International Student
Orientation 2013

Welcome to Rochester, NY

Rochester: the Basics
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“The Flour City”, “The
Flower City”, “The World’s
Image Center”
County: Monroe
Border Lake Ontario
Genesee River
Eastern Time Zone
Population:
City – 210,532
Metro – 1,082,284
 Third most populous city after NYC & Buffalo
Mayor: Thomas Richards

Famous Rochesterians
 George Eastman – founder of Eastman
Kodak
 Visit his house!
 Frederick Douglass
 Susan B. Anthony
 Mt. Hope Cemetery
 Frank Gannet – largest newspaper chain in U.S.

Rochester Companies
 Eastman Kodak
 Bausch & Lomb
 Xerox

Neighborhoods
 Henrietta
 Center City
 “Neighborhood of the Arts”:
East End/Park
Ave/Corn Hill,
South Wedge
 Urban communities:
High Falls/19 th
Ward

Universities
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Rochester Institute of
Technology
University of Rochester
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Eastman School of
Music
Strong Hospital
Monroe Community
College
Nazareth College, St.
Johns Fisher, Roberts
Wesleyan, Bryant &
Stratton

RIT: Major Events
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Brick City Homecoming
 Horton Speaker
 Hockey Games
FreezeFest
 Unification
Imagine RIT

Rochester Festivals
 International Jazz
Festival
 Lilac Festival
 Park Ave Fest
 Cornhill Arts Festival
 Clothesline Festival

Parks
 Genessee Valley Park
 Highland Park
 Cobbs Hill Park
 Ellison Park
 Greece Canal Park
 Manhattan Square Park
& Ice Rink
 Letchworth State Park
 Watkins Glen State Park

Rochester Favorites
 Wegmans
 Abbotts Frozen
Custard
 Nick Tahou’s
Garbage Plate

Museums
 Rochester Museum and Science Center
 Strasenburgh
Planetarium
 Rochester Museum of
Play
 Rochester
Contemporary Art
Center
 Memorial Art Gallery
 Artisanworks

Places to visit…
 Rochester Public
Market
 Genesee River’s
High Falls
 Genesee
Riverway Trail
 Charlotte Beach
 Seabreeze
Amusement Park

Places to visit…
 The Little Theatre
 Marketplace Mall/
Eastview Mall
 Frontier Field
 Blue Cross Arena

Places to visit…
 Seneca Park Zoo
 Canandaigua & the Finger Lakes
 Darien Lake
Amusement Park
 Corning Museum of Glass

Want More Information?
Check out the “Visit Rochester” website http://www.visitrochester.com/