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DID YOU KNOW?
An idea to send less-fortunate children in Charlotte, North Carolina, to the Belk Bowl has been wildly successful. Mike Rutherford, publisher of the Card Chronicle blog, wanted to raise $2,000 to pay for 25 children and 25 chaperones from the Greater Charlotte YMCA to go to the game Dec. 30 between UofL and Georgia. He’s raised more than three times that amount, and there’s more than a week to go. Read more here.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Health and Wellness
1.) The YMCA and Get Healthy Now give UofL employees the gift of fitness over the holiday break!
Miscellaneous
2.) Health Science Campus Shuttle Service
3.) Blackboard to be upgraded during the December holiday break
4.) Save the Date for Cultural Center MLK Week
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health and Wellness
1.) The YMCA and Get Healthy Now give UofL employees the gift of fitness over the holiday break!
Between Dec. 22, 2014 and Jan. 4, 2015, the YMCAs of Greater Louisville and So. Indiana invite all UofL employees to work out for FREE. To take advantage of this opportunity, all you need is a current UofL employee ID. Should your spouse, immediate family member or out-of-town guest join you, there will be a $5 per person per day fee with picture ID. For additional assistance, hours and to locate a YMCA near you, visit: http://www.ymcalouisville.org/ or http://www.ymcaSI.org
Miscellaneous
2.) Health Science Campus Shuttle Service
Dec. 19
Shuttle service will be suspended on the Health Sciences Center Campus beginning Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 3 p.m. through Jan. 4, 2015. Regular service will resume on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 at 6 am. During this period 620 permit holders may park in the Chestnut Street Garage Magenta spaces.
Additional Information: Gary Becker, 852-7221
3.) Blackboard to be upgraded during the December holiday break
Blackboard will be upgraded over winter break. Blackboard will be unavailable from 10 p.m. Dec. 19 to 5 p.m. Dec. 22. This version will introduce several new features, fixes and design improvements.
Additional Information: These are summarized at http://uofl.me/bb-whats-new-instructor. (Copy link and paste into browser to open document.)
4.) Save the Date for Cultural Center MLK Week
Join the Cultural Center for its first annual MLK Week from January 12-19, 2015. The theme, Unite the Campus: Advance the Dream, aims to bring students, faculty, staff and the local community together to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The week will kick off with a winter accessories collection drive to benefit a local shelter. Visit the Cultural Center’s website for information.
Additional Information: Leondra Gully, 502-852-0231; Vickie Bridgeman, 502-852-0232.
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