Photo Spotlights

  • November 15, 2022

    volunteers in an assembly line to fill bags with dry ingredients. 4
    two volunteers in an assembly line filling bags with dry ingredients.
    boxes labeled US Hunger stacked in a pyramid.
    large group of people assembled for a photo throwing their orange hairnets into the air.

    Kareem Hayes, center, assistant director for RIT’s Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, explains to students how they should prepare 20,000 packaged pasta meals for the annual Hunger Project. About 2,000 of the packaged meals will be donated to RIT’s FoodShare, with the remaining to benefit the Greater Rochester community through FoodLink.

  • November 14, 2022

    museum visitors looking at a display of bumper stickers. 5
    two people standing next to each other in an art gallery.
    two people looking at a display of political buttons and bumper stickers from the 1960s.
    person looking at artwork on a wall in a gallery.
    person looking at artwork on a wall in a gallery.

    A new exhibit is up in RIT’s University Gallery: “A Trip to 1967: Selections from the William C. Miles Archive.” The exhibit, curated by Hannah Riley ’22 (museum studies) and Maya Miles, William Miles’ daughter, features a mix of posters and buttons that tell the story of the counterculture of the 1960s.

  • November 11, 2022

    A crowd of people saluting including a person with a sweatshirt that says ARMY. 1

    Hundreds of active military personnel, veterans, and their families and friends attended RIT's annual Veteran's Day Breakfast Friday in the Gordon Field House.

  • October 28, 2022

    line of students picking candy out of buckets along a table. 5
    table lined with buckets and packets of candy.
    student writing on a tablecloth on table.
    two students posing for a photo with a tiger mascot.
    two students looking at a smartphone and laughing.

    RIT community members participated in the 17th annual ROAR (Raise Our Annual Responses) Day on Thursday. The event included a photo booth, Halloween treats, gratitude cards to sign, photos with Ritchie, and other prizes and giveaways. ROAR Day is an opportunity for people to show their support for the areas of the university they love most.

  • October 24, 2022

    woman delivering a presentation on a stage in front of a screen. 1

    Mary-Frances Winters, a diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice consultant and one of RIT’s earliest Minett Professors, delivered the closing keynote address at the inaugural Together RIT: Day of Understanding, Solidarity, and Racial Reconciliation on Oct. 21. The event brought hundreds of RIT students, faculty, staff, and alumni together to engage in intentional and honest dialogue about race, ethnicity, and racism.

  • October 19, 2022

    student explaining a poster presentation. 1

    Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) personnel were on campus Tuesday to learn about cybersecurity, imaging science, and virtual and augmented reality. Here, Katelynn Fleming, a microsystems engineering Ph.D. student, explains her research to Karen Roth, chief engineer at the AFRL Rome Research Site.

  • October 14, 2022

    overhead view of models getting ready at fashion show. 8
    person wearing white outfit on stage.
    person wearing art piece that looks like elephant ears and trunk.
    person in a fashion show.
    person wearing circular structure around her shoulders.
    person wearing a large, round hat and orange poncho outfit on a stage.
    professor talking to students at fashion show.
    group of fashion models posing for photo.

    On Thursday, Oct. 13, students from RIT’s College of Art and Design showcased their designs at Fashion Week Rochester.

  • October 11, 2022

    professor demonstrating artificial intelligence research. 4
    woman giving presentation at podium.
    woman posing next to poster presentation.
    student giving poster presentation to two people.

    Members of the RIT community gathered to discuss the various areas of artificial intelligence research and applications being conducted at the university. Clark Hochgraf, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, demonstrates technology being developed to incorporate AI robotics into smart warehouses.

  • October 6, 2022

    a group of student leaders standing on a stage in a gym. 1

    RIT’s annual Global Consortium unites Student Government leaders from RIT campuses around the world to discuss common issues and best practices. This year’s consortium was held Sept. 29-Oct. 3 on the Henrietta campus and gathered leaders from Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Dubai, Kosovo, and Rochester. China’s Student Government leaders attended remotely. The event featured tours, visits to Rochester hot spots, and presentations on leadership development, advocacy and engagement, and how to live and work in a campus environment in a post-pandemic era.

  • October 3, 2022

    tug of war participants falling into a mud puddle. 4
    two tag of war participants sitting in a mud puddle.
    students cheering on a tug of war team.
    team pulling a rope in a tug of war contest.

    Front and center, Lucy Zhang, with the “Noot Noot” team, fights until the end to keep everyone above water during the 26th Annual Mud Tug at Grace Watson Hall and Grace Watson Fields. More than 1,000 students participated in the tug-of-war competition, which benefits the Hillside Family of Agencies and is organized by Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

  • September 20, 2022

    five-piece jazz ensemble performing on stage. 3
    student playing drums on stage.
    person playing a trumpet on stage.

    The 11th annual Rochester Fringe Festival concludes this weekend, with nearly 20 free performances and exhibits from RIT students, faculty, staff, and retirees. Here, jazz ensemble Midnight Waves performs. Shows include a cappella groups; Dangerous Signs (American Sign Language, poetry, song, and dance); steel drums; Japanese drumming; dance; kazooing; belly dancing; and a drag show. Free shuttle buses available for RIT students.

  • September 16, 2022

    three people using American Sign Language on a baseball field. 7
    person posing with Red Wings mascot.
    person throwing a baseball.
    fans at a baseball game.
    person wearing baseball jersey with ASL letters.
    baseball player throwing a pitch.
    baseball game at night.

    NTID partnered with the Rochester Red Wings baseball team for the third annual Deaf Culture Night at Frontier Field, held Sept. 16. The game against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs included a “silent inning”; “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “God Bless America” performed in American Sign Language by NTID’s traveling performance troupe Sunshine 2.0; and sign language interpreters throughout the stadium, along with other planned activities, such as post-game fireworks.