Complete ‘Get Inclusive’ training to avoid registration hold
The University has partnered with Get Inclusive to provide student training on topics vital to the safety and well-being of campus, aligning with the University’s Meliora values and ensuring compliance with state and federal law. Students should have received an email from Get Inclusive that includes a link to the training. The training module is self-paced, and the courses will save your progress if you need to stop and return later. You must complete the course within 30 days of receiving the email.
Completion of the Get Inclusive courses is required for all new students at the University, student-athletes, and student leaders in order to avoid a registration hold for spring 2025 courses. Contact titleix@rochester.edu with questions.
Hallo-Queer event
Join the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center for this year’s Hallo-Queer event. Visit any time on Tuesday, October 29, between 4 and 8 p.m. to watch Halloween movies, paint pumpkins, and enjoy fall sweets and treats. This is a community-building event open to all University LGBTQ students. RSVP by Monday, October 21.
Enroll in your voluntary benefits during Open Enrollment
In addition to traditional benefits such as medical and dental, Open Enrollment for your voluntary benefits is also happening from October 16 through October 30. Effective January 1, 2025, the UR Vision Basic Plan through VSP Vision Care has been enhanced, providing you with even more benefits and coverage at no additional cost. The Open Enrollment period is your window to enroll in or make changes to MetLife Legal Plan or VSP Vision Care coverage. Visit YOUR Benefits Extras today to review your options, select a plan based on your needs, and get pricing.
Complete the course on workplace harassment and discrimination
Take 30 minutes to refresh your skills in identifying and reacting to workplace harassment and discrimination before the year-end rush is upon us. In pursuit of its Meliora values and in compliance with state and federal law, the University requires all faculty and staff to complete training in MyPath. For more information and frequently asked questions about the training and additional opportunities for online and in-person training, visit the Office of Equity and Inclusion’s website.
Center for Integrated Research Computing symposium
The next Center for Integrated Research Computing (CIRC) symposium takes place on Thursday, October 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Find details on speakers and topics here.
Todd Talks: ‘Centering Tiny Tim’s Story in Geva’s A Christmas Carol’
Join the International Theatre Program for a conversation between playwright Harrison David Rivers and dramaturg/disability rights advocate Sally Lobel about Rivers’s new adaptation for Geva Theatre Center of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. The talk takes place via Zoom on Monday, October 21, at 5 p.m. and is moderated by Fiona Kyle, literary director and artistic associate at Geva and instructor of dramaturgy in the International Theatre Program in spring 2025, and Sara Bickweat Penner, the program’s senior lecturer and resident intimacy director.
Nonviolent communication sessions at the Gandhi Institute
Join the MK Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence for five weeks of exploration and practice in nonviolent communication through thought, speech, and embodied practices. The in-person series takes place on Mondays at 5 p.m. from October 21 through November 18.
Discussion on understanding the professional and personal journey
The next virtual “G Talk” on Tuesday, October 22, from noon to 1 p.m. will focus on understanding the professional and personal journey. Featured panelists include Jessica Guzmán-Rea, assistant dean for diversity and director of the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center; Jaime Castillo, a licensed mental health counselor and director of counseling services at SUNY Geneseo; and Andrea Girolmo, a licensed professional counselor in Colorado. Register for the event. Contact Antonio Williams, director for Graduate Diversity at the Kearns Center, with questions.
LGBTQ coffee and tea social
The Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center and the George Walker Center for Equity and Inclusion in Music cohost an LGBTQ “Coffee and Tea Social” on Thursday, October 24, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the George Walker Center. The LGBTQ community-building event is open to all University LGBTQ faculty, staff, and students. RSVPing to this event is encouraged by not required.
Grand rounds webinar on patient-centered care for trans and gender-diverse individuals
Attend a public health grand rounds webinar on Friday, October 25, at noon. The presentation will provide participants with information about how to care for transgender and gender-diverse patients in a clinical setting. Register to attend via Zoom. Email Carolyn Settle with questions.
Public Safety leads community donation drive for Willow Domestic Violence Center
The Department of Public Safety is partnering with the Rochester community for a donation drive in support of the Willow Domestic Violence Center. University community members can donate needed supplies in drop-off boxes at points across the University through October 31. Requested donations are listed on Willow’s wish list. You can find more information and drop-off locations here.
Eastman-Rochester Organ Initiative conference
The Eastman-Rochester Organ Initiative (EROI) presents the EROI Festival 2024 conference, cosponsored by the Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies, from November 10–13. The conference centers on the unique developments of the Roaring Twenties, as well as the parallel narratives of the American Symphonic Organ’s twilight years leading up to the Great Depression and the concurrent emergence of the Organ Reform Movement. More festival and registration information, including a promo video, can be found here.
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