Photo Spotlights

Kelly Frost, right, a high school student from Cazenovia, N.Y., shows her drawings to Katie Gross, from Parsons School of Design. RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences hosted National Portfolio Day Nov. 5 in the Gene Pollisseni Center. Over 30 colleges participated with representatives to view portfolios, answer questions and discuss programs and careers in art.

Luke Smeltzer, a second-year marketing major from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a member of the men’s lacrosse team, reads to first graders at School No. 5 during the annual Giant Read event. RIT Libraries staff and RIT student-athletes visited the school for the 10th annual Giant Read to serve as role models and help students get excited about reading. The staff and students read the book Amazing Tigers to nearly 65 first graders. At the end, each student received a book to help encourage further reading.

Tiree Walker, right, a first-year industrial design major from Cleveland, OH, presents to his team during the IdeaLab Nov. 4. The Access Technology IdeaLab focuses on medical technologies by creating products and service access solutions for organizations like Al Sigl. Students are split up into multidisciplinary teams and spend the weekend working on solutions for real world problems.

“Boquisha Chanel” accepts dollar bills from a student at the Drag Show performance Nov. 3. Contestants from the fall biannual Drag Show, hosted by RIT Gay Alliance (ritGA), will compete in the spring show for Mr. and Mrs. RIT.

“Miss Mendacious” performed at the Drag Show Nov. 3. Contestants from the fall biannual Drag Show, hosted by RIT Gay Alliance (ritGA), will compete in the spring show for Mr. and Mrs. RIT.

Attendees at the hockey game learned some sign language by viewing a lesson on giant screens in the Gene Polisseni Center. RIT Men’s Hockey hosted “ASL Appreciation Night” Nov. 4, as the Tigers took on the Yellow Jackets of American International College.

Luke Smeltzer, a second-year marketing major from Halifax, Nova Scotia and a member of the men’s lacrosse team, reads to first graders at School No. 5 during the annual Giant Read event. RIT Libraries staff and RIT student-athletes visited the school for the 10th annual Giant Read to serve as role models and help students get excited about reading. The staff and students read the book Amazing Tigers to nearly 65 first graders. At the end, each student received a book to help encourage further reading.

Marija Ratkeviciute, left, a fine arts graduate student in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences (CIAS) and Associate Professor Elizabeth Kronfield (CIAS) co-presented “We Are (More Than) the Sum of Our Parts.” The RIT Graduate Showcase, hosted by RIT‘s Office of Graduate Education, highlighted research and scholarship by graduate students from all colleges at RIT.

The RIT Archives celebrated the 50th anniversary of alumnus Bernie Boston’s “Flower Power” photograph with a panel discussion. RIT faculty, Michael Brown, standing, Joseph Henning, Tamar Carroll and Jennifer Poggi, spoke about the relevance of the image then and now.

Anna Jacobson, left, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student from Aldie, Virginia, practiced basket weaving techniques with Nicole Scott, co-director of the Future Stewards Program. Native American Heritage Month kicked-off Nov. 1. with weaving activities, food and music in Fireside Lounge. Posters were displayed with information about modern Native Americans.

Alexa Kline, a second-year electrical engineering major from Waverly, N.Y., adds the final touch to her mini-pumpkin at a decorating party to prepare for Halloween. The RIT College Activities Board hosted a pumpkin painting party, with supplies and treats, to get in the spirit for Halloween.

First-year industrial design students Lena Ohara, left, and Julia Hawley model their outfits composed of paper materials. CIAS Foundations students were challenged by faculty for the second year in a row to create original outfits made completely out of paper and paper-based planar materials. Students showed off these wearable paper outfits they based on art historical periods and styles of their choosing during the Beaux Arts Ball on Oct. 27. They spent the last 1-2 weeks building these pieces.