In a message to the University community, President Sarah Mangelsdorf looks ahead to the spring 2024 semester, highlighting new leadership appointments, the Boundless Possibility strategic plan, as well as new initiatives on campus dialogue, peaceful protest, and other efforts “to help our community better understand the moment in which we find ourselves.” “We have much to look forward to this semester as we embark on new classes and research projects; as we rehearse for important performances and cultural presentations; as we help those who need our clinical attention; and as we reconnect with colleagues and classmates.” Read the message.
In today’s issue:
A webinar for employees on tuition benefits
Attend the lecture “Pan Am Flight 103: 35 Years Still Fighting for Justice”
The schedule of events for River Campus Libraries’ “Love Data Month”
As 2024 progresses, the University’s Information Security team reminds you to be mindful of your cyber hygiene. With the recent uptick of worldwide security breaches and data leaks, you can never be too safe. Using a password management tool, enabling multifactor authentication across sensitive accounts, and monitoring those accounts are great ways to avoid data leaks. Learn more ways to clean up your cyber hygiene.
Information Security will hold its next “Ask Security Anything” session on Thursday, February 15, from 3 to 3:45 p.m. Add the event to your calendar.
The “UR/RIT NextGEN Challenge” is a one-day competition taking place on February 2 that brings together students and industry experts in a dynamic collaboration. Student teams will be tasked with developing solutions to real-world technical issues facing local companies and presenting these solutions to a panel of judges. Lunch will be provided and prize money will be awarded. Interested undergraduate and graduate students need to apply by today, January 29.
Professional etiquette dinner
Join the Greene Center on Thursday, February 1, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Feldman Ballroom, for an evening with Jonathan Shipley, a clinical assistant professor at Simon Business School. Learn more about developing your professional communication and networking skills, and talk with other students and local alumni who will share stories from the workplace—successes, missteps, and how they responded to them. Tickets are required to attend this event and are available for purchase online through ROC Tix and in person at the Common Market.
LGBTQ+ resource fair
Stop by the LGBTQ+ resource fair on Monday, February 5, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Feldman Ballroom. Learn about on- and off-campus resources for LGBTQ+ students, take home some giveaways, and enter a raffle for a portable JBL speaker. Participating organizations include Trillium Health, Title IX, Planned Parenthood, and the Burgett Intercultural Center. Brought to you by the UHS Health Promotion Office.
Free YogaVibe classes
The Mindful University Project is collaborating with YogaVibe to offer free classes on campus every day with a variety of experienced instructors. YogaVibe is a Rochester-based studio that is committed to an embodied liberation that explores awareness through movement. The classes are free for all Rochester students and R Club members and will be held in the Leibner-Cooper Room at the Goergen Athletic Center. Classes are offered throughout the academic year, except during University holidays. You can register here, and walk-ins are welcome.
Join the Office of Total Rewards on Thursday, February 1, at noon to learn about employee tuition benefits for attending classes at the University, tuition reimbursements for outside colleges and universities, and dependent children’s tuition benefits at the University. There will be time at the end of the presentation for questions. Register in advance to attend.
University employees and retirees can save on travel, entertainment, electronics, clothes, gifts, and more. Visit YOURBenefitsExtras.com to start saving today.
Data Bloom, a series of data visualization workshops held by the River Campus Libraries, is wrapping up with a ceremony to recognize the top student-made visualizations on Monday, January 29, from 1 to 3 p.m. in Carlson Library’s VISTA Collaboratory. The Rochester community will have an opportunity to vote for the best visualization and enjoy light refreshments. Register to attend.
‘Pan Am Flight 103: 35 Years Still Fighting for Justice’
December 21, 2023, marked the 35th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which resulted in the loss of 270 lives, including two members of the University’s class of 1990. Join Mark Zaid ’89, a national security attorney, as he details the history of the civil lawsuit against the Government of Libya and the continuing efforts to obtain accountability and justice for the victims. The lecture takes place Wednesday, January 31, at 5:30 p.m. in the Hawkins-Carlson Room, Rush Rhees Library, or via Zoom. Learn more and register here.
Celebrate data throughout February
The River Campus Libraries has organized a variety of workshops, discussions, and social events that explore the transformative aspects of data in their series “Love Data Month.” A preview of the first four events follows. Visit the “Love Data” web page for a full list of events.
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