{"id":535212,"date":"2022-10-02T20:36:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T00:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=535212"},"modified":"2022-11-29T12:36:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T17:36:47","slug":"meliora-weekend-2022-returns-in-person-535212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/meliora-weekend-2022-returns-in-person-535212\/","title":{"rendered":"Meliora Weekend returns in style\u2014and in person"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"width: 85%; font-weight: bold; line-height: 135%; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\">In a return to tradition, the University\u2019s annual celebration welcomed thousands of alumni, students, family members, and guests to campus.<\/h2>\n<p>More than 6,000 members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\">University of Rochester<\/a> community came together from September 29 to October 2 in person for the first full-fledged Meliora Weekend since 2019. The traditional fall event\u2014which was postponed in 2020 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/meliora-2021-celebrates-rochesters-resilience-494522\/\">modified in 2021<\/a> to accommodate COVID-19 health and safety protocols\u2014combines reunion, family weekend, and homecoming into four days of gatherings, activities, celebrations, performances, and conversations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535232\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535232 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-01.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of the MELIORA letters with people posing for photos on and near them. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-01.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-01-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-01-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>LOVE LETTERS:<\/strong> The giant letters spelling MELIORA on the Eastman Quadrangle remained a favorite stop for the weekend\u2019s visitors to snap and share Instagram-worthy group shots.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535302\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535302 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-02.jpg\" alt=\"People shooting hoops and milling about with tents and Wilson Commons in the background on the Wilson Quadrangle.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-02.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-02-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-02-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>VILLAGE PEOPLE:<\/strong> The Wilson Quadrangle was transformed into Meliora Village, a hub of activities and programs, including carnival games, food trucks, and live music.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535272\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535272 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-03.jpg\" alt=\"Steven Chu stands at a podium with a slide deck in the background.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-03.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-03-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-03-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>CALL TO ACTION:<\/strong> During the University Symposium, Nobel laureate and former US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu \u201970 reflected on the obstacles to achieving a sustainable future\u2014from the pervasive \u201cuse once, throw away\u201d consumption mindset to the need for cutting-edge energy storage technologies. &#8220;This is our home. We have to preserve it,\u201d he told the audience in the Palestra while noting potential solutions, including recent advances in synthetic biology and lithium batteries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535542\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535542 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-16.jpg\" alt=\"Concert performers on stage at Eastman Theatre in Kodak Hall.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-16.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-16-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-16-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ Kurt Brownell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CHEERS TO THE NEXT 100 YEARS:<\/strong>\u00a0Meliora Weekend was the capstone of the Eastman School of Music\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/eastman-centennial\/\">Centennial Celebration<\/a>. Signature events included the Rochester premiere of\u00a0<em>The Brightness of Light<\/em>, written by alumnus Kevin Puts \u201994E, \u201999E (DMA), at Eastman Theatre in Kodak Hall. The concert was performed by the Eastman Philharmonia (conducted by Neil Varon) and featured Assistant Professor of Voice and soprano Nicole Cabell \u201901E and baritone Rod Gilfry, with text from the letters of Georgia O\u2019Keeffe and Alfred Steiglitz.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536082\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-536082 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-17.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Hasselberg delivering a talk on stage with blue and yellow balloons behind him. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-17.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-17-630x421.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-17-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ Greg Francis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MEDxROCHESTER:<\/strong>\u00a0During his MED Talks presentation, Michael Hasselberg \u201907N (MS), \u201913N (PhD), founder of the UR Medicine telepsychiatry program and of Project ECHO, which uses technology to provide health care at a distance within rural hospitals, identified the key ingredient missing in early attempts to attract people to telemedicine clinics. \u201cIt occurred to us that telemedicine is ineffective without the biopsychosocial model. We realized it all comes back to Rochester and George Engel,\u201d he said. The School of Medicine and Dentistry\u2019s MED Talks feature Medical Center faculty who are at the forefront of scientific discovery and innovations. Hassleberg was joined by Roberto Hernandez-Alejando, who discussed the latest advances in addressing stage IV colon cancer, and Maiken Nedergaard, who shared her research about how brain waste products are removed during sleep.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535282\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535282 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-04.jpg\" alt=\"Woman juggles hula hoop with four flames attached to it.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-04.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-04-630x489.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-04-768x596.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ Greg Francis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS:<\/strong> Current and former members of the Strong Jugglers, the University\u2019s official student juggling club, put on a dazzling display in Dandelion Square during the 10th Annual Fire Juggling Show.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535392\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535392 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-05.jpg\" alt=\"Eastman School of Music performers with an accordion, trombone, and other instruments play outside. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-05.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-05-630x421.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-05-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ Luke Juntunen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>ANNIVERSARY JAMBOREE:<\/strong> The Eastman School of Music celebrated its centennial year with concerts, dinners, discussions, and even a block party on Gibbs Street in downtown Rochester.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536112\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-536112 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-20.jpg\" alt=\"Four elderly people gather around a table to look at library memorabilia on display.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-20.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-20-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-20-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ Greg Francis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>MINER MEMORABILIA<\/strong>: Members of the School of Medicine and Dentistry\u2019s Class from 1972, marking their 50th reunion, browse materials housed in the Edward G. Miner Library as part of their campus tour and other weekend celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535322\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535322 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-06.jpg\" alt=\"Two blurry people holding hands and roller skating on a red and green checkered rink.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-06.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-06-630x401.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-06-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ Adrian Kraus)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>HOW WE ROLL:<\/strong> The Goergen Athletic Center hosted a late-night skating party, complete with roller rink, dance music, and glow lights.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535342\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535342 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-07.jpg\" alt=\"Football player with arms raised while fellow players and supports cheer in the background.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-07.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-07-630x428.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-07-768x522.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ Adrian Kraus)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>GAME ON:<\/strong> The Yellowjackets played Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute during Saturday afternoon\u2019s homecoming game at Fauver Stadium, with RPI\u2019s second-half surge leading the visiting team to victory.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535352\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535352 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-08.jpg\" alt=\"Michele Noris on stage at the University of Rochester's Meliora Weekend.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-08.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-08-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-08-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>STORYTELLER-TURNED-COLLECTOR:<\/strong> Peabody Award\u2013winning journalist and author Michele Norris discussed race and identity in America while delivering the weekend\u2019s keynote address. In 2010 Norris founded The Race Card Project, which invites people to share candid six-word stories about race. \u201cWe bring to the surface things that people don\u2019t often say out loud. There\u2019s power in sharing a story, even if it\u2019s a difficult one,\u201d she said. (University of Rochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535262\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535262 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-09.jpg\" alt=\"David Primo on stage in front of a PowerPoint screen with the headline &quot;Benefits of disagreement&quot; and a photo of John Stuart Mill's &quot;On Liberty&quot; book cover.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-09.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-09-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-09-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester \/ Adrian Kraus)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>AGREE TO DISAGREE:<\/strong> \u201cThe clash of ideas is the foundation for college education, and without that you can\u2019t have a functioning university,\u201d said David Primo, the Ani and Mark Gabrellian Professor and a professor of political science and of business administration, during an Experience Rochester event about disagreement in a democratic society. \u201cUniversities need to make disagreement a priority,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536102\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-536102 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-19.jpg\" alt=\"Three people wearing badges and having a conversation in a sunlit room.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-19.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-19-630x421.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-19-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ Greg Francis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MEET-AND-GREET:<\/strong> School of Nursing students and alumni connected during the Dean\u2019s Lunch and poster session. Attendees heard from Lisa Kitko, the new dean of the school, and learned about current student research projects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535402\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535402 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-10.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Kushner in conversation on stage at the University of Rochester's Meliora Weekend. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-10.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-10-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-10-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ Matt Wittmeyer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE WRITE STUFF<\/strong>: Award-winning author, playwright, and screenwriter Tony Kushner, whose mother attended the Eastman School of Music, joined Nigel Maister, the Russell and Ruth Peck Artistic Director of the University of Rochester International Theatre Program, for a wide-ranging conversation about theater, film, music, art, and politics. \u201cI am fascinated by the question of when history calls and people, for whatever reason, are unable to answer the call,\u201d said Kushner, who wrote Angels in America and Caroline, or Change, as well as the screenplays for Steven Spielberg\u2019s Munich, West Side Story, and Lincoln. (University of Rochester photo \/ Matt Wittmeyer)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535362\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535362 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-11.jpg\" alt=\"Jeffrey McCune Jr. at a podium between two retractable banners featuring images of a Frederick Douglass statue. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-11.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-11-630x421.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-11-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ Greg Francis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>EMBRACING BLACK SCHOLARSHIP:<\/strong> In September, the University\u2019s Board of Trustees approved the creation of the Department of Black Studies. Since arriving at Rochester in 2021, Jeffrey Q. McCune Jr. (above), the director of the Frederick Douglass Institute, has worked with University leadership to realize the goal. \u201cToday, the University of Rochester joins the community of institutions that embrace Black life, Black culture, and Black issues as very serious subjects of academic study,\u201d said President Sarah Mangelsdorf.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535372\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535372\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535372 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-12.jpg\" alt=\"Walk Off the Earth performs on stage under pink and purple lights. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-12.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-12-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-12-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ Matt Wittmeyer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>CHART-TOPPERS:<\/strong> Walk Off the Earth, the multiplatinum indie pop band, headlined Saturday night\u2019s outdoor concert on the Goergen Field.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535382\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535382\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-535382 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-13.jpg\" alt=\"David Figlio, Sarah Mangelsdorf, and Lizette P\u00e9rez-Deisboeck seated on stage in front of a screen with the University of Rochester seal.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-13.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-13-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/inline-meliora-weekend-2022-13-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(University of Rochester photo \/ J. 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