Actor Giancarlo Esposito to deliver 2025 MLK Commemorative Address
Actor Giancarlo Esposito, best known for Breaking Bad, The Mandalorian, and Do the Right Thing, will deliver the University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address on Thursday, January 30. Cosponsored by the Office of Minority Student Affairs and the Office of the President, the event is scheduled for 5 p.m. in Strong Auditorium. Esposito will meet with student leaders in Douglass Leadership House before the address. A registration link will be available in January. Learn more and save the date here.
In today’s issue:
Find a list of sessions for the spring 2025 Teaching Center workshop series
An “Ask Security Anything” session today includes tips on staying vigilant against cybercriminals this holiday season
Eastman Jazz Voice Ensemble’s inaugural concert is December 9
Did you know that the most common symptom of a sexually transmitted infection is no symptoms at all? Sign up for an appointment at one of the UHS Health Promotion Office’s free STI testing clinics throughout the semester. Clinics are held on Mondays from 4 to 7 p.m. in partnership with Trillium Health. Open to all undergraduate and graduate students, the next clinic is December 9.
The University’s Educational IT Governance Committee has been evaluating the applicability of FeedbackFruits’ pedagogical solutions for campus-wide implementation. FeedbackFruits offers Feedback and Assessment and Collaboration and Engagement solutions that seamlessly integrate with Blackboard to improve teaching and learning and save faculty time.
Join customized demo sessions geared toward various disciplines on Zoom, during which the FeedbackFruits partner team will showcase their solutions in Blackboard. Each session will be 45 minutes long with time for questions.
Engineering, Applied Sciences: Tuesday, December 10, 11 a.m.
Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing: Wednesday, December 11, 11 a.m.
Humanities, Social Sciences, Education: Thursday, December 12, 10:30 a.m.
Open to all University instructors, faculty, and staff, these workshops are designed to provide practical strategies and ready-to-implement tools. Workshops are held on Zoom on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to noon and Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. Register here.
Writing Course Learning Outcomes: Friday, January 31
Designing Exams that Measure Student Learning: Friday, February 7
Writing Effective Multiple-Choice Questions: Friday, February 21
Instructor Spotlight on Deb Rossen-Knill from the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program—Using Contract Grading Effectively: Thursday, February 27
Teaching Effectively using Active Learning: Friday, March 21
Understanding Experiential Learning: Thursday, March 27
Experiential Learning in the Arts and Humanities: Friday, April 4
Experiential Learning in the Social Sciences: Friday, April 18
Experiential Learning in the Natural Sciences and Engineering: Thursday, April 24
Teaching Reflection, Spring 2025: Friday, May 2
Career development opportunities at Wilmot
Wilmot Cancer Institute is accepting applications for the Wilmot Physician-Scientist Fellowship for faculty holding MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent degrees and the Wilmot Predoctoral Fellowship for University PhD or MD/PhD students. Applications for both programs are due February 10. Learn more and apply at the links above.
Recognizing your own unconscious bias
This week’s UR Medicine EAP blog post provides insight and mindful scenarios to build a more welcoming workplace by exploring unconscious biases. UR Medicine EAP is brought to you by Well-U, helping eligible individuals assess issues through short-term counseling and referrals.
Join fellow faculty, staff, and students for the “Ask Security Anything” Zoom session today, December 5, at noon to discuss tips on staying vigilant against cybercriminals during the holiday season. Have a cybersecurity question that doesn’t relate to the holidays? Guest speakers will open the floor for questions on any security-related topics. For more information, visit the Ask Security Anything web page.
Le Patin Libre ice show
The Program of Dance & Movement, with support from NYS DanceForce, presents the internationally acclaimed contemporary skating company Le Patin Libre on tour from Montréal. The company will perform its show Murmuration at the Tim Hortons Iceplex, 2700 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Road, on Sunday, December 8, at 8 p.m. Tickets for University faculty and staff are $10; students are free with their University ID. Learn more about the production here.
PhD AR/VR training program project presentations at Studio X
Join Mary Ann Mavrinac Studio X for two events showcasing cutting-edge AR/VR work from the National Science Foundation-funded PhD interdisciplinary training program in augmented and virtual reality:
Monday, December 9, from 2 to 4 p.m.: AR/VR demo showcase of individual student class projects
Thursday, December 12, from 10 a.m. to noon: Final presentations and demos of three advanced Practicum Group Projects—AR Navigation System for Wheelchair Users, VR-Enabled Foundational Models for Medical Training, and A Collaborative Avatar Game for ASL Learning.
Master’s Direct Entry into Nursing Practice program information session
Discover how the Master’s Direct Entry program at the School of Nursing can help you achieve your career goals by joining an information session on Monday, December 9, from 4 to 5 p.m. The session will cover everything you need to know about the program, including its curriculum, the admissions process, and career paths—as well as have your questions answered. Register here to attend.
Interactive map shows expanded Campus Times circulation
Rochester’s student-run newspaper, the Campus Times, has expanded its circulation and distribution of print newspapers with 24 new distribution locations spanning the River Campus, the Eastman School of Music, Innovation Square, College Town, and the Medical Center. Use the new online interactive map to find the most recent edition at a newspaper rack near you.
Congratulations to Rachel Haidu, an associate professor of art history, and Jiebo Luo, a professor of computer science and the Albert Arendt Professor of Engineering, who were selected as the inaugural recipients of the Debra Haring Excellence in Research Award. Read more about the honor.
Jeopardy! fans: Rochester native and University alumnus David Bond ’84, ’92 (MS) will be a contestant on today’s episode. Locally, the episode airs on Channel 8 at 7:30 p.m.
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