Campus Spotlight
August 28, 2021
Photo by
A. Sue Weisler
Students reconnect on campus after their summer break.
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Photo by A. Sue Weisler
Student Affairs handed out Tigers Care t-shirts and buttons in the breezeway by the Campus Center. Tigers Care is a campus-wide effort to enhance, promote, and sustain a culture of caring and support at RIT.
Photo by Mike Guinto
RIT has received the “Peace Corps Prep” designation, enabling its students to take certain classes to better prepare them for service in the Peace Corps upon graduation. A kickoff event to provide information was held in Fireside Lounge.
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
From left, Ke Du, a mechanical engineering faculty-researcher at RIT, works with Jacob Waitus, a BS/MS chemical engineering and materials science student, and Li Liu, a microsystem engineering doctoral candidate.
Photo by Elizabeth Lamark
Students head to classes down the Quarter Mile.
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
Shayna Kiblin, a graduate student in the Fine Arts Studio MFA program, uses a tufting gun to work on a handmade rug in her studio space on campus.
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
Led by RIT wellness instructor Meghan Haines, students practice some moves in the first kickboxing class of the fall semester.
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
Tia Wilson, a second-year illustration student from Maryland, paints a sign to promote this weekend’s FallFest. RIT College Activities Board hosts the event.
Photo by Elizabeth Lamark
Students use a study space in RIT Libraries’ temporary home in the Ritter Ice Arena, Wallace on Ice. The library relocated due to the construction of the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED).
Photo by Elizabeth Lamark
Students look at a campus map to locate buildings where their classes are on Monday.
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
Gracie’s, the largest dining facility on campus, has a new look and numerous food options.
Photo by Elizabeth Lamark
Industrial Design students at the reveal of Metaproject 12, an annual project that pairs students with an industry partner. This year’s company is Modkat in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Photo by Elizabeth Lamark
Students walk past the massive construction site for the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED).
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
A student works in a space surrounded by glass patterned with 0s and 1s. It’s in the Global Cybersecurity Institute building.
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
Students are taking classes in the new Global Cybersecurity Institute (GCI), which opened last year on RIT's campus.
Photo by Daniel Bacon
Lighting the Way is an annual ceremony to welcome new first year, transfer, and graduate women-identified students to campus. They walk down the Quarter Mile to a reception in Fireside Lounge.
Photo by Daniel Bacon
Each student received a lantern with an inspiring message from an RIT member.
Photo by Mike Guinto
RIT President David Munson and his wife Nancy talk with students during the annual Applefest. The event is hosted by the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) Student Life Team and welcomes students and faculty to campus by providing apples, apple treats, entertainment and information booths for clubs and organizations.
Photo by Mike Guinto
Sunshine 2.0 performs in the Frisina Quad at the annual Applefest.
Photo by Mike Guinto
Students, faculty and staff enjoy apple themed treats during the annual Applefest.
Photo by Mike Guinto
NTID President Gerry Buckley talks with students during the annual Applefest.
