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Center for Political Engagement
CPE holds voter registration drives to boost turnout
With midterm elections rapidly approaching, students in the Center for Political Engagement are working to increase student engagement with the voting process.
beer
Posters and Pints unites beer and science
Hundreds of postdocs, graduate students, and faculty gathered Tuesday for Posters and Pints, an evening of science communication and beer tasting.
Code of Conduct
Dean Burns speaks on coming discrimination, harassment code of conduct changes
For the last two years, a team of students and administrators have been meeting to change the student code of conduct around issues of discrimination and harassment. On Monday, Dean of Students Matthew Burns announced they are close to a final draft of the new policy.
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“Bias-Related Incident Report” on bias incident data to be released in December
Associate Dean for Diversity Dr. Jessica Guzmán-Rea announced Monday that work is beginning on the College’s 2020-2022 “Bias-Related Incident Report," which she says is set to be ready around December.
Administration
College Diversity Roundtable discusses conduct policy changes, Bias-Related Incident Report, world events messaging
The College Diversity Roundtable discussed code of conduct changes, the upcoming Bias-Related Incident Report, and administrative messaging about world events at their first meeting of the year.
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SA President signs debt cancellation advocacy letter to Biden
Last Monday, SA President Adrija Bhattacharjee announced that she joined 33 other student body politicians and activists in signing a letter urging Biden to cancel “at least $50,000 per person in federal student loan debt immediately.
Class Council
Freshman SA members elected, confirmed
Eight newly-elected first-years were confirmed to the Students' Association Senate and Class Council on Monday.
Dining
New Interim Dining Director speaks on fall dining expectations
Campus life is coming back into full-swing, and this new semester is bringing changes to the operational hours, options, and student expectations surrounding dining.
app
CampusGroups and WCSA introduce new CCC mobile app
CampusGroups collaborated with Wilson Commons Student Activities over the past few weeks to build a dedicated University of Rochester CCC mobile app, called UR CCC.
acting
Aubrey Plaza visits UR, speaks on pranks, acting, and Biden
Aubrey Plaza—known for her performances in widely-loved television shows and movies like Parks and Recreation and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World—was the headline event of this year’s Yellowjacket Weekend.
