Photo Spotlights

RIT honored its retirees with a celebration on May 25 at the Gordon Field House. More than 300 retirees attended the event. 

Rochester Institute of Technology's three-year pause from attending Design Week in New York City was marked by two high-level events. The industrial design program's Metaproject 11 partnership with Staach, R. Roger Remington's "Onward" book, published by RIT Press, and a celebration of 12 years of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies were each celebrated at Partner + Napier's New York City location on Saturday night, May 14. In addition, industrial design students who collaborated with Modkat on Metaproject 12 exhibited their projects in a WantedDesign showcase at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) May 15-17.

The 137th Academic Convocation took place May 6 in the Gordon Field House.

Graduating RIT students participated in The Last Bash, which included cap decorating, a photo booth, and food options in the Gene Polisseni Center. 

Members of the LGBTQ+ community who are graduating this spring celebrated at the Rainbow Graduation in the University Gallery on May 4.

New graduates gathered for the Black Awareness Coordinating Committee's third annual Black Graduation ceremony at the University Gallery on Saturday, April 30. The student-led event was created to celebrate and uplift Black students receiving their diplomas this spring. 

A red maple tree was planted outside Global Village to honor the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day on April 29.

The Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement had its final event for the semester, offering an Eat Greek food truck lunch, giveaways, and information.

Better Me Wellness and Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences hosted Earth Day Yoga on April 22.

RIT’s Title IX Office celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Title IX law, passed in 1972 for gender equity in federally funded education programs. 

The 2022 Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship recognizes RIT’s outstanding faculty, staff, and students for their excellence in innovation, teaching, and developing the next generation of leaders. The celebration took place April 12 in Ingle Auditorium. Click through to see photos of the honorees.

Spirituality and Religious Life presented Spring, Succulents, and Spirit in the Fireside Lounge as part of SpringFest. Here, first-year graphic design student Jaden Graham decorates a clay pot for a succulent plant.