Inclusive Possibilities Cluster to Meet
The inaugural meeting of the Inclusive Possibilities Cluster (formerly the Interdisciplinary Disabilities Cluster) will feature guest speakers Diane Coleman and Stephen Drake from Not Dead Yet, a grassroots disability rights group. Their talk will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the Evarts Lounge at Helen Wood Hall, at the Medical Center.
Louvre Performance Ensemble Presents ‘Impact’
Join Louvre Performance Ensemble, a small group of advanced, technically trained dancers, for its fall production, “Impact,” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, and 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11, in Spurrier Dance Studio.
Justice Under Siege? Increasing Threats to Judicial Independence
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend a lecture, “Justice Under Siege? Increasing Threats to Judicial Independence,” with U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ’66 of the Southern District of New York. The event begins at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Hawkins-Carlson Room in Rush Rhees Library. A reception will follow in The Meliora, Salon D.
Alternative Spring Break
Interested in running or attending an alternative spring break trip to do community service? Email CSN.UofR@gmail.com for more information, and be on the lookout for future interest meetings.
‘World-Class’ Video Challenge Spotlights Rochester
Times Higher Education (UK) asked its top-ranked universities to make a 10-second video that complete the sentence: “My university is world-class because …” for the launch of its World University Rankings 2012-13. Rochester’s video, based on the University’s mission statement, is a finalist.
Admissions Seeking Volunteers for Referral Program
Undergraduate Admissions has launched “It’s Who You Know,” a referral program to provide the necessary tools for students, faculty, and staff to recruit prospective Rochester students. The office invites University…
Update on Contract Negotiations Between University and Service Workers Union
For the past several months, the University has been actively engaged in negotiations with the Service Employees International Union/1199 and Local 200 with regard to a renewed contract for its union workers. The University and SEIU have reached consensus on the non-compensation aspects of a renewed contract, but have yet to reach agreement on the economic aspects—pay, health insurance, time off, and outsourcing.
Want to Help Victims of Hurricane Sandy?
The Office of the Dean of Students is helping to coordinate the efforts of various student groups interested in fundraising and relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Online Registration for Undergrads Starts Nov. 5
Online registration for spring 2013 begins Monday, Nov. 5, for seniors and continues through Jan. 30
‘Health Impact Assessment: Connecting Research With Policy’
Katrina Smith Korfmacher, associate professor of environmental medicine and director of community outreach and engagement core for the Environmental Health Sciences Center, will present “Health Impact Assessment: Connecting Research with Policy to Shape Determinants of Health” at the next Public Health Grand Rounds on Friday, Sept. 21. The talk, which starts at noon in the Helen Wood Hall Auditorium, will provide an introduction to health impact assessment, an overview of efforts in the Rochester area (including Rochester’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program), and reflections on the potential of the health impact assessment to broadly inform policy in our region.