MLK Commemorative Address features discussion on race, religion, and politics
The University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address is Friday, January 20, in Feldman Ballroom, Douglass Commons from 6 to 7:30 p.m. EST. There will be a new format this year, with former University professors Anthea Butler and Valeria Sinclair-Chapman engaging in a discussion with moderator Jeffrey McCune, the Frederick Douglass Associate Professor of African-American Literature and Culture and director of Rochester’s Frederick Douglass Institute of African & African-American Studies. They will discuss race, religion, and politics—and King’s relationship to them and their influence on the cultural landscape. Butler is chair of religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and Sinclair-Chapman is a professor of political science at Purdue University. Registration is required to attend or watch via Zoom and closes at noon on the day of the event.
“We have a responsibility to be somewhat judicious with our language, and to have care for what we do with language,” says Jeffrey McCune, the Frederick Douglass Associate Professor of African-American Literature and Culture director of the Frederick Douglass Institute of African & African-American Studies. “Language is too critical to our culture, that we can’t just casually use language in ways that might offend and/or even harm, do harm to certain groups of people.”
Is your department ready? Final push toward digital expense reports
Departments that have not yet adopted the new Workday Expense system should begin planning their final steps immediately. The final rollout is scheduled to go live on February 6. Administrators can visit the UR Financials expense management website for how to prepare for your transition (login is required to visit these sites). The new electronic system will replace the F2 Advance Airfare and F3/F34 Expense Report Excel forms currently used by employees and students.
Claims now being accepted for the Child Care Subsidy
Designed collaboratively by faculty from each of the University’s schools, the Future Faculty workshop series aims to prepare future faculty and to give graduates an edge in the academic marketplace. Register here for upcoming sessions taking place in the Genrich-Rusling Room, 215 LeChase Hall. Find information below on attending via Zoom.
Teaching Fundamentals: Tools to Demystify Course Planning and Assessment: Thursday, January 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Attend virtually via Zoom here.
Managing Your Scholarly Identity: Thursday, February 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. A Zoom link will be provided.
Navigating Your Job Search: Thursday, March 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. A Zoom link will be provided.
Webinar on common estate planning considerations
Learn from TIAA about the components of an effective estate plan and strategies to ensure that your wishes are met at a webinar on Thursday, January 19, at noon EST. Register to reserve your spot.
Join a group-based weight loss program with Well-U
Find a lifestyle to be proud of and the right weight for you. Learn from Well-U experts how to build sustainable healthy habits that will last a lifetime. Enroll here for the group-based Weight Loss program starting January 25.
Nominate an outstanding student for Student Employee of the Year
The Student Employment Office invites faculty and staff to nominate an outstanding undergraduate or graduate student employee for Student Employee of the Year. This is an opportunity to let students know their hard work is appreciated. The winners will receive an award in April from the University and compete at the state, regional, and national levels for National Student Employee of the Year, organized by the National Student Employment Association. The nomination form is due by February 3.
Connect with Simon’s part-time programs staff on campus
Stop by and chat with a Simon Business School admissions representative about Simon’s part-time programs for working professionals. Visitors will receive an application fee waiver, up to a $150 value. Visit on Wednesday, January 18, between 10 a.m. and noon in Wilson Commons, or on Thursday, January 19, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in Sarah Flaum Atrium, Medical Center.
Virtual talk on building a healthy body for the new year
Visit the Center for Community Health & Prevention’s Facebook page on Thursday, January 19, any time after 11 a.m. EST as April Ho, a lead dietitian from the Center for Community Health & Prevention, presents “Building a Healthy Body for the New Year.” Learn how to view the health language used by the media, friends, and family with a critical eye and what you can do to stay motivated for healthy living in the new year. Find out how to build a balanced plate and an independent lifestyle that works for you.
Neilly Author Series: Gitanjali Rao
At 17 years old, Gitanjali Rao is an accomplished inventor, scientist, engineer, author, and Time‘s first-ever “Kid of the Year.” On Monday, January 23, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., she will be giving a Neilly Author Series talk on her innovations, experiences, and new book, A Young Innovator’s Guide to STEM: 5 Steps to Problem-Solving for Students, Educators, and Parents, in person and via Zoom. Register to attend. To stay informed on the University libraries, subscribe to Tower Talk.
1893: A new sport, “basket ball,” is introduced to Rochester students. As noted in The Campus, “anyone crossing the campus in the early fall would have noticed two peculiar looking objects suspended from the top of two large square posts in the middle of the ball field.” The game, the article explains, “is the attempted solution of a problem which has for some time been occupying the attention of the athletic world. Most outdoor games are unsuitable for indoors and consequently, all the benefits to be derived from them are lost when their proper season is over.”
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