Response to the Final Report of the Presidential Commission on Race and Diversity
To: The University Community From: Joel Seligman I am today accepting the principal recommendations of the Final Report of the Presidential Commission on Race and Diversity, issued on October…
Public Safety Review Board
Public Safety Review Board Chair University Trustee Francis L. Price ’74, ’75S (MBA) Public Safety Review Board Members The Board will permanently include: Holly Crawford, University Senior Vice President for…
Report of the Commission on Race and Diversity
To: The University Community From: Joel Seligman Re: Report of the Commission on Race and Diversity I am…
Report to the Faculty Senate
Printable slideshow presentation (.pdf) Printable text of the speech (.pdf) Let me frame where we are in strategic terms and conclude by highlighting that we now are ready to ascend…
Message on the Security Commission Report: Adopting the Recommendations
To: The University Community From: Joel Seligman Re: Security Commission Report Today I am adopting the recommendations of the Security Commission Report as proposed. We remain a…
Message on the Security Commission Report: The Final Report
To: The University Community From: Joel Seligman Re: Security Commission Report The final report of the University Security Commission is now available for review and comment. You…
Welcome Back: Fall 2016
To the University of Rochester Family: For those of you new to the campus, welcome! For those who are returning, welcome back! We have been busy this summer and can…
We Did It: The Meliora Challenge
President Seligman’s message marking the end of the capital campaign The Meliora Challenge
2016 Garden Party Address
View/print presentation [COVER SLIDE] The terrible tragedy in Orlando just a few days ago touches all of us. On behalf of the University of Rochester, yesterday I extended heartfelt…
Statement on the Tragedy in Orlando
President Seligman’s statement on the tragedy in Orlando
Revised Student Code of Conduct
April 26, 2016 To: The University Community Re: Student Code of Conduct I am today fully adopting recommended changes to the Student Code of Conduct…
Finishing Strong: Achieving the Next Level
Joel Seligman Report to the Faculty Senate April 12, 2016 Print this report Within three months, we will complete the most successful capital campaign in our history. By March 31,…
The Future of Rochester: Speech to Chatterbox Club
Joel Seligman, President of the University of Rochester March 24, 2016 Let us envision the Rochester of which we dream ten years from now. Rochester by then will be…
Statement on Death of Cornell President Elizabeth Garrett
I am devastated by the premature death of Elizabeth Garrett, just a few months into her presidency at Cornell. Beth’s death at the age of 52 is a tragedy. She…
Message on Diversity Engagement Survey
The University of Rochester strives to be a community that welcomes, encourages, and supports all of its faculty, trainees, staff, and students. The work of our Presidential Commission on Race…
Response to Commission on Race and Diversity Interim Report
February 3, 2016 Let me express my gratitude to the Presidential Commission on Race and Diversity for its hard work and candor in addressing how we can make our campus…
Welcome Back: Spring 2016
January 11, 2016 Welcome back. The past few months have witnessed significant achievements for the University. In July Vice President Biden presided at a ceremony in which it was announced…
Message on Grand Jury Indictments Announced by Monroe County District Attorney
January 6, 2016 To the University Community, Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley earlier today announced that the Grand Jury had handed down indictments in the criminal case involving the…