Sevin Yeltekin has announced she will be stepping down as dean of the Simon Business School on June 30. Yeltekin, who has been with the University since 2020, is leaving to become the next dean of the George Washington University School of Business. More information about the search for the next dean of the Simon Business School and details on who will serve as Simon’s interim dean will be available soon.
University flags on the Eastman Quadrangle and near the entrance of Strong Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department will be lowered on Thursday, February 20, for Michela Vega, an Emergency Department access representative at Strong Memorial Hospital, who died on January 21. Vega joined the University staff in 2023.
The Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program’s annual Undergraduate Writing Contest provides an opportunity to recognize outstanding student writing. Monetary prizes will be given to the best submissions in five categories and to the best multimodal compositions and projects. The contest is open to undergraduate students in the School of Arts & Sciences and the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences.
Are you writing your application for a Schwartz Discover Grant and seeking help before the March 2 deadline? Register below for workshops to help you in your application process.
Attend the Ask an Alum workshop on Tuesday, February 18, in Feldman Ballroom. Drop in any time between 5 and 7 p.m. to meet one-on-one or in groups for personal coaching from Schwartz Discover Grant alumni.
Drop by the Office of Undergraduate Research in Dewey Hall, Room 4-209B, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, to read through the Schwartz Discover Grant Look Book. Read personal statements and research statements from prior winning applications.
Free safer sex supplies
Anonymously order free safer sex supplies through Safe Sex Express to be delivered directly to your campus mailbox.
Is your dependent child attending the University for the spring 2025 semester? If you have not already done so, submit your dependent child tuition waiver application in myURHR Workday. Eligibility requirements and additional information can be found on the tuition benefits website.
Love Data Month continues with the University Libraries
Join University Libraries Data Services for Love Data Month, an enriching event series that explores the theme “Whose Data Is It, Anyway?” Visit the links below for more information about each session and to register.
3D Data in VISTA—Monday, February 17, from 2 to 3 p.m. in VISTA Collaboratory, Carlson Library
Exhibit explores role of women in the water-cure movement
Edward G. Miner Library’s newest History of Medicine exhibit is now on display. Healing Waters explores the role of women in the water-cure movement and features materials from the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine. The History of Medicine Section is open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Spring G. Milton Wing mathematics lectures
Richard Schwartz, Chancellor’s Professor of Mathematics at Brown University, will give the spring 2025 G. Milton Wing Lectures. Learn more about each lecture at the below links.
Iteration: Tuesday, February 18, at 3:30 p.m. in Dewey Hall, Room 1101
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