Welcome to the latest SAS in Focus, a newsletter that reports what’s happening in the School of Arts & Sciences.

 

More than 1,200 new undergraduate students in the School of Arts & Sciences, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, and Simon Business School, are set to arrive on the River Campus on Monday, Aug. 24 and Tuesday, Aug. 25.

From Aug. 24 through Aug. 29, the Office of Orientation and New Student Programs (ONSP) has planned more than 100 Welcome Week events and activities that will take place following move-in and check-in.

All SAS faculty and staff are invited to join ONSP and University leaders for New Student Convocation on the Eastman Quad on Aug. 26 from 4 to 5 p.m.

Check out the full event schedule by downloading the Guidebook app or viewing the web version. Questions? Contact ONSP at orientation@rochester.edu

 

The following School of Arts & Sciences instructional and tenure-track faculty have received promotions.

• Molly Ball, assistant professor in the Department of History, promoted to associate professor with tenure.
• Machiel Blok, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, promoted to associate professor with tenure.
• Cory Hunter, assistant professor in the Arthur Satz Department of Music, promoted to associate professor with tenure.
• Anne Meyer, associate professor in the Department of Biology, promoted to professor.
• Shauna Paradine, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, promoted to associate professor with tenure.
• Alison Peterman, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy, promoted to professor.
• Nora Rubel, associate professor in the Department of Religion and Classics, promoted to professor.
• Rita Safariants, assistant professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, promoted to associate professor with tenure.
• Dustin Trail, associate professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, promoted to professor.
• Scott Tyson, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, promoted to professor.
• Karen Berger, associate professor of instruction in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, promoted to professor of instruction.
• Myounghee Cho, assistant professor of instruction in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, promoted to associate professor of instruction.
• Whitney Gegg-Harrison, associate professor of instruction in the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program, promoted to professor of instruction.
• Nicholas Gresens, associate professor of instruction in the Department of Religion and Classics, promoted to professor of instruction.
• Stuart Jordan, associate professor of instruction in the Department of Political Science, promoted to professor of instruction.
• Pirooz Kalayeh, assistant professor of instruction in the Department of English, promoted to associate professor of instruction.
• Kate Phillips, associate professor of instruction in the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program, promoted to professor of instruction.
• Anne Wilcox, associate professor of instruction in the Dance and Movement Program, promoted to professor of instruction.
• Chung-Lin (Martin) Yang, assistant professor of instruction in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, promoted to associate professor of instruction.

 

United States Marine Corps Major William William Horn ’14 was in the cockpit of a supersonic jet during the recent Rochester International Airshow. The Rochester native double-majored in biochemistry and psychology at URochester.

“Being at the school and seeing the talent around put me in the mindset to achieve more than I would have otherwise,” says Horn. “It turned me from someone who had never thought about this stuff in high school into someone who shoots for the stars.”

Read more about Horn’s journey

 

Elise Piazza, assistant professor in Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Neuroscience, has received an Early Career Award from the Society for Music Perception and Cognition.

The Early Career Award recognizes a scholar within 10 years of receiving their terminal degree who has made outstanding research contributions to the study of music cognition and perception and shows continued promise to be a leader in the field.

 

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