University of Rochester reimagines its future
A new initiative asks the University community to reimagine the institution “from square one,” drawing on the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and financial challenges.
How to fail properly and often
Julia Maddox, director of the University’s Barbara J. Burger iZone in Rush Rhees Library, talks about creating a safe space for students to try things, and fail, while reducing the pressure to have to succeed all the time.
In the zone at Rush Rhees Library’s iZone
iZone, a new collaborative gathering point under construction at on the first floor of Rush Rhees Library, was created in response to undergraduate students’ expressed desire for a collaborative space for innovation. It will perform triple duty as a program, a community, and a space and is slated to be open by fall 2018.
Julia Maddox appointed director of Barbara J. Burger iZone
Maddox will play a pivotal role in the design of the collaborative, technology-rich space within Rush Rhees Library.