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From left: Claire Kaiser, Ibrahim Akbar, and Marina May had some fun with a large pile of leaves in the Eastman Quadrangle in 2014. (University photo / Brandon Vick)

They arrived in the fall of 2013 and soon will take their leave as members of the University of Rochester graduating class of 2017. Here is a collection of photos of the Class of 2017 throughout the years, including a video from their very first day on campus.

 


 

Class of 2017: A look back

three students in pile of leaves
From left: Claire Kaiser, Ibrahim Akbar, and Marina May had some fun with a large pile of leaves in the Eastman Quadrangle in 2014. (University photo / Brandon Vick)
student crochets on golf cart
Melissa Becker from the student group SOCKS crochets a golf cart that was used during orientation activities in 2016. (University photo/ J. Adam Fenster)

 

student using machine in fabrication lab
Mechanical engineering student Loudon Blake mills brass replacement parts for the practice carillon in the fabrication lab in Rettner Hall in February 2016. (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

 

Katie Emmons, left, and Elizana Joseph ’17 pose for a photo on “Thank a Giver (TAG) Day” on April 21, 2015. (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

 

student holding sign with handwritten message
Monsurat Fabanwo of Nigeria shares her native language during the “What’s Your Language” event, part of International Education Week in November 2014.  (University photo / Brandon Vick)

 

student climbing rock wall
Miriam Grigsby, with other members of the University Rock Climbing Club, visits the Red Barn Rock Climbing Gym at RIT in February 2015. (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

 

Raaga Kanakam, right, and Sebastian Espinoza, test their device before presenting their final projects for Electric Circuit Theory class in April 2015. The prototype touch sensors could have potential use on the “fingertips” of 3-D printed prosthetic hands. (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

 

student places mic on drum
Matt Manes affixes a microphone on a bass drum in the Rettner Hall recording studio in February 2016. The exercise was part of the audio and music engineering course, Critical Listening and Audio Production. (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

 

student carrying hula hoop
Mara Lanis moves into Susan B. Anthony Hall during move-in day in August 2013. (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)
large group of students listening to a professor speak in a cemetary
Samuel Lerman (foreground) listens as professor Emil Homerin delivers a brief lesson on the Mt. Hope Cemetery’s history. during Wilson Day, the annual freshman day of community service.

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