Photo Spotlights

The building that will house MAGIC Spell Studios is taking shape. The program is a first-of-its-kind effort in higher education and will link RIT’s internationally ranked academic programs with high-tech facilities needed to commercialize computer gaming, film and animation, and digital media projects.

Hip-hop artist Sean Forbes ’08 performed during the RIT/NTID 50th Anniversary Reunion. The Reunion ran June 28-July 1, featuring presentations and entertainment.

Seated, from left, James J. DeCaro, D. Robert Frisina, Robert Davila and standing, from left, T. Alan Hurwitz, Gerard J. Buckley. Past and present RIT/NTID Presidents gathered for a photo during the RIT/NTID 50th Anniversary Reunion.

Dack Virnig ’11, an ASL storyteller, performed at the RIT/NTID 50th Anniversary Reunion. The Reunion runs June 28-July 1, featuring presentations and entertainment.

RIT/NTID alumni gathered for group photos for each of the 50 years during their 50th Anniversary Reunion. The Reunion runs June 28-July 1, featuring presentations and entertainment.

RIT/NTID kicked off the official start of their 50th Anniversary Reunion with an Opening Ceremony June 28, featuring presentations and entertainment.

CJ Jones ’73, actor, director and writer, served as MC for the evening opening event. RIT/NTID kicked off the official start of their 50th Anniversary Reunion with an Opening Ceremony June 28, featuring presentations and entertainment.

Thousands of RIT/NTID alumni, family and friends arrived on campus June 28 as the 50th Anniversary Reunion begins. The event runs through July 1.

Made possible by a $2 million gift from RIT alumnus and former trustee Sudhakar “Bal” Dixit, shown here, the Bal Dixit Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Fire Protection Research is designed to perform industry testing, research and analysis on fire-resistant materials for product manufacturers or sellers of protective clothing, fabrics and coatings that require flammability testing.

Made possible by a $2 million gift from RIT alumnus and former trustee Sudhakar “Bal” Dixit, shown here, the Bal Dixit Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Fire Protection Research is designed to perform industry testing, research and analysis on fire-resistant materials for product manufacturers or sellers of protective clothing, fabrics and coatings that require flammability testing.

Vivek Narayanan, center, senior lecturer of physics, explains a physics exercise to Jessie Polito, left, and Sheldon Parris in a class on gravity. The annual East House Enrichment program is taking place at RIT June 4-7 and June 11-14. The program is designed to broaden other treatment and rehabilitation services and to encourage participants who are recovering from mental illness or substance abuse disorders to pursue educational goals to achieve independence and self-sufficiency. Classes include wellness, Chinese, team building, dance, physics and more.

Michael Mayer and Elizabeth Freed work on a physics exercise in a class on gravity. The annual East House Enrichment program is taking place at RIT June 4-7 and June 11-14. The program is designed to broaden other treatment and rehabilitation services and to encourage participants who are recovering from mental illness or substance abuse disorders to pursue educational goals to achieve independence and self-sufficiency. Classes include wellness, Chinese, team building, dance, physics and more.