Photo Spotlights

Tyler Avon, a fourth-year criminal justice student from Maywood,N.J., got wet in a dunking booth set-up as a fundraiser. Members of RIT’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity expect to raise $1,000 for the Ability Experience to support people with disabilities. It’s one of RIT’s 50 Acts of Kindness marking the ways RIT gives back to the community in its 50th anniversary on the Henrietta campus.

Tyler Avon, a fourth-year criminal justice student from Maywood, N.J., prepares to get wet in a dunking booth set-up as a fundraiser. Members of RIT’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity expect to raise $1,000 for the Ability Experience to support people with disabilities. It’s one of RIT’s 50 Acts of Kindness marking the ways RIT gives back to the community in its 50th anniversary on the Henrietta campus.

Freshmen, transfer and returning students head to class as the fall semester begins. This year, RIT has a record enrollment of over 19,000 students and a freshman class of about 2,900, the highest in history.

President Munson addresses the RIT community and talks about the revised strategic plan.

Students prepare peanut butter sandwiches to be donated to various food pantries in Rochester. It’s part of this year’s 50 Acts of Kindness to spotlight various ways RIT students, faculty, staff and alumni give back to the community to commemorate RIT’s 50 years on its Henrietta campus. Their goal was to prepare 1,600 sandwiches.

Rochester Commissioner Danielle Lyman-Torres addressed incoming RIT graduate students during an Graduate Orientation welcome event in Ingle Auditorium August 21.

Faculty and staff welcome new students to RIT during the Annual Tiger Walk.

Daniel Nadel, a first-year biomedical engineering student from Houston, Texas, had some help moving into his dorm from RIT President David Munson (on left). Munson moved several students’ luggage on a golf cart during move-in day. Some 2,800 new students are expected to move in by today.

Kobie Arndt, a first-year computer science exploration student from Jim Thorpe, Pa., had some help moving into his dorm from RIT President David Munson (on right). Munson moved several students’ luggage on a golf cart during move-in day. Some 2,800 new students are expected to move in by today.

Student volunteers move and arrange merchandise for the Goodbye, Goodbuy! sale that begins at 10 a.m. Aug. 21 in Clark Gym. The sale offers incoming students the opportunity to buy used furniture, clothing, fans, lamps, televisions, kitchenware and more at bargain prices. The sale, in its fourth year, is a student-led sustainability initiative to help reduce items normally thrown out while offering needed items to incoming students. The sale runs 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 21-24 and accepts Tiger Bucks and cash.

First-year and transfer RIT/NTID students move in for the first day of SVP, the college’s Summer Vestibule Program, an orientation program that provides classroom and social experiences prior to the beginning of classes.

Incoming freshmen participating in the Division of Diversity and Inclusion (DDI) Summer Experience worked on community service projects at the RIT FoodShare, Bern's Closet, the Community Garden (shown here) and more. The four-week DDI Summer Experience helps prepare first-year students from underrepresented populations for a successful transition to college. The students live on campus and take two credit-bearing classes—a first-year writing seminar and a course in college algebra, pre-calculus or intercultural communications. The Summer Experience also provides the students workshops on study techniques from the Academic Support Center, connects them with mentors, allows them to explore regional landmarks such as Niagara Falls and engages them in community service projects.