Talk:University of Rochester
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[edit] To Do List
Well I've done what I can do help improve this article, including a bunch of major reorganizations, new sections, pictures, etc. However, this article is still lacking in some areas, especially the History section. I'm not especially well versed on the university's history and I'm not exactly patient enough to sift through the 39 chapter compiled history of the university, which can be found here [1], to produce a nice encyclopedic section. If anyone is more knowledgeable (and preferrably has a ready list of good sources to cite from), PLEASE expand this section. Oh and any photographers with pictures they are willing to contribute? UR is pretty...some of it anyway:-P. We should try to show it off some. That's all for now, thanks! -Cquan 02:21, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
- I can help with the history...you just need to give me a little bit of time since Spring Quarter just started and I don't know how bad operations management is going to be! Capricorn74 12:08, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] OVERHAUL
ok i just redid A LOT of stuff in the article...hopefully for the better. i really think this should look like a more comprehensive article instead of just a list of figures from the web site, so if anyone else wants to help, PLEASE DO. i've done my best to make a structure that i think should work, so please help fill in the sparse areas.Cquan 00:23, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] ENDOWMENT
The most recent endowment figures are 1.4 billion, here is the link
http://www.rochester.edu/giving/endowment/
editing it with new 2007 figure of 1.77 billion taken from fiscal year 2007 results (http://www.rochester.edu/endowment/) Jamesofur (talk) 01:33, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Campus Setting
We SHOULD be listing both urban and suburban since the eastman school, which is part of UR is in the city, and since the river campus is more suburban.
A recent edit changed the schools surroundings to "URBAN", since the campus is "in the city". Since UR's facilities are a bit spread out, let me clarify:
- The Eastman School of Music campus is definitely URBAN: it's in the middle of downtown Rochester.
- The River Campus, Laser Lab, and Med Center/Strong Hospital--a combination which accounts for the vast majority of the school--are all suburban.
- Memorial Art Gallery is closer to downtown, but I'd still probably call it suburban.
Perhaps we should consider listing both URBAN and SUBURBAN with a footnote? -- Ventura 22:23, 2005 Feb 13 (UTC) Officially, the campus is designated as residential urban / suburban. --Brendotroy 21:29, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
The campus is URBAN try search for SUBURBAN in wikipedia outside city limit not where there are no tall building.It is in the city
actually the suburban article includes areas on the outer periphery of a city. the river campus is less than a mile from henrietta, which is definitely a suburb of rochester. the density of housing and buildings, another factor for distinguishing urban from suburban, is much less around the river campus than it is in the "urban" downtown. the river campus itself is definitely suburban in character since most of the campus isn't permeated with city streets.
[edit] Famous Alumni
Here is a good resource for famous alumni: famous alumni. Will add some that are there, but not on the page, as I get a chance. --Brendotroy 16:16, Mar 13, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Joel Seligman
Um, I think that link needs to be changed... --Briangotts 28 June 2005 19:55 (UTC)
the questionable page is gone now and replaced with a good biographical page. User:Cquan
- ...most of which was plagiarized directly from other websites, so is a copyright violation. I've removed it. Please don't do that. CDC (talk) 29 June 2005 21:44 (UTC)
alright, should be better now.User:Cquan
[edit] info box
I'm not sure how to fix it, but someone should fix the info. box because it doesnt have the president' name lsited and has provost as a category but does not have provost CHarles Phelps listed.
[edit] A useless comment
As a student here I find it necessary to point out that although the official translation is "always better," and nobody on campus bothers to dispute this, "better things" is a more accurate translation of the motto..... Hmm, that is all. ozy` talk 01:19, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
That is not really correct. Meliora is the comparative degree of bonus, which means "good". The literal translation of meliora is, therefor, "better". As Latin scholars know, there is a great deal of liberty which can be taken in translating the Latin language. Therefor, "better things" is not more "accurate" than "always better".
[edit] Us News and World Report
Should we mention that UofR is 32 on US news and world report What section should it be in? --DrewWiki 15:49, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "UR" versus "U of R"
Someone has edited the article to suggest that the school is informally called "UR." Someone else had edited the article to say "URochester." I work for the University and have lived in the city for more than 25 years, and I've only heard folks call it the U of R. Unless I'm completely wrong, we should change this back. Anson2995 02:07, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
- In my experience as an alumnus, I've seen/heard it referred to as both UR, U of R, University of Rochester, but never URochester. Leuko 02:14, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
- I'm an alum as well (the editor in question who changed it back to UR) and I've never heard URochester by anyone or anything related to the university...only UR, U of R or even more informal stuff (the ROC, etc...). The school uses the UR thing very liberally for all sorts of things (example is the annoying and ubiquitous UR slogan campaigns they have for everything). Verbally, U of R is pretty common, if not more common than UR, but in type I've seen UR as the more prevalent abbreviation, examples: UR Research, UR SEAS, UR Here, the student handbook. The only example I can find on google of the university using "URochester" is the page title of the mechanical engineering website: [2]. In light of all of this, I think UR is the best choice for the abbreviation since it's shorter, easier, less awkward and very widely used. Cquan (after the beep...) 03:22, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
I think UR and U of R are equally valid. You hear "URochester" only from incoming freshman that haven't spent more than a weekend on campus. Students tend to come from all over, so using UR or U of R is ambiguous in their home area, and using "university of rochester" sounds pretentious. URochester seems a nice middle ground - too bad it sounds silly. once the students get to rochester, it immediately disappears. I dont think UR and U of R should be a versus thing, both are used equally and I would consider putting both of them there. You hear UR a little more from students, U of R a little more from the community. Goingtoalaska 16:19, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
As a current student I would totally agree with Goingtoalaska UR is much more student used and U of R is used by students but more used by the local community and some staff. Jamesofur (talk) 01:36, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Urban V Suburban
All of a city is Urban suburbs are area with an independent gov. none exist in the 19th ward their own site says The "19th Ward - Urban by Choice" URBAN N8Riley 16:19, 26 Aug 2007 (UTC)
[edit] seal vs. logo
Given that the university has pretty specific rules for the use of its logos (see here for what I mean), I'm not sure that the use of the seal is fair use. With statements like The new graphic identity system is the primary graphic tool for identifying the University of Rochester I think the official logo is the only "legal" image one could use here. Thus, I've replaced the seal. Esrever 01:26, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Housing
does anyone know/ know where to find the amount of people each of the dorms can hold? I was able to find the information for some of the dorms on UR's website, but it would be nice to have the information for all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.151.91.217 (talk) 23:35, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
