Fall leaves frame the tower of Rush Rhees Library on River Campus.

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Spring lights up the trees and grounds surrounding the Computer Studies Building and Robert B. Goergen Hall for Biomedical Engineering and Optics.

In spring 2008, a new Yellowjackets mascot, Rocky, made his debut at a packed basketball doubleheader. The Yellowjackets won both games in overtime.

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Students, families, and friends fill Eastman Quadrangle for the 158th College Commencement ceremony.

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The River Campus at the University of Rochester falls in a scenic bend in the Genesee River.

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Strong Memorial Hospital is consistently recognized as one of the best in the nation, with signature programs in cardiac care, cancer care, neurology, orthopedics and pediatrics.

The World Music Series at the Eastman School of Music.

The atrium in Wilson Commons, the student union building designed by architect I.M. Pei.

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The Omega EP laser facility comprises a new set of four ultra-high-intensity laser beams that will unleash more than a petawatt -- a million billion watts -- of power onto a target just a millimeter across.

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Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

The College’s music department offers a musical theater workshop for students bitten by the theater bug.

The College’s Morey Hall is one of the Greek Revival-style buildings that line the Eastman Quadrangle.

Undergraduates participate in research across all disciplines and departments in the College.

The Interfaith Chapel was built in 1970 as a bold signal of University commitment to diversity. As the words above the entrance suggest, it was to be "a house of prayer for all people" to celebrate their religious traditions and spiritual practices.

Students celebrate during the Commencement ceremonies.

Mela is an annual student-run show celebrating the music, art, and culture of South Asia.

A student plays guitar outside Wilson Commons.

The University’s a cappella ensembles are among the best in the nation. The Yellowjackets celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2006.

Of the more than 700 performances presented each year by the Eastman School, many are by Eastman’s student ensembles.

Established in 1990, the International Theatre Program presents four major productions every year.

Students describe the Math 170 calculus honors sequence, a two-year series taught by the same professor for the entire four semesters, as something akin to epiphany.

Men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are among the 20 varsity teams at the University.

Designed in the 1920s and opened in 1930, the Rush Rhees Library building has stone owls perched around the tower and above the cornice. Owl symbols are a tradition for many libraries because of their association with wisdom.

Rush Rhees Libary facade.

The dandelion has been the official flower of the University for the better part of 150 years. Legend has it that the floral emblem was adopted in honor of the prolific plants that dotted the cow pasture that was to become the first campus on Prince Street.

Dandelions.

Dandelions.

Composer and trumpeter Rachel Kincaid ’08E is the latest Rochester alumnus to receive a Marshall Scholarship, which she will use to study in the United Kingdom and write music that she hopes will move her audience to confront social ills.

The Eastman Quadrangle is named for University benefactor and Eastman Kodak Company founder, George Eastman. The centerpiece of the River Campus, the "Quad" is the academic home of the College, defined by the original River Campus buildings -- including the landmark Rush Rhees Library -- that were opened to students in 1930.

Rush Rhees Library.

The dome of this majestic building, the University's central library, is the institution's unofficial symbol and a community landmark.

The Grand Staircase and Statue of Industry in Rush Rhees Library.

The restored Roger B. Friedlander Lobby in Rush Rhees Library.