Archive: Feb 2003
UR remembers Professor Summers with fondness
On Saturday, Feb. 3, Professor Joseph Holmes Summers passed away at Highland Hospital at age 82 after a short illness. He was the Roswell S. Burroughs Professor of English Emeritus at UR as well as a distinguished scholar and teacher. Summers' contribution to both the Rochester as well as the university community will be remembered.He […]
Expo unites UR and community
The annual Pan-African Expo was held by the Black Student's Union in Strong Auditorium Saturday. The Expo is a celebration of African and African-American culture from the beginning of recorded history until the present day. The BSU's goals for the annual event are to educate people in general about African-American culture and also to bring […]
Campus Briefs
Nationally known comedian Margaret Cho canceled her April 2 show because she has an April 1 show in Chicago, according to her agent.The show, which was sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, had already attracted many students."I was looking forward to going," sophomore Ethan Craig said. "I'm not even a big fan but it would […]
Security Update
On Sunday at 11:15 p.m. a UR student approached his friend's car to find an unknown suspect inside the vehicle.The suspect then fled the car and got in a car parked on Wilson Blvd, according to UR security Investigator Dan Lafferty.A student security aid chased the suspect and a license plate number was obtained.There was […]
Student named Merck scholar
UR junior Kofi Mensah was recently named the recipient of the UNCF-Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship. The scholarship, part of a joint effort between the United Negro College Fund and the Merck Research Laboratories, provides the winner with $25,000 toward tuition, two paid summer internships at a Merck facility and mentoring from a Merck scientist."This […]
Red Cross reports on a successful blood drive
One hundred sixty donors turned out for the American Red Cross blood drive Feb. 12 - 14. The drive, sponsored by the D'Lions, was held in the May Room of Wilson Commons.The D'Lions host three blood drives each academic year, two in the fall and one in the spring. Last week's blood drive proved to […]
Security memo released
Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance and CFO Ronald Paprocki issued a memo to the UR community regarding the current "High Risk" alert.In the Feb. 12 memo, he writes, "The University stays abreast of such government reports, and, on a routine basis, makes sure that its emergency plans across the divisions are current and […]
Green forms advisory committe
In an effort to increase student involvement in the UR decision-making process, Dean of The College William Scott Green has formed a committee of student leaders to work with him on a variety of university issues."The Deans' Advisory Committee will help me and the other deans to do a better job of consulting regularly with […]
Profeta appointed as UR's director of purchasing
Stepping in to control a $300 million yearly budget, Phillip Profeta has been hired as the new corporate director of purchasing for UR and Strong Hospital. Profeta, who has a broad background in the field of procure-ment, will be responsible for overseeing purchases for the Medical Center, and the River Campus. Approximately 60 percent of […]
Senate elections begin next week
The Students' Association Senate spring elections begin next week as students will have the opportunity to vote for their class and at-large representatives to the body. Also, elections will take place in an attempt to fill the vacated Hill Court and Graduate Living Center positions that are typically elected in the fall.In all, the Senate […]