University of Rochester Campus

Here's a sneak peak of my classroom where I attend "Modern American Poetry" class. Eastman students are required to fulfill one humanities class per semester. Eastman offers special English Literature, language, film studies, art, and history classes, but students can fulfill this requirement with almost any class at the University of Rochester!

Sit on the Quad, and watch the students pass!

Ada takes you on her favorite walk, from the freshman quad dorms, through Wilson Quad to Douglass dining dining center! During the walk, she discusses which dining halls freshmen tend to gravitate to. !here_should_be_iframe! <iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/streetview?key=AIzaSyDdyNxaQBOZo1XeMHjcotBK0uAFJa0VL0M&location=43.12923830162332,-77.63088945701861&heading=270&pitch=0&fov=35" width="600" height="450" frameborder="0" style="border:0" allowfullscreen></iframe> !here_should_be_latitude! 43.12923830162332 !here_should_be_longitude! -77.63088945701861

I am on the top floor of wilson commons, showing you the view from the top.

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In this video, I will be touring one of our main dining halls on campus - "The Pit."

Ada gives you a look at the sketchier tunnels that they won't show you on the tours, but that most students use on a daily basis. !here_should_be_iframe! <iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/streetview?key=AIzaSyDdyNxaQBOZo1XeMHjcotBK0uAFJa0VL0M&location=43.12792139813306,-77.62879463983393&heading=270&pitch=0&fov=35" width="600" height="450" frameborder="0" style="border:0" allowfullscreen></iframe> !here_should_be_latitude! 43.12792139813306 !here_should_be_longitude! -77.62879463983393

Meal swipes grant you access to the dining halls, either Danforth or Douglass. As a freshman, you will have unlimited swipes! That’s like unlimited food! The dining halls open at 8:00 am for breakfast (Douglass on weekdays, Danforth on weekends). Lunch usually lasts from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm while dinner takes place from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. You can swipe into a dining hall as many times as you would like during these times. There are a few other uses for swipes. At Meliora Grab and Go, you can use one swipe for a sandwich, salad, parfait, or soup with a fruit, drink, and a cookie. At the Pit, you can use one swipe for pizza, salad bar, or grill items from 8:00 to 10:00 pm. At Rocky’s, you can use one swipe for a sandwich, a drink, and a bag of chips from 8:00 to 10:00 pm. You get about seven guest swipes as well for visitors. So the negative of swipes are the restrictions on variety and the restrictions on time.

Many of our volunteers help us advance the University’s mission in the spirit of philanthropy. Donors who support the University of Rochester or one of its schools or units share a common characteristic—the desire to make a difference. We have a number of opportunities that offer volunteers a chance to share the story of why they give, promote giving opportunities via social media, thank donors, and more.

Welcome to my Campus Reel video tour of the University of Rochester! Hopefully, these videos will give you a sense of what it is like to go to school here. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at dbeisenb@u.rochester.edu

Haitham shows a little bit of view of the Great Hall of Rush Rhees Library.

I talk to Josh about life at Eastman!

There are many reasons why I came to Rochester, including its mixed liberal arts and technical education, its location, and its vibe.

Eastman's dorm is officially called the Student Living Center, but everyone calls it the SLC. It's right across the street from Eastman and about a three minute walk. I can get from my room to my theory classroom in less than five minutes!

Here's an aerial view of Eastman campus from the 14th floor lounge of the Student Living Center. This is a tranquil place to do homework and gaze out the wall of windows and admire Eastman in all of it's glory. What a great view of downtown Rochester!

Eastman's Student living center has a cool courtyard in its center. Special events are held here! Student clubs have hosted badminton games, provided items to tie-dye shirts, and during a winter celebration there is an ice sculpture placed out here.

I run into Claire as she lounges in the 14th floor lounge of the Student Living Center.

The Miller Center is home to three classrooms, the Eastman bookstore, and the Registrar and Financial Aid offices. On a non-Eastman related note, this building also is home to an architecture firm, a fair trade gift shop, a venue used for events such as performances and weddings, an upscale restaurant, and a cafe named Ludwig's, which students often frequent.

I talk with Jordan about life at Eastman!

Check out my best friend Claire's dorm room on the 11th floor of the Student Living Center tower! Claire is into health and fitness loves making her own recipes. She does so with access to the student kitchen in the basement, her lounge's microwave, and her beloved blender. She has great views of Eastman buildings and Main Street! Don't you love our acting skills?

The Annex Building is home to classrooms, practice rooms, rehearsal spaces, and the Ensemble office. Piano practice rooms equipped with grand pianos are on the 2nd and 6th floors of the annex and in the basement. Here we will take a look at at a practice room for moderately sized string and wind instruments found on floors 3-5. There are classrooms on the 6th, 7th, and 9th floors and percussion practice rooms and a blackbox theater on the 8th.

Come with me to my theory class! This is my fifth and final semester of theory! Hooray! We composed brief pieces based on post tonal music composition techniques for our classmates to sight read. Almost every classroom at Eastman can be reserved online for rehearsals for your chamber groups, solo practice, or just plain studying.

Here's a street view of the Eastman Campus. It's pretty great being downtown, immersed in the city with lots of Rochesterians going about their daily lives. It's fun to get the college experience while living in a bustling place full of non college kids! By the way, there are many trendy coffee shops to choose from in this area!