Photo Spotlights

Renowned innovation proponent and author Richard Lester was the third speaker in the Rochester and the Innovation Economy lecture series sponsored by New York State Assemblyman Joseph Morelle and RIT’s College of Liberal Arts and E. Philip Saunders College of Business on Sept. 28.

The 15th annual Mud Tug took place Sept. 25 in the field behind Grace Watson Hall. Mud Tug, sponsored by RIT’s Phi Kappa Psi and Zeta Tau Alpha Greek organizations, is an annual tug-of-war event between teams of 10 competing in all-male, all-female and co-ed brackets, taking place in a huge mud pit. All of the proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to Hillside Family of Agencies.

Dennis Formento, a poet, editor and publisher of Surregional Press, read his poetry and led a discussion on Sept. 23. Formento’s appearance was supported by an Interactive Learning Grant from the Office of Student Affairs and is in connection with Dr. Roche’s Creative Writing: Poetry class.

Khawaja Zubair, a second-year business student, takes a break in between classes with Jenna Drodt, a fifth-year student in CAST.

The 2010 RIT Farmers Market kicked off its season Sept. 9. RIT students, faculty and staff are invited to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables on campus through Oct. 14.

The Fall Community Service Fair took place on Sept. 22 in the Student Alumni Union lobby. Non-profit agencies from the Rochester area provided students, faculty, and staff with information on the types of services they provide and the volunteer opportunities available. Here, Mark Leonardo, a third-year packaging science student, learns about ARC of Monroe County from Jennifer Wilson.

Albert Pucci and Michelle Kuiz, second-year students at NTID, tried out the new restaurant at Global Village, Salsarita’s.

Ming Hsuan Chiang, a graduate student in RIT’s industrial design program, has built an 18-foot long rotatable seesaw for his thesis project. Chiang has been working for the past two months with Dean Shorey, an engineer at Seabreeze Amusement Park, to construct it.

Xanthe Matychak, Andrea Handy and Michelle Harris will be bringing their project, “River Memoir,” to the Maker Faire in New York City on Sept. 25. The three are knitting a long blue scarf that symbolizes a river. Visitors to their exhibit will be able to weave their own personal six-word memoirs into the river.

Approximately 60 students returning from summer co-ops celebrated the new school year during a pizza luncheon on Sept. 15. The event, sponsored by RIT Cooperative Education and Career Services, gave students the opportunity to exchange details on their experiences and to discuss the potential impact on their career plans.

Renowned designers Lella and Massimo Vignelli gave informal tours of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies to RIT students and visitors on Sept. 17. The 19,000-square-foot facility is comprised of galleries, classrooms, offices and archival space. The Vignellis donated to the university their archive, which includes an extensive collection of original source materials and many examples of their finished work.

The grand opening for the new Vignelli Center for Design Studies on the RIT campus is Sept. 16. Massimo and Lella Vignelli have donated their entire archive to RIT. Select pieces from their collection, including furniture and graphic designs, will be showcased in the gallery spaces at the center. The couple will be in attendance at the dedication ceremony.