Photo Spotlights

Breanna Dobbe, a fourth-year advertising photography student, is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Dobbe is spending her summer biking across the country—stopping to do community service work along the way—with the organization Bike and Build. Dobbe’s group leaves Jacksonville June 15 and will arrive in San Francisco Aug. 16. Dobbe has agreed to chronicle her journey across America as an honorary blogger on The Tiger Beat Blog.

Award-winning film director Irene Taylor Brodsky will show her film, Hear and Now, winner at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, at 7 p.m. June 14 in NTID’s Panara Theatre. Brodsky is an Emmy Award-winning news and documentary producer, writer, and photographer whose stories have aired on HBO, CBS, Fox, The History Channel and A & E. A question-and-answer session with Brodsky and stars Paul and Sally Taylor will follow the film. For more information, call (585) 475-6836 (voice/TTY).

More than 140 colleges and universities from around the world converged at RIT June 7-10 for the 2007 Baja SAE Rochester World Challenge. Centro Universitario Da FEI, one of three teams from Brazil, had the highest overall score from the events in Palmyra, N.Y. Visit www.rit.edu/news/baja for more information.

More than 140 colleges and universities from around the world are converging at RIT June 7-10 for the 2007 Baja SAE Rochester World Challenge. Cornell Baja SAE passes the dynamic brake inspection before the main event in Palmyra, N.Y. Visit www.rit.edu/news/baja for more information.

More than 140 colleges and universities from around the world are converging at RIT June 7-10 for the 2007 Baja SAE Rochester World Challenge. Ohio State University Baja Buckeyes work on their car before the technical inspections. Visit www.rit.edu/news/baja for more information.

More than 140 colleges and universities from around the world are converging at RIT June 7-10 for the 2007 Baja SAE Rochester World Challenge. Many of the international competitors arrived early and have been putting the finishing touches on their cars before the competition begins on Thursday. Visit www.rit.edu/news/baja for more information.

The sign is up to announce Collegetown, near the corner of Jefferson Road and John Street. The Collegetown concept envisions commercial, professional services, residential and entertainment space being housed in an architecturally distinctive setting with appeal to both RIT and to the greater Rochester community.

The 11th Annual Staff Appreciation Day & Community Picnic hosted a Classic Car Display on May 30. Brennan Coon’s daily ride, a 1968 Dodge Dart, just happens to be in RIT orange. Coon works as intramurals assistant and club sports coordinator at RIT’s Center for Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation.

The Rochester Institute of Technology community marks a milestone as the university celebrates its 122nd annual commencement May 25-26 and will surpass 100,000 as members of the Class of 2007 accept their diplomas. A new Kate Gleason College of Engineering graduate beams after the ceremony.

The Rochester Institute of Technology community marks a milestone as the university prepares to celebrate its 122nd annual commencement May 25-26 and will surpass 100,000 as members of the Class of 2007 accept their diplomas. President Bill Clinton is the keynote speaker at the event. Clinton and Yohei Sasakawa, chair of The Nippon Foundation of Japan, will each receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters during the ceremony. Sasakawa is acknowledged as the primary advocate for the foundation’s funding of the Postsecondary Education Network International (PEN-International) at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Here, President Clinton shares a laugh with friend, B. Thomas Golisano, during the event.

Richard Slynko, a fourth-year design major (center), presents his marketing plan for Freshwise Farms to representatives of Foodlink, a regional non-profit agency devoted to fighting hunger. Two RIT Design for Marketing classes worked on the project during spring quarter. The Foodlink representatives (seated, from left) are board member Carey Corea, CEO of Idea Connections, Rochester; Jim Ferrari, general manager, food and nutrition operations; and Frances Pesavento, director of programs and development. Jonathan Hopkins, associate American Sign Language interpreter (standing, left), participated.

A table adorned with ducks caught the attention of two viewers during the annual School for American Crafts Walkthrough on May 21. The event is a tradition based on \"walking through\" the school’s metals, wood, ceramics and glass studios to view work created throughout the school year by RIT’s talented student artists.