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woman posing and smiling in front of colorful textiles

In a break from their work on the forts of the Ghanaian coast, mechanical engineering major Seungju Yeo ’20 learns more about the culture and language of the Ashanti region of modern-day Ghana.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
Missy Pfohl Smith

The Institute for the Performing Arts was formed in 2015 to bring together the disciplines of music, theater, and dance into a collaborative venture. Smith, who also serves as the director of the Program of Movement and Dance, is appointed to a three-year term.

topics: announcements, Institute for the Performing Arts, Missy Pfohl Smith, Program of Dance and Movement, School of Arts and Sciences,
a long canoe launching into a bay in Elmina, viewed from the turret of Fort Amsterdam

The goal of this entry isn’t to try and definitively answer these questions, but rather to discuss how I got my feet planted. The first step was to acknowledge that I am not here to be comfortable.

“The first step was to acknowledge that I am not here to be comfortable. If I stick to what I am comfortable with, I cannot grow.”

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Jarvis, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, Renato Perucchio,
high school students in College Horizons shirts assemble on Eastman Quad
In Photos
June 28, 2018

College Horizons

Students from College Horizons, a college access and success program for Native American high school students, share smiles on the Eastman Quadrangle on Thursday morning. About 70 are on the River Campus this week, taking part in workshops with admissions representatives and counselors from colleges across the nation. The University previously hosted the program in 2011. (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster)

African masks hanging on a wall in Ghana
Campus & Community
June 28, 2018

Memorable Ghana

“As a student in the digital media studies department, it amazed me to see how the different tools and methods of studying the structures added to our understanding of how the forts were built and how they might have changed over time.”

"It amazed me to see how the different tools and methods of studying the structures added to our understanding of how the forts were built."

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures,
bust of Frederick Douglass

In a letter recently acquired by River Campus Libraries, abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass expresses his pleasure with a bust that can now be reproduced by anyone with a 3D printer.

Frederick Douglass expresses his pleasure with a bust created by artist Johnson Mundy–a bust that can now be reproduced by anyone with a 3D printer.

topics: Department of English, featured-post, Frederick Douglass, Gregory Heyworth, Lazarus Project, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences,
group of students outside a castle

“Since arriving at Elmina, my heart has been flooded with sorrowful thoughts that fly back to the colonial period, when elegant pieces of architecture such as Elmina Castle were built to house pillaged materials such as gold and ivory, as well as human beings.”

"Preserving Elmina will be fundamental in reminding the younger generations of all nations that what some of our ancestors did should not be repeated again."

topics: Chris Muir, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Jarvis, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, Renato Perucchio,
students engaging in outdoor activities as part of College Horizons icebreaker events

Nearly 70 Native American high school students will be working with national admissions representatives and counselors on the River Campus this week as part of College Horizons, a college access and success program hosted by the Office of Admissions.

Nearly 70 Native American high school students will be on the River Campus this week as part of College Horizons.

topics: admissions,
older brother and younger sister looking out a window

In a 3-year study, Rochester psychologists found children with strong sibling relationships experience less distress in response to future fighting between parents.

In a 3-year study, psychologists found children with strong sibling relationships experience less distress in response to future fighting between parents.

topics: children, Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
aerial photo of the University of Rochester campus and Rochester neighborhoods

New economic data from CGR places the University of Rochester as the largest private sector employer in upstate New York, noting that the education and healthcare sectors overall now account for 20% of all jobs in the state.

topics: community, economic development,