This week, five of the Eastman School of Music’s nominees for this year’s Grammy Awards will participate in a roundtable discussion about music and performance. Find out more below about this event and how to sign up.
Also in today’s issue:
An update on COVID-19 vaccination availability for University in-person instructors and faculty
Colleagues and students remember Emil Homerin, a professor of religion, who died in December
Faculty and staff can learn how to become a Well-U Champion
Since Monday’s notice in @Rochester, there are five new cases of COVID-19 to report: two River Campus students and three Medical Center Campus students. Please note that the University’s COVID-19 Dashboard is updated daily. Whenever a new case is known, the contact-tracing process begins immediately with confirmed exposures being contacted and required to quarantine.
If you think you’re experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms, it’s important to report them through Dr. Chat Bot immediately. Even if you think your symptoms might be something else—like a cold, seasonal congestion, or allergies—it’s still important to tell University health professionals and contact tracers what you’re experiencing.
Update on COVID-19 vaccination availability for University in-person instructors, faculty
New York State health officials have announced that in-person college instructors/faculty are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. University instructors/faculty teaching in-person this spring who wish to schedule an appointment should complete this New York State screening form as the first step. New vaccination sites are opening this week throughout the state. Instructors/faculty who wish to be vaccinated must sign an attestation at the point of receiving the vaccine stating that they meet the criteria of teaching in-person classes in the coming semester or term.
Althoughin-person instructors/faculty are now eligible to make a reservation for vaccination, demand for vaccines outpaces the state’s current supply. Therefore, the roll-out of the vaccine for educators may bedelayedand appointments may not be immediate.
This Thursday, January 14, at noon EST, join five of this year’s Grammy Award nominees—Gregg August ’87E, Sarah Brailey ’04E, Brian Giebler ’10E, Malcolm Merriweather ’10E (MM), and Maria Schneider ’85E (MM)—for an inspired discussion about music, performance, and the essential role of art and music in their lives and in all our lives. Students, faculty, and staff can register for the virtual lecture here. The event is part of the Experience Rochester series, created to bring the very best of Rochester directly to you. It is presented by the University’s Alumni Board.
Emil Homerin, a scholar of Arabic literature and Islam, remembered
Emil Homerin, a professor and former chair of the Department of Religion and Classics, died on December 26. A leading scholar of Sufi poetry and mysticism, he is remembered by colleagues and students for his enthusiasm and generosity. University flags will be lowered Tuesday, January 19, for Homerin, who joined the Rochester faculty in 1988.
“You can imagine if you’re Bob Dylan and you’re looking back at songs you wrote in the ’60s and ’70s, it may feel like those songs were written by a different person,” says John Covach, director of the University’s Institute for Popular Music. “There may no longer be as much of an attachment.”
Health Professions Questionnaire submissions due February 15
Undergraduates who are applying to medical, dental, or veterinary school in the upcoming 2021–22 cycle may be eligible to receive a Health Committee Letter. Learn more about the Health Committee Letter, the Health Professions Questionnaire (HPQ), and eligibility requirements. Review the instructions carefully before submitting your HPQ, which serves as your formal request for a Health Committee Letter. Access the questionnaire for the 2021 application cycle here. Submissions are due by Monday, February 15. If you have questions about the questionnaire or your application, make an appointment with a Greene Center advisor through Handshake.
Well-U Champions are the reason that wellness reaches so many people at the University. Help make your department a healthier place by signing up to be a 2021 Well-U Champion.
Design renewable assignments
Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 13, the River Campus Libraries will host an hour-long workshop on open educational resources and open pedagogy. Authors from Open Pedagogy Approaches will speak on their chapters, which will cover creating a framework for building renewable assignments. Plus, a University librarian and professor will talk about how they made the required textbook for a physiology course an Open Stax textbook. Register to attend.
'Lunch and Listen' program for Medical Center staff and clinical workers
The next “Lunch and Listen” concert from Eastman Performing Arts Medicine and the Office of Patient Experience takes place today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST. Medical Center staff and clinical workers can join via Zoom to hear artists from the Eastman School of Music, and call in to make requests. This week’s concert features pianist Daniel Kuehler, who has just successfully completed his doctoral exams in piano performance and will graduate in the spring.
Virtual opioid overdose prevention training sessions continue
The Department of Psychiatry’s opioid overdose prevention training is back in 2021, now in an all-virtual format. Participants will learn how to administer Narcan to prevent overdose deaths and, upon completion of the training, receive a free Narcan kit. Training sessions will take place every second Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m. EST as well as the second Tuesday and fourth Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. EST. Sign up online to register for the Wednesday sessions. To register for the Tuesday and Thursday sessions, email Teresa Fox.
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