At the University of Rochester, we focus on a broad definition of entrepreneurship: the generation and transformation of ideas into enterprises that create value—and that value can be economic or social. More than a discrete set of business skills or practices, entrepreneurship is a calling that can be pursued in many realms of experience and achievement. A core value of American culture, entrepreneurship uniquely combines the visionary and the pragmatic. It requires both individual initiative and knowledge and, through awareness of markets, attention to the needs of others. Entrepreneurship is a way of thinking, an approach to problems, an attribute of mind, and even a trait of character. It is a science and an art; entrepreneurship is a primary way in which a free society grows and improves not only its economy, but its cultural and social life as well.The Center for Entrepreneurship was launched by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation grant awarded to the University in 2003. It was renamed the Ain Center for Entrepreneurship in 2015 in recognition of Mark S. Ain ’67S (MBA) and his wife Carolyn Ain for their visionary leadership and support of entrepreneurial students University-wide. The Ain Center serves to identify and create new partnerships with students, alumni, local businesses, and non-profit organizations; coordinates and publicizes school-based experiences, including courses and signature programming; informs faculty of grant and bridging fellowship opportunities; and encourages collaboration among the schools engaged in entrepreneurship education at the University of Rochester.
The Office of Alumni Relations is dedicated to fostering relationships that engage alumni, parents, students, and friends with the University of Rochester and each other by providing meaningful, innovative, and ongoing opportunities to celebrate community, to learn and grow together, and to promote the mission of the University.
A hallmark of the Arthur Satz Department of Music is that its students can broaden their horizons to encompass not only Western expressions of classical, jazz, and contemporary music, but also the music of other cultures. The department is well served in this by an outstanding faculty that includes nationally and internationally recognized experts in musical theater, popular music, early music, and women composers. Faculty expertise ranges widely from Handel's operas to rock 'n' roll, from the music of black Americans to Kurt Weill, from 12-century composer Hildegard of Bingen to the evolution of popular music in Zimbabwe. At Rochester, students also have opportunities to participate in performing ensembles. Some 400 students play or sing in a dozen musical organizations. Auditions for all of these groups take place during the first week of school. Read more.
The Barbara J. Burger iZone at the River Campus Libraries is located at the University of Rochester. iZone is a collaborative hub where students go to explore and imagine ideas for social, cultural, community and economic impact.
The URMC Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is part of a national network coordinated by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in collaboration with many National Institutes of Health (NIH) centers. Created in 1988, the CFAR program promotes and encourages research activities that enhance collaboration and coordination of AIDS research. The CFAR program emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, especially between basic and clinical investigators as well as behavioral scientists to support translational research. The CFAR program also encourages training and mentoring of young investigators and inclusion of women and minorities.
The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) fosters collaborative leadership among students, faculty, staff, and community partners to discover transformative solutions and create equitable social change in the Rochester community and beyond. The University's Meliora Values are prevalent in all that we do. We believe communities are strongest when their members are active and engaged in community service, civic leadership, and democratic processes. That’s why we start with you. When you better yourself, you also better your community; and when you better your community, you also better yourself. Founded in 2005, the Center for Community Engagement is a unit in the Office of the Dean of Students.
At the Center for Community Health and Prevention (CCHP), the community is our patient. Our focus is on disease prevention and improving access to care, especially for at-risk populations, to prevent health problems before they start. Partnering with the URMC, our research- based interventions range from policy and environmental change planning and advocacy, to community and practice-based programs, which help people maintain healthy behaviors over the long-term. Through CCH programs, we explore the best ways to transform our community into a healthier community: one policy, one program, one person at a time.
The Center for Education Abroad believes that studying abroad is an integral part of the undergraduate curriculum. With careful planning, students in any major, including engineering, may study abroad. We offer programs in more than 40 countries in the fall, spring, and summer terms as well as for the full academic year. Students who are interested in going abroad should attend a general information meeting to get started. After attending an information meeting, students can set up an appointment to meet with an education abroad advisor. It’s never too early to start! Education abroad advisors assist students with researching and applying to study abroad programs, academic planning, transfer credit, pre-departure orientation, and re-entry programming.
Coming up with alternative energy solutions is a complex, global issue that Rochester researchers are addressing from multiple perspectives. Our core research expertise in science, engineering, and medicine forms the foundation for the Center for Energy and Environment. At the center, we focus on developing carbon-neutral technology, understanding the health implications of energy resources, and investigating the impact of global climate change. Our goals are two-fold: To better understand the interactions between dynamic earth systems influenced by energy technologyTo address the human health implications of various energy resources