Show Us Your Town! Christine Branche ’83 and Other Leaders of the Washington, D.C., Regional Network Offer a Guide to an Iconic City
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SENIOR MOMENTS COMMENCEMENT 2018 DOCUMENTING DEMOCRACY Students put a capstone The Class of 2018 Political scientists monitor the on their studies. takes center stage. state of the political system. UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER /MaY–June 2018 Show Us Your Town! Christine Branche ’83 and other leaders of the Washington, D.C., regional network offer a guide to an iconic city. RochRev_May2018.indb 1 6/8/18 2:02 PM A Legacy of Support WHEN NORMA ANDZER AND HER Inspired Stories. late husband, Arnold, updated their estate plan, they asked themselves three key questions: What do we value? Where can we have an impact philanthropically? How do we ensure we will have enough income in retirement? Supporting the Golisano Children’s Hospital was an answer to all their questions. It was important for the Andzers Watch and learn more about what our alumni and to give back to the community they love and to help the youngest and most friends are doing to make the world ever better. vulnerable patients and their families. The Andzers made this happen through everbetter.rochester.edu/exceptionalpeople a provision in their will, naming the University as beneficiary of retirement assets, and funding charitable gift annuities which pay six percent income for life. Through the combination of these gifts, they will provide generous support including the establishment of the Norma and Arnold Andzer Endowed Fellowship in Pediatrics. “We want all children to have healthy and productive lives,” said Norma. Norma Andzer in the Ganatra Family Atrium of the new Golisano Children’s Hospital. Exceptional People. She and Arnold are members of The Wilson Society. They also provide for the Memorial Art Gallery and the Eastman School of Music in their estate. IMAGINE YOUR LEGACY. PLAN TODAY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. To learn more about charitable gift annuities and other planned giving methods, contact the Office of Trusts, Estates & Gift Planning (800) 635-4672 [email protected] • www.rochester.giftplans.org/income Sample Charitable Age 60 65 70 75 80 Gift Annuity Rates Rate 4.4% 4.7% 5.1% 5.8% 6.8% RochRev_May2018.indb 2 6/8/18 2:02 PM Features May–JuNE 2018 38 Senior 30 Show Us Studies Your Town: Washington, D.C. To cap off their senior year More than just the seat of at Rochester, graduating government, the nation’s capital students—such as Danier is a city rich in art and culture, Cooper ’18, whose work foodie havens, and outdoor (above) was exhibited in getaways. Just ask some of the a senior art show on the 4,600 alumni who make it their River Campus this spring— home. By Matthew Dewald undertake projects that showcase their abilities as researchers, scholars, artists, 44 Drawing and community members. a Bright Line Political science professor Gretchen Helmke monitors the state of U.S. democracy. By Sandra Knispel ON THE COVER: Christine Branche ’83, photographed by Stephen Voss for Rochester Review COURTESY OF DANIER COOPER ’18 (PORTRAIT); J. ADAM FENSTER (HELMKE) May–June 2018 ROCHESTER REVIEW 1 RochRev_May2018.indb 1 6/10/18 11:09 PM Departments May–June 2018 3 President’s Page | 4 Letters | 62 Books & Recordings In Review 18 48 Class Notes 6 Thestrals Take Their 54 College Arts, Sciences First Cup . Rochester & Engineering scores a national 56 Working on the Webb quidditch victory. 56 Graduate Arts, Sciences 8 . Kylee Bartlett & Engineering ’19 Wins Third Title Yellowjacket prevails for 57 Eastman School second championship in a of Music row. 58 Dinner with the Coach 10 Look of Laptops 59 School of Medicine Students flaunt some flair and Dentistry with computer graphics. 59 School of Nursing 12 Commencement 2018 A total of 2,500 degrees 59 Simon Business School were awarded this spring. 59 Warner School of 15 A Degree for Frederick Education Douglass University 59 In Memoriam honors abolitionist leader’s legacy. 60 Andrew Kende: A Professor “I Wanted 15 Singer Awards Honor to Learn From” High School Teachers 23 How’s That Again? 50 The World’s a Stage Ho w A graduating senior offers does your experience in 64 Talking Science So 16 Board Elects Two New a primer on campus lingo. the performing arts affect the Public Will Listen Members Alumni named your work in other fields? Madeline Sofia ’16M trustees. 24 Discover Gene exchange, (PhD) helps scientists— flu protection, and other 51 Asking Questions 16 Search for the Next whom the public trusts research news. Robert Khuzami ’79 leads President more than the media an investigation. 26 In Brief New student or elected officials—to 17 Vision and Values leaders and other campus 51 Significant Scholars broaden their reach. Articulating Rochester’s news. Alumni win coveted Gates core principles. Cambridge Scholarship. 28 Sensational Seasons 18 Set Your Calendar All-American athletes and 52 Musical Accolades for Meliora Weekend quarterfinal finishes mark A composer and a flutist Headliners include strong campaigns. win prestigious journalists, authors, awards. analysts, and musicians. 29 Baseball Claims Regular Season Title 53 Leading Light 20 Who’s Telling the Yellowjackets take in- Quantum Truth? Can a new season championship. physicist approach identify those named provost with something to hide? Alumni Gazette at Imperial 21 Ask the Archivist College Was the University a 48 The Staggering Cost London. player in the invention of of Being Black in baseball? America Engineer and businessman Shawn 22 Beyond Medieval Rochester ’97 offers an New initiative highlights accounting. interdisciplinary scholarship. 64 2 ROCHESTER REVIEW May–June 2018 FRAN ROBERTS (O’BRIEN); JESSICA HILL/AP IMAGES FOR ROCHESTER REVIEW (ROCHESTER); DAVID COWLES FOR ROCHESTER REVIEW (SOFIA) RochRev_May2018.indb 2 6/10/18 11:09 PM President’s Page Celebrating Raffaella Borasi Dean has transformed the Warner School of Education during her remarkable two decades of leadership. By Richard Feldman initial mandate was conducting research on urban school reform to develop a na- The remarkable 18-year deanship of the tional model for lifting youths out of pov- Warner School of Education’s leader will erty. Since inception two years ago, CUES conclude this year, providing an opportu- has begun the process of engagement with nity to celebrate a pioneer in the field of other urban schools and community mem- mathematics education and school reform bers to build on the East EPO project and who has served the University for more create a best practices template for urban than three decades. educational reform more broadly. Dean and Frederica Warner Professor Raffaella has overseen Warner’s trans- Raffaella Borasi led the Warner School formation in the last five years into a leader through a period of transformational for Learning in the Digital Age. Warner’s growth and progress. External funding online course offerings, which did not ex- is now almost 10 times today what it was ist before 2013, today number 40, with a in 2001 when she came into her role. In recently expanded initiative to recognize the same period, enrollments have dou- the impact of the “digital revolution” on bled and the number of graduates has tri- the future of education. Changes in the pled. An outstanding faculty has doubled way people access information, create in size. Raymond F. LeChase Hall, the and disseminate knowledge, and commu- 65,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility nicate more generally necessitate changes that houses the Warner School, is a lasting in how we teach, design programs, and as- EDuCaTIONaL LEaDERSHIP: Raffaella testament to Raffaella’s inspiring commit- Borasi is “an innovative leader who leaves a sess learning in more traditional face-to- ment, dedication, and passion for education. significant legacy of accomplishment” as she face classes. Warner is poised to become a Warner has seen numerous instructional returns to the faculty following an 18-year leader in this area. I am delighted that after innovations during Raffaella’s deanship. tenure as dean of the Warner School. she steps down as dean, Raffaella will serve Recognizing untapped opportunities for as founding director of the new Learning in intersections between health care and ed- East High was not easy. A lot of careful the Digital Age Center, with the mission to ucation, she sought out partnerships with thought and deliberation went into fram- harness the power of digital technologies to the School of Nursing and School of Med- ing the substantial curricular as well as be- enhance learning and development for all. icine and Dentistry to create master’s and havioral work we would have to invest in I have worked with Raffaella for 12 years, certificate programs for emerging careers to be able to see measurable progress even and I have always been impressed with her in health profession education. She has after several years. extraordinary commitment to improving overseen a number of collaborative proj- When the University became the Edu- the lives of her students and those of the ects to do health-based research in the cational Partnership Organization (EPO) students throughout the Rochester region. community. To help students excel in de- in 2015, East High School was facing the She is a leader in every sense of the word, gree programs and professionally, she de- threat of closure from the state because of with a clear humanistic vision and dedica- veloped specialized services to support its inadequate performance across numer- tion to developing educators of the future. academic writing and quantitative research ous measures of assessment. This year has Everyone who meets with her comes away methods and provided support services for been our third as EPO, and we are seeing energized by her tenacity and spirit. international students. many indications of demonstrable prog- By so many measures—enrollments, Raffaella’s visionary leadership and de- ress.