Campus & Community

The Medallion Program aims to help undergraduates build leadership skills, such as confidence and resiliency, to help them manage student organizations or to enact change in the community.

Now that the Class of 2021 has experienced a full year at the University, they’re ready to offer advice to the incoming Class of 2022 with some helpful tips for succeeding in college.

The coming academic year has been named the Year of Responsibility as part of the University's The Communal Principles Project. In addition to the concept of responsibility, the Project works to promote principles of fairness, freedom, honesty, inclusion, and respect to the University community.

Rochester's varsity sports teams are primed to follow last year's triumphs with another successful year. Home opener dates and times are announced for this fall's events.

As the University’s first LGBTQ coordinator, Colleen Raimond says she has her dream job: “I get excited every day waking up and doing this.” Raimond expands here on her background and what the new position entails.

“No one in my family has ever gone to college, and I probably wouldn’t have either,” says Rochester City School District rising senior Jason Cao. “If I had never joined Upward Bound, I wouldn’t have even thought of college. Now, I can’t wait to go.”

Each year, University students visit major cities across the country for networking sessions in real-life working environments. Another series of road trips is being planned for the 2018–19 academic year, and students are urged to apply.

The symposium includes several sessions and panels designed to build contemporary leadership skills with a global perspective.

Research at the University of Rochester doesn’t end when most students leave campus for the summer. It thrives. Students from across the globe are on the River Campus this summer, taking part in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and other research programs with Rochester students and faculty members.

For the past decade, more than 100 graduates of Rochester-area colleges have spent their first year out of school working to alleviate poverty in the local community through the University's Rochester Youth Year program.

The student-led Team Green program has earned a Gold Award from the National Association of College and University Food Services for its local and sustainable procurement practices.

How will climate change affect the health and well-being of City of Rochester residents? This summer, students in a new sustainability fellowship program worked with city officials to help answer the question.