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• The Pierce Center, the Center for Student Success, and the Center for Innovation and Outreach partnered to provide an informational session for high school students, parents, and school counselors who are transitioning from highschool to college with a learning disability. The session held on October 13 focused on a roadmap to prepare students and also what RMU has to offer in the way of services and accommodations. Informational packets were distributed to help promote not only RMU but also offer clear guidance towards a successful high school to college transition. 

You're Invited

• The RMU School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science welcomes students, alumni, and friends to meet the artists, Oreen Cohen and Toby Fraley, who created the installations in John Jay Center. The event takes place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, November 1. Enjoy a special unveiling, light refreshments, and a Q&A session with both artists.

• You're Invited to The WLMP Student Speaker Series! The WLMP will be hosting its Fall 2021 Student Speaker Series event at 6:30 p.m. November 9t in Hopwood Hall. This is a TED Talk style, student-led event that gives RMU students the opportunity to share their experiences, passion, and unique areas of interest with a public audience. Click here to RSVP.

  Students from across RMU's campus will be presenting on the topic Partners in Excellence, and will be sharing their experiences with the value of teamwork and building strong partnerships. This event is SET-eligible for students. The WLMP is thrilled to share this event with the RMU community. We look forward to seeing you there! 

• The Department of Athletics is hosting a Celebrity Hockey Faceoff at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 7, at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. Tickets start at $20, and proceeds go to support the Hockey is the Goal campaign. A limited number of VIP packages for four seats remain, and cost $600. The VIP package includes reserved seat, post-game party access with celebrity/alumni player meet and greet opportunity and hospitality, and full-size hockey stick signed by participants from both teams. Order tickets here, or call (412) 397-4949.

• Join us for a very special Veterans Day celebration at 9 a.m. November 11 at the UPMC Events Center. The event will include breakfast and will open with the announcement of an exciting new initiative that will have a profound impact on all current and future veteran and military students. The keynote speaker will be Joe Calloway, U.S. Navy Veteran and CEO of RE360. RSVP online.

• The Center for Innovation and Outreach would like to extend a special invitation to attend our ln-person Innovation Speaker Series with lunch provided by the CIO on Thursday, November 18. Please respond to this short Google form to RSVP. If you cannot make the event there will be a recorded version made available afterwards. "Innovation & Innovative Thinking: Developing Global Solutions for the Future" will feature Ambassador Robin Renee Sanders D'10, a member of the RMU Board of Trustees, starting with lunch at 1:30 p.m. The lecture begins at 2 p.m. The lecture will focus on understanding today's global challenges and why innovation and innovative thinking are key to reducing their impact and what are the key 21st century skills linked to these mega trends.