Miguel Baique
Warner School of Education
A candidate for a doctorate in education says his Warner experience moves him closer to his goal of being a chief diversity officer.
Meet the Class of 2021
Making their mark
Check out the stories of just some of the members of Rochester’s Class of 2021 who make our communities and our world ever better.
Andrea Bell
Simon business school
MBA candidate hopes to establish her own counseling practice with a focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion issues.
Camila Lage Chavez
Arts, Sciences & Engineering
Havana, Cuba, native and Take Five scholar Camila Lage Chavez plans to go to medical school after graduation.
Lynn Cole
School of Nursing
A doctor of nursing practice degree is a capstone to a career of helping kids with special needs get better access and care.
Naomi Gregory
Eastman School of music
Finishing her second doctorate at Eastman, a scholar finds a home in Rochester’s early music community.
Marc Haddad
Arts, Sciences & Engineering
As he continues his entrepreneurial education, the Beirut native credits Rochester with “some of the best experiences of my life.”
Mary Halm
Arts, Sciences & Engineering
Studying remotely this semester, the Cleveland native remained active in campus activities and culture.
Keenan Hayward
Simon business school
The MBA graduate says business school helped hone his ideas about professional and community leadership.
Alyssa Ho
Arts, Sciences & Engineering
The Hajim School of Engineering graduate turns her love of the stars into a career as she works on commercial space systems.
Philippe Lewalle
Arts, Sciences & Engineering
Finishing his PhD in physics, the accomplished jazz pianist stays close to his piano and his love of music.
Monique Mendes
School of Medicine and Dentistry
Among the few Black women to earn a PhD in neuroscience, Monique Mendes begins her career as a research scientist.
Tessa Nojaim
Arts, Sciences & Engineering Eastman School of Music
A dual degree student says she enjoyed the best of both the College and Eastman.
Erika Ramsdale
Arts, Sciences & Engineering
With a master’s degree in data science, the geriatric oncologist brings new dimensions to research at her clinic.
Eden Thomas
Arts, Sciences & Engineering
The first-generation student discovers that “one opportunity opens a whole bunch of other doors and connections.”