Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is an opportunity to bring together the University and Rochester communities to honor the traditions and practices of the Black community. The Institutional Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Office of Human Resources have partnered with many campus constituents for an institutional celebration of Juneteenth, Expressions of Freedom, today from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Douglass Commons. All staff, faculty, students, and members of the community are invited to participate.
Led by principal investigator Joel Burges, an associate professor of English and visual and cultural studies, the Rochester Digital Annotation Project will explore the process of creating metadata that better reflects the sometimes complementary and sometimes competing interests of scholars and communities.
MAG seeks faculty participation in ideation sessions
Memorial Art Gallery seeks interdisciplinary faculty participants for two ideation sessions to explore issues related to the problematic permanent collection installation that displays the arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas together in one space. By engaging faculty in conversation with museum staff, the museum hopes to begin a process by which it can reframe and reimagine these collections, as well as carefully consider the effect of this gallery space on visitors in a way that responds to current and emerging issues related to colonialism and the complex and fraught origins of global art museums in the West.
Proposed dates for the first session are Tuesday, June 28, or Wednesday, June 29; session two is proposed for Tuesday, August 9, or Wednesday, August 10.
To express your interest in participating or to learn more, email Jess Marten or Nile Blunt.
Dependent tuition waiver
Do you have a dependent child who is eligible for tuition benefits at the University? Apply online by logging into HRMS using your Net ID and following the path Self Service >Benefits >Tuition >Apply–Dependent Tuition Waiver.
CRoFT, Wilmot Cancer Institute seminar and career story
The Western New York Center for Research on Flavored Tobacco (CRoFT) and Wilmot Cancer Institute host the virtual seminar “Baking Equity into Tobacco Cessation Interventions” Friday, June 17, at 11 a.m. EDT. Find more information and register here.
Following the presentation, Monica Webb Hooper, deputy director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, will present a virtual “Career Story” from noon to 12:45 p.m. EDT. Register here to confirm attendance and receive the Zoom link.
Face masks are strongly encouraged for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors indoors. Patient care areas, as well as University shuttles and transportation, continue to require masking. A full description of Medical Center masking requirements is available on the URMC Intranet (University network access required).
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