The Walk for Light is an SA sponsored bi-annual assessment of campus safety, involving analyzation of outdoor lighting quality, blue light phone availability, and overall impression of various areas.  A team of students and administrators from Facilities and Security are assigned to each of section of the River Campus in order to gather information for the final report.

If you would like to participate:

What? Walk for Light
When? Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00 P.M.
How? Email Joe Ciminelli of the Projects & Services Committee

If you have feedback pertaining to campus safety, but cannot attend the walk, please also feel free to email Joe at joseph.ciminelli@rochester.edu.

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Announcing Dinner at the Meliora; one night each month you can have a classy off-campus dining experience, on campus! Great for special occasions, or those wanting something a little more unique— come and enjoy the best of what our campus chefs have to offer. This month, the dinner highlights Local Foods Week!

To allow for proper service, seating will be at  6:30 pm this Thursday, November 12th. Advance reservations are strongly encouraged, and can be made by calling (585) 275-8748.  A full 3 course meal is only $17.99 (and don't forget, declining is accepted).  Come hungry!

Click Here for the Menu (PDF)

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The Projects & Services Committee is sponsoring the annual Thanksgiving Airport Shuttle on Wednesday, November 25 and Sunday, November 29.  We hope that this is helpful in planning your holiday break travel!

Click Here to View the Schedule (PDF)

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This year in special needs dining there have already been great strides in helping dining services be more accommodating to those that have dietary restrictions.  First of all soy ice cream is now available in the corner store. Besides getting new foods on campus, we are also working on communication with the student body.  The SA Projects & Services Committee is hosting a focus group on Decemeber 1st to address the needs of religious groups, those with allergies, vegetarians, etc.  Anybody interested in participating or voicing their opinion can contact the SA Special Needs Dining Representative, Leah Spungen, (lspungen@u.rochester.edu) or Christina Hoh (hoh-christina@aramark.com), Dining's Dietetic Intern.

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For all of you thirsty late-night studiers with a sustainable water bottle doing that never-ending Webwork or reading, head over to Gleason Libary. Go check out the new water bottle refill station located between the two bathrooms, brought to you by Facilities and the SSC.  No more trying and failing at filling up your water bottle on that low-pressure water spigot!

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Do you like the current operations of Parking and Transportation? Have any ideas on how to improve either one? Want to voice your opinion? This Monday, October 26th from 7:30-9:30 P.M., there will be a Parking and Transportation focus group headed by Glen Sicard, the Director of Transportation, and George Guider the Supervisor for River Campus Parking Operations. This is a great opportunity to voice any comments or questions you might have concerning parking and transportation at the U of R. I know that some of you may disagree with parking policies, and may desire more frequent shuttle service. Some of you may be fully satisfied with the current operation of transportation and parking on campus. This focus group is designed to field all of these responses, and to hopefully gather constructive student input to make transportation and parking more efficient. So please come on October 26th to help enhance student life! The meeting will occur at the UR Parking Offices in Fauver Stadium from 7:30PM - 9:30PM.

Also in the works is a new discount Taxi program to potentially replace the current Sponosored Taxi Service.  If you have thoughts about Taxis and the University, please fill out this short online survey, or send us your thoughts.

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Thanks to a proposal by Kevin Ewer (kevin.ewer@rochester.edu) & Krishna Upadhyaya (krishna.upadhyaya@rochester.edu) of the Projects & Services Committee, and the continued strong support of University Facilities & Services, we are pleased to announce that 10 new bike racks are being added around campus.  Proposed locations of the new racks are:

1. Riverview (2)
2. Southside (2)
3. Tunnel Entrance at Morey and Lattimore Halls
4. Goergen Gym (2)
5. Fraternity Quad
6. University Health Service
7. Towers

Thanks to all of the people who submitted feedback following our recent news post and Rocky's Report email.  It was that input that ultimately decided where the bike racks would go.

If you have any other questions or suggestions, please let us know.

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Due to the high cost and unsustainable nature of the current Sponsored Taxi Service, the SA Projects & Services Committee is investigating a new program. This Monday, October 19th, at 7pm we are hosting a student focus group to discuss the potential options. If you are interested in participating in this focus group, please email April Hu at april.hu@rochester.edu. If you cannot attend this focus group, but wish to share feedback, please fill out our online survey, or contact us directly at sa.rochester.edu/feedback.

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Announcing Dinner at the Meliora; one night each month you can have the classy off-campus dining experience, on campus! Great for special occasions, or those wanting something a little more unique— come and enjoy the best of what our campus chefs have to offer! This month's cuisine is Mexican.

To accommodate feedback, as well as to improve on quality and service, things will be a little different this time around. Seating is from 6:00 - 7:30 pm this Thursday October 22nd, and reservations must be made for 6:00 pm by calling (585) 275-8748(different number than last time). A full 3 course meal is only $17.99 (and don't forget, declining is accepted).

We hope to see you there!

Click here to view this month's menu!

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Be smart, stay healthy.

Wash your hands often, and use an alcohol based hand sanitizer in between.  Take advantage of the Purell® Dispensers that have recently been installed at building entrances and in dining centers around campus. If you are feeling sick, stay in your room and call UHS. This is especially important if you have a fever above 101°F or are exhibiting any other symptoms of the flu.
Contact UHS at (585) 275-2662 or via email with any other questions.

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