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Open Enrollment, November 4-15

Open Enrollment is the one time of the year when employees can make changes to their benefit elections without a qualifying event. All faculty and staff are required to complete online open enrollment in BannerWeb — even if not making changes.Learn more

Inside Higher Ed spotlighting UR faculty research

All this week, WAMC’s Academic Minute radio show, showcased on Inside Higher Ed, is featuring Richmond professors and their research — ranging from political conflict and American mathematics to modern day slavery.Learn more

Spider Talks: Examining the Reconstruction Amendments

In this episode of Spider Talks, President Crutcher sits down with professor and constitutional law scholar Kurt Lash, whose work examines the Reconstruction Amendments and the "extraordinary history" of the Constitution. Watch now

International scholars to converge in Richmond to discuss future of Holocaust commemoration

Scholars from around the world will join UR faculty for a conference Sept. 24–27 that aims to explore the evolution of Holocaust education and commemoration. Learn more

Creative assets now available to assist with communications needs

A new comprehensive toolbox of creative assets — PowerPoint templates, email signature templates, photography, video shorts of campus, brand graphic elements, and more — is now available for downloading on the University's Online Brand Center.Learn more

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October 21 Preview Richmond

The Office of Admission is excited to welcome prospective students and their families to campus on Monday, October 21, for Preview Richmond. We are anticipating up to 600 guests on campus. You can expect a higher volume of traffic on campus, parking lot closures, and a more crowded dining hall from 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Visiting students will be wearing a name-tag. Please feel free to welcome our guests to campus!

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the University of Richmond is participating in the National Cyber Security Alliance's nationwide effort to raise awareness of cybersecurity.

Higher education institutions use lots of data every day. Payroll information, health insurance information, payment card information, and student information that includes financial aid information are just a few of the most sensitive data elements that are shared. It is not just IT departments who need to understand the information security requirements needed to protect data. Everyone who accesses data needs to understand how to properly secure the data entrusted to them.

Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility. Own.IT, Secure.IT, Protect.IT. Visit the Information Security site to learn how to #BeCyberSmart!

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Free Shopping at UROSE

Date: Friday, October 18th 11:30am

Location: Puryear 114

Looking for colored paper, color coding labels, staples, an electric pencil sharpener, or binder clips? Come do some free shopping at the UROSE Office Supply Exchange today from 11:30-12:30 in Puryear 114. You can also drop off items you no longer need. Thank you for shopping with us and keeping office supplies out of the landfill!

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GESS "Plant Feeling in the Anthropocene"

Date: Tuesday, October 22nd 4:30pm

Location: Gottwald Auditorium

Mary Kuhn, Assistant Professor of English at UVA, will give a talk entitled "Plant Feeling in the Anthropocene."

The lecture will be held on Tuesday, October 22, at 4:30 p.m. in Gottwald Auditorium.

In the 21st??century, scientists and humanists are increasingly attracted to the notion of an autonomous and communicative plant realm. Forests have been described as socialist, and the liveliness of trees have become symbols in the fight against anthropogenic climate change. In this talk, I'll argue that we should think about this conversation in light of its antecedents over a century ago. In the 19th??century, a French novel about a man who falls in love with a flower became a bestseller in the United States, and writers for popular magazines asked whether plants could feel, think, or pursue their own strategies for success.

GESS is sponsored by the Environmental Studies Program, Department of Geography, and Class of 1992 Endowment.

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Biology Fall Seminar

Football Game Day Parking Sat., Oct. 19

Our next home football game is Sat., Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. Parking lots C61 (Robins Center), C66 (Special Events), C70 (West Stands), C73 (Bostwick Lane) and C75 (Campus Drive); and lots R42 (East Stands), R43 (Law School), R45 (Jepson Hall), and R49 (Weinstein Hall), will be closed to all vehicles, including faculty/staff (F/S), starting at 2 a.m. Sat.

Any vehicles parked in lots off College Road or Richmond Way after 2 a.m. Sat. will receive a $100 citation and will be towed at the owner's expense.

F/S without an official Athletic reserved pass or who are on campus for work must park in general parking areas inside the Main or Westhampton gate.

Lots C61 through C75 will reopen 4 hours before the game for vehicles with reserved passes.

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Connecting Womxn of Color Conference

Date: Friday, October 25th 1:00pm

Location: Jepson Alumni Center

We hope you will join us for Westhampton's annual Connecting Womxn of Color Conference on Friday, 25 October, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Jepson Alumni Center. This year's conference is "Living Theory: Womxn of Color Leadership and Solidarity," giving attendees opportunities to explore womxn of color activist leadership and solidarity in Richmond and beyond in the context of history and today's political climate.

Please see more information about our speakers and the conference, as well as the link to register, at https://wc.richmond.edu/community-and-celebrations/connecting-womxn-of-color/index.html.

All are welcome -- we hope to see you there for all or any part of the conference!

Auditions for Chamber Ensembles

University of Richmond musicians are invited to audition for the Spring 2020 UR Department of Music Chamber Ensembles! Groups consist of 2-6 performers, and include all types of instruments, piano and voice. The ensembles are coached by Department of Music faculty, Ensemble-in-Residence eighth blackbird, and public performances are held on campus and in the community.

As groups are planned in advance, please contact Dr. Joanne Kong at jkong@richmond.edu or 287-6422, to set up an audition to take place before the end of the semester.

Cybersecurity Lunch & Learn: Gone Phishing

Date: Tuesday, October 22nd 12:00pm

Cost: Free, Registration is required.

Location: Alice Haynes Room, Tyler Hanes Commons

Join Shana Sumpter and Steve Zinski for a lunch and learn about phishing and how you can prevent attacks from being successful.

Phishing is a popular and effective method to gain access to networks and systems. It requires little risk for the attacker, but often yields high rewards. During this cybersecurity session, IS staff will share the most common types of phishing attacks that occur across campus and the impact. The session will also include tips and tactics that you can use to prevent phishing attacks from being successful.

Lunch is free but registration is required. Please visit s.corsizio.com/c/5d85f43437660d9d67fe0035 to register for this event.

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One Book One Richmond discussion

Date: Wednesday, October 23rd 3:30pm

Cost: Free

Location: Westhampton Deanery Living Room

Join the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) next Wednesday at 3:30 to continue the One Book One Richmond programming series. A book discussion will be guided by Gibran Merchant and Emma Spoehr, student coordinators from the CCE. While the discussion features selections of the 2019-20 One Book, What the Eyes Don't See by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, reading the book ahead of time is not necessary -- we are excited for you to join us as you are. The discussion will be held in the Westhampton Deanery Living Room; please use the link above to register.

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Piloting New Academic Progress Report

Students who are not academically successful are less likely to graduate and report being less well supported during their time at Richmond. Early intervention will guide students to resources that can help them succeed. To facilitate this, we are piloting a new academic progress report to identify students who would benefit from a conversation with their dean or other support.

Faculty interested in helping test this new academic progress report will find the report in the faculty services tab of Banner Web, labeled Faculty Feedback Form. While the report provides a space for entering a current grade, we are most interested in your general assessment of the student's academic performance and sharing concerns in the space provided.

Only the college deans' offices will have access to the feedback and will use the information to follow up with students who may benefit from support. Please contact Lori Schuyler with questions.

Brown Bag Discussion: AIDS Epidemic in RVA

Date: Friday, October 18th 12:30pm

Cost: Free

Location: Tyler Haynes Commons 305

Join the Center for Civic Engagement this afternoon to learn about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Richmond, Virginia. This Brown Bag will be centered around conversations with Dr. Laura Browder and Dr. Patricia Herrera, and HIV education providers Lindsay Bryant and Eric King. The discussion will highlight an upcoming exhibition at the Valentine, created in partnership between University of Richmond students and the women's HIV support group at St. Paul Baptist Church. We hope to see you this afternoon in THC 305! Free pizza will be provided.

The Center for Civic Engagement hosts Brown Bag discussions from 12:30-1:25 p.m. on most Fridays during the academic year. Each week, a speaker or small panel leads a presentation on a provocative social issue, and then opens the floor for discussion.

SABBATICAL Rolling Stones Show at the Cellar

Date: Friday, November 8th 6:30pm

Cost: Gratis

Location: The Cellar

The faculty band SABBATICAL welcomes you to the Cellar on Friday, November 8, at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate the songs of the Rolling Stones. The lineup of musicians includes Wade Downey (Chemistry, guitar, vocals), Steve Allred (Law, guitar, vocals), Laura Knouse (Psychology, vocals), Pete LeViness (CAPS, bass), and Darren Hall (drums). Selections from across the storied career of the Rolling Stones will be performed with verve and abandon. A good time is guaranteed.

Brad Mehldau and Ian Bostridge

Date: Sunday, October 20th 7:30pm

Cost: UR Employee: $34

Location: Modlin Center for the Arts

Jazz Pianist Brad Mehldau and Tenor Ian Bostridge
Sunday, October 20 | 7:30 p.m.
Modlin Center for the Arts, Camp Concert Hall

After meeting in Germany in 2015, the American jazz pianist and composer Brad Mehldau and universally admired British tenor Ian Bostridge quickly professed their admiration for each other's work and discovered a shared love of Bach, jazz, and lieder (typical nineteenth century German songs). As their friendship grew, so did the idea of a song cycle centered on investigating the themes of the modern sinuous nature of human desire as it exists in love and adoration. As a result, Mehldau began composing a set of music with lyrics drawn from the poetry of Blake, Yeats, Shakespeare, Goethe, and others. In 2019, Bostridge and Mehldau premiered this new song cycle, The Folly of Desire, fittingly paired in a program with Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe (The Poet's Love).

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International Film Series: Three Faces (Iran)

Cost: FREE!

The International Film Series (IFS) resumes this week with:

Three Faces
Dir. Jafar Panahi, 2018, Iran, 100 min.

A director is sent a video from a young actress who whose parents have forbidden her from pursuing acting. Devastated, she appears to commit suicide on camera. Renowned actress Behnaz Jafari and director Panahi, playing themselves, travel to the woman's home village in Iran to investigate, weaving a subversive narrative that skirts the lines of fiction and reality.

Thursday, October 17, 7:30 p.m.
Jepson Hall, Room 118

Friday, October 18, 3 & 7:30 p.m.
Ukrop Auditorium, Robins School of Business

Friday afternoon intro and discussion led by Sonja Bertucci, Visiting Assistant Professor of Film Studies.

Free and open to the public, all films are screened with English subtitles. Sponsored by International Education and the Media Resource Center.

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Cafe con leche - happening today!

Economics Club Breakfast

Date: Friday, October 18th 10:30am

Location: Robins School of Business, Room 205

The Economics Department will be hosting a breakfast for the new Economics Club. The goal of the new club is to offer a space for economics students to socialize and discuss economic issues outside the classroom. Please join us for coffee and bagels and to chat about economics. The club is open to all Economics majors, students who are interested in Economics, and faculty.

Sacred Pause: A Time of Rest and Renewal

Date: Friday, October 18th 4:00pm

We hope you'll join us this Friday at 4 p.m. in the Inter-Religious Prayer Room. Sacred Pause is a spiritual, nonreligious service that invites us to share our lives with one another. It is also an opportunity to reflect on the news unfolding in our larger world. The service includes opportunities for meditative breathing, reflection, and optional sharing with the gathered community. This week's reflection will be led by University Chaplain Craig Kocher.

"The Hustle in Arts Entrepreneurship" Lecture

Date: Tuesday, October 22nd 4:30pm

Cost: Free

Location: Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music

The Department of Music will present "The Hustle in Arts Entrepreneurship: Same Gig, Different Century" -- a lecture by baroque violinist Lindsey Strand-Polyak and composer/orchestrator Jonathan Beard -- on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 4:30 p.m. in Camp Concert Hall. The speakers will put the "new" gig economy into historical context, share their experiences as freelancers living in Los Angeles, and give tips on creating a personal brand and managing a freelance career. Strand-Polyak is artistic director of Los Angeles Baroque, and Beard is renowned for his soundtrack work on such films and TV shows as Deadpool, the Handmaid's Tale, Us, and Kingsman: The Golden Circle. The lecture is open to the UR community and the general public. Join the artists afterwards for a meet-and-greet in the Booker Hall lobby. For more information, contact the Music Office at 804-289-8277.

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Faculty Pianist in Concert Tonight

Date: Friday, October 18th 7:30pm

Cost: Free

Location: Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court

UR Department of Music faculty pianist Ingrid Keller will join cellist Jonathan Ruck to perform a concert of chamber music this evening, Friday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Perkinson Recital Hall, North Court. The program will include sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms, as well as the Suite italienne by Igor Stravinksy. The event is free, is open to the UR community as well as the general public, and no ticket is required. For more information, contact the Music Office at 804-289-8277.

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Faculty & Staff Accomplishments

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McIntosh presents at EDUCAUSE conference

Keith W. "Mac" McIntosh co-presented "Let's Stop Talking About DEI and Take Action!," "A Conversation with African-American CIOs: Provocative, Authentic, Inclusive, Changing Dynamics," and "Using the AIR-EDUCAUSE-NACUBO Analytics Statement to Inspire Urgency" at the 2019 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Chicago.

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Cassada quoted on middle school teacher conferences

Dr. Kate Cassada, assistant chair and associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies, is quoted in Sylvan Source blog in a post titled Middle School Parent-Teacher Conferences: What to Know. Cassada encourages parents to attend their middle schooler’s parent-teacher conferences.

Manny Haines receives CHEERS award

Manny Haines, custodial team leader, received University Facilities' CHEERS (Co-workers Honoring Excellent Employees with Rewards) Award for third quarter 2019. Winners are selected from a pool of peer-submitted nominees.

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Quintero Published

Omar Quintero and four UR students published “The MyMOMA domain of MYO19 encodes for distinct Miro‐dependent and Miro‐independent mechanisms of interaction with mitochondrial membranes” in Cytoskeleton.

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Wilkins receives APSA award

David Wilkins, E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies, received the Daniel Elazar Distinguished Federalism Scholar Award from the American Political Science Association in August 2019.

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Wilkins receives APSA award

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Damer Published

Erika Zimmermann Damner recently published In the Flesh: Embodied Identities in Roman Elegy in the Wisconsin Studies in Classics by the University of Wisconsin Press.

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Maurantonio Awarded

Nicole Maurantonio was awarded (along with Irina Rogova) the 2019 Engage for Change! Award for Contribution to the Institution for the Race & Racism at the University of Richmond Project.

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Quintero Receives Grant

Omar Quintero was awarded the Bridging to STEM Excellence: Leveraging a Consortium of National STEM Education Initiatives to Improve Undergraduate STEM Teaching and Learning" grant through the National Science Foundation. Learn more here.

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IP Law Scholar Named to Professorship

Dean Wendy Perdue named Professor James Gibson as the Sesquicentennial Professor of Law. The Sesquicentennial Professorship is a new position established in 2019 as the Law School prepares for its 150^th anniversary celebration in 2020.

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IP Law Scholar Named to Professorship Dean Wendy Perdue named Professor Chris Cotropia as the Dennis I. Belcher Professor of Law. The Belcher Professorship was established in 2017 by friends, family, and colleagues of Dennis I. Belcher, L’76, to honor the former McGuireWoods attorney who demonstrated professional excellence in his 41 years in trusts and estate law.

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IP Law Professor Appointed to Austin Owen Research Scholar Dean Wendy Perdue appointed Professor Kristen Osenga to the position of Austin Owen Research Scholar — a position that honors the Hon. Austin Owen III, L’50, who served as a judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of Virginia.

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