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student lifting a barrel
Campus Life
October 19, 2017 | 03:33 pm

Student group builds bridges by cleaning Genesee

The Inter-Class Living Community, a special interest housing group that promotes community engagement, turned their sights to the Genesee River this fall, removing more than 300 pounds of waste from the shore

topics: community,
Naoki Toyomura and Seiji Yamashita
Campus Life
October 19, 2017 | 02:25 pm

Meet the Eastman School of Music’s student leaders

Naoki Toyomura ’17, ’18E (T5) and Seiji Yamashita ’20, ’20E, both dual-degree students at the Eastman School and on River Campus, will serve as president and vice president of the Eastman Students’ Association through 2018.

topics: Eastman School of Music, Students' Association,
four students posing for a photo
Campus Life
September 28, 2017 | 09:28 am

A different kind of college TOUR

A partnership between the University and local community organizations, the TOUR program has made a college experience accessible to hundreds of young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

topics: community, Rochester Center for Community Leadership,
Jordan Smith and Rebecca Mooney
Campus Life
September 27, 2017 | 10:17 am

Student leaders take the reins

The University’s first all-female Students’ Association leadership team sits down with Quadcast host Peter Iglinski to talk about their plans for the 2017-17 academic year.

topics: Class of 2018, featured-post-side, QuadCast, Students' Association,
four students and professor pose for a photo on the quad
Campus Life
September 14, 2017 | 10:45 am

Team Meliora looks to future after Hult Prize experience

While they may not have been selected for the Hult Prize finals, Team Meliora is continuing their efforts to build homes for refugees, using Lego-style bricks made from recycled plastic.

topics: awards, entrepreneurship, global engagement, Hult Prize,
students wearing matching red t-shirts form the letters UR21
Campus Life
August 30, 2017 | 01:24 pm

Pursuing their passions: Meet the Class of 2021

More than 1,400 first-year University students began their college journey when classes started Wednesday on River Campus. They come from 105 nations and 42 states, and they all have a story. Here are six of them.

topics: Class of 2021, featured-post,
student placing books on a shelf
Campus Life
August 29, 2017 | 05:01 pm

First-year students fan across community on Wilson Day

More than 1,400 first-year students fanned out to 94 sites—schools, churches, libraries, museums, senior centers and more—to learn more about their new home and to help community organizations.

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