{"id":617202,"date":"2024-08-25T16:24:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T20:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=617202"},"modified":"2024-08-25T16:36:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T20:36:37","slug":"welcome-week-incoming-students-class-of-2028-617202","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/welcome-week-incoming-students-class-of-2028-617202\/","title":{"rendered":"Boundless beginnings: Welcoming our newest Yellowjackets to Rochester"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>More than 1,400 first-year and transfer students joined the University community to start the 2024\u201325 academic year.<\/h2>\n<p>They\u2019re here\u2014and we couldn\u2019t be more thrilled. The newest members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\">University of Rochester<\/a> student body\u2014including more than 1,400 undergraduate students and nearly 1,600 graduate students\u2014kicked off their academic journeys. In the week or so before classes officially begin, our campuses saw renewed activity as the incoming students moved in, got oriented, and experienced several Rochester traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome home, Yellowjackets!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>We like to move in, move in&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LPLrXMC3Jh8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nOver the course of two days\u2014and with the help of family members, friends, current students, administrators, staff, and faculty\u2014members of the incoming class set up their new homes away from home in the campus residence halls.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_617352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617352\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-617352\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-19_ESM_move-in_0412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-19_ESM_move-in_0412.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-19_ESM_move-in_0412-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-19_ESM_move-in_0412-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-19_ESM_move-in_0412-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-19_ESM_move-in_0412-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-19_ESM_move-in_0412-1680x1120.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-19_ESM_move-in_0412-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-19_ESM_move-in_0412-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-19_ESM_move-in_0412-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-617352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harrison Candelario, a jazz vocal performance major from Floral Park, New York, was one of the more than 140 new first-year undergraduates who moved into the Student Living Center at the Eastman School of Music.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Room with a stadium view<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_617362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617362\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-617362\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_1398.jpg\" alt=\"Dorm room window frames a view of the Fauver Stadium, where football players practice. \" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_1398.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_1398-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_1398-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_1398-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_1398-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_1398-1680x1120.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_1398-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_1398-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_1398-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-617362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Genesee Hall on the River Campus boasts some of the best seats in the house for views of Fauver Stadium, where several of the Division III varsity teams practice and compete. Many of the returning student-athletes moved back to campus earlier in the month.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>All hands on deck<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_617472\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617472\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-617472\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_0920.jpg\" alt=\"A giant rock painted white with the number 28 in blue and handprints in multiple colors all over.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_0920.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_0920-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_0920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_0920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_0920-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_0920-1680x1120.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_0920-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_0920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-20_RC_move-in_0920-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-617472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The giant boulder in front of Susan B. Anthony Halls is painted anew each year to greet our rock star students when they arrive on the River Campus at Rochester.<\/p>\n<h3>A presidential welcome<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_617322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617322\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-617322\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Convocation_0425.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Mangelsdorf speaks at a podium on a raised platform to a crowd of students, families, faculty, and staff during the University of Rochester Convocation.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Convocation_0425.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Convocation_0425-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Convocation_0425-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Convocation_0425-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Convocation_0425-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Convocation_0425-1680x1120.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Convocation_0425-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Convocation_0425-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Convocation_0425-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-617322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Convocation ceremony marks the start of the academic year for our incoming and transfer students. \u201cI am confident you will find many moments of joy in your time at the University of ÌÇÐÄlogo\u201d President Sarah Mangelsdorf told the audience of new students who were joined by family, friends, and supporters.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>On a (class) roll<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-617232\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-Class-Roll_GIF_02_o.gif\" alt=\"GIF of timelapse showing University of Rochester Class of 2028 students signing the class roll at tables set out on the Wilson Quadrangle. \" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" \/>After Convocation, more than 1,200 undergraduate students from the College signed the class roll, a Rochester tradition since 1996. The document is preserved in Rush Rhees Library and displayed at Commencement and class reunions.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A fitting start<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_617312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617312\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-617312\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-16_White_Coat_0670.jpg\" alt=\"Tyler Dzuba smiles while receiving a white coat.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-16_White_Coat_0670.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-16_White_Coat_0670-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-16_White_Coat_0670-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-16_White_Coat_0670-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-16_White_Coat_0670-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-16_White_Coat_0670-1680x1120.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-16_White_Coat_0670-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-16_White_Coat_0670-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-16_White_Coat_0670-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-617312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first-year students at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry marked their entry into the medical profession with the symbolic act of donning a new white coat during the 19th annual Robert L. &amp; Lillian H. Brent White Coat Ceremony.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/news\/story\/a-fitting-start-to-a-medical-career-a-new-white-coat\">School of Medicine and Dentistry\u2019s Class of 2028<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>It\u2019s (candle)lit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_617302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617302\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-617302\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0067.jpg\" alt=\"University of Rochester mascot Rocky poses for a photo with members of the Class of 2028 during the traditional Candlelight Ceremony.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0067.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0067-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0067-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0067-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0067-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0067-1680x1120.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0067-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0067-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0067-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-617302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The annual Candlelight Ceremony convenes the incoming class on the Eastman Quadrangle in the evening to learn about the University of Rochester\u2019s history and traditions.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Eastman Quad City DJs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_617392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617392\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-617392\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0276.jpg\" alt=\"Courtney Thomas and John Blackshear play deejays during the University of Rochester Candlelight Ceremony.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0276.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0276-630x630.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0276-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0276-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-21_Candlelight_Ceremony_0276-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-617392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That is indeed Vice President for Student Life John Blackshear\u2014joined by Courtney Thomas \u201918\u2014on the turntables during the Candlelight Ceremony afterparty. \u201cI love DJing parties and events on campus,\u201d Blackshear told us earlier this year in a Q&amp;A for the alumni magazine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/review-spring-2024-introducing-john-blackshear-607642\/\">Get to know Blackshear.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Community connections<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_617292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617292\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-617292\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_Wilson_Day_0081.jpg\" alt=\"University of Rochester students pour and mix brightly colored paints.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_Wilson_Day_0081.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_Wilson_Day_0081-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_Wilson_Day_0081-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_Wilson_Day_0081-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_Wilson_Day_0081-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_Wilson_Day_0081-1680x1120.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_Wilson_Day_0081-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_Wilson_Day_0081-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_Wilson_Day_0081-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-617292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For more than 30 years, the annual Wilson Day of Engagement has provided our newest students with the chance to get to know the Rochester community through service. Incoming students joined local artist Shawn Dunwoody of Hinge Neighbors in preparing sites for artists to add murals to Bohrer Alley, and worked at the urban farm along St. Paul Boulevard with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Framing frenzy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_617272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617272\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-617272\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-simon-mba-class-of-2026-IMG_59563.jpg\" alt=\"Simon Business School students pose for a group photo with a wooden frame they built. \" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-simon-mba-class-of-2026-IMG_59563.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-simon-mba-class-of-2026-IMG_59563-630x473.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-simon-mba-class-of-2026-IMG_59563-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-simon-mba-class-of-2026-IMG_59563-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-simon-mba-class-of-2026-IMG_59563-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-617272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Colin Lease)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As part of MBA orientation, the Simon Business School\u2019s Class of 2026 grabbed hammers and nails and then teamed up with Habitat for Humanity volunteers to construct the frames for homes that will be built in the Rochester community.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>All the world\u2019s on stage<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_617462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617462\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-617462\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-24_Celebrate_Diversity_-18.jpg\" alt=\"South Asian dancers in brightly colored outfits dance on stage.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-24_Celebrate_Diversity_-18.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-24_Celebrate_Diversity_-18-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-24_Celebrate_Diversity_-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-24_Celebrate_Diversity_-18-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-24_Celebrate_Diversity_-18-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-24_Celebrate_Diversity_-18-1680x1120.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-24_Celebrate_Diversity_-18-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-24_Celebrate_Diversity_-18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-24_Celebrate_Diversity_-18-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-617462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ Matt Wittmeyer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First-year students from the College and the Eastman School of Music came together in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre to celebrate the University of Rochester\u2019s global community in an evening of music, dance, and poetry. Among the student groups that took the stage was Rangoli, a Bollywood fusion performance group.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>R is for Rochester ready<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_617262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617262\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-617262\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_2028_class_photo_0122.jpg\" alt=\"The University of Rochester Class of 2028 forms the letter &quot;R&quot;.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_2028_class_photo_0122.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_2028_class_photo_0122-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_2028_class_photo_0122-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_2028_class_photo_0122-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_2028_class_photo_0122-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_2028_class_photo_0122-1680x1120.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_2028_class_photo_0122-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_2028_class_photo_0122-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/inline-2024-08-23_2028_class_photo_0122-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-617262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ J. 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