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Campuses and Landmarks
River Campus
Location: The 85-acre River Campus—the main campus—is located about two miles south of downtown Rochester, New York, in a bend in the Genesee River.
The Eastman Quadrangle is named for University benefactor and Eastman Kodak founder, George Eastman. The centerpiece of the River Campus, the "Quad" is the academic home of the College, defined by the original River Campus buildings—including the landmark Rush Rhees Library—that were opened to students in 1930.
Rush Rhees Library—The dome of this majestic building, the University's central library, is the institution's unofficial symbol and a community landmark. The Hopeman Memorial Carillon, one of only six in New York State and some 180 on the entire continent, is housed here.
Wilson Commons—Student center designed by the internationally renowned architect I. M. Pei includes a stunning six-story glass atrium.
Robert B. Goergen Athletic Center—Features the Edmund A. Hajim Alumni Gymnasium, an 11,000-square-foot fitness center with state-of-the-art fitness equipment, locker rooms, and a multi-activity center. The athletic center also houses the Louis Alexander Palestra, home for University intercollegiate basketball and volleyball, with permanent seating for 2,200; a field house, with a 200-meter track and synthetic activity infield; the Speegle-Wilbraham Aquatic Center; as well as tennis, squash, and racquetball facilities.
Interfaith Chapel—The tower of this University landmark rises to a point 117 feet above the Genesee River and has 6,500 square feet of colored glass walls—one of the largest glass constructions of its kind in the world.
Medical Center
A nucleus of medical research, education, and patient care, the Medical Center includes the School of Medicine and Dentistry, the School of Nursing, Strong Memorial Hospital, and Eastman Dental Center.
Clinical and Translational Sciences Building—Work is scheduled to begin in 2008 on this 150,000 square foot research and education building on the Medical Center campus.
Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building—The centerpiece of a $500 million expansion of the School of Medicine and Dentistry's basic science programs, the 240,000 square-foot Kornberg building was dedicated in 1999 and is home to the Aab Institute of Biomedical Sciences.
Eastman School of Music
Location: Eastman's downtown campus, located on Gibbs Street, is in the heart of Rochester's cultural district. In addition to Eastman's large ensembles, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is based in Eastman Theatre, and the Rochester International Jazz Festival fills venues in and around campus each June.
Eastman Theatre—Since its opening in 1922, the Eastman Theatre has been one of Rochester's preeminent performance spaces. The 3,094-seat theatre was built by George Eastman as a center for music, dance, and silent film with live orchestral and organ accompaniment. Today, it is the primary performance hall for the Eastman School's larger orchestras, wind ensembles, jazz ensembles, and chorale.
The renovation of Eastman Theatre stage, the first of two phases of renovations planned for the Theatre, was completed in October 2004. The greatly improved stage includes, among other things, a stunning new custom shell that will enhance acoustics; an improved orchestra pit, with all-new mechanics and hydraulics; new rigging; and improved stage lighting.
Memorial Art Gallery
The Memorial Art Gallery is one of the few university-affiliated art museums in the country that also serve as city art museums, attracting nearly 300,000 visitors a year. The gallery's permanent collection of 10,000 works spans 50 centuries of world art and includes masterworks by artists such as Monet, Cézanne, Matisse, Homer, and Cassatt.
South Campus
Located one mile south of the Medical Center, South Campus is home to the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE). LLE houses the OMEGA laser, the largest direct-drive laser facility in the world.
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