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When more than 1,300 students from the Class of 2020 move in this week, they鈥檒l see a River Campus that鈥檚 undergoing a transformation in more ways than one, with major renovations underway to student spaces.

This summer has been one of the most active construction periods of all time on River Campus. Multiple new facilities and improvement projects are wrapping up, while others are still in progress. With the new academic year starting this week, here is an update on many of the bigger projects on River Campus and what is soon reopening.

Before he became the University of Rochester's youngest president, Alan Valentine played a part in one of the great upsets in Olympic Games history.

This summer, a team of experts, engineers, and facilities crew worked together to painstakingly restore 90 panels of stained glass originally designed in 1928 for Strong Auditorium.

A $1.2 million Talent Search grant from the U.S. Department of Education will enable academic services for upwards of 500 RCSD students each year via College Prep Centers at East High School and Vanguard Collegiate High School.

As dean of graduate studies, Sturge-Apple will continue to strengthen and grow graduate programs, and provide cohesion for graduate studies so that master鈥檚 and doctoral students have a strong connection to AS&E.

The Eastman School of Music, the Eastman Quadrangle, and the Eastman Institute for Oral Health are all named for the Kodak founder, but did you know he also made a mean lemon meringue pie? In honor of what would've been his 162nd birthday, here are a few lesser-known facts about famed businessman and inventor George Eastman.

鈥淭his is a historic moment for everyone who cares so deeply about this University and our future,鈥� said President and CEO Joel Seligman as the Meliora Challenge comes to a close exceeding its initial $1.2 billion goal by more than $168 million.

Based on a two-year review and student input, these changes and enhancements will help ensure that University students needing clinical support can get it easily, effectively and promptly.

University Trustee Robert J. Keegan has committed $1.5 million to create the Robert J. Keegan Endowed Professorship in Pricing, the 100th professorship to be established during The Meliora Challenge.

Karen Sodoma 鈥�02S (MBA), will assist with the transition of leadership in Central Finance with the retirement of Douglas Wylie, associate vice president for financial operations and University controller.

Joining the University from Xerox, Andrews will be responsible for stewardship and management of the University鈥檚 multibillion dollar operating budget.