
Public Safety debuts new Adopt-a-Hall program
As part of the program, assigned officers will introduce themselves to the residents and provide them with their work e-mail address. They will attend hall meetings at least two times per semester, and hall staff will be able to request safety and prevention presentations through them.

Thomas Farrell to lead Advancement
Thomas J. Farrell ’88, ’94 (MS) has been named to lead the University’s advancement effort and brings more than 24 years of advancement experience to the role.

Jonathan Binstock named Memorial Art Gallery director
Binstock has worked as a curator at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
Public Safety issues reminders about bike theft prevention
Warmer weather brings more bicyclists out on River Campus, but it also brings out more bicycle thieves. “In just the month of June there have been more than 20 bike…

‘The end of the beginning’: A plan to save East High School
At the request of the Rochester City School Board, the University has submitted a plan intended to administer East High School, the largest high school in Rochester which is on the verge of being closed by the State because of inadequate performance.

Gloria Culver appointed interim dean of the School of Arts & Sciences
Culver, professor of biology, has chaired the department since 2010. She will take over from Joanna Olmsted, who is stepping down after seven years as dean of the school.

Goodwin, Cox headline Meliora Weekend 2014
Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Meliora Weekend. Goodwin is the author of six best-selling books.

Jamal Rossi named the Joan and Martin Messinger Dean of the Eastman School of Music
Jamal Rossi came to Eastman in 2005 as senior associate dean. He served as executive associate dean at Eastman from 2007 until September 2013, when he was appointed dean of the school following the illness and resignation at that time of former Messinger Dean Douglas Lowry.

Bashwiner joins University as associate vice president for Facilities and Services
Bruce Bashwiner has been named associate vice president for University Facilities and Services. His appointment began on May 1, and he succeeds Richard Pifer, who recently announced his retirement after nearly 15 years at the University.

Andrew Ainslie named Dean of Simon Business School
Ainslie has been senior associate dean, full-time MBA program, at UCLA Anderson School of Management since 2010. The appointment, subject to Board approval, is effective after Dean Mark Zupan’s term ends on June 30.