University Notebook

Leaders Named to Key Posts

Adrienne Morgan ’13W (PhD) has been named vice president for equity and inclusion and Richard Feldman Chief Diversity Officer.

A senior associate dean for equity and inclusion for the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Morgan had served as interim vice president and chief diversity officer since August 2022. She will continue her role at the medical school.

Stephen Dewhurst has been named vice president for research, after serving in an interim role since 2021. He will also continue to serve as vice dean for research at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, a position he has held since 2013.

Nicole Sampson, who has served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook University, has been named the Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences. Also appointed as a University Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Sampson joins the University in August.

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Campus Pollinators

A student-led effort to establish habitats for pollinating insects and reduce the use of pesticides has earned the University a certification from a national organization as a Bee Campus USA.

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation officially added Rochester to its roster this spring after work spearheaded by Zoë Bross ’23, an environmental studies major, who rallied fellow students along with faculty and staff on the project.

As part of the effort, about 150 students, faculty, and staff volunteers helped plant a new pollinator garden this spring, adding to several that have been created on campus.

“Pollinators keep plants alive and are the very reason we have the food we eat,” says Bross. “But bee populations are threatened because of human activities, like climate change, urbanization, and pesticide usage. That makes pollinators a keystone group for everything we need and use in the world.”

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National Honors

Andrés Arocho González ’24 has been selected to receive a Truman Scholarship—the top scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the United States.

The political science major from San Juan, Puerto Rico, was one of 62 students selected by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation from 705 candidates representing 275 colleges and universities.

The recipients were nominated by their institutions and recommended by 17 independent selection panels based on their academic success, leadership accomplishments, and likelihood of becoming public service leaders.

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Lens Flair

Students share photos from around the world as the annual Education Abroad Photo Contest returns.

As academic programs around the world resumed from pandemic restrictions over the past 18 months, so has the Center for Education Abroad’s annual photo contest. The friendly competition showcases images taken by students who participate in some of Rochester’s more than 100 international education opportunities.

Sponsored by the center, this year’s contest was open to all students who took part in education abroad programs between fall 2021 and fall 2022.

Similarly, the International Services Office administered a photo contest for international students who turned their lenses on their experiences in the United States.

Here are the Grand Prize–winning photographs from each contest.

Grand Prize: Education Abroad

Entered in the Epic Selfie category

Giovanni Correa-Quinones ’24, an entrepreneurship and dance studies double major from Coamo, Puerto Rico. The photo was taken at Petra, Jordan, during the Semester at Sea program.

Grand Prize: International Services Office

Entered in the International Culture category

Adarsh Kumar ’25, a computer science major from Bhabua, India. The photo was taken at the University’s Cultural Night.

More images and other information about the contest.