At the end of the day, it still started with the University of Rochester. My circle has to return there. You may ask, why? It\u2019s because this will make my life complete\u2014it will make it a full circle. That is a legacy, and it is my story at the University of Rochester. I started here, and when I\u2019m gone, I hope that the education I received and also the work that I\u2019ve done here to help other students will become a full circle again and again, perpetuated by each of them.”<\/span><\/p>\n \u2014Evans Lam \u201983, \u201984S (MBA), Managing Director-Wealth Management at UBS Financial Services<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”200px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” background_color=”#ffffff” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md”][vc_column_text] “In the Chinese culture we always believe that life is a circle. The circle means that life is full . . . it\u2019s perpetual. And so with any circle, there\u2019s a starting point. My life circle essentially started at the University of Rochester. It\u2019s where my intellectual growth began. If you look at this circle, there are different points along it for me: the University of Rochester, jobs all over the world, and different careers. <\/span><\/p>\n At the end of the day, it still started with the University of Rochester. My circle has to return there. You may ask, why? It\u2019s because this will make my life complete\u2014it will make it a full circle. That is a legacy, and it is my story at the University of Rochester. I started here, and when I\u2019m gone, I hope that the education I received and also the work that I\u2019ve done here to help other students will become a full circle again and again, perpetuated by each of them.”<\/span><\/p>\n \u2014Evans Lam \u201983, \u201984S (MBA), Senior Vice President at UBS Financial Services<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1511903859873{padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Evans Lam<\/a> is a member of the University of Rochester\u2019s Board of Trustees and the national chair of the University\u2019s leadership annual giving society, the George Eastman Circle. Over the years, he has supported the University in many ways, from establishing Lam Square in Rush Rhees Library to endowing the Susanna and Evans Y. Lam Professorship at the Simon Business School.<\/p>\n He also created the Evans Lam Study Abroad Scholarship, which sponsors five undergraduates annually to pursue scholarly exchange in Hong Kong, China. Additionally, he sponsors students from Hong Kong to study in Rochester.<\/p>\n Watch the video below to hear from some of Lam\u2019s scholars, then scroll down to read some of the stories of a few others.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][vc_empty_space height=”50px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1512506164065{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #e6f3fa !important;}”]Building Connections<\/strong> Evans Lam is a member of the University of Rochester\u2019s Board of Trustees and the national chair of the University\u2019s leadership annual giving society, the George Eastman Circle. Over the years, he has supported the University in many ways, from establishing Lam Square in Rush Rhees Library<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":2422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[272,62,32,42,52],"class_list":["post-2352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-profiles","tag-alumni","tag-diversity-and-inclusion","tag-global","tag-travel","tag-volunteers"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/everbetter.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/lam.png\")
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\nGlobal experiences build cultural literacy, foster understanding, and change our perspectives. To learn how you can support a cultural exchange program, contact Lisa Hall<\/a>, Executive Director, College Advancement, at (585) 273-3619.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” background_color=”#7eb1dc” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no” el_id=”students”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”75px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1511196219557{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text]![\"\"](\"https:\/\/everbetter.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/James-for-web-300x300.png\")
<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1512505910950{padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”]James Pike \u201918<\/strong>
\nMajor<\/strong>: Economics
\nMinor<\/strong>: Industrial Psychology
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\nOccupation<\/strong>:\u00a0Barbara J. Burger iZone\u00a0community\u00a0manager, University of Rochester\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]READ MORE<\/a>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1511196229822{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text]![\"\"](\"https:\/\/everbetter.rochester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Leyla-2-300x300.png\")
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\nMajor<\/strong>: Environmental science
\nMinor<\/strong>: Sustainability
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<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1512505949062{padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”]Oluwatobi \u201cTobi\u201d Abubakare\u00a0\u201918<\/strong>
\nMajor<\/strong>:\u00a0Language and brain development
\nHometown<\/strong>:\u00a0Houston, Texas (born in London, England)\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]READ MORE<\/a>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”75px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"