University of Rochester

Located in Rochester, New York, USA and founded in 1850, the University of Rochester is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian research institution. A member of the Association of American Universities, Rochester offers degree programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, as well as in several professional disciplines. The University's current president is Joel Seligman, who replaced Thomas H. Jackson as the University's 10th president on July 1, 2005.

Principal units

The University of Rochester has several campuses in Rochester. These include the main River Campus, Medical Center, South Campus, Mt. Hope Campus, the Eastman campus and the Memorial Art Gallery. The university also boasts a library system with more than 3.3 million volumes, including the landmark Rush Rhees Library and the Sibley Music Library.

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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 85 acres. The original buildings of the campus, including Rush Rhees Library, were dedicated in 1930. The main academic buildings are centered around the Eastman Quadrangle, which is formed by Rush Rhees Library, Bausch & Lomb, Dewey, Morey and Lattimore Halls and is widely considered the best landscaped area of the university. Rush Rhees Library, an unofficial symbol of the university, is also home to the Hopeman Memorial Carillon, one of only six in New York and features 50 bells that chime on the quarter hour. During the summer, the carillon features a recital series where various artists perform on the instrument.

Related Topics:
Genesee River - Rush Rhees Library - Carillon

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The majority of undergraduate students at the university live and take classes on the River Campus. Freshman are housed in Susan B. Anthony Halls, Gilbert Hall and Hoeing Hall. Upperclassmen have housing on the Residence Quad, Hill Court (Phase) and the River Campus Towers. Several fraternities and special living groups also maintain housing on the Fraternity Quad. The rest of the fraternities and all sororities live either in Towers or Phase. Upperclassmen also have the option of living off-campus or at the Graduate Living Center, known as GLC (pronounced glick), south of the River Campus.

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Students often congregate outdoors during the warmer months on the various quads. Other centers of student life include the I.M. Pei designed student union, Wilson Commons, Todd Union, Douglass Dining Center and the Goergen Athletic Center.

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Schools

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:College (Arts, Sciences, and Engineering) - External Homepage

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:William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration - External Homepage

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:Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development

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Medical Center

:School of Medicine and Dentistry

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:School of Nursing

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:Strong Memorial Hospital - External Homepage

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:Golisano Children's Hospital

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:Eastman Dental Center

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Eastman School of Music

South Campus

:Laboratory for Laser Energetics http://www.lle.rochester.edu/

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:Center for Optics Manufacturing

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:Center for Optoelectronics and Imaging

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Memorial Art Gallery

Rochester Area Properties

:C. E. K. Mees Observatory (Bristol Hills)

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Students' Association

The Students' Association (SA) is the primary student governing body and includes most of the student groups at UR.

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• SA Homepage
• Campus Times Student Newspaper