Photo Spotlights

An all-women hackathon held over the weekend at RIT helped inspire high school and college women interested in the field of computing. The annual WiC Hacks event, hosted by RIT's Women in Computing group, was held March 2-3. More than 200 students from across the Northeast came to build any computing projects they wanted.

RIT kicked off its 2019 United Way campaign March 4. The university's goal is to raise $400,000. RIT has raised more than $2.1 million in the past six years for the Rochester community. "RIT prides itself on bringing goodness to the world. Please join me in supporting the United Way," President Munson told campus leaders. The Gallina family will lead the 2019 campaign; it's the first time a family will serve as a United Way campaign chair.

From left, Diana Solt and Dwight Delap of Harris Corp. talk with Rebecca Schwan, a fourth-year marketing and hospitality major from LeRoy, N.Y., during the Spring Career Fair at the Gordon Field House Wednesday.

Members of RIT’s Army ROTC Tiger Battalion celebrated the 50-year anniversary of the campus program with RIT President David Munson and interim Dean of the College of Engineering Technology Manian Ramkumar. The installation of a commemorative plaque outside the detachment offices honors the more than 500 student-cadets who served both on campus as battalion leaders and around the world as commissioned officers in the US Army since 1969 when the detachment first began at RIT.

Members of RIT’s Army ROTC Tiger Battalion celebrated the 50-year anniversary of the campus program with RIT President David Munson and interim Dean of the College of Engineering Technology Manian Ramkumar. The installation of a commemorative plaque outside the detachment offices honors the more than 500 student-cadets who served both on campus as battalion leaders and around the world as commissioned officers in the US Army since 1969 when the detachment first began at RIT.

Photojournalism students Jediah Plumley and Zoë Smith worked behind the scenes to prepare images for the Special Olympics website. Over 70 RIT photography students, alumni and faculty covered the New York State Special Olympics this past weekend. Athletes competed in alpine and cross country skiing, floor hockey, snow boarding, snowshoeing and figure skating. To view photographs from the competitions, check the website here: http://www.specialolympics-ny.photos/

Photojournalism students Jediah Plumley and Zoë Smith worked behind the scenes to prepare images for the Special Olympics website. Over 70 RIT photography students, alumni and faculty covered the New York State Special Olympics this past weekend. Athletes competed in alpine and cross country skiing, floor hockey, snow boarding, snowshoeing and figure skating. To view photographs from the competitions, check the website here: http://www.specialolympics-ny.photos/

Mary Golden, assistant professor of interior design and leader of the RIT Hope for Honduras project, talked with Jean Christophe Rusatira, from the Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins University. The Innovations in Global Health conference gave RIT researchers a platform to showcase their work during a poster session.

Students from Rochester city schools attended the Girls in STEM Fair and learned about the Hot Wheelz hybrid car. The K12 University Center helped bring hundreds of students to the Girls in STEM Fair at RIT Feb. 23. Funding from the BOSCH Foundation covered transportation and lunch for many city youth.

The Innovations in Global Health conference featured keynote speaker Kathleen Sienko, associate professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering at University of Michigan. Sienko’s talk focused on design, development and evaluation of medical devices with input from the intended users.

Mandy Harvey, a deaf singer and musician who rose to fame on television’s “America’s Got Talent,” was at RIT Feb. 21 for a tour and visit with RIT/NTID students, and later performed a concert in Ingle Auditorium followed by a reception.

Deaf and hearing dancers from RIT/NTID Performing Arts perform Leaves of the Poetry Tree Feb. 21-24 in Robert F. Panara Theatre. Using inspiration found in children’s stories and poetry books, this family-friendly dance production directed by Nicole Hood Cruz addresses issues and challenges that we all face, such as bullying, fear, death, racial differences, gender identity, dreams, and equality.