News & Updates
Eastman
to Build New Recital Hall
The Eastman School announced plans to build a new recital hall that
will adjoin Eastman Theatre. Construction is expected to begin in
summer 2008. Read
more...
Fall
Meal Plan Changes
The fall semester meal plan change period ends Sept. 22. There is
a $25 fee to reduce a meal plan. Forms are available at the Customer
Service Center in Susan B. Anthony Hall or online.
Eastman students can get a change form online or from one of the managers
at the Eastman Dining Center. If you have questions, call 275-3975
or e-mail Mealplans@services.rochester.edu.
Study
Abroad Deadline Is Monday
Are you interested in the possibility of studying overseas for spring
2008? Students must submit the Study Abroad Proposal form by Monday,
Sept. 17, in order to study abroad during the spring 2008 semester.
Read
more...
Remember
to Vote
Senate, Class Council, and Hall Council elections are being held Monday,
Sept. 17, through Wednesday, Sept. 19. Read
more...
Constitution
Day Speaker
Judge Richard Wesley of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals will speak
Monday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall (BME/Optics
Building). A question-and-answer session and a reception follow.
New
UHS Location at Medical Center
The University Health Service Medical Center office has moved to Room
1-2315 in the Medical Center. A map showing UHS office locations and
hours is available online.
Album
Release Concert
On Sept. 22, Eastman's unique classical-pop fusion band NeoCollage
will release its sophomore album City Nights. The band is holding
a free concert Saturday to celebrate the release at Java's Cafe in
downtown Rochester from 9-11 p.m. Read
more...
5K
Run/Walk for Women's Progress
The 2007 Susan B. Anthony Legacy Race will be held on Sunday, Sept.
23, at 11 a.m. Register online, at Fleet Feet Sports, or on Race Day
outside Hutchison beginning at 9:45 a.m. Prizes include $150 to the
fastest woman and man, and prizes for age group winners. Student registration
is $12. Read
more...
Meliora
Restaurant Night
The first Meliora Restaurant Night of the year takes place Thursday,
Sept. 20, in The Meliora from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Menu to include choices
of tomato bisque, Caprese salad, chicken French, vegetable lasagna,
Delmonico steak, grilled salmon with pesto crust. For dessert: pumpkin
cheesecake or chocolate confusion cake.
Help
Pick a New Mascot
Students can offer feedback on a new University mascot during a town
hall meeting on Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Gowen Room.
Apply
Now for Gilman Scholarship
Applications for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Program are due Oct. 9. The program provides awards of up to $5,000
for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic
year. Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time
of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently
under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.
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more...
Kickball
with SALSA
Join SALSA (Spanish and Latino Students Association) for some kickball
today from 4-6:30 p.m. in Spurrier Gym. Read
more...
Volunteers
Needed
The Finger Lakes FIRST Lego League Planning Committee, a subcommittee
at the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, is looking for volunteers
to help build Lego field set-up kits for this year's FIRST Lego Competition.
Contact Fabian Taylor at fabian.taylor@simon.rochester.edu.
Event Highlights
Monday, Sept. 17:
Take
Five Scholars Program: Lattimore Hall 312. 4 p.m.
Eastman
Faculty Artist Series: Tenor Robert Swensen. Kilbourn Hall.
8 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 18:
Study
Abroad Info. Session: Stackel Room, Wilson Commons. 2 p.m.
KEY
Program: Lattimore Hall 311. 3:30 p.m.
Humanities
Project Film Screening: De ida y vuelta (2000). Meliora
Hall 203. 6:30 p.m.
Eastman
Faculty Artist Series: Jazz. Kilbourn Hall. 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 19:
Boren/National
Security Education Program: Lattimore Hall 206. 4 p.m. and
5 p.m.
Eastman
Faculty Artist Series: Douglas Prosser on trumpet. Kilbourn
Hall. 8 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 20:
Humanities
Project Film Screening: Journeys with George (2002).
Morey Hall 321. 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 21:
MAG
Highlights Tour: Memorial Art Gallery. 2 p.m.
Cinema
Group Film: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
Hoyt Hall. 7, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 22:
Cinema
Group Film: Black Book. Hoyt Hall. 6:30, 9:15, midnight.
Sunday, Sept. 23:
Eastman
Faculty Artist Series: Composers Robert Morris and Ciro Scotto.
Kilbourn Hall. 3 p.m.
Sports
Home
Thursday,
Sept. 20: Volleyball vs. Medaille. Palestra. 7 p.m.
Saturday,
Sept. 22: Football vs. Union College. Fauver Stadium. Noon
Sunday,
Sept. 23: Men's Soccer vs. Salisbury. Fauver Stadium. 1 p.m.
Rochester in the News
Time
(August 30)
"Sleet Storm in Space"
"If the Rochester astronomers are right, the idea that comets are pristine
remnants of the material from which our solar system originally formed
isn't going to hold up." Read
more...
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