News

• Pioneer Athletics has named RMU a winner of its 2021 Fields of Excellence Award, which honors outstanding athletics fields and the crews who maintain them. The award specifically honored the soccer field at the North Athletic Complex. Learn more here.
   
• Keep tabs on the search for RMU's ninth president at www.rmu.edu/about/president/search. Most recently, the Presidential Search Committee finalized the Leadership Profile.

• The Department of Engineering has received a grant from the Mr. Whitesell's Fund at University of Pennsylvania for the project titled “Biomechanical Analysis of mandibular reconstruction using different positions of a Free Vascularized Fibula Flap with dental implants." In this project, Won Joo, head of the engineering department, will work with the School of Medicine at Penn to investigate the key design parameters for the maxillofacial implant design using a free vascularized fibula flap.

You're Invited

• A whole slew of events are planned for Women's History Month, all around the theme "Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope." See the complete schedule at www.rmu.edu/REVOLUTION.

• You are invited to attend an RMU Roundtable presentation, "After Ukraine: The Second Cold War" with Soren Fanning, associate professor of history, and Anthony Moretti, associate professor of communication. The roundtable will be held Tuesday, March 15, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the School of Business room 205. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend this discussion. If you would like to have your class attend the presentation, please let us know for logistical purposes by sending an email to honors@rmu.edu.

• The Career and Professional Development Center will be hosting a virtual career fair on Tuesday, March 15, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. via Handshake.com. Students can sign up for 10-minute, one-on-one and 30-minute, group employer sessions. Student Registration begins February 21 via Handshake.

• Creativity at Work, scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, at Yorktown Hall, is a networking event for the following majors/fields: Advertising, Communication, English, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Journalism, Public Relations, and the Media Arts. The event is free and open to all RMU students and alumni. The opening session, "The Value of Professional Organizations & Marketing" will set the tone by addressing how networking has evolved in the post-pandemic job market. 

  After that, participants will be able to interact with panel discussions specific to their career fields and ask working professionals key questions. This year's panels include professionals from KDKA, the Tribune Review, Video Consortium Pittsburgh, and the Carnegie Science Center. Creativity at Work concludes with a networking reception, to allow one-on-one interactions with our panelists. Pre-registration is required; visit www.rmu.edu/creativityatwork for more information

• On March 24- 25, the Women’s Leadership and Mentorship Program presents RMU’s Sixth Annual Women and Transformational Leadership Symposium. This two-day, in-person event features women leaders in our region and topics that impact the region's move toward gender equity and the advancement of women.

  This event is free and open to the public! Learn more and register here: rmu.edu/wtls. Please register by March 15th to secure your spot! This event is SET-eligible for students. 

  March 24 Keynote Speaker: Lee Dingus, Beyond the Images: Daughters of Turtle Island
  Lee Dingus has been active in many aspects of Native American affairs and human rights for more than 20 years. She has served as chairperson for the VA Pittsburgh Health care system, EEO committee chairperson, the Native American program manager, and is the current chairperson of the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board Native American Heritage Committee. She has served on various boards in the past to many local and national Native American organizations. Lee is co-founder of Echoes of the Four Directions, a Native American cultural and reference source. Dingus has been a diversity trainer and Equal rights trainer, for the VA healthcare system both on the local and national levels in areas of Native American culture and diversity training. She has provided diversity training to the City of Pittsburgh police department, as well as local police departments and colleges and universities in the tri-state area. Dingus has served the IRS and Social Security Administration as a Native American adviser. She currently works as a part-time test administrator for Personal Professional Centers but continues to serve as the chairperson of the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board Native American Heritage Committee, and as a community Native American advisor for the federal government and the community at large. 

  March 25 Sessions and Panel:
  -The WLMP Student Speaker Series, Building for the Future
  -Implementing Intersectional Health Justice. Facilitated by Morgan Overton, Vice-Chair of the Pittsburgh Gender Equity Commission
  -Connecting with Purpose in 2022. Facilitated by Stephanie Masters, CliftonStrengths Certified Coach and Organizational Development Consultant 
  -Lunch Panel: Gender, Identity, and Success in STEM Fields. Moderated by Dr. Rika, Carlsen, Faculty Advisor for RMU's chapter of the Society of Women Engineers 

• The RMU Counseling Center and AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention) are teaming up again! Join us on Saturday, April 9, for our annual Out of the Darkness Color Walk/Run for suicide prevention. Interested participants can register now at afsp.org/RMU. After the walk, stick around for free food (from Revival Chili, Hot Bunz, and Dad’s Pub & Grub food trucks) and our Dance Party for Prevention on the Nicholson Patio/Lawn. Runners and walkers should also plan to swing by the Moxie Selfie Station & Photo Booth to capture a few colorful memories! Please visit the afsp.org/RMU website for more information on the day’s agenda and FAQs. We hope you’ll join us as we work to raise money and awareness for this important cause! Interested in volunteering? Please email Sarah Walters at walterss@rmu.edu. 

• Join the WLMP and the Center for Global Engagement for a Women's History Month Coffee Hour featuring Rooney Scholar Marina Fontolan from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, in the Wheatley Atrium. Fontolan will be presenting Game Studies and Diversity: Going Beyond Traditional Approaches and will be available to answer questions and connect after the presentation. This is an excellent opportunity to connect with an international scholar and network with others on campus. This event is SET-Eligible for the Global Explorer's Program. Coffee and pastries will be provided. This event is open to the entire RMU campus. All WLMP members, students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend! 

Upcoming Sports

NCAA Division I

• Men's lacrosse vs. High Point University, Saturday, 3/12 @ 1 p.m. at Joe Walton Stadium

Go to rmucolonials.com for ticketing and other information about NCAA Division sports at RMU.

Upcoming Concerts 

• Trinity of Terror, April 7
• Lil Durk, April 26
• Whiskey Myers, May 1
• CHEER Live, July 12
• Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesia, October 14 and 15. (Please note the new dates. All tickets will be honored.)

All concerts are at the UPMC Events Center. Go to www.upmceventscenter.com for more information.