Photo Spotlights

Arshay Cooper, author of Suga Water, spoke to a group in the MOSAIC Center on Oct. 7. His talk was sponsored by the Center for Campus Life and the Office for Diversity and Inclusion.

CAST’s manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology department celebrated National Manufacturing Day on Oct. 7. Process engineers from General Motors were on site to demonstrate a total engine teardown and rebuild for undergraduates in the programs. Later that day, the GM engineers and students met to discuss trends in the industry and work with the new GM robots in the Mechanical and Materials Lab.

Dean of Graduate Education Twyla Cummings shared personal stories and information about her professional path on Oct. 6 as part of the First Talk speaker series. The Office of Graduate Education is hosting an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 14 in room 3100 in the University Services Center.

The RIT/NTID Performing Arts program presents Stories from the Deaf Side in the 1510 Theatre Lab in LBJ Hall. Written and directed by NTID Cultural and Creative Studies faculty member Aaron Kelstone, Stories from the Deaf Side focuses on Zak, who dreams of leaving his current life for one with no barriers. Limited seating is free and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7-8 and 2 p.m. Oct. 9.

Katie Horan, from the RIT Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, spoke about her four years as a Franciscan volunteer minister in Philadelphia as part of the Agape Latte series Oct. 4 in the SAU Fireside Lounge. The speaker series, sponsored by the RIT Newman Catholic Community, focuses on faith on college campuses. People of all faiths are welcome to attend.

RIT’s 11th ROAR Day kicked off this morning. ROAR Day, which stands for Raise Our Annual Response Day, is a 24-hour window during which students, faculty and staff are encouraged to make small donations to their university. Last year’s event brought in $123,000 in direct support to RIT with more than 2,400 students, faculty and alumni donors. Donations can be made at tables around campus until 3 p.m. today and online until midnight at rit.edu/development/giving/ROAR.

Melisza Campos, vice president of instruction for Dale Carnegie Rochester, is RIT’s 2016-2017 Minett Professor. The professorship, established in 1991, brings distinguished Rochester-area multicultural professionals to RIT to work with students, faculty and staff members for one academic year.

Students danced for a cause at a 12-hour Dance-A-Thon Oct. 1. The fundraiser benefited Willow Center, a shelter for victims of domestic violence, with proceeds donated through the RIT United Way Campaign.

Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli and Deputy Chief Wayne Harris were among several law enforcement personnel who attended Stand Strong & Unite, a barbecue and discussion for the community and uniformed personnel organized by RIT’s Black Awareness Coordinating Committee. Members from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and RIT’s Public Safety also participated.

Israeli performance group Ebisu Sign Language Theatre Laboratory performed in NTID’s Panara Theatre Sept. 28. Most of the eight actors are deaf or hard of hearing, and all use Israeli Sign Language (ISL) daily. The performance, which coincided with the celebration of Rochester’s Deaf Awareness Week, was sponsored by RIT/NTID, the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester and the Louis S. Wolk Jewish Community Center of Rochester.

Students line up to speak with Austin McChord ’09, founder and CEO of Datto Inc., one of the 245 companies represented at the 2016 Fall Career Fair on Sept. 28. Around 4,000 students looking for employment are expected to attend the fair.

Julia Manson, a second-year RIT MFA graduate student in metals and jewelry design, stands near “Into the Spotlight,” a sculpture she created for Geva Theatre Center’s newly renovated lobby, which was unveiled to the public on Sept. 23 in downtown Rochester. Geva commissioned the sculpture from Manson, a native of Bradenton, Fla., thanks to a gift from Michael and Joanna Grosodonia. Manson began working on the sculpture in the spring, after winning a design competition held among students at RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences.