Campus Spotlight

July 24, 2019

Photo by A. Sue Weisler

Varnette Okai, a seventh-grader at Olympia Middle School, shows off her ice cream cone design composed of balloons. RIT’s Liberty Partnerships Program's workshop with Kelly Cheatle ('98, '99 illustration and graphic design), artistic director at Airigami https://www.airigami.com, ended with a fashion show of costumes created with balloons. RIT’s Liberty Partnerships Program is part of the New York State Education Department’s Statewide Plan for Higher Education. The program's goal is to increase high school graduation rates.