
How a campus start-up is reinventing the networking experience
Four Rochester students and one alumnus developed a start-up venture called Penpal, a digital business card to help students network.

Lea Thome ’22: A global citizen helps shape global policy
At Rochester, the German native forged her path to a career analyzing international relations in an interconnected world.

John Ghyzel ’24: From pro pitcher to Rochester graduate
Seven years after leaving the University to play professional baseball, the Virginia native earned a bachelor’s in engineering science.

Steve Blank ’07: A ‘zigzag’ path to Lucasfilm
The film and media studies major worked numerous part-time gigs before landing a job with the company that produces Star Wars.

Jamal Holtz ’20: How to find yourself—and your people—on campus
The former Students’ Association president offers advice on how Rochester students can ‘make their hive a home.’

Ian Krager ’22: Congressional communications director meets the press
Krager shares takeaways for students and graduates who want to land a dream job after college.

Mark Buckley: Biomedical engineering as a passion worth sharing
The innovative professor prioritizes inclusiveness in his biomedical engineering classes.

Bob Uecker, ‘Mr. Baseball’: A voice for all seasons
Baseball broadcasting expert Curt Smith on why the self-deprecating broadcaster and TV star was a beloved figure to millions.

Eastman scores
Luther Henderson III ’71E, ’73E (MM) chooses Eastman’s Ensemble Library as home for his father’s Duke Ellington arrangements.

A ‘boom’ in women’s sports
Karen Durkin ’87 reflects on how women’s sports became big business.