In Brief

Wilson Day volunteers welcome

Incoming University freshmen, faculty, and staff will celebrate the 18th annual Wilson Day on Saturday, September 2. The community service event is part of orientation for students at the College and at the Eastman School. The event kicks off at 9 a.m. in the Douglass Dining Center. President Seligman and Jody Asbury, dean of students, will address the group in the morning. Faculty and staff are encouraged to volunteer. For more information or to get involved, contact coordinator Mollie Foust at x5-5957 or wilsonday@admin.rochester.edu.

Chase scholarships announced

JPMorgan Chase Bank Foundation will give $150,000 in scholarship aid to city students who will be incoming freshmen at the University. The scholarships will benefit five students with financial need, each receiving $10,000 for their freshman, sophomore, and junior years. Malcolm (Sandy) Wolcott Jr., regional president of JPMorgan Chase Bank in the Rochester area, presented the first of three $50,000 gifts to President Seligman.

"The JPMorgan Chase Bank Scholarship will reach city students who have excelled in high school and can develop academically as undergraduates at the University," says Seligman. "JPMorgan Chase and its foundation realize the value of investing in Rochester's young people and opening their world to a national research university like ours."

Public invited to audition

Several ensembles in the Department of Music, whose memberships are open to experienced musicians in the Greater Rochester community as well to University students, have scheduled auditions. The ensembles rehearse regularly and present concerts both on the River Campus and in the community. The musical groups and their scheduled audition times include:

University Wind Symphony--
1 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, August 31, and 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, in Strong Auditorium. The ensemble performs standard and contemporary wind music as well as transcriptions from other genres. Conductor is William Tiberio, who teaches at Fairport High School and at Eastman Community Music School.

University Symphony Orchestra--
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, and on Wednesday, September 6, in Strong Auditorium. The 100-member orchestra is conducted by David Harman, professor of music and director of orchestral activities, and presents four concerts each year. Rehearsals are held Tuesdays from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in Strong Auditorium.

Men's and Women's Choruses--
No formal audition required, first rehearsal is at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 7, in Lander Auditorium in Hutchison Hall. No prepared vocal piece is necessary; singers should come ready to work through vocal exercises with director L. Brett Scott. Rehearsals are held on Thursday evenings.

For more information, contact the Department of Music at x5-2828.

Orientation to affect parking

More than 1,000 freshmen and their parents will be arriving on the River Campus for orientation and move-in on Tuesday, August 29. Parking Services is reserving all of Park Lot and the entire length of Intercampus Lot for the move-in process. Employees who normally park in these lots will be relocated to the Wilson North Lot or the River Road Lot with shuttle service provided. Address questions to the River Campus Parking Office at x5-3983. To view a University parking map, visit www.rochester.edu/parking/employees.htm.

Events benefit children's hospital

Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong is holding a series of upcoming community events: Dancin' in the Streets on August 19 at Nathaniel's Pub, Fairport Food and Music Festival on August 26, the 10th annual Golisano Children's Hospital Golf Classic at four area courses on September 11, and the sixth annual Frank Dianic Memorial Golf Tournament at LeRoy Country Club on September 15. All proceeds benefit programs at the hospital. For more details, visit www.gchas.org/events.

Fund supports humanities

President Seligman has committed $100,000 from the President's Venture Fund to create a Humanities Fund in 200607 to support work by Rochester faculty in philosophy, the arts, languages, and other humanities disciplines. Working with Peter Lennie, the Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering, Seligman created the fund as part of an initiative to emphasize the importance of the humanities to the life of the University.

The fund will support opportunities for faculty in the College to work more closely together across disciplines and also will help bring to campus distinguished scholars who represent areas of interest to several departments and who can highlight emerging fields or current intellectual debates. A working group of department chairs will recommend initiatives for support. Seligman said the study of the humanities has long been an important part of what makes an education at Rochester distinctive and, ultimately, offers students the broad perspective they need for their lives after graduation.

Don't miss Job Fair 2006

Student Employment at the Career Center will hold its annual job and community service fair on Friday, September 1, from 1 to 3 p.m. in Wilson Commons. The event gives University employers the opportunity to meet potential student employees and introduces new students to the diversity of student employment and volunteer opportunities available. Look for e-mail updates about how to reserve a space for the fair. Registration forms are available at www.rochester.edu/careercenter/seo. For more information, call x5-2138.

Warner hosts lunchtime reception

Faculty and staff can learn more about certificate, master's, and doctoral programs offered by the Warner School during a lunchtime reception from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 15, in the Welles-Brown Room of Rush Rhees Library. Programs, both part- and full-time, are available in teacher preparation, school and community counseling, school administration, human development, higher education administration, and educational thought and policy. Students may begin classes on a nonmatriculated basis on Tuesday, September 5. To reserve a place, contact Karen Abramowitz at kabramowitz@warner.rochester.edu or call x5-3950.