Photo Spotlights

“Walk with Me,” a silent procession to raise awareness and mobilize our students to become more involved in combating domestic violence, took place on Oct. 24. After the walk, there was an educational program addressing domestic violence in our community.

David Neeleman, the speaker for the Fall 2007 William D. Gasser Distinguished Lectureship in Business Series, sponsored by RIT’s E. Philip Saunders College of Business, addressed a crowd on Oct 24. Neeleman is the founder and chairman of JetBlue Airways Corp., noted for “bringing humanity back to air travel.”

The 19th Institute Public Speaking Contest took place on Oct. 22 with three finalists. Before the final round, Dr. Grant Cos, Department of Communication, gave some helpful pointers.

Lawyer and cultural critic Patricia J. Williams chats with students during her visit to campus Oct. 18. Williams was invited to RIT as part of the Caroline Werner Gannett Project “Visionaries in Motion.”

Arun Gandhi, the keynote speaker for the 10th annual Campus Week of Dialogue, spoke to a crowd of faculty, staff and students on Oct. 22.

Building progress has been rapid at Park Point, the $72 million retail and residential development at the corner of John Street and Jefferson Road. Apartments, restaurants, a bookstore and other retail stores will give RIT students and the Rochester community even more choices.

The Journal of Applied Science and Technology was formally launched during a release party in Wallace Library Oct. 11. The journal, edited by Chance Glenn, is a peer-reviewed publication that is published by the RIT Press and supported by the College of Applied Science and Technology and Wallace Library.

RIT Professor Emeritus Dane Gordon authored the second edition of his book, which chronicles the history of Rochester Institute of Technology. At a release party in Wallace library on Oct. 5, Gordon signed a stream of books and chatted with Dr. Douglas Merrill, Professor and Director of the Center for Bioscience Education and Technology.

RIT Facilities Management Services treated students with flowering plants for their dorm rooms on Oct. 10. They handed out kalanchoe plants, along with care instructions, indicating they would survive life in the dorms.

Steven Johnson, author of the Institute common text, The Ghost Map, answered questions in Wallace Library during his visit to campus on Oct.11.

Volkswagen’s Dieselution Tour set up at RIT on Oct. 8-9. The traveling exhibit showcased new clean diesel and alternative fuel technology with interactive displays and some of their latest cars.

A $1 million gift from American Packaging Corp. was announced on Oct. 10. The gift will fund the expansion of RIT’s Center for Integrated Plastics. The center will be renamed the American Packaging Center for Plastics & Packaging Innovation.