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students engaging in outdoor activities as part of College Horizons icebreaker events
Campus Life
June 22, 2018 | 03:52 pm

University hosting national College Horizons program

Nearly 70 Native American high school students will be working with national admissions representatives and counselors on the River Campus this week as part of College Horizons, a college access and success program hosted by the Office of Admissions.

topics: admissions,
Ghanaian castle
Campus Life
June 18, 2018 | 02:39 pm

Students share research experiences in Ghana

Hear from eight Rochester students spending this summer at a field school in Ghana. Led by Professors Renato Perucchio, Michael Jarvis, and Chris Muir, the students are studying the engineering, historical, and cultural aspects of the country’s historic coastal forts.

topics: Chris Muir, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Jarvis, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, Renato Perucchio, research finding,
photo of graduating senior Matthew Lyskawa
Campus Life
May 15, 2018 | 10:30 am

An improbable route to Rochester, then Harvard

Growing up in Los Angeles, Matthew Lyskawa ’18 saw no purpose in school. But a teacher saw a spark and lit the fire that set Lyskawa on his journey, first to community college, then Rochester, and now to begin a doctoral program in philosophy at Harvard.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Philosophy, featured-post-side, humanities, School of Arts and Sciences,