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Two early members of the Medallion Leadership Society, a student leadership program
Campus Life
August 15, 2018 | 01:19 pm

Program helps students ‘level up’ their leadership skills

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.

topics: Campus Community Connection, Medallion Leadership Society, Medallion Program,
graphic showing door, magnifying glass, clock and more
Campus Life
August 13, 2018 | 03:28 pm

Tips for first-year students

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.

topics: Class of 2021, Class of 2022,
students and staff holding a banner celebrating the Year of Responsibility, one of the University's communal principles
Campus Life
August 10, 2018 | 08:50 am

It’s time for the Year of Responsibility

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.

topics: Communal Principles Project, Office of the Dean of Students, Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center,
two Upward Bound Rochester students standing at a podium, one with a laptop, one smiling as they speak into the microphone
Campus Life
August 7, 2018 | 10:47 am

Upward Bound summer program offers crash course in college

“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.”

topics: Upward Bound,
Nvidia staff give a presentation to Rochester students as part of a career exploration tour
Campus Life
August 6, 2018 | 11:15 am

Industry road trips offer a glimpse of career options

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.

topics: Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections,
researcher looks into the camera while working with his arms through a glass lab hood
Campus Life
July 27, 2018 | 01:10 pm

Summer is ‘when it happens’ for research on River Campus

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.

topics: David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, featured-post-side, undergraduate research, URnano, Xerox Engineering Research Fellows,
Rochester Youth Year participant Sara Peterson with children
Campus Life
July 26, 2018 | 11:20 am

Rochester Youth Year making an impact after 10 years

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.

topics: community, featured-post-side, Rochester Center for Community Leadership,