Courses & Scholarship

Community-based learning (CBL) courses connect students to communities for the purpose of deepening learning. Community-engaged research engages faculty expertise with the expertise of community stakeholders in order to co-create new knowledge that serves a public good extending beyond the academic purpose of the work.

Bonner Center for Civic Engagement staff work with faculty seeking to create and fund CBL opportunities and pursue community-engaged research.

New position and compensation change policy

HR is pleased to introduce a new policy designed to make staff position and compensation changes clearer, more consistent, and better aligned with the University's annual budget planning cycle. Requests for reorganizations, job description changes, or promotions must be requested as part of the annual budget process, with submissions due from VPs and academic deans in December. Approved changes will take effect on July 1. There will be flexibility for certain time-sensitive needs through a defined off-cycle procedure.

Learn more about the policy here.

UR ID card care

Reminder: Do not charge your cell phone with your UR ID in a phone wallet as it will damage the smartcard (tap) functionality of the card.

Should your ID card become damaged or stop working, please take it to the One Card Office between 8:30 a.m–5 p.m. Monday–Friday to be checked and replaced if necessary.

Card care tips

TIAA one-on-one retirement information appointments

Schedule a one-on-one retirement counseling appointment right here on campus. The University's TIAA representative, Richard Carroll, can help you create a plan for your goals.

Gottwald Science Center, Study Room E302
8 a.m.– 5 PM

Wednesday, July 23
Monday, Aug. 4
Tuesday, Aug. 5
Wednesday, Aug. 20

Call 1-800-732-8353 or go to www.tiaa.org/schedule to schedule a 1-hour session.

Martin presents on human-robot dance performances

Patrick Martin, assistant professor of computer science, presented “On the Design and Implementation of a Live Human-Robot Coding Platform for Contemporary Dance Performances” at the International Conference on Live Coding.

Small co-authors book on eating disorders

Charlynn Small, assistant director of health promotion, published Black Women with Eating Disorders: Clinical Treatment Considerations (W. W. Norton & Company).