University of Rochester Libraries (URL) gifted seed funding to support 13 enterprising students and alumni who successfully pitched innovative projects last semester.
Through the Make It Happen Grant Program, the URL awarded grants from $500 to $1500 to undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni who sought support for projects ranging from social entrepreneurship to artistic pursuits.
University of Rochester Libraries, in collaboration with guest curators Barbara Tepa Lupack and Alan Lupack, have undertaken an ambitious project to explore the King Arthur legends and the impact on popular culture, art, and literature.
Drawing from the Lupack’s collection, “Visualizing Camelot” is a year-long exhibition of more than 350 items related to the Arthurian legend that celebrate the ongoing appeal of the Arthurian legend, especially in England and America.
“I’ve listened to prospective authors gush over their projects, learned about what factors cause the press to accept or reject manuscripts, spread the word about the press to dozens of university libraries and departments, scoured manuscripts for errors in grammar and formatting, created lists of keywords for scores of books” explained rising junior, Natalie Opdahl, who worked at the UR Press this summer. “And learned more about British plastic surgery during World War II than I had ever imagined I would.”
Gleason Library is the only non-residential study space on the River Campus that’s open 24/7 during the academic year. Students can be found cramming for tests and utilizing the reservable project rooms at all hours of the day, especially during finals season.
In the five years since University of Rochester Trustee Carol Karp ʼ74, Pʼ11 and Victor Glushko P’11 created the Carol and Sarah Karp Library Fellows Program, they have helped 19 students enhance their academic experience in River Campus Libraries and prepared them for their chosen careers.
Emmie Lin ’26 is a double major in computer science and digital media studies. She is from NYC, and works at studio X as a XR Specialist. Her hobbies include digital and physical art and they are a cat person.
Liam O’Leary is the XR developer for Studio X. He is passionate about development in the field of XR and making immersive experiences that are engaging and fun. Liam graduated from U of R with a Digital Media Studies degree in 2023. Liam loves listening to music, drawing, and making his own VR games in his spare time.
The Ask the Archivist column in the Spring 2024 Rochester Review explored the history of student honor codes, and James Diez's responsibility in spearheading the unsuccessful 1964 student honor code. You can read the article here.
Honor codes have been proposed -- but rarely accepted -- by University of Rochester students for over 100 years. Here are a few examples:
