Photo Spotlights

The Jan Strine Memorial Labyrinth in the RIT/NTID Frisina Quad is surrounded by gardens and benches for reflection. Walking a labyrinth serves as a way to meditate and relax.

Two former Congressmen, Don Bonker, left, a Democrat from Washington state, and John Faso, a Republican from New York, visit students in several classes, including political science and public policy students, as part of the Congress to Classroom program, which provides a bipartisan team to engage students in conversations about the benefits of healthy partisanship and civility with discussion. Their visit was organized by RIT's Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement. 

Victoria Adams, a fourth-year packaging science student, and Sean Su, a fifth-year chemical engineering student, create nitrogen ice cream at a Science Fair during Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend. Other events from the weekend included a comedian, men's and women's hockey games, musical performances, student film screenings, guest speakers, and open houses and tours.

The Glass Pumpkin Patch fundraiser, hosted by Shop One, wraps up this weekend. The sale features glass pumpkins and gourds hand-blown by RIT Glass students. The shop is open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Proceeds benefit RIT’s Women’s Council and the glass program.

Students celebrated Rainbow Pride Day with a walk down the Quarter Mile on Oct. 8. The Q Center also had a table in the Student Alumni Union with information about the resources it provides to students.

Trinity Jenkins, a second-year student from Maryland, and Thomas Fuller, a third-year software engineering student from North Creek, N.Y., took advantage of some unusually warm weather outside at Global Village.

Lola, an 11-year-old Italian Mastiff, attended Bow Wow Wellness for the first time on Sept. 29. The Wellness Collaborative organized the pet therapy event as a stress-reduction activity.

Greek Life students raised money for the Special Olympics during their weeklong “Get Wet” fundraiser by the Infinity Quad. Here, Nick Azzarano, a third-year computer science student, gets splashed.

RIT's Career Fair returned to the Gordon Field House this year. Students are able to meet with representatives from more than 100 national, regional, and local companies until 4 p.m. today. Because the number of participating companies was capped due to COVID-19 protocols, a virtual career fair is also scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 14 via RIT Career Connect.

Mud Tug is an annual event hosted by Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Held behind Grace Watson Hall, teams of 10 competed in a tug-of-war tournament over pits of mud. The event raises funds for the Hillside Family of Agencies. 

Students volunteer to write toe tags to prepare for the installation of an upcoming exhibit, “Hostile Terrain 94.” Volunteers are needed to complete the thousands of tags, each representing a person who died in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona attempting to migrate into the U.S. More writing workshops are planned in preparation for the exhibit on Sept. 30 and Oct. 6, 14, and 21.

Kelly Weber, a second-year film production student from Avon, N.Y., prints a memento with a hand press from the Cary Graphic Arts Collection. RIT Libraries held a grand opening celebration Sept. 23 of Wallace on Ice. The Ritter Ice Arena is its temporary home while Wallace Library is renovated during the SHED construction.