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Campus Life
November 19, 2018 | 02:53 pm

‘Real readers’ give Rochester students an edge

A unique approach to learning to communicate their professional identity gives Rochester students an opportunity to connect with and learn from alumni, parents, and community members.

topics: Gwen M. Greene Career and Internship Center, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Writing Speaking and Argument Program,
students stands in front of a large sound board
Campus Life
November 9, 2018 | 01:08 pm

Wells Award winners excel in engineering and humanities

They major in optical engineering and minor in Italian. Or work toward dual degrees in music and computer science. Or pursue two minors while majoring in audio and music engineering. Meet the graduating seniors from the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences honored for pursuing dual degrees or minors in the humanities.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Audio and Music Engineering, awards, Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Mathematics, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Eastman School of Music, featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, humanities, Institute of Optics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics,
collage of six portraits of student veterans
Campus Life
November 7, 2018 | 02:19 pm

Making the move from the military to the University

Rochester is currently ranked 13th by US News and World Report in its list of best colleges for veterans. As Veterans Day approaches, six University students from each of the branches of the armed services share their stories of moving from the military to the classroom.

topics: featured-post-side, Veteran and Military Family Services Office, veterans, Veterans Alliance,
side-by-side portraits of Jacqueline Tran and Cherish Blackman
Campus Life
October 1, 2018 | 01:48 pm

Two graduates earn Chinese Government Scholarships

Cherish Blackman ’18, a Rochester native, and Jacqueline Tran ’18, of Brooklyn, will study Chinese language and culture after receiving full scholarships from the Chinese government.

topics: China, Class of 2018, global engagement, scholarships,
student smiles while standing in front of a blackboard filled with math symbols
Campus Life
September 28, 2018 | 01:41 pm

Graduate students from all over the globe find their niche in Arts, Sciences & Engineering

Nik Chatzikonstanti is among the nearly 1,400 master’s and doctoral students in Arts, Sciences & Engineering, whose studies range from philosophy to physics and who come from more than 67 counties. Meet some of graduate students who have found a home at the University.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, featured-post, global engagement, graduate students, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
group of students in a school gym posing under a sign that reads Soñar Despierto, Annual El Dia del Nino, Children's Day
Campus Life
September 7, 2018 | 02:55 pm

Competition supports student community outreach

Now in its third year, the Community Engagement Challenge encourages student organizations to propose a charitable outreach program that benefits the greater Rochester community.

topics: community, Rochester Center for Community Leadership,
Olivia Alger
Campus Life
August 30, 2018 | 01:14 pm

Gap year leads budding writer to Rochester

After graduating from high school, Olivia Alger ’22 decided college could wait. She worked in a hotel, taught refugee children in France, and wrote for a literary magazine. Now she joins the Class of 2022.

topics: Class of 2022, Department of English, School of Arts and Sciences,
student leaning against a pillar, statue of George Eastman in the background
Campus Life
August 29, 2018 | 12:28 pm

From Rochester to the world: Local student shares international focus

Lucy Farnham ’22 took her first Spanish class in seventh grade, and it was love at first syllable. The Rochester native joins the Class of 2022 as a Spanish major, is thinking of adding Japanese, and is considering a career in the US Foreign Service.

topics: Class of 2022, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, School of Arts and Sciences,