Photo Spotlights

Photography professor Michael Peres has an exhibit, “Snowflakes Up Close,” at the Rochester Museum & Science Center through April 30. The exhibit area, set up to be similar to Peres’ garage where he does his work, includes a microscope, photographic prints of snowflakes and pages from his recent children’s book, Michael Photographs a Snowflake. His snowflake photography has been featured in Time, The Weather Channel and CNN. More examples can be seen on his Instagram @michael_peres.

Celebrity ice cream scooper Matt Marshall, associate dean in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, serves 3-year-old Jack Fox with his mother, Becki Schicker, manager of donor relations at United Way of Greater Rochester. The activity was part of the Fuel the Fun Carnival Day kickoff for the 2017 RIT United Way Campaign. To make your online pledge, go to rit.edu/unitedway.

Editor in Chief of Reporter Magazine Mandi Moon spoke as part of the “What Matters to Me and Why” series March 7. The informal series focuses on personal values and growth of members of the RIT community. The talks are sponsored by the Spirituality Committee of RIT’s Student Wellness Initiative. The next conversation is with Rebecca Johnson, associate of the University, March 21 at 12:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Reading Room.

Students, faculty and staff braved the cold March 5 to participate in Ellie’s 5k Run/Walk, in honor of former RIT/NTID staff member Ellie Rosenfield. Participants also were involved in games of skill, yoga and other activities throughout the day. Eleanor (Ellie) Rosenfield, associate dean for Student and Academic Services at RIT/NTID, died on March 7, 2010, after a two-year battle with lymphoma.

Chief Design Officer for Microsoft Office Product Group Michael Gough held a workshop for graduate students in visual communication design and industrial design on March 3.

RIT alumna Jane M. Elliott, executive vice president and chief administrative officer for Global Payments based in Atlanta, delivered the keynote presentation at the eighth annual Power Your Potential women’s networking event hosted by Saunders College of Business.

Xiao Cui, left, a first-year graduate student in visual communication design from China, talks with Steven Rubenstein, a chemist from Eastman Kodak Co., at RIT’s Spring Career Fair March 1. More than 245 employers from across the U.S. interviewed more than 4,000 students seeking a co-op or full time employment at the event.

Sid Jadeja, an RIT industrial and systems engineering graduate student from India, explains the workings of an assembly line to Nazya McCray, at left, and Jared Shelton, at right, as they work in the Toyota Production Systems Lab in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering. The visiting students are ninth-graders in the Rochester City School District and part of RIT’s Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to help students decide which college majors and careers that may interest them.

From left, Loryn Johnson, first-year biotechnology major from Columbus OH; Jayshaud Potter, second-year biomedical science major from Battle Creek, MI; Shantel Forrest, fourth-year marketing major from Rochester, N.Y.; and Chib Onwunaka, a graduate student in sustainable systems from Newark, N.J., competed in the Black History Game Show on Feb. 28 in Fireside Lounge.

Incoming RIT President David C. Munson Jr. hosted an open forum on Feb. 28. A second forum will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 2 in Ingle Auditorium. While on campus, Munson also attended a Student Government meeting and will attend Staff Council and Academic Senate meetings.

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren answers questions from students in a public speaking class in the College of Liberal Arts Feb. 27. She said the rise of popularity of social media does not replace face-to-face conversations, which the students will need for job interviews. Although she admits she still gets nervous speaking in public, it helps to be prepared and know your audience, she said.

The annual WiC Hacks all-women hackathon, hosted by RIT’s Women in Computing group Feb. 25 and 26, helps support young women interested in the field of computing. For the 24-hour hackathon, teams worked together to create mobile apps, websites, games and other software that provide unique solutions to problems. The annual event is open to college and high school women of all skill levels—from those who have never programmed to coding experts.