Posts categorized Joel Seligman

Welcome back to the students and faculty who are returning for the fall 2012 semester and a special welcome to the Class of 2016. This summer we have been busy!…

To:        The University Community From:   Joel Seligman Re:       Restructuring Provost’s Position Ralph’s decision to become President of the University of Redlands provides the opportunity to…

THE UNIVERSITY AND THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY June 12, 2012 Joel Seligman watch the video View/print presentation Listen to/download the speech(.mp3) I.  INTRODUCTION I am delighted to announce that…

View/print presentation I.  INTRODUCTION I am delighted to announce that the University’s extraordinary musicians have triumphed in a new art form. In recent years, the University, particularly our Eastman School…

I was deeply disappointed to read UR Professor Steve Landsburg’s recent blogs praising Rush Limbaugh for a “spot-on analogy” with respect to his offensive remarks about Georgetown student Sandra Fluke…

In the aftermath of disturbing revelations about sexual abuse of minors alleged to have occurred at Penn State and Syracuse last year, I asked our Office of Counsel to review…

The news that Eastman Kodak is filing for bankruptcy reorganization is deeply saddening for Rochester. Kodak has been a vital part of our community for 130 years. This does not…

Welcome back!  We are midway through a memorable year with many exciting events scheduled to occur in the spring semester. As I reported to you on September 26, we have…

REPORT TO THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY JOEL SELIGMAN SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 View/print presentation On October 21, on behalf of the University of Rochester, I will have the honor to launch the…

For the past year, Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance Ron Paprocki has consulted with senior administrators, leaders and officers in our security force, and members of the University…

Welcome to the University of Rochester for what promises to be a particularly eventful year. We have opened the revitalized Danforth Dining Center. Danforth has been renovated to create a…

Early this morning Shibai “Victor” Jia, a freshman at the Eastman School of Music, died after a fall from an upper floor in Eastman Commons. He was 19 years old.…

I will always remember September 11th, 2001.  As I will always remember November 22, 1963, the day President Kennedy was assassinated, or the terrible days that Martin Luther King, Jr.…

Ten years ago, on September 11, 2001, terrorists struck the United States, killing nearly 3,000 people. Today let us pause to remember this terrible tragedy, visited upon the innocent. Six…

Today we received notification from the New York State Education Department that our preliminary application to administer East High School as an Educational Partnership Organization (EPO) beginning in 2015-16 has…

THE UNIVERSITY AND OUR COMMUNITY June 6, 2011 Joel Seligman View/print presentation Listen to/download the speech In 1924 our University was transformed by a capital campaign from what was in…

The unfolding tragedy in Japan, like earlier disasters in Haiti and New Orleans, painfully has reminded us how fragile and interconnected our world is. Our hearts go out to all…

David Kearns ’52 was a monumental figure in the history of our University, serving on our Board of Trustees for almost three decades, including eight years as board chair (1978–1985).…

9 a.m., January 15, 2011 I am writing to express my great sadness over the death of one of our undergraduates early this morning. His parents have been notified, but…

Three years ago, I accepted the recommendations of a University-wide task force to make significant changes in our health care benefits offerings. Our goals were to provide a wide range…