News

• Open Enrollment for eligible employees will be held from April 1 through April 30, 2020. Please check your email regarding updates, changes, and deadlines. 

• April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Working in the current digital sphere, the Title IX Office is taking our education and prevention efforts online. If you have an Instagram account, take a minute to follow us @rmu_titleix. Staying connected during this time is more important than ever!

• Although we've canceled the physical walk, on Sunday, April 5, 2020, RMU is partnering with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to virtually unite the campus community for its 6th annual Out of the Darkness Campus Walk. This special event raises awareness of suicide as a health issue, brings comfort to those in the campus community who have been impacted by a suicide loss, and helps to educate our young adults about mental health and how and when to seek help. 

  We ask that you walk virtually with us by spending this time doing something that you enjoy, whether it be getting outside for some exercise and walking, reading a book, etc.! Tune into the Robert Morris University Facebook Event Page, as well as the RMU Thrive Leaders Instagram page @rmu_thrive and the AFSP Western PA Instagram page @afsp_westernpa at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 5, for a special message from AFSP, your walk chair, and some other inspirational messages from others from the RMU community!

• Rooney International Scholar Klas Borell, senior professor of sociology and social work at Jönköping University, Sweden, presents a lecture, "Assault on Academic Freedom: Self Censorship and Resistance in Turkish Academia" that can be viewed here. 

• John Bolton, Theresa May, Bill Nye the Science Guy and Tarana Burke are among distinguished personalities set to speak in the 2020-2021 Pittsburgh Speakers Series. The popular series will kick off Sept. 23 and feature a host of celebrated and sometimes controversial personalities. Learn about all seven speakers and how to get tickets at pittsburghspeakers.org.

• Two women's hockey players, senior forward Jaycee Gebhard and freshman goaltender Raygan Kirk capped off superb seasons for Robert Morris by being named to the 2020 All-USCHO teams. 

• For news regarding the university's response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) please refer to rmu.edu/coronavirus, which is updated regularly with FAQs, recent campus communications, and resources for students, faculty, and staff who are learning, teaching, and working remotely.