Nearly 1,300 freshmen forming the Class of 2019 moved in to their new homes on the University’s River Campus and Eastman School of Music this week. The incoming class comes from 47 states and 83 countries. At both Eastman and River Campus, current students were on hand to welcome and assist their new classmates as they got their first taste of their new home.
Welcome to Rochester, Class of 2019!
Eastman School of Music student Geraldo Marshall ’19, jazz studies (left), with his brother Leonardo, his mother Jenetha, and his father, Gerald.
Current Eastman students wait to greet new freshmen and assist with the move-in process.
Orientation staff help Eastman students settle in at Eastman Living Center.
Gordon Fry ’19, percussion, with his parents Patty and Gordon of Tampa, Florida.
Sophomore Abraham Nouri, Trombone, waits to help new freshmen move in to the Eastman Living Center.
The rush begins on River Campus on Tuesday, August 25, as freshmen and their families arrive in Park Lot before heading up to their new homes on the Residential Quad or in Susan B. Anthony Halls.
Arabella Mora ’19, a biomedical engineering major on the pre-med track, is the first official check-in.
Members of the University’s a cappella ensembles, including the Midnight Ramblers and Vocal Point, keep families entertained as they wait.
New freshmen join in with the members of the Midnight Ramblers and Vocal Point.
The Pep Band joins in the music that fills the day.
Amber Dostie ’19 (center) poses with her parents, Allan and Kimberly Dostie.
Members of the University’s D’Lions and Freshmen Fellows organizations are on hand to help new freshmen and their families unload their belongings.
C.J. Ruff ’19 (center) of Duxbury, Massachusetts, takes a break from unpacking the car with his parents Lauren Ruff and and Richard Ruff.
Dominique James ’19 (center) poses outside Sue B. with her family, Linton James Jr., Linton James Sr., and Marva Sewell.
Don’t forget your sock monkey — and welcome to Rochester to the Class of 2019!