Photo Spotlights

Dozens of RIT alumni employed by Harris Corp.’s Rochester-based RF Communications Division attended an Oct. 20 ceremony where the firm announced two gifts, totaling $410,000, to RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering. The gifts will fund construction of the Harris Corp. Computer Engineering Design Center—slated to open next spring—research in RIT’s Radio and Space Science Lab, and support the college’s Women in Engineering program. Harris Corp., which employs nearly 350 RIT alumni, is one of the top nationwide employers of RIT engineering graduates and the largest employer of RIT engineering co-op students.

Above, from left, are RIT professor Margaret Bailey, College of Engineering Dean Harvey Palmer, RIT President Albert Simone and Dana Menhert, president of Harris Corp.’s RF Communications Division.

Michael Percia, left, Luis Gutierrez and Kat Springate, students at the E. Philip Saunders College of Business, spruced up Ricky Thompson's Hudson Avenue store-front on Oct. 21. The students were part of an RIT contingent turning out for one of the City of Rochester's Clean Sweep programs.

A brief poetry reading and art exhibit will be held to celebrate the publication of RIT English professor Anne Coon's Henry James Sat Here and Via del Paradiso. The event will take place 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County in the Kate Gleason Auditorium at 115 South Ave. Henry James Sat Here, shown above, features nine poems by Anne Coon with images by Kurt Feuerherm.

Alan Nye, professor of mechanical engineering and advisor to RIT’s Formula SAE race car team (second from right), and Dave Hathaway, Department of Mechanical Engineering operations manager (far right), were honored Oct. 7 for their service to RIT’s Formula team. At a Formula team alumni reunion celebration, held during Brick City Homecoming, each received a plaque recognizing “15 years of dedicated guidance and support to RIT’s Formula SAE Racing Team.” With them are Harvey Palmer, dean of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering (center), Nye’s wife, Nancy BB Meyer-Nye, and Lynn Bishop ’93 (B.S. mechanical engineering), a founding member of the first Formula team.

Students from RIT’s School of Photographic Arts and Sciences captured playful moments like this one at Strong-National Museum of Play as part of a national educational initiative with Adobe Systems called Project: Photoshop Lightroom. The students’ challenge was to document a unique cultural aspect of the Rochester community. They received access to the entire museum for a day, photographing visitors, employees, the museum’s collections, exhibits, and architecture. World-renowned photojournalist Colin Finlay worked one-on-one with students during the photo shoot. To view the final portfolio, visit projectphotoshoplightroom.com and click on 'projects.'

E. Philip Saunders College of Business students prepared for their first meeting with a marketing class at the School of Business, Finance and Entrepreneurship at Edison in September. Representing RIT chapters of the American Marketing Association and Students in Free Enterprise, students visit the high school weekly to mentor Edison students in creating a school store. Joining Edison business teacher Andy Mendola are, clockwise, Robert McCook, Kyle Shearer, Chafic Chahine, Nicolas Germain and Daniel Orth.

About two dozen local cartoonists gather at RIT's Wallace Memorial Library Oct. 7-8 to join professional and amateur comics creators worldwide in celebrating 24 Hour Comics Day. Participants were challenged to create a 24-page comic book in only 24 hours. Over the years, the event has evolved into an international festival of cartooning with thousands taking the challenge.

Nabil Nasr, right, director of RIT's Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies, discusses the operation of state-of-the-art testing equipment with Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and RIT President Albert Simone. Slaughter was on campus Oct. 10 to announce new federal support for CIMS’ fuel cell and alternative energy research. The funding, $1.35 million, was included in the 2006 Defense Appropriations Bill for CIMS' projects.

Spectators along the banks of the Genesee River take in competition from the annual Head of the Genesee Invitational Regatta on Oct. 8. More than 35 collegiate men’s and women’s teams from New York state, the East Coast and Canada took part. Now in its 18th year, the regatta is co-hosted by RIT, the University of Rochester, Rochester Business Alliance, and Genesee Waterways Center.

Comedian Brad Garrett hams it up during his performance at Brick City Homecoming on Oct. 7. The three-time Emmy Award winner, best known for his portrayal of Robert Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond," entertained an audience of about 4,000 in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Garrett stars in a new FOX sitcom, "'Til Death," which made its debut this fall.

Environmentalist Erin Brockovich speaks with RIT student leaders during her visit to campus as part of Brick City Homecoming on Oct. 7. Brockovich served as this year’s Horton Distinguished Speaker. She is credited with spearheading the largest environmental direct action lawsuit, which resulted in the largest legal settlement in U.S. history.

Robert Fabbio, president and CEO of Cesura Inc., gives the keynote lecture during RIT’s Entrepreneurship Conference on Oct. 6. Held in conjunction with Brick City Homecoming, the Entrepreneurship Conference offered presentations and panel sessions on financing business plans, commercializing technological innovations, and balancing the demands of building a business with personal needs. RIT's E. Philip Saunders College of Business hosted the event for the third consecutive year.