In Brief
Student bloggers chronicle the Warner experience
Three new master’s degree students are blogging about their experiences at the Warner School. Each student provides a unique perspective on experiences in the classroom and the field, blogging about classes and the upcoming year. This year’s bloggers are Ashley Nicole Anderson, Kelly Erin Ludovici, and Michael Shea.
The columns will be a standard feature and will contribute to Warner Perspectives at warner.rochester.edu/blog/, a multiauthor blog that stimulates discussions about important issues that affect students, the professions, and the research and policy in education and human development.
Leadership and diversity center providing support for all College students
Since its inception in 2002, the David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity in Science and Engineering has provided underrepresented students studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics with academic and co-curricular support. Under its new name, the David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity in Arts, Sciences and Engineering, the center has expanded its scope to include students in all academic disciplines. With the addition of the humanities and social sciences component, the center will now assist an increased number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented minority students without conditions on their field of study.
For further information about services offered by the Kearns Center, visit www.
rochester.edu/college/kearnscenter.
Recognize a dedicated colleague
Nominations for both the Witmer Awards and Meliora Awards are being accepted through January 28, 2010. Both awards were established in 2008 to recognize exceptional service by University staff. Intended as a “lifetime achievement” award, the Witmer Award honors full- and part-time staff with five years’ experience or more. The Meliora Award recognizes staff members whose work performance over the past year exemplifies the University’s motto, Meliora, or “ever better.” Details and nomination materials are available online at www.rochester.edu/working/hr.
Excluded? Debarred? Know someone who is?
Federal law limits the kinds of work that may be done by people who have been excluded, suspended, or debarred from federal or state contracts, grants, or programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. If you or someone you work with has been excluded, suspended, or debarred, has defaulted on student loans, or has lost a professional license, contact the Compliance Office at 275-1609, Office of Counsel at 758-7600, or the Integrity Hotline at 756-8888 (anonymous reports accepted).
Direct deposit for expense reimbursements
University employees submitting Employee Expense Reports (Finance Form F3) now have the option to be reimbursed via electronic direct deposit to their personal checking/savings account. The new service option includes enhanced tracking of the status of the deposit through the HRMS system’s “view paycheck” prompt. See the Finance Web site for details.
RPO offers discount for University community
To mark the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s inaugural season at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, the RPO is offering the “Yellowjackets Discount” to University faculty, staff, parents, and alumni. The promotion gives members of the University community a 10 percent discount off the RPO’s already discounted subscription series. Redeem the discount at the RPO box office with your University ID or by stating your affiliation with the University. You can also subscribe to the 2009–10 season at www.rpo.org and use the password “meliora” to receive the discount. (The discount does not include single tickets, special events, or the RPO’s Freedom Four package. It also does not apply to previous purchases.)
