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RIT kicked off the semester with a SHED open house on Jan. 18 and an invitation to explore RIT’s biggest creative hub. 

The Democrat and Chronicle features the SHED open house.

Francesca Delaney ’24 (graphic design) gave the "Black Doll Designers" exhibit its visual identity by applying a vibrant design with striking typefaces that was inspired by African textiles and the doll design process.

Photos from past internships, events, and research projects at Genesee Country Village & Museum stretch from floor to ceiling in the new Wehrheim Gallery on campus. Located on the first-floor of the new Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED), the Wehrheim Gallery will be used to highlight work done as part of RIT’s partnership with GCV&M.

The Science and Technology Entry Program at RIT's K-12 University Center often teams up with RIT students and campus groups. STEP Director Ashley Simmons said those collaborations allow STEP scholars to learn firsthand what it’s like to be in various majors and programs, by gaining new perspectives, engaging in peer mentorship and networking opportunities, and building confidence.

For Jane Amstey, community engagement and working with youth is part of her identity. The newly appointed senior director for the Office of Pre-College Programs, through the K-12 University Center at Rochester Institute of Technology, has dedicated her life to giving back to those she helps serve in and out of the office.

Rochester Institute of Technology is hosting the JSHS Central/Western New York Subregional contest where high school students are given the chance to present results of original research efforts before a panel of judges and an audience of their peers. At the end of the event, one participant will be selected for the New York State regional competition.

Many RIT faculty, staff and students work with Camp Tiger to bring various expertise to youth campers in unique STEAM learning experiences. That includes adjunct professor Alan Gesek and a grad student from the College of Art and Design that take content out of the classroom and into youth settings to combine the arts and sciences that allow opportunities for the facilitators to promote their fields, while sparking excitement in campers and their families.

Come explore inside the SHED (Student Hall for Exploration and Development) during an open house for the RIT community.

That Damn Goat, a game created by nearly 60 students and faculty at RIT, is now available for purchase on Steam. The students and faculty who have worked on the game come from across RIT’s nine colleges, making it a truly multidisciplinary effort.

Resistance Mapping is a local, collaborative digital humanities project focused on how Monroe County, N.Y., has been shaped by histories of institutional racism and collective community resistance. Scholars and students affiliated with RIT’s humanities, computing, and design program and the University of Rochester’s Digital Scholarship at River Campus Libraries helped create a website to host the educational content.

The Athenaeum Games—a domestic science fair held Dec. 7 in the RIT Archives—showcased 19th century skills and technology that RIT students learned about in the class Hands on History: Examining RIT’s Domestic Science and Arts Program.