Photo Spotlights

RIT hosted the 2022 edition of the FIRST Robotics Finger Lakes Regional, March 10-12 at the Gordon Field House. Thirty-seven high school teams from New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio competed in the competition RAPID REACT. 

Saunders College of Business celebrated International Women's History Month at the Power Your Potential Women's Leadership Conference on March 4. The annual event invites businesswomen to gain insights from their peers and engage in educational activities geared at helping women succeed. J’nez Thomas ’20 (MBA) was a presenter.

AdvanceRIT hosted its first-ever Women's Resource Fair in celebration of Women's History Month on Thursday, March 3. AdvanceRIT’s mission is to enable all faculty at RIT, particularly women, to contribute their full potential, to increase their representation and retention, and to advance their careers. Other events they have planned this month include a Women's History Month reading circle, a session on strategies for maintaining balance as an academic, and a program about understanding RIT's pay practices. 

Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, along with other fraternities and sororities, organized an event to raise money for the International Committee of the Red Cross to benefit Ukraine.

Thousands of RIT students in search of co-op opportunities and full-time employment are expected to attend the spring career fair throughout the day. This year’s fair is the largest since the beginning of the pandemic.

Senior photojournalism students exhibited their capstone projects at RIT's City Art Space in downtown Rochester. Ten students have their photographs and videos on display through March 12.

The Center for Women and Gender and the Title IX office hosted the LGBTQ+ Health Fair in the SAU Fireside Lounge. Representatives offered information about health and services at RIT and in the Rochester community.

A protest craft-making event took place on Feb. 17 in the Student Alumni Union to mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines. The court ruled in favor of students’ right to free speech in schools. Craft supplies were provided to make patches, and students learned to crochet or cross stitch and make beaded bracelets.

Emma Edgar, a first-year human-centered computing student from Albany, N.Y., attaches tags to Valentine flowers. The RIT Dancesport Team did presales for two weeks with pickups and deliveries scheduled for Valentine’s Day. This was their first time doing the flower sale, with proceeds supporting the student dance club.

Into the ROC, operated by RIT’s Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, arranges trips to museums, galleries, and unique restaurants and businesses where students can experience the Rochester community and find places to volunteer. Here, they visited the George Eastman Museum, the foremost museum of photography, in the historic estate of George Eastman.

On Dance Day, hosted by the RIT Dancesport Team on Feb. 6, students could get lessons and learn about the various dance clubs on campus. They included Vis Viva, RIT Ballroom, Velocity, Tango, Latin Rhythm, Pandemic Step and Dancesport.

The Packaging Science Career Fair, held in the Gordon Field House Feb. 3, gave students an opportunity to meet with companies for co-ops and full-time jobs.