Two Icons Lecture on art in the age of mass incarceration
The 2021 Two Icons Lecture, “Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration,” features 2021 MacArthur Fellow Nicole Fleetwood, a writer, curator, and the inaugural James Weldon Johnson Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University. The lecture takes place Monday, October 18, at 3 p.m. EDT with options to attend virtually or in person in the Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library. Learn more and register here.
In today’s issue:
Faculty and staff can register in MyPath for LGBTQ+ safe space sessions
A new grand rounds lecture series examines race, gender, and disability through a health and equity lens
Nominations close tonight for the undergraduate Women’s Leadership Awards
A reminder on face masks: they must be worn properly covering the nose and mouth indoors on the University’s campuses and properties. Visit the face mask FAQ page for full information. Face masks with air valves are not permitted, nor are face shields alone without a proper face mask underneath.
Did you know that daily mindfulness practice can help to decrease perceived stress, and improve quality of sleep, self-compassion, mood, and academic performance in both undergraduate and graduate students? Learn the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation during the next Koru mindfulness four-week workshop. Participants will learn about and practice two new meditation techniques weekly, and bring more mindfulness and gratitude into their lives. Four sessions begin this month. Registration is required. Open to all undergraduate and graduate students. Brought to you by the Mindful University Project.
Become a speaking fellow
Do you love public speaking? Are you interested in helping your peers build their confidence and improve their skills as presenters? Apply to become a speaking fellow. Selected students will enroll in Writing 247 in the spring, which will prepare them to take hours as public speaking peer tutors. Learn more about the hiring process and submit your application by October 22. Multilingual students or students from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply to better represent the student body. Email Amy Arbogast with questions. Learn more about becoming a speaking fellow at an upcoming interest meeting, taking place today, October 6, at 8 p.m. in Rush Rhees Library, Room G121-B, or Thursday, October 14, at 8 p.m. in Wilson Commons, Room 122.
Open house for undergraduate business program
The Barry Florescue Undergraduate Business Program, a collaboration between the College and Simon Business School, has been ranked No. 36 on the list of the Best Undergraduate Business Programs by US News & World Report. It’s the first time Rochester’s undergraduate business program was ranked on the list. The program is hosting an open house for prospective students and community members who would like to learn more in Eisenberg Rotunda in Schlegel Hall on Thursday, October 7, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Business program advisors will be available to answer questions, and there will be giveaways. If you’d like more information but can’t attend the open house, contact academic advisor Aubree McClellan or Erin Coffey, the program’s assistant director.
AS&E graduate student and postdoc writing boot camp
A three-day virtual writing boot camp for AS&E graduate students and postdocs is taking place October 19–21, from 5 to 8 p.m. EDT each day. Boot camps offer a structured experience for writers to identify their writing goals, develop and refine these goals in conversations with peers, and receive support for selecting effective strategies. Register online. If you have questions or would like to be added to the graduate writing project listserv, email Liz Tinelli.
Faculty and staff can now register for one of five opportunities to take the 90-minute course “LGBTQ+ Safe Space Part 1: Gaining Knowledge” between October 8 and December 15 in MyPath. Following the completion of Safe Space Part 1, employees can then register to complete “Part 2: Creating Safety,” which enables employees to then become University-certified LGBTQ+ safe space providers. Classes are free and virtual. Questions can be directed to Scott.Fearing@Rochester.edu.
Supervisor series: recognizing stress, depression, and anxiety
Join UR Medicine EAP and Well-U on Wednesday, October 20, from noon to 1 p.m. EDT and gain tools to assist you in recognizing signs of stress, depression, and anxiety among your employees. Register here. This session is for all managers and supervisors.
Nominations close tonight for the undergraduate Women’s Leadership Awards
The Susan B. Anthony Center is accepting nominations for the University’s 2021–22 Women’s Leadership Awards until 11:59 p.m. EDT today, October 6. Five awards are presented annually to undergraduate women in recognition of their achievements, service, and contributions to the common good. Find more information and submit a nomination.
Verne Moore Lecture Series: Karen Offen
Join the Department of History for “Seeking Woman Suffrage: A Transnational Journey from Colonial America, via France & England to Egypt & Kuwait,” a talk by Karen Offen, a senior scholar at the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University, and founding officer for the International Federation for Research in Women’s History. This event celebrates the recent centennial of American women’s suffrage in 2020 by exploring the history of women’s fights for full citizenship from the seventeenth century to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. The lecture takes place Thursday, October 7, at 5 p.m. in the Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library.
Get answers to your career questions
Get guidance on interviewing, resume writing, professional transitions, and more at monthly virtual meet-ups presented as part of the “Headhunter on Tap” series. Join the next session on Friday, October 8, at noon EDT with recruitment experts Barbara Grossman ’77 and Jay Berger. Register here to attend.
Fall Fitness Frenzy exercise challenge
Join the URMC Fitness Center’s four-week Fall Fitness Frenzy to get in shape and establish a workout routine. You can join as an individual or as a team. Points are awarded for exercise with an opportunity to win cash and prizes. The cost to join is $10 and includes access to the URMC Fitness Center. The program takes place October 18 through November 14; register by October 13.
Lecture series explores race, gender, and disability
A new grand rounds lecture series examines race, gender, and disability through a health humanities and equity lens. You can register now for the first session, “Race in Medicine: Historical and Cultural Context,” taking place Thursday, October 14, at noon EDT. The session features award-winning author, activist, and social critic Dorothy Roberts who will discuss her book, Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-First Century. This series is sponsored by the School of Medicine and Dentistry Office of Equity and Inclusion in partnership with the Division of Medical Humanities & Bioethics and the Paul M. Schyve, MD Center for Bioethics.
As part of last week’s “Collaborative Celebration,” University President Sarah Mangelsdorf and Jamal Rossi, the Joan and Martin Messinger Dean of the Eastman School, presented Garth Fagan with the Eastman Luminary Award for extraordinary service to music and the arts. The program was in celebration of the Eastman School’s centennial and Garth Fagan Dance’s 50th anniversary. Find more photos on the Eastman School’s Instagram.
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