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We know exactly how to close out an academic year in style: tower tours, sunshine, Commencement, quads in bloom, and more. Here\u2019s a peek behind the curtain of how we spent May at the University of Rochester<\/a><\/strong>. Photos by senior University photographer J. Adam Fenster unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n

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\"Storm<\/p>\n

HEADS IN THE CLOUDS: <\/b>Storm clouds roll past Rush Rhees Library, as seen from the top of Hylan Hall.<\/p>\n

\"Students<\/a><\/p>\n

PROJECT RUNWAY:<\/b> Seniors and master\u2019s students in the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences<\/a> display their projects <\/span>during the school\u2019s annual Design Day<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. The students completed 79 capstone projects this academic year, providing businesses and nonprofits with solutions to real-world problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Attendees<\/p>\n

HOVER UP:<\/b>\u00a0Design Day attendees react as senior mechanical engineering student Ian Yao from Team Alligator competes against Team Crocodile in hovercraft racing.<\/p>\n

\"Learning<\/p>\n

LEARNING FACES ACTIVATED: <\/b>Participants engage in a marketing photo shoot for the University\u2019s Learning Center<\/a>, which offers study skill support, workshops, tutoring, and other resources to help Rochester students in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences succeed.<\/p>\n

\"Sprite,<\/a><\/p>\n

THE GOODEST BOY (OR IS HE?!): <\/b>Sprite, a Belgian Malinois, wears a tinfoil hat to illustrate the conspiracy theory research of Scott Tyson, an associate professor of political science. Read more about Tyson’s research<\/a> and check out the latest video<\/a> in the \u201cEver Wonder\u201d series.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

M IS FOR MELIORA: <\/b>MSM Inc. staffer Eric Belanger sets up the traditional \u201cMeliora\u201d letters on the University\u2019s Eastman Quadrangle, in advance of Commencement.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

ALL YOU NEED IS A LIGHT JACKET: <\/b>Dakota Gruber of University Facilities and Services applies a biannual coat of paint to the dandelion roundel below the clock tower on Wilson Quad.<\/p>\n

\"One<\/p>\n

CAN I GET A LIFT?: <\/b>Members of the Class of 2025 John Alex (left) and Sung Jae pose for photos on Eastman Quad in front of Rush Rhees Library.<\/p>\n

\"University<\/p>\n

SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS: <\/b>Rochester graduates tour the Rush Rhees Library Tower ahead of Commencement. Tower tours<\/a> are typically offered only twice a year: during Senior Week in May and for the River Campus Libraries’ annual Scare Fair in October.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

HATS OFF: <\/b>A mortarboard flies through the air as members of the Class of 2025 celebrate. Revisit moments from this year’s 175th Commencement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Meliora<\/p>\n

PRETTY IN PINK: <\/b>The Meliora letters amid flowering crab tree blossoms on Eastman Quad.<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

COME ON AND RAISE YOUR GLASS: <\/b>Devin Murphy-Stanley (left) and Haley Trehern share a post-rehearsal toast outside Strong Auditorium the day before Commencement, part of Rochester’s annual <\/span>Senior Week festivities<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

STRIKE A POSE: <\/b>A photographer\u2019s light flashes as graduates pose for photos on Eastman Quad.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

REGALIA US<\/b>: <\/b>Hunter LaChance of the Class of 2025 wears four mortarboards while posing for a photo.<\/p>\n

\"Graduates<\/p>\n

THIS IS THE MOMENT<\/b>: <\/b>The University conferred academic degrees to more than 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students during this year’s Commencement. (University of Rochester photo \/ Lauren Petracca)<\/p>\n

\"Eastman<\/p>\n

ODE TO JOY<\/b>: <\/b>Graduates from the Eastman School of Music celebrate. (University of Rochester photo \/ Keith Walters)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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