Photo Spotlights

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.

RIT’s 20th annual Retirees Picnic was held June 6 in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. More than 500 retired faculty and staff attended the event, which also recognized four distinguished retirees who continue to serve the RIT and greater Rochester communities. Honorees, from left to right, are Bob Baker, former director of NTID’s Dyer Arts Center; James DeCaro, professor emeritus and former interim president of NTID; and T. Alan Hurwitz, former NTID president. Also honored was David McCloskey, retired sign language interpreter, who was unable to attend the ceremony.

Fireside Lounge in the Student Alumni Union is being renovated this summer. Improvements include new carpeting, ceiling and steps.

Patricia Moore, an internationally renowned designer, gave the keynote address at the 2018 Capstone Design Conference at RIT June 4. More than 200 faculty, researchers and students from universities around the country participated in the event about improving capstone courses—experiential learning components of engineering education. Moore ’74 (industrial design) was named by ID Magazine as one of The 40 Most Socially Conscious Designers in the world for her focus on Universal Design—environments that can be accessed, used and understood by all regardless of abilities. The philosophy is becoming more integrated into collegiate project-based, multidisciplinary courses.