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A Campus of Borrowed Moments

November 11, 2025

Gratitude is rarely ever spoken loud. More often than others, it settles quietly into ordinary moments, such as a walk back from class, a shared meal, a familiar face…

5 Things I Love About U of R

What can I say about U of R? It’s a place I’ve come to know well over the past two years — a place where I built a community and…

Exploring Student Involvement, Diversity, and Leadership at the University of Rochester

February 24, 2025

Getting Involved on Campus Student life is more active than ever, especially with in-person events making a big recovery after the lockdown. Clubs are teaming up more, which makes events…

An Introvert’s Guide to Networking

February 19, 2024

Networking. The thing my dad really wants me to do. Well, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that networking today has a lot more components than…

Life after Rochester

December 27, 2023

“What’s your plan after college?” is a question we encounter everywhere from the family dinner table to waiting for coffee in line at Starbucks. Encountering this question felt very intimidating…

Rochelle Sun

From Senior to Alumna

by Rochelle Sun, Class of 2019 I still remember the blend of anxiety and excitement that I felt four years ago, sitting in the middle of the Eastman Quadrangle as…

6 Tips for College Interviews

October 17, 2018

Walking into Starbucks, I hesitantly sat at the nearest table, waiting for my first college interview. I arrived early, so I ordered a frappuccino to occupy my jittery hands. I…

18 Years in the Making

September 27, 2017

by Celia Konowe, Class of 2021 At age five, I sat in my first lecture hall, in awe of the built-in desks, endless rows of seats, and rotating chalkboards that seemed…

The Waiting is Over—The Excitement Begins

by Craig Plummer ’93 (BA Psychology), ’94 (MS Counseling and Human Development) After graduating from the University of Rochester, I moved with my wife, Stacey (Metcalf) Plummer (’94), to New…

How My Rochester Experiences Helped Me Find a Job

February 3, 2017

January 13, 2017 was a milestone in my life: I received a job offer from Microsoft! When I answered the phone call from the Microsoft recruiter, all of the anxieties and stress…

Meliora Weekend 2016

October 12, 2016

Just over a year into college, I can say that Meliora Weekend is my favorite Rochester tradition. Once a year, alumni, celebrities, and families visit the University of Rochester for…

Graduation Sentiments

On May 15, 2016, the University of Rochester held its annual Commencement and diploma ceremonies for undergraduate students at both the River Campus and Eastman School of Music. I also stayed…