Photo Spotlights

RIT/NTID alumnus Matt Hamill, NCAA wrestling champ and former Ultimate Fighting Championship contender, took over the Frisina Quad on campus and enlisted student talent to film a music video in collaboration with Sean Forbes (not pictured), who has gained fame as a hip hop artist since graduating from RIT/NTID. The release of the music video coincides with the premiere of The Hammer, a movie about Hamill’s life. The movie, which was filmed in part on the RIT campus, opens Oct. 27 in select theaters nationwide.

For more information on show times and locations, go to www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=48661.

Area students participating in the advanced manufacturing and nano-tech certificate training program worked in the clean room in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering as part of their coursework. The program prepares students for entry-level positions in advanced manufacturing and high-tech industries such as microelectronics and photovoltaics, two growing sectors in western New York. Students participated in classes on microelectronics, surface mount technology and polymer processing. The program is a joint venture between the Genesee County Economic Development Center, Genesee Community College and RIT.

David Kidder, co-founder and CEO of Clickable, a Web service that brings simplicity to online advertising, was the keynote speaker for the RIT Entrepreneurs Conference on Oct. 21. Kidder ’94 (industrial design) received ID Magazine’s International Design Award and Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2008. He serves on the national board of the Smithsonian and is currently authoring The Startup Playbook, which will be published by Chronicle Books in April 2012.

SEAL, the Student Environmental Action League, hosted its 12th annual E-Cycling Day on Oct. 20. Members of the RIT community were invited to drop off their old electronics for recycling at no cost. The event provided students, faculty and staff with a responsible and convenient option for disposing of e-waste.

The Brick City 5k run took place on Oct. 16 around the RIT campus. It was one of the final events during RIT’s Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend, Oct. 14-16.

Barnes & Noble @ RIT hosted a meet and greet with the RIT men’s hockey team on Oct. 14 to benefit the Hockey Coaches Care Relief Fund. From 5-7 p.m. Oct. 21, the women’s hockey team will host their meet and greet at Barnes & Noble, featuring autographs, auctions, giveaways, and T-shirts for sale. Proceeds will benefit The Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester.

RIT welcomed actor, director and author Michael J. Fox as this year’s Horton Distinguished Speaker Oct. 15, in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Fox added to the many events of RIT’s Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend, Oct. 14-16. Fox starred in the TV series Family Ties and Spin City, as well as the Back to the Future trilogy, Teen Wolf and The American President. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 at the age of 29, Fox has also become an advocate for increased research funding and awareness for Parkinson’s disease through The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

RIT presented actor, director and author Michael J. Fox with a hockey jersey at the conclusion of his talk as the Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend’s Horton Distinguished Speaker. Fox spoke to a sell-out crowd Oct. 15 in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. He starred in the TV series Family Ties and Spin City, as well as the Back to the Future trilogy, Teen Wolf and The American President. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 at the age of 29, Fox has also become an advocate for increased research funding and awareness for Parkinson’s disease through The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. The jersey gift was fitting, as Fox played hockey growing up in Canada.

RIT welcomed actor, director and author Michael J. Fox as this year’s Horton Distinguished Speaker Oct. 15, in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Fox added to the many events of RIT’s Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend, Oct. 14-16. Fox starred in the TV series Family Ties and Spin City, as well as the Back to the Future trilogy, Teen Wolf and The American President. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 at the age of 29, Fox has also become an advocate for increased research funding and awareness for Parkinson’s disease through The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

Faculty, staff and students shared an unprecedented level of support during ROAR Day, the sixth annual Raise Our Annual Responses initiative. ROAR Day organizers report this year’s kickoff to RIT’s annual giving campaign on Oct. 13 brought in more than $40,000, which is a record total for the event. Approximately 950 faculty, staff and students made contributions at one of seven stations set up across campus. Gifts are still being accepted at rit.edu/tigergift.

Actor and comedian Kevin Hart performed in front of a sell-out crowd on Oct. 14 in RIT’s Gordon Field House and Activities Center as part of Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend. Hart has landed roles in several feature films, including Scary Movie 3, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Fools’ Gold. His “Laugh at My Pain” comedy tour was one of the most successful comedy concerts in history, earning more than $15 million in ticket sales.

Actor and comedian Kevin Hart performed Oct. 14 in RIT’s Gordon Field House and Activities Center, as part of RIT’s Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend. Hart has landed roles in several feature films, including Scary Movie 3, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Fools Gold. His “Laugh at My Pain” comedy tour was one of the most successful comedy concerts in history, earning over $15,000,000 in ticket sales.