Photo Spotlights

Hundreds of students got dirty on Saturday to raise money for Hillside Family of Agencies at the 24th annual Mud Tug. The event is put on by Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.

Dejan Pejovic, adjunct professor for Foundations Drawing 1, took his class outdoors to draw perspectives of RIT buildings. Here, he advises third-year new media student Mesha Johnson.

Lizzy Carr, a fourth-year museum studies student from Northport, NY, describes some of the items from the RIT Archives to students. The event, part of New Student Orientation, showcased interesting artifacts and treasures from RIT's past.

Douglas Melton, program director of the Kern Family Foundation, participated in a KEEN Engineering Faculty Teaching Circle as part of his visit to RIT on Sept. 16 & 17. RIT recently became a partner in the KEEN Network, a national partnership of universities that come together to advance engineering education—developing graduates who are technically prepared, understand societal changes and strategically seek opportunities to improve upon these changes. Melton was the keynote speaker for the annual Eugene H. Fram Signature Lecture on Critical Thinking. His talk,“POWERFUL STUFF: An entrepreneurial mindset built upon critical thinking” was a discussion of the advantages of having an entrepreneurial mindset where problem-solving skills and an eye for impact on real world problems can create value. More than 400 faculty, staff and students and the general public attended the lecture.

The Brick City Singers, an all-male a cappella group, performed at the Fringe Festival last weekend, along with other RIT a cappella groups Encore, Proof of Purchase and Eight Beat Measure. RIT students, faculty and staff are part of the 12-day KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, which runs through Sept. 21. The free events are held at the Little Theatre and Café as well as RIT City Art Space downtown.

RIT/NTID faculty member Thomas Warfield tied in his 400 pairs of shoes with vignettes of international travel and other experiences through dance, music and song at the Fringe Festival. RIT students, faculty and staff are part of the 12-day KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, which runs from Sept. 10-21. The free events are held at the Little Theatre and Café as well as RIT City Art Space downtown.

Alicia Pruner, senior staff assistant in Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology in the College of Engineering Technology, talks with students during Fresh Check Day during National Suicide Prevention Week. The event provided information about mental health resources on campus and in the community. 

Singer Amanda Solis, a well-known Selena impersonator, performed at the Hispanic Heritage Month kick-off Sept. 12. Hosted by RIT's Division of Diversity and Inclusion, the celebration included music, dance, giveaways and food.

Women’s lacrosse players, from left, Steph Darrell, Olivia Africa and Maiah Fallone, leave the turf field after a recent practice.

RIT's Army and Air Force ROTC cadets and members of the Arnold Air Society commemorated the events of 9/11 with a vigil and Taps in front of a flag array near the Student Alumni Union. This is the eighth year the groups have hosted the event. 

Second-year biology students Alexandria Charles, left, and Cynthia Loi enjoy the new swing set near the Gene Polisseni Center, which they say is a welcome addition to campus.

Classes are now underway at all of RIT’s global campuses. RIT Croatia, RIT Dubai and RIT China began classes on Sept. 2 and RIT Kosovo began classes on Sept. 9. Here, Martina Perić, Helena Gadžo and Sonja Armbrecht kick off the academic year in Zagreb, one of the two RIT Croatia campuses.