Photo Spotlights

First-year and transfer RIT/NTID students gather for lunch during the college's Summer Vestibule Program (SVP), an orientation program that provides classroom and social experiences prior to the beginning of classes.

Chef de Cuisine Daniel Morales created a pepperoni and sausage pizza at 700 degrees in 100 seconds in a new ceramic pizza oven, producing a crisp crust with a good char. Gracie's, RIT's largest dining facility, has reopened after a $2 million renovation of its kitchen and serving areas this summer.

RIT is home to deer, foxes and other wildlife in the woods and trails surrounding campus. Drive carefully, slow down and scan the forested areas near roads to avoid any collisions.

College of Science student Manuel Gomez-Bera presented his research “Mapping Student Frames in Upper-level Electricity and Magnetism” during the Undergraduate Research Symposium on August 1. Undergraduate students from all colleges participated in this annual event.

Greg Lawson (MST '11) demonstrates technique to Sydney Gosink during the Drawing and Painting workshop at RIT's Camp Tiger. The one-week class included traditional and non-traditional methods and materials. Camp Tiger, formerly known as Kids on Campus, is a summer day-camp at RIT running from July 8 through Aug. 2.

Kids in Acting and Improvisation 101, a two-week performing arts workshop at Camp Tiger, participate in the trust fall exercise. The pilot program taught by David Munnell (right), senior lecturer in the Department of Performing Arts and Visual Culture and director of the theatre arts in COLA, included word interpretation, acting exercises and the trust fall. The trust fall is a team-building activity in which a member is surrounded by others for support so he/she doesn't fall. Camp Tiger, formerly known as Kids on Campus, is a summer day-camp at RIT running from July 8 through Aug. 2.

The Gene Polisseni ice rink gets its yearly layers of ice and new logo to prepare for the fall season. A foundation layer of ice is painted white and then the RIT Tiger and other logos are applied. The final step is an additional layer of ice.

Varnette Okai, a seventh-grader at Olympia Middle School, shows off her ice cream cone design composed of balloons. RIT’s Liberty Partnerships Program's workshop with Kelly Cheatle ('98, '99 illustration and graphic design), artistic director at Airigami https://www.airigami.com, ended with a fashion show of costumes created with balloons. RIT’s Liberty Partnerships Program is part of the New York State Education Department’s Statewide Plan for Higher Education. The program's goal is to increase high school graduation rates.

RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering hosts RoboCamp over several weeks during the summer for students in grades K-10. While engaging in hands-on activities, the students explored engineering concepts using motors, sensors and programming skills to build robots for fun and challenging team-based projects and friendly competitions. The camp is open to students with varying experience levels but all with an interest in learning more about robotics.

Kids attending Camp Tiger's Sue's Tech Kitchen workshop watch their projects get tested. Zuckerberg Media’s “Sue’s Tech Kitchen: Mission to Mars” is being piloted at RIT before it expands to New York City and other venues. Envisioned by Zuckerberg Media Founder and CEO Randi Zuckerberg, Sue's Tech Kitchen creates STEM-inspired adventures that inspire children from all backgrounds to engage with tomorrow's technologies today. Camp Tiger, formerly known as Kids on Campus, is a summer day-camp at RIT running from July 8 through Aug. 2.

The RIT Foodshare garden is bursting with tomato, zucchini and pepper plants along with mint and basil. Foodshare supplies donated food, both perishable and non-perishable items, to the campus community and is located at 113 Riverknoll.

Salida Cintron, 12, a Calkins Road Middle School student, examines her bottle that demonstrates different weights of liquids. The experiment was part of a RIT Camp Tiger workshop "Experiments in Science!" for fifth- through seventh-grade students. Camp Tiger, formerly known as Kids on Campus, is a summer day-camp at RIT running from July 8 through Aug. 2.