Photo Spotlights

The annual holiday sale put on by students in the School for American Crafts is a tradition that brings smiles to the students and their customers. Hundreds came out to the Student Alumni Union earlier this month to buy original, handmade items. Jessica Julius, a second-year graduate student in SAC, was among those who sold their wares. The students rely on the sale to defray costs of various projects throughout the school year.

Jon Schull, IT professor (right), talks with student Jarrod Pritchard about an online grassroots campaign to help survivors of October’s deadly earthquake in Pakistan. Schull, along with several colleagues and students created the website QuakeHelp.net urging people to donate camping equipment. Since Thanksgiving, more than 20-drop off sites have been set up in six states. Last week, RIT collected dozens of sleeping bags, tents and blankets to be shipped to relief workers in Pakistan, Kashmir and India. RIT’s Interfaith Center and Hillel organized the donation drive. Monetary donations are also being accepted to offset the shipping costs.

John Gorsline, founder and chairman of The Gorsline Co., a Rochester-based insurance underwriting firm, far left, visited with members of RIT’s Formula SAE racing team following his presentation, High Risk, Intuition on a Global Basis, on Dec. 15. Among its clients, The Gorsline Co. provides insurance and other financial services for race car drivers.

Members of the undefeated 1955-56 RIT basketball team gathered at Clark Gym during their 50th Reunion recently. The team presented the ball from their final game of that season to President Albert J. Simone at half time of the RIT vs. York basketball game. The 1955-56 squad remains RIT's only undefeated team.
From left to right are (front) Lou Alexander, Ken Eybers, Ken Johnson, Ralph VanPeursem, (back) John Buchholz, Rick Fox, George Holdridge, Don McCaughey, Ed Baucum, Fred Moss and Jeff Landsman.

President Clinton shows off his new RIT Tigers hockey jersey during a visit to RIT on Dec. 14. The former president was the guest of B. Thomas Golisano, RIT trustee and founder of RIT's B. Thomas Golisano of Computing and Information Sciences. Clinton toured the college before speaking to more than 150 RIT students, faculty, staff and invited guests. Steaming video of his presentation is available below under the "Noteworthy" heading.

President Clinton greets students during a tour of RIT's B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences on Dec. 14. The former president was the guest of B. Thomas Golisano, RIT trustee, whose $14 million gift created the college in 2001. RIT President Albert Simone, right, joined Clinton on his tour. Immediately following, Clinton spoke during an invitation-only presentation, taking several questions from students.
Watch the video of his visit.

The Original Art 2005 exhibition at Bevier Gallery runs through Jan. 10. Sponsored by the Society of Illustrators, this traveling exhibition of original children’s book illustrations will come to RIT just in time for the holidays.

James Stefano, electrical engineering system administrator (left), and Stefania LoMonaco '04, assistant director of Alumni Relations, sort food into gift boxes for U.S. troops stationed overseas as part of the Holiday SOS program by the Office of Alumni Relations. Sixty boxes were sent to members of the military from RIT.

RIT’s Gallery r and Children Awaiting Parents are participating in the national Heart Gallery movement—an exhibition showcasing artistic images of children currently in foster care and available for adoption. The Rochester premier of the “RIT Children Awaiting Parents Photojournalism Exhibition” opens with a public reception from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9. RIT alumni and photojournalism students, under the direction of Loret Steinberg, associate professor, RIT School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, have volunteered their time and skill to capture the true spirit and personality of 45 waiting children.

RIT's Brick City Singers perform a cappella holiday tunes at a tree decorating party in Fireside Lounge, Student Alumni Union, on Dec. 1. Students, faculty and staff sipped hot cocoa and cider and nibbled on candy floss, popcorn and cookies as they decorated ornaments for the tree. The event was sponsored by the Center for Campus Life.

Thomas Curley, left, president and CEO of The Associated Press and a 1977 graduate of RIT's MBA program, shares his expertise during Journalism in the Digital Age, a symposium sponsored by RIT’s Department of Communication. The Dec. 5 event looked at how traditional methods of news gathering and reporting are being revamped in response to the digital revolution. J. Ford Huffman, right, editor of USA Today, was also among the panelist.

A traveling exhibit showcasing Israel’s technological innovations in the computer, telecommunications and medical fields is on display at RIT. The first cellular telephone, voicemail and instant messaging are just some of the inventions developed in Israel that many of us use everyday. This unique exhibit, Israel: Technology for the Next Generation will be on display in the atrium of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences through Dec. 7. It has traveled to universities across the country. The exhibit is sponsored by the Golisano College, RIT Hillel and the Israeli Consulate.