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1850 1861

University ofRochester founded

University campus moves to

Prince StreetWomen admitted to

the UniversityMemorial ArtGallery opens

Eastman School of Music established

School of Medicine and

Dentistry foundedInstitute of

Optics founded

The River Campus opens as the College

for Men. Women remain on Prince Street.

George East-man bequeaths $17.6 million to the University

Women come to the River Campus

Three new colleges created: Engineering, Business Administra-tion, and Education

1958

Anderson and Wilder Towers, the first coed residence

halls in the country, opened

Laboratory for Laser Energetics founded

School of Nursing cre-

ated from the Department of

Nursing

Graduate School of Management

becomes William E. Simon School

of Business Administration

School of Education becomes Margaret Warner School of

Education and Hu-man Development

Eastman Dental Center becomes

part of the University’s

Medical Center

Joel Seligman becomes the tenth

president of the University

School of Engineer-ing and Applied Sciences named

after Board of Trustees Chairman Edmund A. Hajim

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In just a few short weeks, you wil l be starting your four years here at t he University. Y ou may be nerv ous about t his new adventure you wil l be embar king upon and unable t o t hink of anything else. Or you may not be: relaxing on t he beach, hanging out in t he sun, and enjoying your summer before co l lege. W hatever you’re feel ing: anxiety or excitement or a l itt le of bot h, we’re excited for you t o get here!

We know you’ve received a t on of forms, surveys, questionnaires, and information packets, and we hope you’ve signed up for ev-erything and f i l led out what you need t o! The Or ientation staf f decided that we wanted t o give you a break fr om the forms about where you’re going t o l ive, what you need t o br ing, and where you’re taking your classes, t o share some coo l facts, hist ory about t he University, l ists of t hings t o do here dur ing the next four years, as wel l as a countdown calendar t o Or ientation.

WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY!

About our mott o, Mel iora...In 1851, t he University adopted its mott o, Mel iora, Latin for “better” wit h t he connotation of “ever bet-ter,” or a bel ief in t he concept that the wor ld may be better by human ef fort , a meaning adopted by the University. One of Rochester’s or iginal faculty members, Asahel Kendr ick, a pr ofessor of Greek fr om 1850 t o 1888, reported ly came up wit h t he mot-t o, l ikely taken fr om the passage in O vid: “V ideo Mel iora pr oboque,” which translates t o “I see and appreciate better t hings.”

About our F lower, t he Dandel ion...Before Azariah Boody donated the land that be-came the Pr ince Street Campus, t he f ield was used as a grazing pasture for his cows. The wel l-ferti l-ized f ield was covered in dandel ions, which made the f l ower an integral part of student l ife. It is rumored that after t he River Campus was completed in 1930, a sentimental graduate made it his purpose t o preserve t he tradit ion by transferr ing a copious supply of puf f bal l seed heads t o t he University’s new home beside t he Genesee.

About t he Schoo l C o l ors...Dandel ion Yel l ow and “Rochester” Blue are t he University’s of f icial co l ors, adopted in 1954. These have not always been our of f icial co l ors; magenta and white, l ight blue and gray, and go ldenr od yel l ow have al l had their t ime as wel l.

About t he C lass Rol l...First-years sign t he class r o l l after C onv ocation on t heir f irst day on campus t o symbo l ical ly join t he University. The class r o l l is housed in Rush Rhees Library and is displayed at C ommencement and class reunions.

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CONVOCATION

Here are some things to do doing your f irst year: Get

lost in the tunnels... Watch a movie in Hoyt... Sled down the hil l behind Sue B... Paint the tunnel under the academic quad...

Enjoy P ittsford Wegmans in al l its glory... Eat at Jay’s Diner after 1 am... Go to a concert at Eastman... Get coffee at Java’s or

Spot... Take a tour of the library tower... Stay up al l night in G leason or I TS... Go to Genesee Val ley Park... Get a Garbage P late at Nick Tahou’s... Tour

Mt. Hope Cemetery... Go to the Little Theatre... Get fresh food at the Public Market... Stargaze in the f ields... Bike the Canal Trail... Go to an a cappel la concert... Watch

engineering students launch pumpkins on Hal loween... Put a scarf or hat on the George Eastman statue... Ice skate at the Genesee Val ley rink... Make snow angels

in Fauver stadium... Fil l Fauver for an athletic event... Get lost in the Medical Center looking for the legendary Med Center cafeteria... Forget your ID while switching your

laundry in Sue B and get locked in the basement... Take over the chairs in Hirst Lounge with friends... Find the crazy graffiti tunnel that connects Sue B and

Spurrier... Build a snowman on Eastman Quad... V isit the George Eastman House... Check out Lake Ontario... Successful ly avoid setting off the f ire alarm while cooking in Sue B... Explore Park Ave... Find the secret elevator in Meliora Hal l... Study in

LeChase... Eat at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que... Pet dogs when P AWS for Stress Relief comes to campus... Nap in the Wel les-Brown Room... Order Insomnia

C ookies... Go to every event during Orientation!

COUNTDOWN TO CONVOCATION C onvocation is l iteral ly a “cal l-

ing t ogether.” C onv ocation at the University of Rochester signals the start

of the academic year and assembles al l elements of the University community: degree candidates and

their famil ies, friends, faculty, deans, of f icers of the University, the trustees of the University, the

pr ov ost , and the president. It marks a stu-dents entry int o the C ol lege and the be-

ginning of their academic journey.

ONEMONTH