About Dan Cohn

Office: Deputy Speaker of the Senate
Class Year: 2012
Major: Health, Behavior, and Society, Biology (minor), Philosophy (cluster)
Hometown: Northfield Center, OH
Involved in on campus: College Curriculum Committee, Meridian Society, Community Outreach Volunteer at the Rochester AIDS Community Health Center, Public Health Undergraduate Committee (C. Drew), URSHAC, Piano Lessons at the Eastman School of Music
Favorite thing about Rochester: Let’s face it; it’s impossible to find a student who isn’t passionate about something, whether within or outside the world of academia. Our freedom to be passionate about something – anything – is what makes Rochester so special.

Hey, my name is Dan Cohn (my brothers call me Big Nose, so I guess that's alright too). I'm from a little township in Ohio you've never heard of called Northfield Center. At home and on campus, I enjoy lounging around, especially outdoors. On the weekends at Rochester, I like hanging out or taking the shuttle over to Eastman and causing a ruckus in the city. I hadn’t heard much about UR until I visited. My jaw actually dropped when I first walked up the steps to the Eastman Quad. I was shocked at how pretty the campus was. And when I learned about everything Rochester had to offer, my gut told me this was the perfect school for me. After a year at Rochester, I cannot imagine attending any other school. My most meaningful extra-curricular activity on campus is the SA Senate. Senate meetings begin at 9pm and can sometimes last until 2 or 3 in the morning. It can be really difficult to sit and argue for six hours straight, but I know that, in the end, we do it for the good of the student body. I wouldn’t have it any other way. If you ever see me around campus, please say hi and introduce yourself. After all, strangers are friends you have yet to meet.

You can contact Dan at daniel.cohn@rochester.edu.

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