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Andrea Hickerson, assistant professor of communication in RIT’s College of Liberal Arts and Victor Perotti, associate professor of management information systems at RIT’s E. Philip Saunders College of Business, have been awarded a $154,000 grant from the Knight Foundation for “Rising Above the Crowd,” a real-time experiment in community engagement using mobile devices and interactive displays. It will be formally launched during Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 7.

Gerard Buckley, standing with RIT President Bill Destler, is the first alumnus in NTID’s history to be named president of the college. The academic installation was held May 6 in Panara Theatre. Buckley has served NTID for 20 years, most recently as assistant vice president for college advancement.

The Strong’s National Museum of Play was the subject of the 2011 RIT Big Shot on May 5. Close to a thousand volunteers, manned with flashlights, illuminated The Strong’s campus while RIT photographers shot an extended exposure from the terrace rooftop of the ESL Federal Credit Union on Chestnut Street.

For the first time in 14 years, a musical production is on the stage of NTID’s Robert F. Panara Theatre. Guys and Dolls features more than 50 actors and dancers and an 18-piece live orchestra—something the theater has not seen in more than 30 years. The show opened May 4, with daily performances through May 8. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. May 5-7, with matinees at 2 p.m. May 7-8. Tickets are $7, or $5 for students and seniors available at the NTID Box Office (open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and one hour before curtain).

RIT faculty, staff and students enrolled in Brandy Morrison’s hip-hop fitness class perfect their routine. The class is just one of the unique fitness courses offered through RIT’s Center for Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation.

For the first time in 14 years, a musical production is on the stage of NTID’s Robert F. Panara Theatre. Guys and Dolls features more than 50 actors and dancers and an 18-piece live orchestra—something the theater has not seen in more than 30 years. The show opened May 4, with daily performances through May 8. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. May 5-7, with matinees at 2 p.m. May 7-8. Tickets are $7, or $5 for students and seniors available at the NTID Box Office (open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and one hour before curtain).

Sandor Kerekes, vice rector of Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary, opened the seventh annual International Environmental Management Symposium on May 2. Members of the international society of environmental professionals met to discuss corporate sustainability and responsibilities.

RIT student filmmakers screened their films at the 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival in Rochester on April 30 at the Little Theatre. Audience members weighed in on their favorite film. Third-year film and animation major Jeremy Sickles’ film You’ll Feel Better (seen above) tied with the film Bitter Tea by Cai Cai Lui, a graduate student, for the most votes. There were 10 films, done at the graduate and undergraduate level, that were part of the School of Film and Animation’s Emerging Filmmakers show.

RIT’s Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and the RIT Dodgeball Club broke the Guinness World Record for the largest single dodgeball game in history May 1 in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. More than 2,100 members of the RIT community participated in the event, which broke the old record, held by the University of Alberta, of 2,012 players.

RIT students, faculty and staff participated in Stand Against Racism Day on April 29, a national day of racism awareness. The RIT event included a unity march and encouraged individuals to speak their minds against prejudice.

RIT students, faculty and staff participated in “Stand Against Racism,” a national day of racism awareness April 29. The RIT event included a unity march and encouraged individuals to speak their minds against prejudice.

As part of RIT’s health and wellness offerings, the Counseling Center offers meditation to RIT students, faculty and staff. This session was lead by Patrick Walsh, left.