Hello there, Welcome to what promises to be an eventful semester. It is great to experience a little bit of a campus whose liveliness stems from the activities of its…

Today's guest post in the New Major Blog Series comes from Venessa Simpson '14.  Venessa writes about being on campus for the discovery of a new major and deciding it was the…

Every semester I tell myself I'm going to have a more chill schedule, take the "normal" amount of credits and not get too over-involved. It literally never works. I started…

Jon Burdick writes the first part of a four-part series (part 2) (part 3) (part 4) on Rochester’s new “test flexible” stance for undergraduate admissions. I’m addressing a four-part blog to…

A bright sunny day on the 22nd of August, 2012 in Rochester, NY . . . The campus was abuzz (quite literally with all the bees around!) with excitement to…

Today's continuation of the New Major Blog Series is written by Emma Caldwell '13 of Webster, NY. Health, Behavior and Society: A New Outlook at the University of Rochester “What do you want…

Back in Rochester! After enduring one of the hottest summers in Korea, I'm looking forward to the chills in Rochester this semester. I usually come to school a week before classes…

Well, it has been a great summer. The volunteers are ready, the stage is set, all that's left is the performance. I'm confident that we will be able to provide…

It is really great to be all moved in back on the residential quad again. I am here already because I will be a Freshman Fellow for Gilbert 4 and…

So I know a lot of incoming freshman and prospective high school students see the terms Freshman Fellow, RA, GHR, D'Lions, Eco Reps, etc. thrown around by staff and current…