Orientation Staff
- Contact the Orientation Office
after June 1: - E-mail
(585) 275-4414 - Office Hours:
- Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Left to Right: Cara Champion, Christina Gmyr, Lauren
Buchsbaum, Christopher Bierasinski, Rosemary Boyd Parker
| Contact the Staff | About the Staff |
|---|---|
 Lauren Buchsbaum Class of 2009/Take 5 Scholar |
Lauren Buchsbaum is an English and Studio Arts major from Marblehead, Massachusetts. This fall she will be pursuing a Take 5 program in Women’s Studies and Linguistics. Outside of class, Lauren works with the Writing Fellows, where she served as Publicity Coordinator this past year. Her favorite campus activities include photosynthesis on the academic quadrangle, evening walks through Mount Hope Cemetery, devouring sumptuous dinners in Danforth Dining Center, and scuba diving in the Genessee River. Lauren is very excited to be joining the orientation team this summer, and she can’t wait to meet the class of 2013. |
 Christina Gmyr Class of 2011 |
Christina Gmyr is a junior political science major from Massena, NY. She has a minor in psychology and plans to complete clusters in mathematics and polish language. You can find her shaking her groove thing in the Ballet Performance Group and raising money to save lives in Darfur and Burma with the newly formed Genocide Intervention Group. She currently works as a research assistant in the Psychology Department researching human motivation. She loves her job in the Business and Government Information Library, where she works during the school year. She hopes to attend Law School somewhere warm after graduation. She loves the summer and is very excited to spend it at the University of Rochester, preparing to welcome the class of 2013. |
 Christopher Bierasinski Class of 2010 |
Christopher Bierasinski is a senior from scenic Akron, NY. Here at Rochester he is majoring in Russian Language and Literature, and spent the second half of his junior year studying in St. Petersburg, Russia. While on campus in Rochester, Christopher is a member of the Men’s Varsity Track and Field team, Sigma Nu Fraternity and a staff writer for the Campus Times. You may have also seen Christopher walking backwards across campus in his other role as a Campus Meridian (tour guide). Christopher is very excited to be able to add a male point of view to this year’s orientation staff and can’t wait to welcome the freshman class. |
 Cara Champion Class of 2010 |
Cara Champion is a junior from Perry, Ohio, and is working toward a major in cell and developmental biology with a minor in health and society. When not busy studying, she is active in the Ballet Performance Group as well as Club Tennis, where she will hold the position of president for the coming school year. Cara was an Orientation Leader last year and is excited to be joining the staff again this year. |
 Rosemary Boyd Parker Graduate Intern |
Rosemary is the graduate student intern for the 2013 Orientation Program. A graduate of James Madison University, she is currently working on her master’s degree in Higher Education Administration at the UR Warner School; she also works full-time as administrator in the UR School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Rosemary and her husband John live in Irondequoit, New York with four dogs and four cats. During her spare time, she likes to read, knit, and redecorate her home, as well as volunteer for groups such as Greyhound Adoption of Greater Rochester. She is excited about this new adventure and meeting the class of 2013! |