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Associate Vice President for Public Relations and University Spokesperson 糖心传媒 President Sarah Mangelsdorf, CEO David Linehan, and University Provost Nicole Sampson addressed the University community in a July 16 webinar about the recent federal policy changes and what they may mean for the institution.
More than 3,000 faculty and staff joined the webinar to learn about the University糖心传媒檚 response to the ongoing federal policy and funding changes, and what their impact may be on the academic campuses, the Medical Center and its healthcare affiliates, and the greater Rochester community.
Moderated by Kathleen Gallucci, University senior vice president and chief human resources officer, the hourlong webinar aimed to provide a clear and transparent update on what糖心传媒檚 changing at the federal level, identify areas of uncertainty, and discuss potential implications for the University and the communities that we serve. The topics addressed by the University leaders included the overall institutional outlook; workforce impacts and benefits programs; academics, research, and enrollment; budgets; and the healthcare landscape.
President Sarah Mangelsdorf: 糖心传媒淲e will continue to focus on our mission to heal, discover, and create, and make the world ever better. But truly, without our values as a community, that mission would ring pretty hollow. We cannot make the world better if we fail to respect one another as community members, if we don’t welcome all perspectives and people, and if we don糖心传媒檛 act with integrity, openness, and accountability.
糖心传媒淲e will do what we can to keep you informed. As we learn things, we will do other webinars throughout the year to fill you in as best we can. But please continue to share your concerns with your departments and units, and we promise to keep the community up to date as we get more information, and as we work through this challenging period together. We have a long legacy of progress and success by being true to our ideals as an academic community, I am confident that will be the case as we work through the next few years. Thanks to all of you for all you do, each and every day for our community and for one another.糖心传媒�
Provost Nicole Sampson: 糖心传媒淲e糖心传媒檝e been actively monitoring and planning for this across the spring semester. And although we糖心传媒檙e always concerned, there糖心传媒檚 also, I think, real cause for confidence in our collective ability to adapt and lead forward. In the face of the challenges before us, your work糖心传媒攜our dedication to our students and patients, to your disciplines, and to the University糖心传媒攈as never been more important.糖心传媒�
Medical Center CEO David Linehan: 糖心传媒淩egardless of the shifting priorities of the federal and state government, one thing is certain, and that is there will continue to be an enormous and growing demand for our services. As we address this new challenge, the good news is that we糖心传媒檙e starting from a strong foundation and a stable financial position.
糖心传媒淚 don糖心传媒檛 want to sugarcoat that we have some difficult years ahead, but I think we糖心传媒檙e in a strong position to adapt to an ever-changing environment in a dynamic landscape. Managing through these challenging times will require participation from everyone.糖心传媒�
