Photo Spotlights

Denis Cormier, left, explains to doctoral students Pritam Poddar and Chaitanya Mahajan how different 3D items were printed. On the computer screen is a mock-up of an engine part, color coded to show areas of material weakness that could be stressed, allowing engineers to design reinforcements before manufacturing. RIT will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the AMPrint Center at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, on the fourth floor of RIT’s Institute Hall. The ceremony is part of the NYSTAR Partner Conference, which RIT is hosting Oct. 25 and 26.

George Carvell, a fifth-year electrical engineering student from Lancaster, Pa., did some studying outside Tuesday in a colorful spot near the tennis courts.

Transformational Image-making, handmade photography since 1960, is on view in Bevier Gallery through Nov. 6. The group exhibition includes faculty and alumni from RIT.

Transformational Image-making, handmade photography since 1960, is on view in Bevier Gallery through Nov. 6. The group exhibition includes faculty and alumni from RIT.

Gallery r presents THREE, a group exhibition featuring Rebecca Arday, Meng Du, and Namdoo Kim. All are RIT alumni and studio residents in the Glass Program in the School for American Crafts.

Emeritus Professor Dane R. Gordon at the book launch and reading from his new RIT Press publication, The Collected Poems of Dane R. Gordon. The event was held on campus, Oct. 15, during RIT’s Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend.

The Brick City 5K Fun Run and Walk on Oct. 16 was one of the final events of Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend. It was sponsored by the Center for Residence Life and the Center for Intercollegiate Athletics.

Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of reddit.com, was the keynote speaker at Saunders College of Business Gasser Lecture Series on Oct. 14. His talk was followed by a book signing and a reception that included a tour of the new Data Analytics Lab and REDCOM Active Learning classroom at Saunders College.

Danlin Zhao, a graduate student in the metals and jewelry design program, walked the runway at Fashion Week in Rochester. Students from Rochester Institute of Technology’s School for American Crafts (SAC) modeled stunning, self-designed jewelry during the opening show at Fashion Week of Rochester, held in the Tent in the Loop in the Inner Loop at Charlotte and Pitkin streets in downtown Rochester Oct. 13. RIT’s participation in this year’s Fashion Week marked the university’s largest presence in the three years that the Metals and Jewelry Design program has been involved in the event.

Engineering undergraduates welcomed Doreen Edwards, the new dean of RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering, as part of a meet-and-greet session in the college Oct. 11. Edwards began in July, coming to RIT from Alfred University. She is the first female dean of the engineering college.

RIT interior design students Siobhain Page, left, Jordanae Smith and Octavia Spelman led a redesign project of the Writing Commons area inside The Wallace Center. The students worked collaboratively with Mary Golden, chair of the interior design program in the School of Design at the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, and Rachel Chaffee, director of the Writing Commons area along with RIT’s Facilities Management Services. The redesign project was a joint effort that included the University Writing Program, the interior design program, and The Wallace Center, which funded the redesign. A grand reopening celebration of the area is scheduled from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 27, with a ribbon-cutting at 11 a.m.

Students attended a debate viewing party Oct. 9 in the Bamboo Room. After the debate, there was time for discussion and to register online to vote. The final day to register in New York State is Oct. 14. For more information, go to rit.edu/studentaffairs/elections.