Students demand better racial climate at the University
About 150 students and supporters marched peacefully across the River Campus on Friday to demand that “the University of Rochester’s administration implement immediate and lasting changes that will reduce intolerable acts of racism that students of color endure at our University.”
American students from the University of Rochester to discuss Thanksgiving’s history and make full-course Thanksgiving dinner for international students on Monday, Nov. 16
WHAT: An international Thanksgiving on the University of Rochester’s River Campus WHEN/WHERE: Monday, Nov. 16 from 6-8 p.m. THE EVENT: For the fourth consecutive year, the Sigma Delta Tau sorority…
Area ROTC units to take part in annual Veterans Day Joint Service Run to Highland Park Veterans Memorial on Wednesday
WHAT: Veterans Day Joint Service Run WHEN/WHERE: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015 at the University of Rochester’s River Campus and on to the Greater Rochester Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Highland Park…
University of Rochester fraternity and sorority community to host 5th annual Greek or Treat event for city after-school program on Friday, Oct. 30
WHAT: The University of Rochester’s fraternity and sorority community will host 90 students from the “Quad A For Kids” after-school program. Around 25 University chapters will participate. Events include trick-or-treating,…
Zuhal Sultan, founder of the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq, to speak at the University of Rochester’s Interfaith Chapel and Eastman School of Music
WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. (Sanctuary, Interfaith Chapel) and 7 p.m. (Ciminelli Lounge, Eastman Student Living Center) WHAT: Internationally acclaimed musician and peace activist Zuhal Sultan will speak…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Local children to apply research and robotics and explore recycling in FIRST® LEGO®  League TRASH TREK Challenge at University of Rochester on Saturday, Sept. 12.
WHAT: Creativity and science come together at the FIRST® LEGO® League TRASH TREK season kickoff event at the University of Rochester. More than 150 teams from the region will…
Summer internships enrich the undergraduate experience
Students are coming off interesting summer internships, where they gained real-life experience in fields they hope to pursue after graduation.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Nearly 1,300 freshmen forming the Class of 2019 will move into the University of Rochester’s River Campus
Freshmen and their parents from all over the country will arrive on River Campus on Tuesday, and be greeted by student volunteers who will unpack vehicles and bring luggage up to each student’s dorm.
Save the dates: Move In Day and Wilson Day at the University of Rochester
As students return to the University of Rochester campus later this month, two scheduled events may be newsworthy: Tuesday, Aug. 25 is Freshman Move In Day. Thursday, Aug. 27 is Wilson Day, a day of community service for incoming University students.
Jane McGonigal, world-renowned designer of alternate reality games, to speak
The game designer and author will speak to 200 elite high school students from 20 nations staying on the River Campus as part of the International Baccalaureate World Student Conference.