Photo Spotlights

Facilities Management Services recently completed renovations to the Tojo Memorial Garden, in the Kodak Quad, including the addition of new paths. The garden is a tribute to Yasuji Tojo, an RIT photography student who lost his life in an car accident, in 1964, while studying at RIT. The focal point of the garden is a hand-carved granite lantern, a gift of Yasuji’s parents. At their request, the garden was dedicated as a “living memorial to eternal youth.”

RIT Ambulance held a reception Nov. 4 to let community members see Defib 63, its new 2011 Chevy Tahoe first-response vehicle. The vehicle is equipped to respond to mass-casualty incidents and life-threatening emergencies. Defib 63 also has a low-frequency “howler” siren that slightly rumbles nearby vehicles, warning other drivers of the ambulance.

RIT’s Muslim Student Association dedicated a new mural in the tunnels under the residence halls on Nov. 3. The mural signifies Muslim tradition, belief and values, says Yilmaz Yoruk, a biomedical sciences major and member of the association. The Muslim mural joins scores of other murals in the RIT tunnels. To learn more about the tunnel murals at RIT, go to Tunnels tell stories of the times and photo gallery of murals.

Friday Coffee Chat is scheduled each Friday this quarter at Ellie’s Place, outside the Student Development Center from 1-2 p.m. It is a lighthearted way to have faculty/staff interact with students outside of the classroom setting during NTID’s Activity Hour. This program is geared towards our Freshman Seminar students, but any student and any faculty/staff member are welcome to join in and chat, relax with a cup of free coffee.

Costumed children from Care-A-Lot Child Care had their annual Halloween trek to Facilities Management Services, building 99, on Oct. 31. This group of 3-year-olds received treats at various candy stations, offices and the postal room.

Members of the School of Interactive Games and Media organized a flash mob Oct. 31. The group danced to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in Global Village. The flash mob was organized as an achievement for the school’s recent launch of Just Press Play, an RIT and Microsoft-funded project that applies interactive game design to the college experience.

Students attending the Brick City Student Wellness Fair on Oct. 28 had a chance to talk to health-care professionals about diabetes, nutrition, dermatology, stress anxiety and other health concerns. From left, Jessica Douglas, Lachanda Mills and Carlos Castillo compare one and five pound blocks of simulated fat that were on display.

NTID Performing Arts presents The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a classic Halloween tale performed in American Sign Language and voice and featuring music, dance, life-sized puppets, shadow puppetry and more. The production is directed by Luane Davis Haggerty, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28-29 and 2 p.m. Oct. 30 in Panara Theatre.

Designer and author-turned-reality-television-star Lisa Roberts shared her catalog of design knowledge with RIT students during a visit to the Vignelli Center for Design Studies. Roberts, featured in the television series “My Design Life,” was the guest in the Vignelli Design Conversations. Roberts is the author of Antiques of the Future.

Frank Warren, the creator of the popular PostSecret blog, shared stories and secrets Oct. 26 at RIT. At the College Activities Board-sponsored talk, Warren discussed why the blog is important and why he has made suicide awareness part of his life’s work. The College Activities Board even launched its own PostSecret website, where RIT students could post their own secrets and read secrets posted by other RIT students.

Thanks to videoconferencing, students from RIT’s main campus and the American College of Management and Technology campus in Zagreb, Croatia, were able to connect with each other and share their first-year experiences. The students spoke about the similarities and differences among the schools and their various cultures. This was part of Maureen Barry’s Interpreting Discovery class held Oct. 25 in the Center for Student Innovation.

Barnes & Noble @ RIT hosted a meet and greet with the RIT women’s hockey team on Oct. 21 to benefit The Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester.