Photo Spotlights

From left, College of Liberal Arts students Lizzy Carr and Brie Johnson-Morris attend the Fall Festival & Agricultural Fair at the Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford. RIT was recently given a gift of $1.3 million to solidify the partnership between the university and museum to allow students and faculty to conduct research and collaborate on projects. 

RIT students, faculty and staff gathered for a Gray Matter discussion "Does God Hate Queers?" in the MOSAIC Center. Gray Matter is a discussion series designed to promote critical exploration of provocative topics related to higher education and the RIT campus community. The next meeting, "Vote? Impeach? Neither?", is Nov. 1 at 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. in the MOSAIC Center.

Soumya Dayal, a second-year computer science student from India, paints a henna tattoo on first-year graphic design student Madison Thompson's hand. RIT OASIS promoted their event Dandiya, a celebration of Indian culture and dance, in the Student Alumni Union. Dandiya is Oct. 5 6:30 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. in Clark Gym.

RIT alumni Brian Jaworski ’18 (manufacturing and mechanical systems integration) and Kevin Matthews ‘16 (electrical engineering technology) demonstrated mobile and collaborative robots during Manufacturing Day. The event was hosted by the Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology.

115 students, faculty and staff took a few minutes to do a cheek swab and register for possible bone marrow and stem cell transplants through the Gift of Life organization. The RIT Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), along with RIT Men’s Lacrosse goalie Walker Hare, sponsored the event Oct. 1. Hare was a match and donated bone marrow in Oct. 2018.

Sarah Kleinberger, a first-year industrial engineering student from Liberty, N.Y., does a cheek swab at the bone marrow screening drive on campus Oct. 1. More than 100 students, faculty and staff took a few minutes to do a cheek swab and register for possible bone marrow and stem cell transplants through the Gift of Life organization. The RIT Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), along with RIT men’s lacrosse goalie Walker Hare, sponsored the event. Hare was a match and donated bone marrow in October 2018.

Photographer Denis Defibaugh will discuss his experience in Greenland and his exhibit in University Gallery on Oct. 3, 5:00 p.m. His book, North by Nuuk: Greenland after Rockwell Kent, will be available from RIT Press November 2019. https://www.rit.edu/press/north-by-nuuk

RIT GEAR UP and several Rochester City schools celebrated National GEAR UP Week with pep rallies, building enthusiasm for the final year in the college-and-career readiness program administered by RIT's K-12 University Center. Seniors at Monroe High School collected RIT swag to wear to the pep rally.

Students lined up outside Gordon Field House at the start of the Fall Career Fair this morning. More than 260 employing organizations with more than 900 recruiter representatives seeking RIT students and graduates are attending the fair, held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Representatives from more than 100 of the companies will remain in town to interview students Thursday.

Construction is underway for a new playground at Margaret’s House childcare facility on campus. The play areas will include a cycle track, water runnel, hill slide, birds nest swing, monkey village climber, sandbox and gathering area. The play environment is designed to encourage growth and discovery. Completion is expected by late fall.

ASL performance group Dangerous Signs presented at the final weekend of the Fringe Festival Sept. 20. Here, they're signing the word "tigers". RIT students, faculty and staff were part of the 12-day KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, which ran through Sept. 21. The free events were held at the Little Theatre and Café as well as RIT City Art Space downtown.

Dave Brault, RIT’s hydroponic farm manager, harvests greens from inside a 40-foot container with plants that produce bibb lettuce, salanova lettuce, basil, cilantro, parsley, kale, swiss chard, tatosi, mizuna and arugula. The farm, located behind the Student Alumni Union, is housed in an upcylced shipping container that uses innovative climate control technology to create the perfect growing environment 365 days a year.