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Graduates share messages to honor parents, families
Each year, the Office of Parent and Family Relations invites seniors to pen a note to honor their parents and families. We share a small sampling of messages from the Class of 2018 here.
Read More MessagesStudents come from all 50 states and more than 130 countries. Most undergrads live on campus for all four years of their college experience.
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At the University of Rochester names of departments, offices, programs, and more are commonly referenced by an acronym or abbreviation, rather than their full name. We recognize that this might pose confusion for parents, families, new students, or other individuals not familiar with the University. View a list of our most commonly used acronyms and abbreviations with links to respective web pages for more information.
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Parent & Family Relations is a unit of the Office of the Dean of Students.