Campus Spotlight
March 12, 2021
Photo by
A. Sue Weisler
A year ago on March 15, 2020, RIT President David Munson sent a note to the RIT community announcing that there will be no in-person classes for the remainder of the semester and encouraging students to not return to campus after spring break.
“Please know that all measures being put into place, no matter how disappointing they may be or drastic they may seem, are designed to protect our students, faculty, staff, and the greater community,” Munson said at the time.
Here is a look back in photos to the start of the pandemic and what quickly became an empty campus.
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
Student Alumni Union lobby.
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
The Allen Chapel within The Kilian J. and Caroline F. Schmitt Interfaith Center.
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
The portion of the Quarter Mile Walkway by Eastman Kodak Quad.
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
Fireside Lounge.
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
The Sentinel outside the Student Alumni Union.
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
Global Village.
Photo by A. Sue Weisler
Volunteers from RIT’s Spirituality and Religious Life and Center for Women and Gender wrote supportive notes for any remaining students on campus.