team in the College of Science hosted the event with many campus partners.

From left, Steven Galbraith, curator at The Cary Graphic Arts Collection; Ryan Johnson, filmmaker; Leigh Rubin, cartoonist and creator of Rubes; and Dan Worden, assistant professor in the School of Individualized Study. Rubin is the first cartoonist-in-residence at RIT and visited The Cary Graphic Arts Collection during his stay this week. He is presenting the east coast premiere of Drawing Inspiration, the pilot of a proposed television travel/documentary/reality program with co-creator Ryan Johnson. The free showing, presented by RIT and the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, will be 6:30 p.m. Nov. 7 in RIT’s Webb Auditorium.

RIT President David Munson, center, attended his first meeting with RIT’s Native American Advisory Council Nov. 2. The council was created to help the university build lasting and productive partnerships with tribal governments based on mutual respect and reciprocity. The discussion between RIT administrators, tribal and education leaders, and the Native American Future Stewards Program director focused on the recruitment and the retention of Native scholars at RIT.

Christopher Crummey, IBM Security, gave a demonstration on cybersecurity. The IBM X-Force Command Cyber Tactical Operations Center (C-TOC) rolled onto campus for the RIT Computing Weekend Nov. 2-4, giving cybersecurity experts and students an opportunity to see real-life attack simulations.

Christopher Crummey, IBM Security, gave a demonstration on cybersecurity. The IBM X-Force Command Cyber Tactical Operations Center (C-TOC) rolled onto campus for the RIT Computing Weekend Nov. 2-4, giving cybersecurity experts and students an opportunity to see real-life attack simulations.

From left, Noah Radcliff, a fourth-year game design and development student, Katheryn Defeo, ’10 (illustration), and Peter Lazarski, ’05 (graphic design) during MAGIC Spell Studio’s Open House. RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios officially opened its doors Oct. 30. The event included a news conference, as well as equipment demonstrations that showcased the features of the building.