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The Minuteman - 3/25/2022

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  • The RMU student cybersecurity club Top Secret Colonials and the RMU Center for Innovation and Outreach will hold a 24-hour gaming marathon this Saturday, March 26, with proceeds benefiting a charity that provides meals for refugees of the war in Ukraine. The in-person event is open to everyone, and will feature a variety of video game tournaments and chances to meet others with similar interests.  Register here or make a contribution at the event’s GoFundMe page. Proceeds will go to World Central Kitchen, a charity that is supplying warm meals for Ukrainian refugees. The event takes place in Wheatley Center and runs from 10 a.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday.

  • Pittsburgh-based Net Health will become the first platinum emeritus sponsor of the RMU Center for Sales Excellence, providing scholarships and paid internships to RMU students. Net Health is a provider of electronic health record software solutions and actionable analytics for specialized care settings including rehab therapy, wound care, home health and hospice, and employee health. Net Health is in its second year of supporting the sales center and has now increased its sponsorship to include four scholarships of $5,000 each for RMU students. Net Health also provides four paid internships each academic year, two per semester, for RMU students. Read more here.

  • Students throughout western Pennsylvania will have affordable new pathways to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees thanks to articulation agreements that RMU signed this week with the Pittsburgh Technical College and Laurel Institutes. The agreement with Pittsburgh Technical College, located in Oakdale, creates 34 combinations of PTC associate degree programs that will transfer seamlessly to RMU bachelor degree programs. They cover a wide spectrum of bachelor’s degrees available at RMU, from accounting to sport management to nursing to UX/UI to criminal justice to cybersecurity. What’s more, the agreement creates four combinations of PTC bachelor’s degree programs that will transfer seamlessly into RMU master’s degree programs that can be completed in one additional year of graduate school.

    RMU’s three new agreements with Laurel Institutes will allow students who earn an associate degree in early childhood education or accounting to transfer seamlessly into a bachelor’s degree program at RMU. Students who transfer from Laurel with an associate degree in early childhood education can earn a bachelor’s in early childhood education from RMU, and Laurel accounting students can choose from either a bachelor’s in accounting or management and marketing from Robert Morris. Read more here.

  • Fifth-year student Keturah Hunter of the RMU track & field team was named to the 2022 Horizon League Indoor All-Academic Team Monday. Part of the integrated program at RMU, Hunter is pursuing a Master of Science degree in engineering management and has compiled a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.92. A total of 17 student-athletes were named to the 2022 #HLTF All-Academic Team, while four more were tabbed as honorable mention in voting by the Horizon League faculty athletic representatives. Read more here.

  • Thanks to a partnership with the Pittsburgh Penguins, faculty and staff have an opportunity for discounted tickets at two upcoming Penguins games:
    -Tuesday, April 5 vs. Avalanche
    -Thursday, April 14 vs. Islanders

    Click here and select your preferred game and seating level - no password needed! Tickets are available as follows:
    -FedEx Level - $85 per ticket
    -Giant Eagle | Snapple Level - $45 per ticket

    This opportunity comes to you from the RMU Office of Corporate Relations and Strategic Initiatives, which aims to be the preferred strategic partner for corporations, organizations, and professionals in the Pittsburgh region.  Keep up with their latest news by following the CRSI LinkedIn page.

  • The Center for Innovation and Outreach attended the New Brighton Elementary School STEAM Day on March 1. Eighty fourth-grade students learned about DNA from RMU senior biology majors Andie Mapel and Evan Clarke-Deaver. Students made DNA sequencing bracelets that they could take home. The favorite bracelets included flesh eating bacteria, spitting cobras, monarch butterflies, and a brown trout. 

Personal Mention

  • Elizabeth Stork, professor of organizational studies, will be in London next week to participate in “RISING Peacebuilding and Peace Operations 2030: How Emerging Security Risks Will Challenge Leaders.” The March 30-31 round table discussion is organized by the Geneva Center for Security Policy, the International Leadership Association, and Coventry University Research Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations. It is the first of five planned international strategic conversations exploring critical emerging security threats and risks of particular relevance for the peace agenda. Stork will be a discussant and planner of future events reflecting on peacebuilding and peace operations as concepts and practices that might need to be radically reappraised in light of new and emerging threats and risks facing humanity.

You're Invited

  • 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! 

  • The Title IX Office is pleased to announce that Mike Domitrz, founder of The Center for Respect, will host a dynamic discussion with staff and faculty about the necessary elements to build and maintain a positive work environment. Please save the date for Monday, April 4, from noon to 1 p.m. at Massey Theater. RSVP is required for this event. Lunch is on us and the learning is on you! Please fill out the Google form by March 25. To learn more about Mike and his work, click here. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Giacomino at giacomino@rmu.edu.

  • You're invited to the 16th Annual Gold Show Invitational! The RMU Department of Arts and Humanities presents the outstanding student work as selected by the faculty, on display at the Media Arts Gallery in Wheatley Center. This exhibit highlights projects from Foundations, Cinema and Photography, Graphic Design and UX/UI. Closing reception: Tuesday, April 5, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Exhibition dates: March 24 - April 6.

  • 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

  • Graduate Admissions will be holding a series of Virtual Open Houses between March and April to talk about the Master's Degree programs available at RMU. Hear from Admissions experts and Program Directors about program requirements, typical degree progression, and our alumni outcomes. There will also be time to ask any questions you may have. If you or anybody you know is interested in attending, we will be offering the following events:

    Monday, March 28 at 5:30 p.m. - Graduate SEMS Virtual Open House
    Tuesday, March 29 at 5:00 p.m.- Instructional Leadership Virtual Open House
    Wednesday, March 30 at 5:30 p.m. - CIS Virtual Open House
    Thursday, March 31 at 5:30 p.m. - Health Services Administration Virtual Open House
    Wednesday, April 6 at 5:30 p.m. - Nursing Virtual Open House
    Thursday, April 7 at 5:30 p.m. - Organizational Leadership Virtual Open House
    Monday, April 11 at 5:30 p.m. - Cyber Investigations and Intelligence

Upcoming Sports

NCAA Division I

  • Men's lacrosse vs. Drexel, Saturday, 3/26 @ 1 p.m. at Joe Walton Stadium
  • Women's lacrosse vs. Cincinatti, Sunday, 3/27 @ noon at Joe Walton Stadium
  • Softball vs. Pitt, Wednesday, 3/30 @ 3 p.m. at the North Athletic Complex 

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.