Photo Spotlights

RIT officially unveiled the Vignelli Center for Design Studies during a dedication ceremony Sept. 16. The facility is named in honor of renowned designers Massimo and Lella Vignelli. The couple, right, was on hand for the dedication. The Vignellis donated their entire archive to the university which will be accessible by students, professional designers and scholars. In addition to the archive, the center will serve as an international hub for design education, scholarship and research.

The Pittsford Fire Department Band includes two members from the College of Science. Heidi Miller, professor and director of the physician assistant program, and Bob Kremens, research associate professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, performed Sept. 18 at the 14th Annual Rochester River Challenge Wounded Warriors Disabled Sports Project event at the Genesee Waterways Center on Elmwood Ave.

An official dedication ceremony for the Vignelli Center for Design Studies will be held at 3 p.m. Sept. 16 with the Vignellis in attendance. Also in attendance will be renowned Italian graphic designer Armando Milani. Here, Tanvi Asher, a 2010 graduate of RIT’s Industrial Design program, works on Milani's exhibit of 50 posters and 50 logotypes being hung in the new gallery space.

Renowned designer Massimo Vignelli sets up pieces of his work in the new Vignelli Center for Design Studies on the RIT campus. Vignelli and his wife, Lella Vignelli, have donated their archive to RIT. Select pieces from their collection, including furniture and graphic designs, will be showcased in the gallery spaces at the center. The grand opening for the Vignelli Center is Thursday, Sept. 16.

The Market at Global Village opened for business on Sept. 13. Offered for sale are an assortment of ethnic spices, foods and products from around the world. The Market also sells local dairy products, produce, bakery items and coffee.

The Original Art traveling exhibition opens with a reception in RIT’s Bevier Gallery from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 10 and runs through Oct. 6. The show features 40 colorful works of art featured in the juried Original Art 2009 exhibition held at the Museum of American Illustration at Society of Illustrators in New York City.

RIT’s chapter of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, one of dozens of clubs offered on campus, hosted a series of events the week of Sept. 6. Participants wrote down their concerns from the past year on a canvas and then covered their worries with splattered paint.

Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity is sponsoring their 13th annual Pole Sit Sept. 7-10. Students take turns sitting atop a 40-foot-tall telephone pole overlooking RIT’s Quarter Mile. The fundraiser donates to the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Here, Ryan McKenna, a fourth-year student in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, waves to students on their way to class.

Philosopher-mechanic Matthew Crawford, left, attended a mechanics workshop with RIT students in the Machine Tools Laboratory Sept. 8. Demonstrating is Devin Hamilton, a fourth-year mechanical engineering technology major. Crawford, author of the best-selling book Shop Class as Soulcraft, opened the 2010-2011 Visionaries in Motion IV speaker series sponsored by the Caroline Werner Gannett Project.

First-year RIT students toured the Global Village complex during Orientation. The $54.5 million residential and commercial complex features new dining options and a variety of retail businesses, as well as residence halls with a global theme.

Director of Study Abroad & Fellowships, Ty Stewart, offered information to new students at the Resource Fair on Sept. 1.

The Convocation for New Students and Families was held Sept. 2 in Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Paul Rosenberg, chair of Academic Senate, led the processional and carried the symbolic academic mace.