Photo Spotlights

Telecommunications engineering technology professor Mark Indelicato and REDCOM President & CEO Dinah Gueldenfennig Weisberg were among the group celebrating a recent equipment donation to the REDCOM Advanced Telecommunications System Laboratory in CAST. The company has been a long time partner of RIT and CAST, providing resources for student coursework and faculty research in the telecommunications field.

Five teams of RIT student entrepreneurs pitched their business ideas to a panel of Rochester-area investors during the Tiger Tank competition, hosted by the Albert J. Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, on April 5. Taking first place was the team from SignSpeak, a communication system for deaf and hearing users that interprets American Sign Language into English and transcribes spoken English conversations when interpreters or captionists are not available. Students, from left to right, are Nicholas Wilkins, a third-year computational mathematics student; Michael Johnson, a third-year mechanical engineering student; Priyanka Patil, a first-year computer science student; Caleb Kellicutt, a third-year computation mathematics student; and Nikolas Kelly, a second-year industrial systems and engineering student. More than 60 proposals were submitted for the chance to win $4,750 in cash prizes as well as scholarships for graduate studies at RIT’s Saunders College of Business.

From left, Chloe Hirschfelt, a fourth-year biomedical sciences major from Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Emily Hunt, a fourth-year photojournalism major from Kingston, Mass., kicked off the Relay for Life on April 7. Nearly 800 participants raised more than $83,000 during the 12-hour event in the Gordon Field House. The fundraiser, sponsored by RIT’s chapter of Colleges Against Cancer, benefited the American Cancer Society.

RIT and CAST hosted a campus viewing event on April 9 to cheer on Sheldon Lewis, who competed in the 2018 Jeopardy! College Championship. The second-year computer engineering technology major, in center, qualified from among thousands of students across the country vying for a chance to represent their university on the nationally televised show. Although he didn’t win, he still has a chance to advance if he ends up being one of the four highest-scoring non-winners.

The RIT Juggle-In included workshops and shows in Clark Gym April 6-8. In its 41th year, the event is one of the longest running juggling festivals in North America. Here, participants gathered for the Big Toss-Up.

The RIT Juggle-In included workshops and shows in Clark Gym April 6-8. In its 41th year, the event is one of the longest running juggling festivals in North America. Here, participants play “Three Ball Simon Says”, with some players juggling for the first time.

Cristina Guzman-Moumtzis, a second-year student in biomedical engineering and cellular molecular biology from New York City, explains research she conducted while in Antigua, Guatemala. RIT students presented research, work and academic projects they completed while studying abroad at the fourth annual Global Learning Symposium at the University Gallery April 5. International fellowship and scholarship awardees were recognized at the event.

Medical Illustration Program Chair Glen Hintz, left, gave a tour of classrooms and facilities during the RIT Accepted Student Open House on March 31. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will be hosting another open house this weekend, April 7.

Michael Oshetski ’03 (electrical engineering) talked to students about their senior design projects on a recent tour of campus. Later in the day, he delivered a talk “Seeing the Light: The Optics of Building a Multi-Million Dollar Company” as part of the Dean’s Speaker Series.

Ferishta Sahar, from Rochester, N.Y., read a poem during the Persian New Year celebration in Ingle Auditorium. The Persian Association of RIT Students (PARS) celebrated Nowruz, the Persian New Year, with dance, music, comedy and food.

Martin Shamoonpour, a musician from Binghamton, played several instruments during the Persian New Year celebration in Ingle Auditorium. The Persian Association of RIT Students (PARS) celebrated Nowruz, the Persian New Year, with dance, music, comedy and food.

From left, John Pascarella, a third-year new media design student from Boston, Mass., and Quinn Gundel, a fourth-year graphic design student from Buffalo, N.Y., played a game of oversized pickup sticks. RIT College Activities Board hosted a giant board game event in Fireside Lounge that included checkers, Jenga, Uno and Connect Four.