The University approaches sustainability from a grassroots perspective, addressing each of the pillars of society, environment, and economics in some ways that are not apparent. This month’s Go Green blog from University Facilities and Services provides a history of sustainability at Rochester, and beyond.
in today’s issue:
Communications teams across the University received top marks for their work at this year’s PRism Awards ceremony
Details for faculty and staff on this year’s one-time vacation payout
Two opportunities to attend live outdoor concerts this week
University students: please remember to upload your proof of COVID-19 vaccination to the UHS secure portal.
Communications projects earn PRSA recognition
Work by communications teams across the University received top marks at this year’s PRism Awards ceremony, the annual celebration of excellence in communications sponsored by the Rochester Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Altogether, Rochester received eight awards, four for University Communications and four for Medical Center Communications.
“It’s a reasonable question to ask, has the Earth been visited in its 4.5-billion-year history,” says Adam Frank, the Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. If we discovered obvious signs of life on nearby exoplanets, we would send probes, he says. “Looking for artifacts [close to home] is a reasonable approach.”
Last year, University leadership announced changes to the vacation policy so that employees could roll over one-and-a-quarter (1.25) year’s annual vacation accrual for 2021, recognizing that the pandemic made it difficult for many to take time off. In 2021, vacation balances are continuing to build, with staff using fewer vacation days than in a typical year. To ensure that staff benefit from unused vacation time, the University will implement a one-time vacation payout at the end of 2021. All staff through pay grade 98 will receive a payout of up to 60 hours of unused vacation for time accrued above 1.25 of their annual vacation accrual. Learn more.
The Eastman Community Music School will present a free concert of Brazilian Choro performed by Rosa Boemia on Thursday, July 29, at 12:15 p.m. EDT. The concert will take place outdoors at St. Joseph’s Park on the corner of North Clinton and Pleasant Street in Rochester, and is presented with partners from the Landmark Society of Western New York.
Presented by the Memorial Art Gallery in partnership with Rachel DeGuzman of 21st Century Arts, “Season of the Black Vanguard” is the second part of a creative engagement project that began in January 2021. In-person events will take place Thursday, July 29, through Sunday, August 8, at The Black House, located at 215 Tremont Street, and from 1 to 5 p.m. EDT on Saturday, July 31, at the Memorial Art Gallery in the pavilion. Learn more about the project, including videos from part one, the “Season of Warhol” Black Artist Engagement Project.
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