A new report by the Center for Governmental Research reveals that the University has more than doubled its impact on the region’s economy in the last 14 years. The analysis, based on 2019 information, also shows that the University is the largest private employer based in upstate New York and the seventh-largest private employer in the state.
In today’s issue:
Faculty members and advanced graduate students affiliated with the University’s Rochester Education Justice Initiative have begun teaching courses at the Attica Correctional Facility
The University has achieved full compliance in the student vaccination confirmation process
Find out how to attend a screening of the Lotte Lenya Competition finals
Full compliance achieved in student vaccination confirmation process
In April, the University announced the requirement for all students to upload proof of their COVID-19 vaccination, or file a request for a medical or religious exemption to the vaccine. Today, records show that every single full-time student—roughly 11,850 total—has complied with this requirement, according to the University Registrar’s Office.
Rochester’s college-in-prison program expands to become western New York’s prison education hub
As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of the Attica prison uprising, University faculty members and advanced graduate students affiliated with the University’s Rochester Education Justice Initiative begin teaching courses at the maximum-security correctional facility located between Rochester and Buffalo. This semester, 26 incarcerated students at Attica are taking one or more of six college classes, including offerings in history, philosophy, anthropology, psychology, and German. Since its founding in 2015 with seed funding from Arts, Sciences & Engineering, the initiative has attracted substantial foundational support and grown to become western New York’s hub for prison higher education. The program at Attica is a partnership between the University and SUNY Genesee Community College.
Attend a panel discussion on Friday, September 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library, or via Zoom to remember the Attica rebellion, consider its long-term impact on mass incarceration, and reflect on what the initiative’s expansion to Attica means to the University.
Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or homesick? Are you not sleeping well? A UR Connected Coach can help. The team of undergraduate and graduate coaches has received specialized training in the areas of active listening, helping students in distress, and suicide prevention. They are also educated on all of the resources the Rochester campus has to offer, from academic support to navigating an off-campus therapy appointment to finding a program to improve your sleep habits. Visit the UR Connected website to get started. You can review coach profiles, choose one that will be a good fit, and schedule directly with them online. This program is brought to you by the UHS Health Promotion Office.
Workshop helps give graduate students a toolbox for practical change
The Greene Center for Career Education and Connections will host a workshop, Empowering Graduate Students to Advocate for Institutional Change, specifically for graduate students in the humanities. The virtual event takes place Friday, September 10, from 1 to 2:15 p.m. EDT. Five copies of The New PhD: How to Build a Better Graduate Education by Leonard Cassuto and Robert Weisbuch will be given away by raffle to attendees. Learn more and register via Handshake.
‘BIC-Ture This’: A queer art-making series for LGBTQ students
The first “BIC-Ture This” class of the semester, “Make Your Own Scarf,” which brings together LGBTQ+ students, takes place Friday, September 17, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center, 305 Douglass Commons. Register by Monday, September 13. Supplies will be provided.
Financial Health Bite: Refinancing your student loans
The Office of Total Rewards will host a webinar on Wednesday, September 15, at noon EDT about the options for consolidating your federal and private student loan payments. This seminar will be conducted by a representative from Citizens Bank. Enroll online to reserve your spot.
UR Medicine EAP blog: Coping with change
Stressed over the amount of change you’ve experienced recently? Read more from this month’s UR Medicine EAP blog. UR Medicine EAP is brought to you by Well-U, helping eligible individuals to assess issues, and provide short-term counseling and referrals.
Attend a screening of the Lotte Lenya Competition finals
This year, the Lotte Lenya Competition finals, which has taken place at the Eastman School of Music since the competition’s inception in 1998, was relocated to New York City due to the pandemic. A public screening of the filmed event will take place in Hatch Hall on Saturday, September 11, at 1 p.m. EDT. The event is free of charge and will be hosted by the competition’s founder, Kim Kowalke, a professor emeritus of musicology at the Eastman School and a professor of music in the College’s Arthur Satz Department of Music. This year’s competition featured first-prize winner Andrew Polec ’12 and finalist Helen Zhibing Huang ’13E.
Class provides skills to address mental health needs in the community
University affiliate Children’s Institute, in collaboration with the Interdenominational Health Ministry Coalition, Common Ground Health, and the Department of Psychiatry, present “Renewing of the Mind,” to be held once a month September 25 through July 23 from 9 a.m. to noon EDT. The class has equipped faith community leaders and members with skills and information to address the mental health needs of children, adults, and families in their communities. It is divided into three main themes: strengthening mental health and wellness, common disruptors of mental health, and wellness and recovery. Register to attend by September 15. Participants are required to attend at least nine out of 11 classes to achieve certification. Direct questions via email.
Doctor of Nursing Practice Summit
The School of Nursing will continue its tradition of hosting the Doctor of Nursing Practice Summit, taking place in one-hour virtual sessions starting on October 15, and continuing on October 22 and 29. Nursing and health care professionals are invited to explore ways nurses and institutions can support the challenging work of overcoming health disparities and achieving health equity in the US. Contact hours are available and there is no registration fee. Learn more and register here.
This semester, University Libraries is debuting new signage to help spread the message that the University is dedicated to cultivating an environment in which all feel welcome and respected. This signage was inspired in part by Randall Cook ʼ93, ʼ96S (MBA), assistant dean for the River Campus Libraries, and his association with the pride flag. Learn more about the signage and its history here.
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