Photo Spotlights

Peter Lovenheim, author and adjunct professor of English at RIT, tried to connect more deeply with his community by sleeping over at his neighbors’ homes. A book on his experiences, In the Neighborhood, came out in April and the film rights have been optioned by Julia Roberts’ production company Red Om Films.

Undergraduate students from universities across the country presented their research projects in public relations, advertising, new media and journalism at RIT’s 2010 Conference for Undergraduate Research in Communication April 14. The annual event is sponsored by the Department of Communication. Here, RIT fourth-year student Marlana Yacci discussed her study Credibility and Opinion Leadership and their Effects on Facebook Marketing Communications.

Members of RIT’s Commencement Committee discuss plans for the 2010 celebration. The committee meets regularly to discuss logistics associated with executing the annual event. This year’s commencement, May 21-22, is highlighted by a keynote presentation by CBS News veteran anchorman Bob Schieffer.

Area high school students were on campus for the fourth annual Youth Workforce Innovations Conference on April 7. Students participated in hands-on workshops in optics, alternative energy, biotechnology and the hospitality industry. Students in the biotechnology workshop joined Doug Merrill, professor and director of the Center for Bioscience Education and Technology, to learn more about the intricacies of heart muscles.

Snoop Dogg performed April 10 at Gordon Field House. Later in the performance, Snoop Dogg waved an RIT hockey jersey, in honor of the Frozen Four men’s hockey team.

Waving orange pompoms and carrying signs, hundreds of RIT hockey fans welcomed home their tenacious Tigers during a Friday afternoon on-campus rally. The RIT Men’s Hockey team made its first-ever debut in the NCAA Division I Frozen Four in Detroit April 8. RIT lost 8-1 to the Wisconsin Badgers. It was a storybook season for the Tigers who set several school records, including most wins (28), longest winning streak (12) and fewest goals allowed per game (2.18).

Waving orange pompoms and carrying signs, hundreds of RIT hockey fans welcomed home their tenacious Tigers during a Friday afternoon on-campus rally. The RIT Men’s Hockey team made its first-ever debut in the NCAA Division I Frozen Four in Detroit April 8. RIT lost 8-1 to the Wisconsin Badgers. It was a storybook season for the Tigers who set several school records, including most wins (28), longest winning streak (12) and fewest goals allowed per game (2.18).

About 2,000 Tiger fans, including many students clad in RIT colors, gathered in Gordon Field House to support and cheer for the men’s hockey team in its Frozen Four debut. The Tigers were defeated 8-1 by the Wisconsin Badgers.

College of Science students Jessica Beiter, right, and her best friend, Brittany Ambeau, won tickets to watch tonight's game in Detroit.

Time Warner Cable has joined RIT’s effort to bring more K-12 students to campus for the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 1. Time Warner and RIT see the event as a way to expose young people to innovation, creativity and the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines.

RIT students, faculty and staff showed their school spirit April 6 during the official send-off and pep rally for the RIT men’s hockey team. The free event, sponsored by the Center for Campus Life, was an opportunity to show Tiger pride as the men’s team prepare to face-off against University Of Wisconsin at the NCAA Division I Frozen Four championships in Detroit April 8. Here, coach Wayne Wilson addressed the crowd.

Frozen Four Frenzy continued with a viewing of the inspirational film Miracle shown at the Greek Lawn April 5.