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HAJIM SCHOOL OF RIVER CAMPUS
ENGINEERING LIBRARIES
$430,307 $312,186
• Financial aid played an important role in • The Libraries opened Studio X, which is the hub
recruiting the best and the brightest students. for extended reality at the University of
Over the past decade, undergraduate classes in Rochester and fosters a Community of cross-
engineering and applied sciences have more disciplinary collaboration, exploration, and peer-
than doubled in size. to-peer learning that lowers barriers to entry,
• Donor support made it possible for students to inspires experimentation, and drives innovative
attend a number of national conferences for their research and teaching in immersive
professional societies, including (but not limited technologies.
to) the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), the • After nearly 15 years of constant use, the
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), the Gleason Library received upgrades that align
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers with current student needs and the safety
(SHPE), and the Society of Asian Scientists and guidelines and requirements resulting from the
Engineers (SASE). pandemic. It is the only 24-hour, 7-day-per-week
• Students gained valuable experience by secure space on campus for students to gather
participating in research, internships, and global and study.
experiences. Research provides students the • Student interns receive an enriched learning
chance to develop creative and analytic skills experience that helps prepare them for the next
that enhance their problem-solving abilities; stage of their lives. Funding helps provide
internships allow students to put into practice internships for students in iZone, Studio X, Rare
what they learn in the classroom in real-world Books and Special Collections, the Robbins
scenarios; global experiences broaden students’ Library, and other areas throughout the River
perspectives. Campus Libraries.
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