Posts categorized Joel Seligman

Since I last wrote to the University community on October 31, financial markets and our economy have continued to deteriorate. While it is not possible to predict how long the…

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE FACULTY SENATE SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 JOEL SELIGMAN View/print presentation The state of the University is strong and it is growing stronger. I am delighted to report…

The ongoing economic emergency has created considerable anxiety for many in the University of Rochester community. In these difficult economic times, I wanted to reach out and strongly reassure our…

Read President Seligman’s statements to the University community and government officials regarding the current economic crisis. Progress Report on the Impact of the Economy on the University November 24, 2008…

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE FACULTY SENATE SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 JOEL SELIGMAN View/print presentation The state of the University is strong and it is growing stronger. I am delighted to report…

Let me begin by extending a warm welcome to faculty, students, and staff and an especially enthusiastic greeting to all of our new students. Enrollments in all of our schools…

Garden Party Address June 10, 2008 Joel Seligman View/print presentation Good evening. I want to make a different type of speech this year. In the past two years I have…

The 2007–2008 academic year saw small, but measurable progress in the University of Rochester’s efforts to be a more diverse and welcoming community. While I am pleased with the progress…

To:          The University Community From:     President Joel Seligman Thank you for your support of our United Way campaign. With three short weeks left in the campaign,…

By Joel Seligman Remarks at the Jewish Community Center  Print these remarks There is a story that Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz likes to tell that captures the spirit of…

In February 2008, the University Council on Environmental Sustainability, co-chaired by Provost Ralph Kuncl and Dean Peter Lennie, reported to me. This report is attached. The Council on Environmental Sustainability…

March 20, 2008 President Joel Seligman has announced two awards to honor exceptional University staff. Meliora Award Witmer Award “We have terrific staff,” he said. “We recognize the outstanding contributions…

I am today adopting in full the recommendations of the Multidisciplinary Advisory Council Report, New Interdisciplinary Work at the University of Rochester, which recommends providing $250,000 per year to fund…

February 21, 2008 The Honorable Max Baucus Chairman United States Senate Committee on Finance 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510-6200 The Honorable Charles Grassley Ranking Member United States…

Yesterday afternoon a former graduate student shot and killed four students and a graduate teaching assistant at Northern Illinois University and wounded many others before taking his own life. Our…

By Joel Seligman Remarks to Faculty Senate January 22, 2008 Print these remarks (.pdf) This is the year of strategic planning. While it is premature to articulate an overall strategic…

When I announced that I had cancer, I promised you an update when the treatments were completed. I am happy to report that I am beginning this year with some…

I was surprised and deeply disappointed by Arun Gandhi’s recent opinion piece in the Washington Post blog, “On Faith.” I believe that his subsequent apology inadequately explains his stated views, which seem…

I am today establishing the Staff Community Service Award. Annually, an award of $2,500, which I shall personally fund, shall be made to honor a University of Rochester non-management staff…

To:    The University Community I am today appointing Provost Ralph Kuncl and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Science and Engineering Peter Lennie to co-chair a University Council on…