In Photos

President Joel Seligman and students Antoinette Esce '15 and Russell Rosenkranz '15 ring a replica of the bell used by Martin Brewer Anderson, the university's first president, to signal class changes.

Vice President and University Dean Paul Burgett leads the incoming freshman class in their first singing of the alma mater -- with the help of the University's a cappella ensembles -- at the annual Convocation ceremony.

Assistant track coach Jay Petsch is doused by football players Jordan Golinowski '15, left and Farid Adenuga '16. Fifteen members of the Athletic Department took part in the Ice Bucket Challenge on Aug. 19, and supported research into ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease.

F-16 fighter jets of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are seen in the skies over the Interfaith Chapel during a practice session for the Rochester Air Show.

Neil Varon, professor of conducting and ensembles at the Eastman School, directs Luca Antonucci of Watertown, MA on the Kodak Hall stage during the Summer Conducting Institute. During the intensive five-day program, each young conductor has the opportunity to rehearse with Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra musicians,

A rainbow forms over Cutler Union at the University of Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery.

A dogwood tree blooms in the courtyard of Rush Rhees Library.

Jamal Rossi, dean of the Eastman School of Music, reminded graduates that "with great power comes great responsibility ... You not only have the power to transform lives, you have the responsibility. You have to make a difference in the community and in the people in those communities. Use your music to enrich your communities.” He concluded his address by saying, “There’s a little Spider-Man in all of us,” referencing the filming of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in front of Kodak Hall last summer.

Sun shines through the skylights of the Robert B. Goergen Hall for Biomedical Engineering and Optics.

Students mark the end of the semester with Dandelion Day celebrations on the quad.

Rochester artist Thievin' Stephen works on a mural in Rettner Hall as part of Day of the Arts 2014: Street Art, a two-day series showcasing movement, dance, and art executed outside of traditional art venues.