Photo Spotlights

Ali Bird, a graduate from the department of communication, College of Liberal Arts, gets some assistance from her father before the commencement ceremony on May 21. The gold cords recognize her honors status and the red and white cords her membership in Lambda Pi Eta, a national communication honors society.

RIT celebrates its 125th commencement on May 21 and 22.

Longtime broadcaster Bob Schieffer will deliver the keynote address during RIT’s 125th commencement on May 21. Prior to the ceremony, Schieffer signed copies of his book Bob Schieffer’s America.

Construction is moving along on the Vignelli Center for Design Studies. The four-story facility is expected to be completed at the end of May, with an official dedication scheduled for September. The Vignelli Center will house the entire archive of renowned designers Massimo and Lella Vignelli, whose graphic and product designs are icons of international design.

International students from RIT’s colleges in Dubai, Croatia and Kosovo traveled many hours and adjusted to several time zones to participate in the upcoming commencement ceremonies. They toured the RIT campus for the first time and spent time in the machine shop with members of the RIT Formula SAE team.

Lisa Beach, wellness coach, takes RIT employee Nancy Drum’s blood pressure. The two have met regularly since January 2009 to assist Drum in her wellness goals. Drum lowered her blood pressure to normal ranges, developed and maintained healthy eating strategies and committed to a regular physcial activity program.

RIT’s School for American Crafts held its yearly “Walk-through” on May 17, displaying examples of wood, glass, ceramics and metals. Shown here is a glass piece that has toured the world, from Korea to Canada, created by MFA student Steven Tippin.

RIT’s School for American Crafts held its yearly “Walk-through” on May 17, displaying examples of wood, glass, ceramics and metals.

Nurul Hawa Ahmed will return to Malaysia after earning her bachelor’s degree in biotechnology on May 22. She is the first member of her family to study abroad.

Katie Stack, a third-year student in packaging science and a forward on the RIT women’s hockey team, received the Paychex Female College Athlete of the Year Award at the Rochester Press-Radio Club Dinner on May 12. Stack, shown here signing autographs at an earlier game this season, is the second RIT female athlete to be honored by the Rochester Press-Radio Club.

Jennifer Freer, library liaison to the E. Philip Saunders College of Business, and Corey Axelrod, a graduate student in the college, consult on information resources available as part of Mobile Library Help. Twice a week, Freer holds open office hours in the lobby of the Lowenthal Building. Students and faculty stop by for on-the-spot assistance with research, citation assistance and database training—one of many ways the library reaches out to assist the RIT community.

Members of RIT’s Triangle Fraternity raised money for diabetes research in an unusual manner. The sixth annual Bed Push was held May 1 with members pushing a bed all the way from Riverknoll housing on the RIT campus to Geneseo.