Photo Spotlights

A group of students tests out the capabilities of the Oculus Rift headset during the AR/VR Symposium on Dec. 2. The symposium was hosted by Frameless Labs at RIT, a newly formed organization that brings together research, innovation and artistic creations surrounding augmented reality and virtual reality. The symposium featured expert speakers, lectures, workshops and demonstrations. Here, the students are viewing virtual reality scenes in an art gallery and planetarium in a program designed by RIT computer science students.

Ben Suits Baer, a fifth-year individualized studies major from Moorhead, Minn., attended the opening of an exhibit in the RIT Museum. The exhibit, titled “Charting One’s Course: The History of Individualized Education at RIT,” is a joint effort among the School of Individualized Study, the museum studies program, RIT Alumni Relations and RIT Archives to curate a collection of artifacts that tell a wider narrative of RIT’s individualized education programs, which date back to the 1880s. The exhibit runs until April 14.

Student wellness ambassadors hosted an event in the Student Life Center that included a yoga class, free chair massages, therapy dogs and a cooking demo.

Misti Roe, a student in the Master of Science in Teaching program in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences’ School of Art, leads a group of children at Rochester City School District’s School No. 29 in a creative activity. Roe, from Madison, Wis., was among RIT students who taught an art lesson to students in a specialized program for children with multiple disabilities. The RIT program prepares students to meet the national, state and regional need for teachers of the visual arts in grades K-12.

Xinyi Fan, a fourth-year industrial design student from China, gave massages at a Student Wellness event Nov. 30 in the Student Life Center. The stress-relief event included free chair massages, therapy dogs, a cooking demo and a yoga class.

Fifth-year mechanical engineering student and president of the Lambda Sigma Upsilon fraternity Hector Terrero shared personal thoughts on inclusion and diversity at an open forum. The dialogue was in the Stan McKenzie Commons in the College of Liberal Arts and included several other speakers.

Mechanical engineering technology alumnus Mike Jeffries ’11 spoke to undergraduates in Fundamentals of Engineering classes on Nov. 22 about how he took his fascination with building robots and built a career in developing advanced aerospace technology systems. Jeffries’ competitive robot, Bombshell, and his Chaos Corp. team are the 2016 Battle Bots national runners-up. When he is not building competitive Battle Bots, Jeffries is a research technologist in the Aerospace, Transportation and Advanced Systems program at Georgia Tech Research Institute.

The Asian Culture Society at RIT took part in “Unification”, a showcase of cultural performances held in Ingle Auditorium on Nov. 19. A portion of the proceeds from the event were donated to the Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services and the RIT International Student Emergency Fund.

The Asian Culture Society at RIT took part in “Unification”, a showcase of cultural performances held in Ingle Auditorium on Nov. 19. A portion of the proceeds from the event were donated to the Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services and the RIT International Student Emergency Fund.

Robert Bringhurst spent some time in the Cary Graphic Arts Collection during his visit at RIT. Bringhurst, a leading poet, author and typographer, received the 2016 Frederic W. Goudy Award on Nov. 17. The annual award is given to an outstanding practitioner in type design and its related fields. The Goudy Award was established in 1969 by a gift from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust. The award pays tribute to the friendship between Melbert B. Cary Jr. and Frederic Goudy, who produced upwards of 123 typefaces and was one of the most widely recognized figures in American printing.

Amelia Hugill-Fontanel, associate curator at the Cary Graphic Arts Collection in The Wallace Center, demonstrated an Albion iron hand press on Nov. 18. Albion-style handpresses were first developed around 1820 in England by Richard Whittaker Cope. Their design proliferated, making them relatively inexpensive and popular in common small-job print shops. This Albion press housed in the Cary Collection belonged to the celebrated American artist John DePol (1913-2004) and was owned previously by prolific type designer Frederic Goudy (1865-1947).

Native American designer Jared Yazzie, owner of OXDX Clothing, spoke about his culture and his symbolic clothing designs in Fireside Lounge on Nov. 15. Several women modeled his dresses, pants and tops. The event was part of Native American Heritage Month.