Photo Spotlights

From left, judges from Global Gum & Candy Louis Fenech, Kristi Halogen and Amy Gosselin watch video presentations of packaging proposals. Students in the packaging science program in CAST and in industrial design and graphic design programs in CIAS have worked through the semester on re-designs of packaging projects. Several of the designs have the potential to be used by the teams’ corporate partner Mondelez International.

The RIT West African Percussion Ensemble performed its fall concert in the SAU Fireside Lounge. The group presented examples of music from the West African cultures of Ghana, Guinea, the Congo and Senegal, among others.

A 2009 alumnus has given RIT $50 million, the largest donation ever made to the university and one of the largest ever in the region. The unprecedented gift comes from Austin McChord, founder and CEO of Datto, a Connecticut-based data protection company.

Kelly Kennedy, assistant director in The Center for Women & Gender, comments during the Gray Matter talk on Dec. 8. RIT students, faculty and staff gathered for a Gray Matter conversation in the MOSAIC Center. Gray Matter is a discussion series designed to promote critical exploration of provocative topics related to higher education and the RIT campus community. The topic was “Sex and Title IX: Where does experimentation meet consent?”.

Two-year-old train enthusiast Logan Weis inspects some German model trains at the 12th annual RIT Tiger Tracks Train Show and Sale Dec. 9 and 10 in the Gordon Field House. Joshua Weis ’09 (mechanical engineering technology), center, visited Bob Bond’s setup at ETE European Train Enthusiasts, a North American organization focused on European Railroading education. The event is Rochester’s largest train show and the primary fundraiser for the RIT Model Railroad Club.

Dakota Marshall, a third-year mechanical engineering technology student, describes the design process for NOMAD VI, a prototype electric arm that could be used for acquiring meteorite samples, to RIT President David Munson. He was one of the students and faculty from CAST who were part of the inaugural Applied Critical Thinking and Learning Showcase Dec. 7. On display were student design projects and faculty curricula highlighting how applied critical thinking is being integrated into coursework from packaging science, manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology and hospitality.

RIT President David Munson talks with Rochester area alumni on Dec. 7 as part of the Presidential Alumni Tiger Tour. RIT alumni chapters around the country are hosting receptions to welcome Munson to the RIT family.

“Marking Matters in Time,” an exhibit of Patricia Russotti’s art, is on view through Jan. 21, 2018 at Gallery r. Russotti is an associate professor in the School of Photographic Arts & Sciences at RIT. The gallery will be closed during RIT’s winter break, Dec. 21, 2017 through Jan. 14, 2018.

Ian Andriano, a first-year marketing major from Barrie, Ontario, skated with some budding hockey players during the RIT men’s and women’s hockey open holiday skate on Dec. 3. Fans met and skated with members of the RIT hockey teams in the Gene Polisseni Center.

Second-year College of Imaging Arts and Sciences glass student Rachel Strittmatter from Harrisburg, Pa. (right) and Susan Ackerman, RIT’s director of disability services, created a glass paperweight as part of a fundraiser for an upcoming glass conference in Murano, Italy. The two-day fundraiser offered instruction in making a paperweight in the hot shop or a glass pendant in the flame shop.

Hamad Ghazle, director and professor in the diagnostic and medical sonography program, spoke as part of the Agape Latte speaker series Nov. 30 in the SAU Fireside Lounge. The series, sponsored by the RIT Newman Catholic Community, focuses on faith on college campuses. People of all faiths are welcome to attend.

The Better Me Wellness program, in collaboration with Dining Services, is offering faculty and staff themed cooking classes. Chef Oscar O’Flynn demonstrated how to debone a turkey breast during a recent class on preparing a holiday meal. The next class is 4-6 p.m. Dec. 13 for “Appetizer Recipes.” RSVP to betterme@rit.edu as space is limited.