{"id":122772,"date":"2015-10-08T09:59:49","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T13:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=122772"},"modified":"2016-06-09T14:51:40","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T18:51:40","slug":"meliora-weekend-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/meliora-weekend-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Meliora Weekend 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Homecoming festivities, football, reunions, dinners, symposia and lectures, MEL Talks, concerts\u2014dozens of events were\u00a0packed into four days for alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_aasif.jpg\" alt=\"Award-winning actor, comedian, author, and Comedy Central's The Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi described himself as a turducken--&quot;An Indian baby wrapped in a British schoolboy wrapped in an American adult&quot;--during a presentation in which he shared stories of his life with an audience in the Palestra.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_aasif.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_aasif-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>THE MANY LAYERS OF AASIF:<\/strong> Award-winning actor, comedian, author, and Comedy Central&#8217;s <em>The Daily Show<\/em> correspondent Aasif Mandvi described himself as a turducken\u2014&#8221;An Indian baby wrapped in a British schoolboy wrapped in an American adult&#8221;\u2014during a presentation in which he shared stories of his life with an audience in the Palestra.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123092 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_chenoweth.jpg\" alt=\"Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth entertained a full house at Kodak Hall, where she was joined on stage by Eastman students.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_chenoweth.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_chenoweth-630x419.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>ON STAGE:<\/strong> Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth entertained a full house at Kodak Hall, where she was joined on stage by Eastman students.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123262 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_isaacson.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Creativity is a team sport,&quot; keynote speaker Walter Isaacon told a full house at Kodak Hall. &quot;Collaboration is a contact sport. You need to be around other people.&quot;\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_isaacson.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_isaacson-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>TEAM WORK:<\/strong> &#8220;Creativity is a team sport,&#8221; keynote speaker Walter Isaacson told a full house at Kodak Hall. &#8220;Collaboration is a contact sport. You need to be around other people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_50th.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the Class of 1965 pose for a class photo after receiving University medallions to mark their 50th Reunion.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_50th.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_50th-630x421.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>FESTIVE 50th:<\/strong> Members of the Class of 1965 pose for a class photo after receiving University medallions to mark their 50th Reunion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_mel-talk.jpg\" alt=\"Kristin Hocker \u201915W (EdD), a specialist in the Office of Organizational Development and Staff Diversity, was one of five presenters for the third annual MEL Talks.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_mel-talk.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_mel-talk-630x415.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>MEL TALK:<\/strong> Kristin Hocker \u201915W (EdD), a specialist in the Office of Organizational Development and Staff Diversity, was one of five presenters for the third annual MEL Talks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_habitat.jpg\" alt=\"Taryn Anatruda \u201916 and Victoria Seremtis \u201919 helped build a shed for Habitat Humanity over the course of the day. The shed will be given to a Rochester family that needs storage space.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_habitat.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_habitat-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>HELPING HABITAT:<\/strong> Taryn Anatruda \u201916 and Victoria Seremtis \u201919 helped build a shed for Habitat Humanity over the course of the day. The shed will be given to a Rochester family that needs storage space.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123142 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_ain.jpg\" alt=\"University Trustee Mark Ain \u201967S (MBA) speaks at the ceremony to dedicate the Ain Center for Entrepreneurship, named in recognition of the support of Ain and his wife, Carolyn.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_ain.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_ain-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>NAMESAKE CENTER:<\/strong> University Trustee Mark Ain \u201967S (MBA) speaks at the ceremony to dedicate the Ain Center for Entrepreneurship, named in recognition of the support of Ain and his wife, Carolyn.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123162 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_stanton-anthony.jpg\" alt=\"Tasneem Ismailji '74M (Res), cofounder and board chair of Academy on Violence and Abuse, answers a question during the Annual Stanton-Anthony Conversations. She was joined on the panel by David Corwin, a professor in the University of Utah's pediatrics department, Jamie Saunders, chief executive officer of the Willow Domestic Violence Center; Diane Morse, director of the Women\u2019s Initiative Supporting Health (WISH) Clinic, and Catherine Cerulli, director of the Susan B. Anthony Center. The panel focused on &quot;Domestic Violence and Health: Considerations Across the Lifespan.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_stanton-anthony.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_stanton-anthony-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>IMPORTANT CONVERSATION:<\/strong> Tasneem Ismailji &#8217;74M (Res), cofounder and board chair of Academy on Violence and Abuse, answers a question during the Annual Stanton-Anthony Conversations. She was joined on the panel by David Corwin, a professor in the University of Utah&#8217;s pediatrics department, Jamie Saunders, chief executive officer of the Willow Domestic Violence Center; Diane Morse, director of the Women\u2019s Initiative Supporting Health (WISH) Clinic, and Catherine Cerulli, director of the Susan B. Anthony Center. The panel focused on &#8220;Domestic Violence and Health: Considerations Across the Lifespan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123182 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_gch.jpg\" alt=\"Staff of the newly opened Golisano Children's Hospital hosted tours for alumni, family, and other guests.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_gch.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_gch-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>HOSPITAL TOUR:<\/strong> Staff of the newly opened Golisano Children&#8217;s Hospital hosted tours for alumni, family, and other guests.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123202 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_meditation.jpg\" alt=\"Debra Corea, a faculty member in the Program of Dance and Movement, leads a workshop on meditation and mindfulness in Spurrier Hall.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_meditation.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_meditation-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>MEDITATION &amp; MINDFULNESS:<\/strong> Debra Corea, a faculty member in the Program of Dance and Movement, leads a workshop on meditation and mindfulness in Spurrier Hall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_football.jpg\" alt=\"Tight end Daniel DiLoreto (87) is congratulated by teammates after his first half touchdown reception, as the Yellowjackets defeated the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 24-17 during the homecoming game.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_football.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_football-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>VICTORY!<\/strong> Tight end Daniel DiLoreto (87) is congratulated by teammates after his first half touchdown reception, as the Yellowjackets defeated the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 24-17 during the homecoming game.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123222 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_MED-talk.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Rowe '70 (MD), '02 (Honorary), the Julius B. Richmond Professor of Health Policy and Aging at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and former executive chairman and past chairman and CEO at Aetna, answers questions after his MED Talk presentation.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_MED-talk.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_MED-talk-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>MED TALKS:<\/strong> Jack Rowe &#8217;70 (MD), &#8217;02 (Honorary), the Julius B. Richmond Professor of Health Policy and Aging at Columbia University&#8217;s Mailman School of Public Health and former executive chairman and past chairman and CEO at Aetna, answers questions after his MED Talk presentation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_ESM_Welcome.jpg\" alt=\"Linda Kinyon McClusky \u201965E poses for a photo with her University medallion after a ceremony recognizing the 50th Reunion Class of 1965.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_ESM_Welcome.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_ESM_Welcome-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>MILESTONE CELEBRATION:<\/strong> Linda Kinyon McClusky \u201965E poses for a photo with her University medallion after a ceremony recognizing the 50th Reunion Class of 1965.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123242 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_SON-class.jpg\" alt=\"PHOTO OPS: Lynn Shesser \u201975N and Lindsey Wilson Minchella \u201975N get their photo taken together during the School of Nursing's class photo session.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_SON-class.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_SON-class-630x426.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>PHOTO OPS:<\/strong> Lynn Shesser \u201975N and Lindsey Wilson Minchella \u201975N get their photo taken together during the School of Nursing&#8217;s class photo session.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-123382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_chenoweth-students.jpg\" alt=\"Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth (left) took part in a Q&amp;A session with Eastman School students as part of her performance during Meliora Weekend. She was joined by Stephen Carr, assistant professor of voice and opera.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_chenoweth-students.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_chenoweth-students-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>ON A MUSICAL NOTE:<\/strong> Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth (left) took part in a Q&amp;A session with Eastman School students as part of her performance during Meliora Weekend. She was joined by Stephen Carr, assistant professor of voice and opera.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_miller.jpg\" alt=\"An annual panel moderated by noted attorney and broadcaster Arthur Miller '56, '08 (Honorary) took on issues surrounding sports gambling.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_miller.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_miller-630x419.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>MILLER&#8217;S COURT:<\/strong> An annual panel moderated by noted attorney and broadcaster Arthur Miller &#8217;56, &#8217;08 (Honorary) took on issues surrounding sports gambling. Joining Miller were Ira Block &#8217;68 former executive vice president and general counsel for New York City Off Track Betting Corporation; Chris Boehning &#8217;87, &#8217;88 (MS), a partner in the law firm of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton &amp; Garrison; Jonathan Dimmig &#8217;05, &#8217;06S (MBA), a champion of the 2014 World Series of Poker; author Jeff Katz, the mayor of Cooperstown, New York, and Renee Miller, a lecturer in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_band.jpg\" alt=\"The pep band fires up the Yellowjacket fans.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_band.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_band-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>TEAM SPIRIT:<\/strong> The pep band fires up the Yellowjacket fans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_president.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Uebbing, a faculty member in the Warner School of Education and director of the University's project with East High School, was a panelist for the Presidential Symposium focused on &quot;The Crisis in K-12 Education.&quot;\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_president.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_president-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM:<\/strong> Stephen Uebbing, a faculty member in the Warner School of Education and director of the University&#8217;s project with East High School, was a panelist for the Presidential Symposium focused on &#8220;The Crisis in K-12 Education.&#8221; Moderated by President and CEO Joel Seligman, the panel also included MaryEllen Elia, commissioner of the New York State Education Department; Wade Norwood &#8217;85, an at-large member of the New York State Board of Regents; Kara Finnigan, an associate professor of education leadership at Warner; and Eric Hanushek, the Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at Stanford University\u2019s Hoover Institution.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_mel-talk-parent.jpg\" alt=\"Chris and Tina Elderkin, the parents of Sarah Elderkin \u201917, talk with Asma Bawany, the mother of MEL Talk presenter Fatima Bawany \u201916 at a reception after the MEL Talks presentation.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_mel-talk-parent.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_mel-talk-parent-630x411.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>PARENTS CONVENTION:<\/strong> Chris and Tina Elderkin, the parents of Sarah Elderkin \u201917, talk with Asma Bawany, the mother of MEL Talk presenter Fatima Bawany \u201916 at a reception after the MEL Talks presentation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-123512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-10_fun_run_058-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Participants run around the track at the start of the Alumni Fun Run in Fauver Stadium.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-10_fun_run_058-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-10_fun_run_058-630x419.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>FUN RUN:<\/strong> Participants run around the track at the start of the Alumni Fun Run in Fauver Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_candid.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Keenahan '15 poses for a photo on the Meridian Marker for classmate Rachel Suresky.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_candid.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015_MW_candid-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>MERIDIAN MOMENT:<\/strong> Laura Keenahan &#8217;15 poses for a photo on the Meridian Marker for classmate Rachel Suresky.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/varon_symphony.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123792 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/varon_symphony.jpg\" alt=\"conductor raises arm over orchestra\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/varon_symphony.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/varon_symphony-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a> <strong>POWERFUL PERFORMANCE:<\/strong> Neil Varon conducts at the Eastman Philharmonia and Eastman School Symphony Orchestra Showcase Concert.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/tropicana.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123812 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/tropicana.jpg\" alt=\"tropicana\" width=\"1000\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/tropicana.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/tropicana-630x415.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><strong>IN THE GROOVE:<\/strong> Sheilah Kirui &#8217;19 and Anthony Pane &#8217;19 cut a rug at the 28th annual Tropicana Dance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/acapella.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/acapella.jpg\" alt=\"student a cappella group performing\" width=\"1000\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/acapella.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/acapella-630x408.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><strong>SWEET SOUNDS:<\/strong>\u00a0 Jalon Howard &#8217;16 performs with After Hours during the A Cappella Jam, which spotlighted student a cappella groups.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/candidonquad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/candidonquad.jpg\" alt=\"man and woman taking a self portrait while laying on the grass\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/candidonquad.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/candidonquad-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><strong>SNAPSHOT:<\/strong> After four years of dating, Brittany Crowley &#8217;10 and Trevor Miller &#8217;11 (T5) take a selfie\u2014their first photo together on the Eastman Quad.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/revue.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/revue.jpg\" alt=\"revue\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/revue.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/revue-630x419.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, 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