Ain Center for Entrepreneurship to host Romanian professors
Eighteen professors from technical universities in Romania will visit River Campus over the next three years in a program sponsored by the Romanian-American Foundation and the Fulbright Commission.
Simon School well-represented at annual Tibetan Innovation Challenge
From an on-the-go barley water health drink, to training programs that reduce food waste for organic farmers, Rochester’s social entrepreneurs are ready to compete in the intercollegiate business plan competition aimed at improving the lives of 125,000 Tibetan refugees.
Grads can ‘cap’ their day in style at decorating event
Graduating seniors are invited to bring their mortarboards and their imagination, and choose from paint, stickers, letters and more at this year’s cap decoration event. Bubble guns will be given to the first 200 participants.
SA Government names Professors of the Year
Students submitted 63 nominations, and a Student Association Government academic affairs legislature committee deliberated and selected the winners.
Fulbright scholars pursue opportunities abroad
Several University students will pursue advanced studies, conduct research, and teach English language and U.S. culture abroad after being named 2016-17 finalists for the highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Student Grant program.
Super Bowl star Roland Williams keynotes Minority Male Student Leadership symposium
Workshops focusing on minority male achievement in Rochester will be held at the Simon Business School on Saturday, April 30. The theme this year is, “A Tale of 2 Cities: Being Who I Want To Be.”
Adult students honored for academics, service
Nate Powers ’16, Ka’dya Donadelle, and Seth Mason ’16 and were among the 35 students honored on Wednesday, April 20, by the Rochester Area Colleges Continuing Education.
Sigma Phi Epsilon hosts annual Nick Tahou’s Garbage Plate Run
Participants run from River Campus to Nick Tahou’s, eat a Garbage Plate, then run back to campus in an event benefiting the Mount Hope Family Center and its programs to combat child abuse.
Alumna wins Rangel Fellowship
Justine King ’15 is the first University student or alumnus to receive the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship, supporting individuals who wish to pursue a career representing the United States in the foreign service of the Department of State.
Pedro Vallejo-Ramirez ’16 named Gates Cambridge scholar
Pedro Vallejo-Ramirez ’16 is the first Rochester senior to be selected for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, one of the most highly regarded international academic scholarship programs. The optical engineering major plans to pursue a master’s degree in biotechnology at Cambridge University.