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Founded in 1850, UR offers degree programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, as well as in several professional disciplines. Its undergraduate and graduate degree programs in physics, medicine, economics, philosophy, clinical psychology, health and society, religion, political science, nursing, business administration and music are among the best in the nation. The Institute of Optics at the university is also the oldest optics program in the U.S., having granted about half of the optics degrees in the nation. In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This is a discussion of a present category of science. ... Medicine is the science and art of maintaining andor restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of patients. ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... The philosopher Socrates about to take poison hemlock as ordered by the court. ... The Greek letter Psi is often used as a symbol of psychology. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. ... Nursing is a profession focused on assisting individuals, families, and communities in attaining, re-attaining, and maintaining optimal health and functioning. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... The new Biomedical Engineering-Optics building (left), the Computer Science Building (right) with URMC in the background. ... For the book by Sir Isaac Newton, see Opticks. ...

UR is a highly research oriented institution, hosting numerous centers of research, including the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, which boasts the most powerful ultraviolet laser in the world, and the University of Rochester Medical Center, featuring numerous biomedical and healthcare research facilities. Since 2005, UR with its affiliated Strong Health System, has been the largest employer in the Greater Rochester area. The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is a scientific research facility which is part of the University of Rochesters south campus, located in Rochester, New York. ... The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), located in Rochester, New York, is one of the main campuses of the University of Rochester and comprises the universitys primary medical education, research and patient care facilities. ...

History

Statues on the southern side of Rush Rhees Library.

The University of Rochester was founded in 1850 as a Baptist-sponsored institution. The impetus to form the university came primarily from the little town of Hamilton, New York, which has been home to Colgate University since 1819.^[4] In 1850, the Baptist Education Society planned to move Colgate University to the city of Rochester, but was halted by legal action. Dissenting Colgate trustees, faculty, and students founded the University of Rochester. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 1. ... Hamilton is a town located in Madison County, New York. ... Colgate in fall. ...

Major growth occurred under the leadership of Rush Rhees, during his 1900-1935 tenure. During this time, George Eastman became a major donor, giving more than $50 million to the university, and the River Campus was established in 1927. The first Ph.D. was awarded in 1925. In 1955, the separate colleges for men and women were merged into The College. In 1958, three new schools were created in engineering, business administration, and education.^[5] A 1954 U.S. stamp featuring George Eastman. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... The College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering is one of the primary units of the University of Rochester, encompassing the majority of the undergraduate and graduate enrollment. ... Engineering is the applied science of acquiring and applying knowledge to design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ...

Administration

Statue of UR's first president, Martin Brewer Anderson.

The university is headed by a board of trustees, with G. Robert Witmer, Jr. being the chairman.^[6] The board appoints the president of the university, currently Joel Seligman, who replaced Thomas H. Jackson on July 1, 2005. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 3072 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 3072 pixel, file size: 2. ... Joel Seligman is the current President of the University of Rochester, in Rochester, New York, and is one of the leading authorities on securities law in the U.S.. Seligman was named the tenth president of the University of Rochester on December 1, 2004. ... Thomas H. Jackson was the ninth president of the University of Rochester, preceded by Dennis OBrien. ...

Presidents of UR^[7]

• Martin Brewer Anderson 1853-1888
• David Jayne Hill 1889-1896
• Benjamin Rush Rhees 1900-1935
• Alan Valentine 1935-1950
• Cornelis de Kiewiet 1951-1961
• W. Allen Wallis 1962-1975
• Robert Sproull 1975-1984
• Dennis O'Brien 1984-1994
• Thomas H. Jackson 1994-2005
• Joel Seligman 2005-Present

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Campuses

River Campus

The River Campus is the center of the university's academic and administrative activities. It is located in a bend of the Genesee River about 2 miles south of downtown Rochester and covers around 200 acres. It is bounded by Bausch & Lomb Riverside Park, an 18-acre public park along the east bank of the Genesee River. Upper Genesee near Belmont, New York, a series of pools and riffles The Middle Falls of the Genesee in Letchworth State Park The Genesee Rivers name is derived from the Iroquois meaning good valley or pleasant valley. ...

The River Campus.

The original buildings of the campus were dedicated in 1930. The main academic buildings, designed in the Greek revival style, are centered around the Eastman Quadrangle (generally referred to as the academic quad) which is formed by Rush Rhees Library and Dewey, Bausch & Lomb, Morey, and Lattimore Halls. The Eastman Quad is widely considered the best landscaped area of the university. Rush Rhees Library, the unofficial symbol of the university, is also home to the Hopeman Memorial Carillon, the largest carillon in New York State, featuring 50 bells that chime on the quarter hour. During the summer, the carillon features a recital series in which various artists perform on the instrument. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 2. ... A 1954 U.S. stamp featuring George Eastman. ... Rush Rhees Library. ... // Traditional carillons, non-traditional carillons, and pseudo-carillons – each per continent and country in an (often incomplete) alphabetical list by location. ...

Wilson Commons student union. Designed by I.M. Pei.

Over the course of the last several decades, other academic buildings have been built south of the Eastman Quad, including Meliora Hall (1972), Hoyt Hall (1962), Harkness Hall (1946), Gavett Hall (dedicated with the Eastman Quad in 1930), and the Hopeman Engineering Building (1963). The southernmost part of the River Campus contains the new Science and Engineering Quadrangle: Hutchison Hall (1972), Hylan Building (1971), the Computer Studies Building and Carlson Library (1987), Wilmot Building (1961), and Goergen Hall (completed in March 2007).^[8] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 1. ... Ieoh Ming Pei (貝聿銘 pinyin Bèi Yùmíng) is a Chinese American architect born in Suzhou, China on April 26, 1917. ...

Students often congregate outdoors during the warmer months on the various quads. Other centers of student life include Todd Union, Frederick Douglass Dining Center, various locations inside Rush Rhees Library, and Wilson Commons, a student union designed by I.M. Pei. Many academic buildings, including Rush Rhees Library, are connected by a series of tunnel systems, which are used extensively, especially during unfavorable weather. Most academic buildings, the Eastman Quad, Wilson Commons, and Susan B. Anthony, Gilbert, and Hoeing Halls also have authenticated Wi-Fi internet access.^[9] Frederick Douglass, ca. ... Ieoh Ming Pei (貝聿銘 pinyin Bèi Yùmíng) is a Chinese American architect born in Suzhou, China on April 26, 1917. ... Authentication (from Greek αυθεντικός; real or genuine, from authentes; author) is the act of establishing or confirming something (or someone) as authentic, that is, that claims made by or about the thing are true. ... Official Wi-Fi logo Wi-Fi is a wireless technology brand owned by the Wi-Fi Alliance intended to improve the interoperability of wireless local area network products based on the IEEE 802. ...

University of Rochester Medical Center

Main article: University of Rochester Medical Center

The School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester's Medical Center.

The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is the primary campus for the university's medical education and research as well as the main patient care facility. The Medical Center is located adjacent to the River Campus and is dominated by a single large structure that houses the majority of the education, research and patient care facilities, including Strong Memorial Hospital. The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), located in Rochester, New York, is one of the main campuses of the University of Rochester and comprises the universitys primary medical education, research and patient care facilities. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 508 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 571 pixel, file size: 179 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)The entrance to the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester Medical Center. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 508 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 571 pixel, file size: 179 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)The entrance to the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester Medical Center. ... Strong Memorial Hospital is a 750-bed medical facility located at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York. ...

Eastman School of Music

Main article: Eastman School of Music

The Eastman School of Music is situated on its own campus in downtown Rochester, which includes a residence for students, classroom and performance facilities, and the Eastman Theatre. The campus also features the Sibley Music Library, which is the largest academic music library in North America, as well as the largest privately owned collection of sheet music. The Eastman School of Music (also known more simply as The Eastman School, Eastman, or ESM) is a music conservatory located in the United States. ... The Eastman Theatre is a performance space in Rochester, New York at the Eastman School of Music, the professional music school of the University of Rochester. ...

South Campus

The South Campus is located in Brighton, NY, immediately south of Rochester proper. The campus includes the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, the Center for Optics Manufacturing, the Center for Optoelectronics and Imaging, and the now defunct Nuclear Structure Research Laboratory (NSRL). Graduate student housing is also provided at the Whipple Park complex. Brighton is also a town in Franklin County, New York. ... The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is a scientific research facility which is part of the University of Rochesters south campus, located in Rochester, New York. ...

Rochester Area Properties

• C.E.K. Mees Observatory
• Memorial Art Gallery
• Mount Hope Campus

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Academics and research

UR's undergraduate enrollment at The College and the Eastman School of Music consists of about 4,500 full-time and about 100 part-time students from across the U.S. and over 90 countries.^[10] Graduate enrollment at The College, Eastman and the four graduate and professional schools comprises about 3,300 full-time and about 550 part-time graduate students. The university has more than 97,000 alumni living. The university employs more than 1,200 tenure-track faculty, with more than 17,000 faculty and staff across the university and the Strong Health System. UR's faculty include fellows of all four National Academies of the U.S., Guggenheim Fellows, and recipients of many other awards and recognitions.^[11] In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A national academy is a body, usually operating with state financial support and approval, that co-ordinates the activities of research in (nearly always) the sciences and (sometimes) other disciplines. ... Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded annually by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. ...

Organization

Academics at the University of Rochester are generally organized and administered by school. The various departments offer degree programs ranging from certificates and bachelors degrees to doctorates. A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course that generally lasts three or four years. ...

The Flaum Atrium between the School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Arthur Kornberg buildings in the University of Rochester Medical Center.

• The College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering

Main article: University of Rochester College of Arts Sciences and Engineering

The College offers undergraduate and graduate education in large number of fields and encompasses the majority of undergraduate and graduate enrollment at the university. The College is primarily located on the River Campus.

• Eastman School of Music

Main article: Eastman School of Music

The Eastman School of Music is a premier music institution offering both undergraduate and graduate education in a broad range of fields, including composition, theory and performance.

• Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development

Main article: Warner School

The Warner School is the university's primary graduate school for education. It is located on the River Campus.

• School of Medicine and Dentistry

The School of Medicine and Dentistry is a top rated graduate school that prepares students in medical, dental and research disciplines. The school is located in the University of Rochester Medical Center.

• School of Nursing

The university also includes an accredited School of Nursing, located on the campus of the University of Rochester Medical Center.

• William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration

Main article: William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration

The Simon School is a nationally ranked business school located on the River Campus.

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Rankings

UR is one of 25 schools named a "New Ivy League" in the 2007 Kaplan/Newsweek "How to Get into College Guide." The list names institutions whose academic programs and students are considered to rival traditional Ivy League schools. The rankings are based on admissions statistics as well as interviews with administrators, students, faculty, and alumni.^[12] For other uses, see Ivy League (disambiguation). ...

The University of Rochester also placed 21st on The Washington Monthly College Rankings list. The list includes institutions that The Washington Monthly believes are "benefiting the country." The rankings take into account how a school contributes to social mobility by helping the poor improve their economic standing. Other criteria include the institution's support for research in the humanities and in the sciences and its promotion of an ethic of service to country.

The Eastman School of Music ranks first among graduate music programs in the U.S. according to U.S. News & World Report. Other schools in the university also rank highly, with the School of Medicine and Dentistry at 30th overall among medical schools and its primary-care program ranked 17th among primary-care medical schools, and the Simon School ranked 23rd among graduate business schools. UR also consistently ranks among the top 50 national research universities, being the third highest in New York.^[13] The Eastman School of Music (also known more simply as The Eastman School, Eastman, or ESM) is a music conservatory located in the United States. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... “NY” redirects here. ...

The new Biomedical Engineering-Optics building (left), the Computer Science Building (right) with URMC in the background.

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Research

UR is a leading private university and a major center for diverse fields of research. The university boasts eight Nobel Prize winners among its faculty and alumni. UR consistently ranks among the top 40 colleges and universities nationwide in federally financed science, engineering, medical, and other research, with a total research budget of around $350 million spread across many departments and research centers, including the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, a laser-based nuclear fusion facility, and the extensive research facilities at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Recently, the university has also engaged in a series of new initiatives to expand its programs in biomedical engineering and optics, including the construction of the new $37 million Robert B. Goergen Hall for Biomedical Engineering and Optics on the River Campus.^[14] Other new research initiatives include a cancer stem cell program and a Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute.^[15][16] UR also has the ninth highest technology revenue among U.S. higher education institutions, with $30 million being paid for commercial rights to university technology and research in 2005.^[17] The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ) are awarded for Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Physiology or Medicine. ... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ... Engineering is the applied science of acquiring and applying knowledge to design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that are used to treat patients. ... The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is a scientific research facility which is part of the University of Rochesters south campus, located in Rochester, New York. ... The deuterium-tritium (D-T) fusion reaction is considered the most promising for producing fusion power. ... The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), located in Rochester, New York, is one of the main campuses of the University of Rochester and comprises the universitys primary medical education, research and patient care facilities. ... The AbioCor artificial heart, an example of a biomedical engineering application of mechanical engineering with biocompatible materials for Cardiothoracic Surgery using an artificial organ. ... For the book by Sir Isaac Newton, see Opticks. ... Cancer stem cell theory is the theory that tumors arise from cells termed cancer stem cells that have properties of normal stem cells, particularly the abilities to self-renew and differentiate into multiple cell types, and that these cells persist in tumors as a distinct population that likely causes disease... A patent portfolio is a collection of patents filed and owned by a single inventor or corporation that may be related or unrelated. ...

University symbols and traditions

Symbols

Flagpole on the River Campus bearing the seal of the university.

UR's official symbol is the seal of the university, which features a book, representing arts and sciences, a symbol of music and a modified symbol of medicine.^[18] The official flower of the university is the dandelion, purportedly prolific on the cow pasture that became the university's first campus.^[19] The mascot is the Yellowjacket.^[20] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... Rod of Asclepius The Rod of Asclepius (also known as Asklepios or Aesculapius) is an ancient Greek symbol associated with astrology and healing the sick with medicine. ... For other uses, see Dandelion (disambiguation). ... Yellowjacket or yellow-jacket is the common name in North America for wasps of the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula. ...

The university uses Dandelion Yellow and a shade of blue ("Rochester" blue) as its official colors, which are the prominent colors on the official regalia.^[21]

The motto of UR is Meliora, which loosely means "better" with the connotation of "always better", which is the meaning adopted by the university.^[22] A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Meliora: A Latin word meaning the state of always being in improvement (or, better things). It is the motto of the University of Rochester, and also is the name of a software company, a piano roll company, and a skin balm. ...

Many other unofficial symbols in prevalent use, including the image of Rush Rhees Library's main dome. Rush Rhees Library. ...

UR also has official logos for the university as a whole as well as individual units, including The College, URMC and Eastman. President Seligman, as part of his efforts to improve UR's external appearance, commissioned Bill Murphy, the Vice President of Communications, to start an initiative to develop a new graphic identity, including a new logo, in hopes of improving uniformity and overall usage of official standards.^[23] During March 2007, the communications office was soliciting opinions and comments on finalist designs for the new logo, which is expected to be unveiled later in the year.

Traditions

Graduation at the university.

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• The Boar's Head Dinner began in 1934 and continues as an annual event.
• Convocation celebrates the start of the academic year and provides the opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to come together. The ceremony opens with a processional by faculty and administrators in traditional regalia, features presentation of the Goergen Awards for contributions to undergraduate education, and is accompanied by a picnic, activities fair and performances.
• Dandelion Day, colloquially known as D-Day, is a day late in the spring semester that was established as an annual respite around final exams with extensive celebrations.
• Meliora Weekend is celebrated in early October during a weekend around the University anniversary, combining class reunions, homecoming, family weekend, and a regatta.
• Wilson Day is day of community service for all incoming university students which include working on neighborhood picnics, voter registrations, painting, landscaping, meal service, and various other service efforts in the community.

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School song

The Genesee: words by T. T. Swinburne 1892, melody arranged by Herve D. Wilkins, 1966.^[25]

Traditionally only the first and third verses are sung at University functions.

Student life

Residences

The majority of undergraduate students at the university live and take classes on the River Campus. Underclassmen are generally required to live on campus while upperclassmen have the option to live off campus. Some graduate housing is provided by the university, but a significant number also live off campus. Housing is provided at multiple locations spread across the several campuses.^[26]

River Campus

River Campus residences house primarily undergraduates, with some graduate students serving as Graduate Head Residents (GHRs). Residences include:

• Fraternity Quad - Made up of nine houses, seven fraternities (Delta Kappa Epsilon, Alpha Delta Phi, Theta Chi, Psi Upsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Alpha Mu, and Delta Upsilon) and special interest housing groups, such as the Community Learning Center and Drama House, maintain housing here.
• Freshmen Housing - Consists of Susan B. Anthony Halls (Gannett, Gates, Hollister, and Morgan), located near Rush Rhees Library; and Hoeing Hall and Gilbert Hall, which are located on the Residence Quad. Freshmen live together in these specially designated residences that tend to feature increased supervision, regulation, and residence-related activities by inclusion of upperclassmen D'Lions and Freshmen Fellows along with Residential Advisers in living areas.
• Hill Court - Upperclass housing consisting of Chambers, Fairchild, Gale, Kendrick, Munro, and Slater houses, which are connected by underground tunnels. This residence area is colloquially known as "Phase" and is the newest residential area on the River Campus (opened in 1969).
• Residence Quad (ResQuad) - Consists of Burton, Crosby, Lovejoy, and Tiernan Halls for upperclassmen, as well as Hoeing and Gilbert Halls for freshmen. Burton and Crosby were the original dormitories on the River Campus, constructed in 1930, while the other four were built during the 1950s. All ResQuad buildings were fully renovated in the 1990s.
• River Campus Towers - Consists of Anderson and Wilder Towers and houses upperclassmen and several Special Interest Housing groups. The formal name for the area is Founders Court, but it is simply called "Towers" by most students.
• Southside - Formerly and colloquially known as the Graduate Living Center (GLC - pronounced "glick"), Southside consists of Valentine and deKiewiet Towers, as well as several "maisonettes," which offer apartment style living to upperclassmen. The residences tend to serve as overflow space for student housing. The residences are located south of the River Campus near the medical center, but house mostly River Campus undergraduate students.

Special Interest Housing floors and Fraternity floors also exist within the residence halls. Special interest housing floors include the International Living Center (ILC), Interclass Living Center (ICLC - Crosby 1), Music Interest Floor (MIF - Wilder 9), Health and Home (Valentine 6), Computer Interest Floor (CIF - Anderson 3), Tiernan Project (Burton 2), and the Film Interest Floor (FIF - Kendrick 1). Delta Kappa Epsilon (ΔΚΕ; also pronounced D-K-E or Deke) is the oldest secret college mens fraternity of New England origin. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Theta Chi (ΘΧ) is an international college fraternity for men. ... Psi Upsilon (ΨΥ, Psi U) is the fifth oldest college fraternity, founded at Union College in 1833. ... Sigma Chi (ΣΧ) is one of the largest and oldest all-male, college, Greek-letter social fraternities. ... Sigma Alpha Mu (ΣΑΜ) also known as Sammy is a college fraternity founded at the City College of New York in 1909. ... Delta Upsilon (ΔΥ) is one of the oldest international, all-male, college, Greek-letter social fraternities and is the first non-secret fraternity ever founded. ...

Eastman School of Music Campus

Housing is provided at the Eastman School of Music campus at the Eastman Student Living Center at 100 Gibbs Street in downtown Rochester. The new building was opened at the corner of Main and Gibbs Streets, replacing the University Avenue dormitories built nearly 70 years earlier. It is a four-story quadrangle and 16-story tower surrounding a landscaped inner courtyard. The Eastman School of Music (also known more simply as The Eastman School, Eastman, or ESM) is a music conservatory located in the United States. ...

URMC and Mount Hope Campuses

Graduate student housing is provided at 4 locations near the URMC and Mount Hope.

• The George Washington Goler House (GHS) immediately adjacent to the grounds of the URMC. It is a high rise apartment building with 321 apartments. The building also houses university community members, including faculty and staff.

• The University Towne House (UTH) is a group-living style, two story building located on the Mount Hope Campus with 60 studios. The building is adjacent to Mount Hope businesses as well as university offices.

• The University Park (UPK) is a complex of two story buildings that include 40 studio, 86 one-bedroom, and 80 two-bedroom unfurnished apartments. UPK is located near the URMC off of Kendrick Road.

• The Graduate Living Center Maisonettes (GLC Maisonettes) are located adjacent to the Southside Apartments (formerly and frequently still called the Graduate Living Center or "Glick") off of Kendrick Road. There are 22 apartments in 7 single story buildings. As of Fall 2007, the GLC Maisonettes are also available to third- and fourth-year undergraduate students.

South Campus

The South Campus has graduate student housing at the Whipple Park (WPK) complex, which features 250 garden apartments and townhouses with ample storage space. WPK also features a park-like setting with large wooded and lawn areas, playgrounds, areas for gardens and low street noise. Some housing is also provided at the River Road complex, which tends to serve as overflow housing for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Students' Association

The interior of Wilson Commons, the primary student union at UR.

The Students' Association (SA) is the primary student governing body and includes most of the student groups at UR. The SA is governed by the SA Senate, President and Vice President, all of whom are elected by the student body. The SA President is advised by a cabinet, which is a volunteer group of students. There is also a judicial branch, composed of the All Campus Judicial Council (ACJC), the members of whom are nominated by an interview committee and approved by the SA Senate. The offices of the SA are located in the Wilson Commons student union. ^[27] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

The Campus Club Connection maintains a full list of all registered student activities groups at UR.

Athletics

UR's athletics teams are called the Yellowjackets. They participate in the Division III of the NCAA and in the University Athletic Association. One exception to this is the squash team, which plays in Division I.^[28] There are also numerous club and intramural athletics groups. Yellowjacket or yellow-jacket is the common name in North America for wasps of the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula. ... Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The University Athletic Association (UAA) is an athletic conference which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Associations (NCAA) Division III. Member teams are located in Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio and New York. ... Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ...

The main athletics facilities of the university are in the Robert B. Goergen Athletic Center and Fauver Stadium on the River Campus, with other facilities located in the Spurrier building (River Campus) and the URMC.^[29][30]

Campus & area transportation

The UR campuses are served by several bus lines of the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RTS). Students with school-issued IDs ride free on a few designated bus lines, including the dedicated campus transportation routes that serve the River Campus, URMC, South Campus and the Eastman Campus. There are also lines that run between the River Campus and local shopping and entertainment in Henrietta and Pittsford. The Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) is a public benefit organization which provides transportation services in the area in and around Rochester, New York. ... Henrietta is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. ... Location map of Pittsford Pittsford is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. ...

Rochester is also served by the Greater Rochester International Airport, which is located a short distance from the River Campus, Amtrak and Greyhound Lines, the latter two located in downtown Rochester. FAA diagram of Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) Greater Rochester International Airport (IATA: ROC, ICAO: KROC) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Rochester, New York. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Greyhound Lines is the largest inter-city common carrier of passengers by bus in North America, serving 2,200 destinations in the United States. ...

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Notable alumni

Nobel laureates

• Steven Chu (B.A. math and B.S. physics 1970), Nobel laureate (1997, physics)
• Vincent du Vigneaud (Ph.D. 1927), Nobel laureate (1955, chemistry)
• Daniel Carleton Gajdusek (B.S. 1943), Nobel laureate (1976, physiology or medicine)
• Arthur Kornberg (M.D. 1941, D.Sc. 1962), Nobel laureate (1959, physiology or medicine)
• Masatoshi Koshiba (Ph.D 1955), Nobel laureate (2002, physics)

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Academia

• William T. Bianco (Ph.D. 1987), political scientist. Dissertation on non-cooperative co-operation. Author of the book American Politics: Strategy and Choice
• Kenneth French (M.B.A 1978, M.S. 1981, Ph.D. 1983), M. Heidt Professor of Finance at Dartmouth College and efficient markets theorist (along with Eugene Fama)
• Jerry Green (B.A. 1967, Ph.D. 1970), John Leverette Professor of Economics and former Provost of Harvard University
• N. Katherine Hayles, (Ph.D. 1977), critical literary theorist
• Zvi Hercowitz (Ph.D. 1980), macroeconomist at Tel Aviv University
• Karen Hitchcock (Ph.D), Principal and Vice Chancellor of Queen's University, Canada
• Susan Hockfield (B.A. 1973), Current President of MIT
• Barbara E. Kahn (B.A. 1974), Vice Dean, Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
• Brian C. Mitchell (Ph.D), President of Bucknell University
• Ivan Sag (B.A. 1971), Professor of Linguistics at Stanford University
• Jose Scheinkman (Ph.D. 1974), Theodore A. Wells '29 Professor of Economics at Princeton University
• Hugo Sonnenschein (B.A. 1961), President Emeritus and Adam Smith Professor of Economics at University of Chicago
• Richard Thaler (Ph.D. 1974), Economist known for pioneering behavioral finance
• Nils Y. Wessell (Ph.D. 1938), President of Tufts University 1953-1966
• Joseph Boyd Martin (Ph.D. 1971), Dean of Harvard Medical School
• Robert J. Dolan (Ph.D. 1977), Dean of University of Michigan Business School (Ross)

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Performing arts

• George Abbott (B.A. 1911), Broadway showman who wrote, produced, and directed Broadway plays, including The Pajama Game (directed), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (directed), and Damn Yankees (co-wrote)
• Frederick Fennell (B.A. 1937, M.A. 1939), conductor, primary figure in promoting the wind ensemble as a performing group
• Renee Fleming (M.A.S. 1983) Grammy winning soprano opera singer
• Robert Forster (B.A. 1964) Academy Award Nominated Actor
• Debra Jo Rupp (B.A. 1974), actress That '70s Show

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Government

• Ruth B. Balser, (A.B. 1969), member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1998 - present)
• Kenneth Keating, U.S. Representative and Senator from New York
• Lawrence Kudlow (1969), Reagonomist of the Office of Management and Budget, CNBC host
• R. Brooks LaPlante, (MBA) Founder/CEO of Doughmakers Gourmet Bakeware and former member of the Indiana House of Representatives
• Dan Rosenthal, (B.A. 1988) Assistant to the President in the White House under Bill Clinton

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Literature

• Francis Bellamy, wrote the original Pledge of Allegiance, published in 1892
• Galway Kinnell (M.A.) Pulitzer Prize winning poet and Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets
• Janet Maslin, Film and Music critic for the New York Times

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Science and technology

• Jason Diamond (B.A., M.D. 1997), plastic surgeon who was featured on the E! Channel series, Dr. 90210
• Robert Dicke (Ph.D. 1939), inventor of lock-in amplifier, and who made contributions to the fields of astrophysics, atomic physics, cosmology and gravity
• Stan Frankel (Ph.D. 1942), Manhattan Project scientist and computer designer
• Edward Gibson (B.S. 1959), former NASA astronaut
• Donald Henderson, M.D. 1954, physician and epidemiologist
• Jay Last (B.S. 1951), member of the Traitorous Eight that founded Silicon Valley
• James A. Pawelczyk (B.S. 1982), NASA astronaut
• Richard Rashid (M.S. 1977, Ph.D. 1980 Computer Science), invented the Mach operating system, currently head of Microsoft Research
• Bruce Schneier (B.S. Physics), computer security expert
• George Sudarshan (Ph.D. 1958 Physics), made contributions to the field of quantum optics and advanced the idea of the theoretical tachyon
• Avie Tevanian (B.A. Math 1983), figure in the development of the NeXT Computer and its successor, Mac OS X at Apple

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Other

• Jeremy Glick, a passenger on United Flight 93 and widely considered to be a hero in the September 11 attacks
• Robert Goergen, CEO of Blyth, Inc.
• Zhe Zeng, a trained emergency technician who lost his life while trying to save others on September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center site
• Gerald B. Zornow, former Chairman of the Board of Eastman Kodak Company

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Notable faculty

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• Stanley Engerman, Economist/Historian served as President of the Social Science History Association as well as President of the Economic History Association.
• Richard Fenno, political scientist and former President of the American Political Science Association
• C.R. Hagen, Professor of Physics
• Robert L. Holmes, Secular pacifist and expert on nonviolent action.
• Steven Landsburg, economist
• Walter Oi, Labor economist, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• H. Allen Orr, Shirley Cox Kearns Professor of Biology
• Michael L. Scott, computer scientist and winner of the Edsger W. Dijkstra Prize in Distributed Computing

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Points of interest

• George Eastman House
• University of Rochester Arboretum

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References

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External links

Official Pages

• University Homepage
• University of Rochester, Office of the President website
• Admissions
• The College Dean of Students Office

Publications

• Campus Times Student Newspaper
• Rochester Review

Community links

• Students' Association (SA)
• RED (Rochester Every Day)

Internet communities

• the University of Rochester LiveJournal Community
• The Hive (UR's student association)
• University of Rochester Xanga Blogring
• URTV Online The University of Rochester's Student Television Channel
• The College's Online Alumni Community
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