Photo Spotlights

Helen Snell, a fourth-year illustration major from Frederick, Md., makes a cast of a visitor’s face at Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 6. Festival-goers had their faces cast to be made into masks at the “Prosthetics to Special Effects: Life Mask Creation” area in the Gordon Field House. Completed facial prosthetics were on display to demonstrate the process.

From left, Mechanical Engineering Professor Alan Nye celebrates with Lynn Bishop ’93 (mechanical engineering) after RIT Formula Racing unveiled two racecars at Imagine RIT. The racecars, one a traditional gasoline-powered model and the other an all-electric vehicle, will compete this season. One of the highlights of the parade of performance vehicles was the unveiling of F1, the original car from the 1991-92 season. Refurbished by Salvatore Fava ’16 (mechanical engineering), it was driven by Bishop, founder and first project manager of the team.

Step Afrika! performed at RIT May 4. The group, founded in 1994 as the first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, is one of the top 10 African American dance companies in the United States and tours internationally.

RIT/NTID hosted the annual Student Research Fair April 28 in Rosica hall. Here, Austin Gehret, left, instructional/support faculty Science and Mathematics at RIT/NTID learns about a research project from Amy Jade Johnson, center, a biomedical science major from Austin, Texas, and James Brunner, right, an electrical/mechanical engineering technology major from Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Josh Meltzer, assistant professor in photojournalism, hangs frames for the “What We Do” exhibit. The work of RIT photojournalism students was judged in the RIT Chapter of the National Press Photographers Association’s 16th annual “What We Do” competition. The winners’ work is on exhibit 5–9 p.m. May 5 at Booksmart Studios at 250 N. Goodman St. in Rochester.

Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Heath Boice-Pardee spoke about his career path as part of the First Talk speaker series May 3. He shared personal stories about growing up and how he achieved his dreams in his talk “Dare to Dream”.

From left, Halima Aweis, a third-year biotechnology student from Rochester; Syed Zamin, a second-year civil engineering technology student from Pakistan; Fahd Almassri, a third-year industrial engineering student from Syria; and Maiwand Takoor, a first-year international business student from Afghanistan, worked on a new mural design. Members of RIT’s Muslim Student Association and others painted a mural in the tunnels to replace one that was vandalized in February.

RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf celebrated the retirement of faculty and staff with NTID President Gerry Buckley at a ceremony on May 2. Signing “I love you,” from left to right, are Valarie Randleman, associate interpreter; Jeff Rubin, director, Substance & Alcohol Intervention Services for the Deaf; Susan Foster, research faculty; Jeanette Tydings, senior staff assistant; Buckley; Mary Beth Parker, instructional/support faculty; Michael Stinson, research faculty; Abie Abrams, associate interpreter; and John Panara, instructional/support faculty.

RIT/NTID alumnus Greg Pollock ’12 addresses students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends gathered for the 10th anniversary celebration of RIT/NTID’s CSD-Student Development Center on April 28.

Musician and songwriter Andy Grammer performed April 29 in the Gordon Field House. His concert highlighted the SpringFest weekend.

From left, Richard Lagiewski, associate professor of hospitality and tourism management; Arnishia Jordan, a hospitality and tourism management graduate student from Buffalo, N.Y.; and Jacqueline Bouvier, a third-year hospitality and service management student from Williamson, N.Y., talk about their experiences in Dubai at the third annual Global Learning Symposium, held at University Gallery’s Vignelli Center. The symposium celebrated students and faculty members who are studying abroad or recently returned from a global learning experience. The reception included exhibits from students showcasing their academic achievements while abroad and also recognized new international fellowship and scholarship winners.

Stacy Diaz, a first-year biomedical engineering student from Bronx, N.Y. and Christian Franco, a second-year electrical engineering student from Long Island, N.Y., share some ice cream on an unusually warm day April 27.