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September 13, 2004
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — National headliners from the worlds of politics, business, the arts, and human rights will top the list of speakers for this year’s Meliora Weekend on Oct. 8 to 10.
Political consultants James Carville and Mary Matalin, humanitarian and medical anthropologist Dr. Paul Farmer, and award-winning writers Edward P. Jones and Rita Dove will join more than a dozen others when the University of Rochester homecoming, alumni reunion, and family weekend converge.
“We consider this fall celebration a truly unique educational and entertainment experience, both for the University and Greater Rochester communities,” says Thomas J. LeBlanc, Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the College Faculty. “People take away new ideas from the programs and connect with one another on many levels. It engages you.”
The range of people and issues includes:
Meliora Weekend, which is open to the public, also encompasses performances by student groups, sporting events, museum exhibits and historic materials on display, and an array of social activities. Meliora, meaning “always better,” is the University’s motto, at the center of its seal, and emblazoned on many campus landmarks.
Final events on Sunday, Oct. 10, include the groundbreaking for the new biomedical engineering and optics facility, which will bring together the Institute of Optics and the Department of Biomedical Engineering in a state-of-the-art complex, and the Stonehurst Capital Invitational Regatta in Genesee Valley Park.
Registration is required for all who attend Meliora Weekend. Alumni, parents, and the general public can register online for $15 a person at www.rochester.edu/alumni/meliora2004/. (The registration fee is waived for University of Rochester students, faculty, and staff.)
Now in its fourth year, the weekend program is organized by the Office of College Advancement. For more information, contact (585) 273-5888 or (800) 333-0175.
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The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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