The final summer carillon concert of the summer is next week, and also features a free tour of parts of the University’s accredited Arboretum Mt. Hope Properties. Learn more below in the For the Community section.
Also in today’s issue:
Information for faculty and staff on the retirement program service credit
Community-Based Participatory Research training
Registration is open for the Gandhi Institute’s annual Changemaker Retreat
“It’s better to eat the fruit than to drink it,” says Dorota Kopycka-Kedzierawski, a professor of dentistry, since many store-bought or even homemade fruit smoothies have added sucrose sugars.
Did you know that if you have prior service at an eligible institution you can use some or all of that time to waive the two-year waiting period for the University’s direct contribution to the 403(b) retirement program? Complete a retirement service credit waiver through HRMS using the path Main Menu—Self Service—Benefits—Retirement Service Credit within 90 days of your hire date to receive retroactive contributions.
Workday Spend Authorization enhancements
Workday Spend Authorization users should be aware of enhancements rolling out in conjunction with the Workday Expenses pilot. Additional information as well as an updated reference guide and video is available on the Finance website.
The final concert in the Hopeman Carillon Summer Concert series will feature Andrea McCrady, Canada’s Dominion Carillonneur, on Wednesday, July 27, at 6:30 p.m. McCrady’s one-hour concert is garden-themed and will include a world premiere of “Highland Park Morning,” based on Charles Zettek Jr.’s ’72 entry to the National Association of Olmsted Parks Carillon Composition Contest. Attend in person on the Eastman Quadrangle or stream live on the Hopeman Carillon’s Facebook page.
Before the concert, John McIntyre, horticulture manager, will host a free tour of parts of the University’s accredited Arboretum Mt. Hope Properties, formerly the largest nursery of its kind worldwide, as well as River Campus. Attendees should arrive at the Library Lot opposite Rush Rhees Library at 4:45 p.m. A bus will be available to transport 29 attendees; other attendees can drive between Mt. Hope Properties and campus. The tour will conclude by 6:20 p.m., giving people enough time to set up for the concert.
Annual Gandhi Institute Changemaker Retreat
Join the MK Gandhi Institute’s 2022 Changemaker Retreat, focused on in-person community-building and exploring nonviolence. The retreat takes place August 8–10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily with a break for lunch. Payment for this retreat is offered on a sliding scale; contribute what will work for you while considering the institute’s sustainability. Space is limited, register soon. Email Gwen Olton with questions.
Register for Community-Based Participatory Research training
Sponsored by the Clinical and Translational Science Institute and Center for Community Health & Prevention, this free, seven-month program educates Rochester researchers and community members in community-engaged research. Learn more and register by August 17.
LGBTQ advocate Evelyn Bailey died on July 14 at the age of 75. She was a key advisor to Memorial Art Gallery’s recent “Up Against The Wall” exhibit of the Atwater AIDS posters collection and was honored with the University’s Susan B. Anthony Community Champion Award in 2022. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, July 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.
Face masks are optional 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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