Today is Match Day, as fourth-year medical students across the US will find out where they’ll be spending the next four years for their residencies. Learn more about how you can support Rochester’s Class of 2022 in-person and virtually below in Today’s Updates.
Also in today’s issue:
Attend a lecture with leadership from the National Center for Transgender Equality
Registration is now open for the QuadFox 5K
It’s March Madness time: find out about Rochester’s connection to Duke’s legendary “Coach K,” Mike Krzyzewski, in the Social Media Spotlight
Today, fourth-year medical students across the US will find out where they’ll be spending the next four years for their residencies. Members of the University community are invited to join the Class of 2022 for Match Day in-person from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT in the Class of ’62 Auditorium (G-9425), Medical Center, or virtually as they are placed into their residency program. You can also share well wishes on social media using the hashtags #URochesterMatch2022 and #Match2022; by tagging @URochesterMed, @UofR, and @UR_Med on Twitter; or tagging @URochester_SMD, @urochestermed, and @urochester on Instagram.
UR Procurement (P2P) Marketplace gets an upgrade
The UR Procurement Marketplace (Jaggaer) is upgraded three times a year. UR Financials Procurement Marketplace (Jaggaer) has a scheduled upgrade occurring on Sunday, March 20. It is expected that this release will have no noticeable end-user impacts. Information will be sent to P2P users in the next week with additional details.
Mindful University Project is hiring certified yoga teachers
Are you a student who is a passionate certified yoga teacher? The Mindful University Project is hiring students to lead yoga classes for all ages and abilities during the spring semester and 2022–23 academic year at the Goergen Athletic Center. Hours are flexible and students will lead one or two hour-long yoga classes per week. For more information and to apply, visit FA Job Link on Blackboard and look up job code #25115. Undergraduate and graduate students are all welcome to apply. Email Rebecca Block with questions.
Attend any or all Zoom sessions for “Accessibility, Accommodations, and Inclusive Design,” taking place at noon EDT on Wednesday, March 23 and 30, and April 13, to learn more about supporting students with disabilities, neurodiversities, and diverse learning needs in your classrooms. Email IHEGA@rochester.edu with questions. Register here.
Lecture with leadership from the National Center for Transgender Equality
Attend the Lorri L. Jean & Darrel Cummings LGBTQ Leadership Lecture on Monday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. EDT. The National Center for Transgender Equality’s Mara Keisling, founder, and Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, executive director, will talk about LGBTQ leadership, trans rights, and the fight for trans equality. The event takes place in the Feldman Ballroom, Douglass Commons, and will also be streamed live. Learn more.
Eastman Presents series offers diverse programming
The Eastman School of Music and its Eastman Presents series offers discounted tickets to three upcoming performances, emphasizing a unique and diverse lineup of artists.
Lorelei Ensemble, one of the world’s premier women’s choral groups, will perform Monday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. Tickets start at $32.
Afropop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Okaidja Afroso will perform in Hatch Recital Hall on Tuesday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $25.
Enjoy Aizuri Quartet’s technical bravado on Sunday, March 27, 3 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall. Tickets start at $29.
Use the code ESM20 to receive a faculty and staff discount. Students may receive one discounted ticket with the code Student10.
Forum on COVID-19 and sex
Kathryn Sandberg, professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University, presents “COVID-19: What’s Sex Got To Do With It?,” on Monday, March 28, at 5 p.m. EDT in the Feldman Ballroom, Douglass Commons, or virtually. Gloria Culver, dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, will moderate the discussion. Learn more about the event and register here. A link to join the program virtually will be included in your confirmation email upon registering.
Multimedia exhibit at the Hartnett Art Gallery
Works by Brooklyn-based artist Corinne Spencer are on display in the Hartnett Art Gallery through April 7. Splendor explores the restorative connection between Black women and the natural world, re-envisioning the historically violent relationship between Black bodies and the American landscape as one steeped in romance, sensuality, and the spiritual introspection of solitude. The gallery is located on the second floor of Wilson Commons and is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon until 7 p.m. EDT.
Join the QuadFox 5K Challenge
Registration is now open for the annual QuadFox 5K, sponsored by Wilson Commons Student Activities. All members of the University community can join to run, jog, walk, roll, or dance to complete the 3.1 miles together. New this year, undergraduate and graduate students can complete the race in person on April 24 via a designated campus course; all other participants will complete the race virtually. Registration is open now through April 15. Complete and submit your time for the virtual component by April 24 and you may be eligible for a finisher’s T-shirt.
Zero-Cost Heroes: Team Warner
This week, River Campus Libraries is recognizing individuals who are championing resources that are low- or no-cost and are easily accessible. Scott McGuinness ʼ20W (PhD), an assistant professor of counseling and human development at the Warner School of Education, and Kyle Sullivan, a doctoral student at Warner, are working to address that by setting a new precedent for open pedagogy and open education in the field of counseling. Find out why how they are “opening” their classroom and learn about other Zero-Cost Heroes.
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