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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.

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Assembly Majority Leader Joseph D. Morelle joined university officials—including RIT President Bill Destler—Danny Wegman from The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation, and representatives from Dell and Cisco Systems Inc. on Nov. 15 at the launch of the building that will house MAGIC Spell Studios at RIT. The program is a first-of-its-kind effort in higher education that will link RIT’s internationally ranked academic programs with high-tech facilities needed to commercialize computer gaming, film and animation, and digital media projects. The building and initiative are made possible through $13.5 million in funding from New York state, $3 million from Dell, $12.4 million from Cisco Systems Inc., and $1.5 million from The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation. To read more, go to rit.edu/news/story.php?id=58179.

About 100 RIT students, faculty, staff and administrators gathered at the Student Alumni Union Nov. 14. A few remarks were made about their feelings after last week’s election and they pledged to celebrate the diversity found on the RIT campus. The group then took a Solidarity Walk to Global Village to reaffirm that RIT students are here for each other.