Rochester 101International Student
Orientation 2013
Welcome to Rochester, NY
Rochester: the Basics“The Flour City”, “The
Flower City”, “The World’s Image Center”
County: MonroeBorder Lake OntarioGenesee RiverEastern Time ZonePopulation:
City – 210,532Metro – 1,082,284Third most populous city
after NYC & BuffaloMayor: Thomas Richards
Famous RochesteriansGeorge Eastman –
founder of Eastman KodakVisit his house!
Frederick Douglass
Susan B. AnthonyMt. Hope
CemeteryFrank Gannet –
largest newspaper chain in U.S.
Rochester CompaniesEastman Kodak
Bausch & Lomb
Xerox
NeighborhoodsHenriettaCenter City“Neighborhood
of the Arts”: East End/Park Ave/Corn Hill, South Wedge
Urban communities: High Falls/19th Ward
UniversitiesRochester Institute of
TechnologyUniversity of Rochester
Eastman School of Music
Strong HospitalMonroe Community
CollegeNazareth College, St.
Johns Fisher, Roberts Wesleyan, Bryant & Stratton
RIT: Major EventsBrick City Homecoming
Horton SpeakerHockey Games
FreezeFestUnification
Imagine RIT
Rochester FestivalsInternational Jazz
FestivalLilac FestivalPark Ave FestCornhill Arts
FestivalClothesline Festival
ParksGenessee Valley
ParkHighland ParkCobbs Hill ParkEllison ParkGreece Canal ParkManhattan Square
Park & Ice RinkLetchworth State
ParkWatkins Glen State
Park
Rochester FavoritesWegmansAbbotts
Frozen Custard
Nick Tahou’s Garbage Plate
MuseumsRochester Museum
and Science CenterStrasenburgh
PlanetariumRochester Museum
of PlayRochester
Contemporary Art Center
Memorial Art GalleryArtisanworks
Places to visit…Rochester
Public MarketGenesee River’s
High FallsGenesee
Riverway TrailCharlotte BeachSeabreeze
Amusement Park
Places to visit…The Little TheatreMarketplace Mall/
Eastview MallFrontier FieldBlue Cross Arena
Places to visit…Seneca Park ZooCanandaigua &
the Finger LakesDarien Lake
Amusement ParkCorning Museum
of Glass
Want More Information?
Check out the “Visit Rochester” websitehttp://www.visitrochester.com/