Register Now for Meliora Weekend The University’s annual fall celebration—a combination of family weekend, homecoming, and reunions—will take place October 4-7. See award-winning journalist, speaker, and author Soledad O’Brien; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow; innovative multigenre musical group Pink Martini; political commentator and former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele; actress and former Saturday Night Live comedian Nasim Pedrad; and more. Register Now »
Rochester Youth Year Makes an Impact For the past decade, more than 100 graduates of Rochester-area colleges have spent their first year out of school working to alleviate poverty in the local community. They’re part of Rochester Youth Year (RYY), an AmeriCorps VISTA-sponsored fellowship program based at the University’s Rochester Center for Community Leadership. Nine 2017 University of Rochester graduates participated in the program this year. They spent the year working in schools, neighborhood associations, nonprofits, and municipal offices, with the goal of creating, expanding, or sustaining initiatives that alleviate poverty among youth and families in Rochester. Read more » Professions for some and hobbies for others, the performing arts can assert themselves in anyone’s daily life, often in unexpected ways. Learn how three alumni—Brad Orego ’10, ’11 (T5), Angela Kim ’95E, and Mark Perlberg ’78—draw on their arts experiences in their business and technology careers. Read more » The Sounds of the 2018 World Cup While many people were tuning into games, the competition, the drama, and the celebration, Gabrielle Cornish ’13, ’16E (MA) was tracking the sounds of the World Cup. Cornish, a PhD candidate in musicology at the Eastman School of Music, is conducting research in Russia that considers music, sound, and everyday life. Read more and listen here » The Trustees’ Presidential Search Committee (TPSC) is seeking broad input from the University of Rochester community—faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends—on desired attributes and priorities for the University’s next president. Some on-campus forums and listening sessions designed to solicit ideas, hear questions, and understand concerns from the community have already taken place, and more are planned through the early fall. With assistance from the University, Staff, and Student Advisory Committees, the TPSC has also prepared a survey to help guide the search efforts. The link below will take you to a brief survey that poses a few questions and also provides a space to submit free-form comments. The survey, which will remain open until mid-September, is anonymous. The results will be compiled and reviewed by the TPSC and our executive search firm, Spencer Stuart. The TPSC would appreciate your feedback at your earliest convenience. The role of the president is in many ways unique to the institution, and there’s no better way to understand what that role might entail at the University of Rochester than to hear from our community. Thank you for your input. Take the survey » Your Rochester Connections10 LinkedIn Steps to Your New Job Last month, alumna and career coach Sandra Long '79 shared her expertise in a new webinar, "10 LinkedIn Steps to Your New Job." View the entire webinar » Don't miss out on our upcoming webinars! Join the Office of Alumni Relations on the second Wednesday of every month for Career Conversations, a webinar series featuring the expertise and advice of talented alumni career coaches. Learn more and register here » |
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