Hello, Changemaker: United Way campaign launches today
The University’s annual United Way campaign serves the Greater Rochester area by providing health services, education resources, and economic mobility to its most vulnerable populations. This year’s campaign video highlights the importance of generosity in helping a community stay connected. Your continuous pledge or one-time donation goes a long way to helping those in need. Make a pledge online and pledge early to be eligible for four weeks of prize drawings beginning March 27; continuous pledge donors with pledges in effect are already eligible. Online pledging is also available through Workday. Email the United Way Office with questions. Campaign leaders thank the many department coordinators for their help with this year’s campaign.
In today’s issue:
Graduate Student Appreciation Week events
How to watch today’s announcement about Wilmot Cancer Institute’s new National Cancer Institute designation
Upcoming Calming U sessions for faculty, staff, and students
Optical physicist Joseph (Joe) Goodman and his wife, Honmai, have established a new endowed fund, the Joseph W. and Honmai Goodman Distinguished Professorship of Optics at the University’s Institute of Optics. Their generous $800,000 gift is being matched by $1.2 million from the Wyant Challenge, amplifying its impact. Their generosity will drive scientific discovery, expand technological innovation, and help grow the institute’s faculty by 50 percent within a decade.
Stream today’s Wilmot Cancer Institute announcement live
The Student Fellowships Office is launching its spring series of Fulbright outreach events for juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Learn more about this signature US international educational exchange program that supports American college graduates to spend a year abroad conducting independent research, pursuing advanced study, and teaching English conversation and US culture in more than 140 locations worldwide, while serving as cultural ambassadors.
Friday, March 21, at 1 p.m. in the
Greene Center Conference Room, Dewey Hall
Workshop on embodying consent
The “Embody Consent” workshop supports students in understanding, communicating, and feeling their desires in a way that fosters deep connection and trust in themselves and their relationships. Through guided somatic (body-based) exercises and discussion, they’ll learn how to tune into their body’s cues, express their needs clearly, and confidently honor their and others’ boundaries. Learn more and register for the event on Thursday, March 20, from 7 to 8 p.m.
Lessons on charting your path from Ed Hajim ’58
Ed Hajim ’58, chairman emeritus of the Board of Trustees, the namesake for the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, and author of On the Road Less Traveled and Island of the Four Ps, gives the virtual talk “Lessons on How to Chart Your Path” on Friday, March 21, from 5 to 6 p.m. All class years are encouraged to attend. Register in Handshake to receive the Zoom link.
Strategies for securing your first teaching position
The Future Faculty workshop series is aimed at the next generation of faculty and is designed to give Rochester graduates an edge in the academic marketplace. “Strategies for Securing Your First Teaching Position” takes place in two parts on Tuesday, March 25. In-person attendance is strongly recommended; you can also attend virtually via Zoom.
Part I—Showcasing Your Qualifications for a Competitive Edge: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Part II—Interviewing and Negotiating: 12:40 to 1:40 p.m.
Graduate Student Appreciation Week events
The University recognizes and appreciates the contributions of graduate students to the campus community and is celebrating across all Rochester graduate schools with a mix of unique programming from April 7–11. Visit the Graduate Student Appreciation Week website for more information and to register for upcoming events.
Workshop on teaching effectively using active learning
Open to all University instructors, this one-hour Teaching Center Zoom workshop supports instructors in engaging students in meaningful learning using active learning techniques that can be implemented in classes of any size or discipline. Register here to attend on Friday, March 21, from noon to 1 p.m.
Lunch and Learn: Open access publishing
Learn about open access publishing from recipients of the Humanities Center and River Campus Libraries Open Access Publishing Grant. This session takes place on March 27 at noon in the Humanities Center, Conference Room D, Rush Rhees Library. RSVP by March 21 to celliot4@ur.rochester.edu.
Teaching in Ultra for the first time in the summer or fall of 2025?
This workshop series helps support faculty transitioning to Blackboard Ultra. Pick dates that help with teaching in Summer A, Summer B, or fall. Find dates, times, and registration links here.
Vote for the Art of Science Competition People’s Choice Award
The Ed and Barbara Hajim Art of Science Competition has received 65 entries. Now is your chance to decide which one deserves the People’s Choice Award. Anyone in the University community can vote here until midnight on Wednesday, March 26.
LiDA colloquium on AI tools for educators
The next Center for Learning in the Digital Age (LiDA) colloquium session revolves around how educators can best use AI tools. Learn more and register to attend via Zoom today, March 19, at 3:30 p.m.
Spring Calming U offerings
Awaken your mind and body with the Mindful University Project’s Calming U classes this month. Experience the power of community practice, introspection, and stillness through guided meditation, meaningful discussions, and shared reflection with like-minded individuals. Explore the available session times below. Open to all Rochester students, staff, and faculty.
Tuesdays, March 18 and 25, and April 1 and 8 from 5 to 6:15 p.m. in Douglass Commons, Room 403
Thursdays, March 20, through April 10, noon to 1:15 p.m. via Zoom
Sundays, March 23 through April 13, 8:30 to 9:45 p.m. via Zoom
Neilly Author Series and Fairbank Lecture: Michael Livingston ’06 (PhD)
Join Michael Livingston ’06 (PhD), a professor in medieval literature, a prize-winning medieval military historian, a novelist, and a leading expert on Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time, as he shares the story of his journey and how these varied endeavors were enabled by his time at Rochester. Attend this Neilly Author Series and Fairbank Lecture on Tuesday, March 25. A complimentary cocktail reception occurs from 5 to 6 p.m.; lecture and book signing follow from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Robbins Library, Rush Rhees Library. Parking is available in Library Lot.
Equity Leadership Forum on advancing K-12 student learning and well-being
This year’s Equity Leadership Forum, “Leveraging Family and Community Assets to Support Student Learning and Emotional Health,” will be presented by the Warner School of Education and Human Development’s K–12 Educational Leadership Department on Wednesday, March 26, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Genrich-Rusling Room, LeChase Hall. The event will feature a panel of educational leaders and experts discussing strategies to foster collaboration between schools, families, and communities. Registration is required to attend; space is limited. Separate registration links are available for in-person and virtual attendance.
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