On Tuesday, April 12, Middle States vice president Terence Peavy will hold a special open forum for the University community. The forum will be held via Zoom from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT and will address the important roles that students, faculty, and staff will play in the reaccreditation process. During the live Zoom session, Peavy will also answer questions and explain the criteria and expectations of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. For more information or to register for the event, visit the University’s Middle States Accreditation Study web page.
Hackers are hungry. Are you feeding them information on social media?
Have you ever shared an important birthday, your pet’s name, or where you’re going on vacation through social media? Did you know hackers can use the information to know your whereabouts, guess passwords, and send a phishing email or text? Be mindful of what you share online and make your social media profiles and posts private. Use University IT’s Social Media Security tips for various platforms to customize your privacy settings and keep your information secure.
Jennifer Nayak, an associate professor of pediatrics and of microbiology and immunology, said that mask shopping for her three kids on Amazon.com and other sites spurred questions, including: “Is it real vs. counterfeit? Is it going to fit?”
The Mindful University Project is offering a peer-led yoga session for all practice levels on Mondays beginning today, April 11, in the Goergen Athletic Center from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. for the rest of the semester. As an intentional space for stillness, you will leave class with strategies to help you navigate daily stressors as you move through the rest of your semester. Register for classes here.
Participate in fall Welcome Week with your student organization
The Office of Orientation and First-Year Programs is welcoming back AS&E undergraduate student organization programs and performances as a part of the Welcome Week experience for the class of 2026 and new transfer students this August. Is your group interested in performing? Want to host an event? Learn more about available opportunities and how to apply. Contact orientation@rochester.edu with questions.
Bring your wellness passion to work by signing up to be a Well-U champion. Use your creativity and organizational skills to bring health-related events to your department. You’ll also receive champion-only swag. Email questions to Well-U.
Tickets for Awadagin Pratt: Black in America, a joint presentation of the Eastman School of Music and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, are available from the RPO’s box office. The program takes place Tuesday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. EDT in Kodak Hall. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Members of the University community can use promo code ESMPRATT to purchase their tickets online.
Mindful Men of Color workshop
Join the Mindful University Project for a new offering of Koru mindfulness this semester, Mindful Men of Color. In this four-session course, individuals will be taught the skill of mindfulness and helped to build the habit of using it in life on a regular basis. This course will take place on April 13, 20, 27, and May 4 from 5 to 6:15 p.m. EDT in Douglass Commons, Room 407. Open to those who identify as male and a person of color. Allies are welcome. Registration is required.
Virtual session on the effects of supply chain disruption
The post-COVID-19 reopening of the global economy has been hampered by large and unprecedented supply-chain disruptions that have substantially increased both the costs and time involved in moving goods within and across borders. Join George Alessandria, a professor of economics, as he discusses the causes, domestic and foreign, of these supply-chain disruptions and the consequences for economic activity and prices in the past, present, and future. Register here for the event presented as part of the Experience Rochester series. The virtual event takes place Thursday, April 14, from noon to 1 p.m. EDT.
Lecture on African American men and criminality in Jim Crow New York
Join Douglas Flowe ’14 (PhD), the Georgie W. Lewis Associate Professor of History at Washington University in St. Louis, for the Mary Young Lecture “Uncontrollable Blackness: African American Men and Criminality in Jim Crow New York” on Thursday, April 14, at 5 p.m. EDT in the Humanities Center, Rush Rhees Library. A reception will follow the talk.
Attend the Undergraduate Research Expo
Celebrate the investigative and creative work of undergraduate student researchers at the annual Undergraduate Research Expo on Friday, April 15. Find a full schedule of events here including the speakers’ symposium, poster session, and awards ceremony.
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