What you need to know about spring semester visitors and guests on campus
In alliance with current health directives from New York State, the University’s Coronavirus University Restart Team has updated guidance for visitors and guests on campus for the spring semester. Find out more below.
Also in today’s issue:
The next AlertUR test is scheduled for February 11
Undergraduates from Rochester’s athletic teams are sharing a bit about themselves in the ‘How I Got Started’ series
The University community is being asked to help shape the future of the Warner School of Education
Since Wednesday’s notice in @Rochester, there are three new cases of COVID-19 to report: two River Campus students and one Medical Campus student. 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.
It’s extremely important for the health of the University community that individuals continue to adhere to the face masking and social distancing protocols. Even as some individuals are now receiving their first or second dose of the vaccine, these practices to prevent the transmission of the virus cannot be relaxed.
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.
Guidance on spring semester guests and visitors
The University’s Coronavirus University Restart Team (CURT) is providing guidance on the policies for visitors and guests on campus for this spring semester. These updates align with current health directives from New York State and will stay in effect until further notice. Read the updated guidance here.
Additionally, while some summer programs have already been canceled or moved online, many University campus programs fill important academic, research, and community needs. Therefore, the Committee on Academic Practices (CAP) will assess conditions on February 15 and again on March 15 and make recommendations regarding summer programs on an individual basis.
AlertUR test set for February 11
The spring semester test of AlertUR will be on Thursday, February 11, at 6 p.m. EST. AlertUR is the emergency notification system for the University, including the Medical Center. In the event of an emergency, alerts are sent by voice, text, and email message. The purpose of the test is to activate the AlertUR system and check that you can be reached immediately. Before the February 11 test, students and employees should review their contact information at https://alert.rochester.edu; sign in with your NetID and password to verify the fastest method for reaching you. This is also a good time to add a cell phone number. Employees with a NetID who do not have a University email address may enter a personal email or phone number to receive emergency alerts. The test will not disrupt scheduled activities. For more information on AlertUR, visit tech.rochester.edu/faqs/alertur-faqs.
Help shape the future of the Warner School of Education
A new Warner School initiative—aimed at reimagining how the school conducts research, connects with the community, prepares practitioners and researchers, focuses on equity and inclusion, structures its organizational environment, and makes an impact—encourages all students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the Warner School and the University, and members of the Greater Rochester community to submit their ideas for what they think the Warner School’s strategic priorities should be in these six areas. Submit your ideas by March 1. Learn more here.
Flags will be lowered for Elizabeth Hulme
University flags will be lowered Tuesday, February 16, for Elizabeth Hulme, a registered nurse in critical care nursing, who died on January 13. Hulme joined the University in 2001.
Mical Raz, the Charles E. and Dale L. Phelps Professor in Public Health and Policy and an associate professor of history and of clinical medicine, joins BBC Radio for a program on the horrors and history of lobotomies.
Undergraduates from Rochester’s athletic teams share a little about their athletic, academic, and personal backgrounds. New profiles are added each day on the Athletics website. Recent profiles include
Chris Bushnell ’23, whose time in the 100-yard backstroke is the fourth best in school history, talks about how he became interested in swimming
Anna Cook ’21 talks about how she developed a deep appreciation of swimming
Terry Cook ’21, who holds the University record in the pole vault in both indoor and outdoor track and field, discusses what it takes to be lifted more than 15 feet off the ground.
Sean Finnerty ’23 shares why he loves swimming, especially distance events
Zoe Fortin ’22 shares the process for finding success in the triple jump and long jump events
Sophie Lever ’23, who had a dynamic season as a first-year diving competitor, talks about her athletic career
Kudzai Mbinda ’22, who says he enjoys sprint races, discusses why preparation is so important in racing on the track
Grace Messina ’21 talks about why balance is important—in track and field throwing events and in academics
Virtual information session with Warner School admissions
Join Warner School of Education admissions at a virtual information session for University undergraduates on Friday, February 5, from noon to 1 p.m. EST to learn more about graduate programs in counseling, educational leadership, education policy, health professions education, higher education, human development, online teaching, program evaluation, and teaching. The next application deadline is February 15. Contact Warner School admissions with questions. Learn more and register here.
Are you struggling with debt? Join Well-U and UR Medicine EAP for a presentation on Tuesday, February 9, at noon EST, and learn how to take charge of your debt and work toward a debt-free lifestyle. The presentation is provided by the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Rochester. Register here.
Medical Center faculty, Anthony Fauci to discuss coronaviruses on TV program
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will join David Topham, the Marie Curran Wilson and Joseph Chamberlain Wilson Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Lou Papa, a professor of clinical medicine, for a discussion of coronaviruses, a family of viruses that cause illnesses like the common cold and COVID-19. Tune in to the health care program “Second Opinion” at 8 p.m. tonight, February 4, on WXXI-TV.
Virtual performance features film and music collaborations
The Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media—under the direction of Mark Watters, an associate professor of contemporary media and film composition at the Eastman School of Music—presents “Visual Music 3.0: An Evening of World-Premiere Film and Music Collaborations,” on Thursday, February 11, at 7:30 p.m. The performance will be streamed live at esm.rochester.edu/live and will be free to view. The stream will start approximately 15 minutes before the event.
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