Photo Spotlights

Delta Sigma Pi, RIT’s co-ed business fraternity, organized RIT Cares: A Walk Against Violence to honor the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 20. The walk took place from the Infinity Quad to the Sundial, where a vigil was held.

Construction workers install a fuel cell, left, and cooling unit outside RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability on Dec. 20. As the primary energy source for the “green” building, the UTC Model 400 Purecell System will produce 400 kilowatts of continuous electric power; heat generated as a by-product of electrical generation will help heat this and other buildings on campus. Any excess electricity will go into the campus grid.

The kindergarten class from Margaret’s House Child Care Center at RIT worked hard to sell handmade snowman bookmarks Dec. 19 in the Student Alumni Union. Margaret’s House partnered with the RIT Leadership Institute and Community Service Center to sell the bookmarks for $1 to help raise money for the American Red Cross to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy. The children raised a total of $200 from two sales on campus.

RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability has received $5 million in capital funding as part of the $96.2 million award given to the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council today. The money will be used to equip laboratories and test beds at the Golisano Institute.

Elizabeth Goins, assistant professor of museum studies, works closely with student Jason Ferriera to help create virtual worlds that will engage users as they play interactive learning games inside museums and in classrooms. To read more, go to www.rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=49631.

Several customers had their heads shaved Dec. 8 at Shear Global Hair Salon on campus in support of Robin Wilson, left, who is undergoing breast cancer treatment. Howard Ward, right, assistant vice president of student auxiliary services, was one of them. “Robin works for me as a salad worker and she is highly respected and loved by her colleagues at Crossroads,” Ward says. “I lost my mother to breast cancer and I am dedicated to doing whatever I can as a man to step up and support causes to defeat this awful disease.”

Barnes & Noble @ RIT hosted a meet and greet with the RIT men’s hockey team on Dec. 15 to support Hockey Coaches Care, the official charitable foundation of the American Hockey Coaches Association. The event featured autographs, auctions, team photos and special-edition ornaments for sale.

Dorrene Brown isn’t letting her guard down. She stays well-rounded as president of the Society of Software Engineers and president of the RIT Fencing Club. Brown is a fifth-year software engineering student from Rockledge, Pa. To read more about RIT club sports, go to www.rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=49633.

A television crew from SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) visits the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies on Dec. 13. The crew was here as part of the production of a documentary, The Great Rebirth. Scheduled to air Jan. 27 on the national TV and radio network for South Korea, the documentary reports how the lack of raw materials and a struggling global economy are driving remanufacturing worldwide. In addition to filming a variety of labs inside CIMS, the TV crew interviewed Nabil Nasr, director of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability, which is recognized as a world leader for applied research in remanufacturing.

A reception honoring Todd Pagano, associate professor and director of NTID’s Laboratory Science Technology program, was held Dec. 13 at the Dyer Arts Center. Pagano was named 2012 U.S. Professor of the Year at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., last month. Pagano, center, said he shares his award with his students. About 200 students, faculty, staff, relatives and government representatives attended.

Frans Wildenhain, 1950-75: Creative and Commercial American Ceramics at Mid-Century, by Bruce A. Austin, is an in-depth analysis of Frans Wildenhain, his role in mid-century studio ceramics, university education in crafts, and his innovative and entrepreneurial role in merchandising crafts. The book features archival images as well as color photography of the ceramics from an exhibit at RIT earlier this year. The catalog can be purchased from Shop One² in Global Village and through the Wildenhain website. When you purchase through either of these two locations, 100 percent of the revenue from the exhibition catalog is deposited in a fund that supports original research conducted by RIT students.

The book will be available at the 11th annual faculty and staff Winter Craft Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 14 in the Fireside Lounge of the Student Alumni Union.

RIT photography students worked hard throughout the weekend to get their little subjects to smile for the camera. This was part of the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences’ portrait sittings. Sittings are being offered again this weekend, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 15 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Crossroads Building. Donning a Santa hat for his photo shoot was 6-month-old Patrick Martin. Patrick’s mom, Courtney, is on the far left. Shooting Patrick’s photo is RIT photography student Lindsay Quandt. Assisting Quant are students Erin Gabreski and Ryan Harriman. The students have raised nearly $550 so far. The money raised will send students to the Big Shot photo project at Cowboys Stadium in March 2013. To read more, go to www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=49590.