Photo Spotlights

RIT’s Vocal Accent, an all-female a cappella group, performed a spring concert in Ingle Auditorium. The ensemble is one of many student performance groups on campus that have seasonal concerts.

Brenda Lee, RIT’s 2018 Frederick H. Minett Professor, shared advice and lessons learned throughout her 39 years as a medical educator and medical school administrator with the RIT community on Wednesday. In her role as Minett Professor, Lee aims to help prepare RIT students who wish to continue their studies at medical school with the admissions process and mentor student groups including Women of Color, Honor and Ambition (WOCHA). Before joining RIT, she served appointments at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Her talk was the first installment of the 2018 Division of Diversity & Inclusion Speaker Series.

A federally funded pilot program developed by Rochester Institute of Technology professors allows eligible participants to stretch their nutrition-assistance benefits when they buy fresh vegetables at designated Foodlink Curbside Market locations and select Wegmans stores. Elizabeth Ruder, left, assistant professor in RIT’s Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition, is leading the project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive program and matching contributions from RIT and Foodlink.

A federally funded pilot program developed by Rochester Institute of Technology professors allows eligible participants to stretch their nutrition-assistance benefits when they buy fresh vegetables at designated Foodlink Curbside Market locations and select Wegmans stores. Elizabeth Ruder, assistant professor in RIT’s Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition, is leading the project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive program and matching contributions from RIT and Foodlink.

From left, Siobhain, Bríd (associate professor in economics) and Ellis Hanna sort their eggs and prizes at RIT’s annual Easter Egg Hunt on March 24. Hundreds of candy-filled eggs were scattered across the Gleason Quad for children to find and put in their baskets. The event is sponsored by the students of RIT Art House.

RIT President David Munson presents Mark Strzyzynski, chief of the Henrietta Fire District, with a check for providing fire protection service to the campus. The university’s voluntary contribution included $35,000 to support the district’s annual operating budget and $40,000 to assist in the purchase of a new ladder firetruck. The Henrietta Fire District is responsible for protection of the 1,300-acre RIT campus.

Hana Halilaj, left, a School of Individualized Study student from Kosovo, receives help from Wendy Way, a librarian participating in the Women on Wikipedia event March 24. Volunteers edited and increased entries about significant women and events related to women by writing new posts.

Dorothy Farris, VP at US Sales Veeam Software, was the keynote speaker at the ninth annual Power Your Potential women’s leadership conference sponsored by Saunders College of Business.

RIT President David Munson acknowledges Kathryn Gardner during the 2018 Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars award ceremony on March 22. Since 1976, RIT has honored the top 1% of undergraduate students that are able to maintain a high standard of academic excellence while also giving back to their community through civic or volunteer work, conducting research, or being engaged in co-op or work in their field of study. For more information, go to https://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/outstanding-undergraduate-scholars/overview

NASA astronaut Don Pettit delivered opening remarks for his “Portraits of a Planet: Photographer in Space” exhibition, which will be on display inside University Gallery through Imagine RIT on April 28.

Students were treated to a seafood themed dinner, "Under the Sea", at Gracie's on March 22. A cold bar of shrimp, crab and calamari was offered along with a variety of decorated desserts. The Trinidad and Tobago Steelband entertained.

RIT Trustee Ronald Zarrella, left, prepares to view an interactive game developed by Rochester Prep students Terrell Marble and Zaid Abdulsalam, on right. This fall, seven seniors from Rochester Prep High School met with RIT faculty to work on capstone projects varying from photojournalism to microbiology to game design and development. The students presented the final results of their projects at a special capstone showcase ceremony March 21.