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Elizabeth Call

  • February 26, 2025

    A man with white hair and glasses shows an old document to a woman wearing glasses and a red cardigan, as they sit at a table with archival materials in a modern office setting.

    Sculptor Albert Paley gives personal archive to RIT

    The Albert Paley Collection in the RIT Archives preserves the legacy of a celebrated working artist, entrepreneur, and educator. Paley is known around the world for his large-scale municipal works, sculptures, gates, architectural pieces, furniture design, and decorative arts.

  • October 29, 2024

    a man in a brown tshirt and a man in a blue tshirt hold a laptop together in front of a mural of a tiger in the R I T Tunnel system.

    RIT students raise awareness about mural art through TunnelVision

    Students are bringing mural art into the spotlight through TunnelVision, an immersive project designed to engage and inspire. The initiative transforms the residence hall tunnels into a vibrant gallery, showcasing student-created murals. It aims to foster community and spark conversations about public art on campus.

  • October 23, 2024

    two students work together to place a large portrait on the wall of a gallery. Other smaller portraits surround them, already on the wall.

    Exhibit bridges generations of alumni

    The exhibit, located in the RIT Archives Photo Alumni Gallery, showcases Toni Pepe’s journey as a photography educator and artist, exploring themes of women in society and motherhood. The project fosters connections between alumni and RIT through curated exhibits and oral histories.

  • October 15, 2024

    RIT President David Munson and Thomas Golisano stand in front of an exhibit in Golisanos honor

    Exhibits celebrate B. Thomas Golisano’s contributions to RIT

    Longtime RIT supporter B. Thomas Golisano visited the university on Oct. 11 for the opening of two campus exhibits that showcase the transformational life and work of the Paychex founder, philanthropist, and civic leader, and his friendship with Gene Polisseni.

  • October 7, 2024

    a woman with short dark hair pulls a vintage R I T jersey and mascot head out of a white box in an archive repository setting.

    Students find tiger pride in the RIT Archives

    Students in the museum studies course Critical and Digital Curation used the archives to explore the origin of the RIT tiger mascot in 1955. Their exhibit shines a light on 1963, when RIT students brought a tiger cub to campus, parties, and hockey games.

  • December 11, 2023

    five people crowded around a table as another spins a prize wheel.

    The Athenaeum Games—a domestic science fair held Dec. 7 in the RIT Archives—showcased 19th century skills and technology that RIT students learned about in the class Hands on History: Examining RIT’s Domestic Science and Arts Program.

  • August 25, 2023

    renovated library space with a circulation desk and bookshelves.

    Well, hello, Wallace Library, have we met?

    First came COVID-19, then came a massive construction project, and now after more than three-and-half years, RIT’s university library reopens with a new look and a new neighbor.

  • September 24, 2021

    historic photo of women in a cooking lab.

    Registration open for worldwide Mechanics Institute virtual conference

    Registration is open for Mechanics’ Institutes Worldwide 2021, a free virtual conference on Oct. 15 honoring the 200th anniversary of the founding of the first Mechanics Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland. RIT's Corinna Schlombs and Liz Call will virtually join experts from around the world as they share knowledge on the start of the Mechanics’ Institute movement in the 19th century and what the movement represents today.