Status on vaccination rates among students, faculty, and staff
As of August 18, more than 90 percent of the total University student body and more than 82 percent of employees, including at the Medical Center, are vaccinated.
These percentages are higher than those currently reported in Monroe County overall. The University’s efforts to encourage COVID vaccine uptake are part of its unwavering commitment to the safety of students, faculty, and staff. These figures may change as individuals continue to receive vaccinations at several convenient University locations, and as the employee population changes due to new hires and departures.
The Medical Center also separately reports specific figures for their clinical operations to New York State, as required by the state. Currently, 86 percent of the Medical Center’s health care workers are confirmed or reported as vaccinated.
In today’s issue:
First-year students in the College and at the Eastman School of Music moved in this week
Recent honors and awards for members of the University community
An updated Community Commitment for Rochester students
The Class of 2025 arrived on the River Campus and at the Eastman School of Music this week, ready to kick off their first-year adventures. Find photos from Move-In Day here. Above, Josephine Freis of Washington, DC, poses for a photo next to a painted rock outside Susan B. Anthony Halls.
Recent awards and honors
The following members of the University community are being recognized for contributions to their respective fields:
Kara Finnigan, a professor of education policy at the Warner School of Education, has been chosen as the new editor-in-chief for AERA Open for 2022–24 by the American Educational Research Association.
Declan Hickton ’21 earned PING All-American honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Could disability rights law offer a way to cut through the controversy—establishing a legal right for some students (and teachers) to receive the “accommodation” of being protected by masks in schools? Coauthor 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, argues yes.
As a student, you can do your part to keep the University community healthy and safe by taking the COVID-19 Commitment. Show your support for the #URCommitment and help spread the word on social media with these downloadable graphics.
Volunteers are needed for a vaccine booster trial for COVID-19. People 18 and older who have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or who have not yet been vaccinated are eligible to join. Participants may receive up to $1,100 for their time. Call (585) 756-2329 or email volunteer@rochestervictoryalliance.org for more information.
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