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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Jan. 8, 2016:
· UPDATE: Discussion series explores economics, history, leadership. Read more.
· PHOTOS: A physics classroom dedicated Wednesday, Jan. 6, is a technology-enabled, active-learning classroom. Designed as a flipped classroom, in which class time is used for active learning techniques rather than lectures alone, this flexible classroom provides the Department of Physics and Astronomy with a setting conducive to student-centered learning, including group work and peer instruction. It is the first such classroom in the College of Arts and Sciences. View here.
· Faculty Senate Overview, January 2016. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Centerplate, which provides food and beverage services at UofL athletic venues, has agreed to purchase at least $50,000 of Kentucky Proud products this year. The products include Kentucky-grown popcorn and local meat and cheese.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
UofL Today with Mark Hebert
1.) Radio Show
2.) Metro TV
Health and Wellness
3.) Make Meatless Mondays your New Year Resolution
4.) Spring into Action with Get Healthy Now’s Yoga/Specialty Class Offerings
5.) Fit in 30! at the Get Healthy Now Wellness Center!
6.) The Get Healthy Now Wellness Center closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Miscellaneous
7.) Internal RFP for innovative proposals is announced
8.) Graduate Student Council hosts a running group orientation for graduate students
9.) PLAN’s Community Engagement Academy application deadline approaching
10.) Master of Science in Social Work – Online information session
11.) Training available for managers conducting performance evaluations
12.) Interested in the Association of American University Professors?
13.) MLK Week events scheduled
Talks/Seminars
14.) Meet the Professor: David Simpson
15.) Biochemistry Research Conference
16.) DOC Seminar with Jason Hellmann
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) Radio Show
Airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 6 p.m. on 93.9 FM The Ville; replayed on Saturday and Sunday at 8 a.m.
UofL’s Mark Hebert hosts two weekly 30-minute programs focusing on research and insights from expert UofL faculty, as well as stories about our successful students, and staff and campus events. This week’s schedule:
· Monday, Jan. 11 – College of Business professor Jose Fernandez on Louisville’s economy; the director of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Julie Peteet, discusses violence in the Middle East and Syrian refugees; Gary Gregg discusses the McConnell Center’s 25th anniversary and a series of lectures.
· Tuesday, Jan. 12 – The law school’s Russ Weaver talks about free speech issues; Gina Bertocci in bioengineering discusses a 3-D printed hand for a little boy; Trey Lewis on UofL’s Career Counseling Center.
Podcasts of all “UofL Today with Mark Hebert” radio programs can be found at https://soundcloud.com/uofl.
2.) Metro TV
(Ch. 99 on UVerse, Ch. 25 on TWC): Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:30 with replays Thursday 6:30 p.m., Friday 8:30 p.m. and Sunday 9:30 p.m.
This week: College of Business professor Jose Fernandez on Louisville’s economy; the director of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Julie Peteet, discusses violence in the Middle East and Syrian refugees; Gary Gregg discusses the McConnell Center’s 25th anniversary and a series of lectures.
Metro TV shows: https://www.youtube.com/user/univoflouisville/playlists
Health and Wellness
3.) Make Meatless Mondays your New Year Resolution
Along with being frustrated by accidentally writing “2015” instead of “2016,” many of us will also be setting resolutions to commit to healthier habits. One resolution to consider is participating in Meatless Mondays. Why?—it’s easy! If the world ate 15% less meat (roughly one day of abstaining), it would be like taking 240 million cars off the road each year. In 2016, let’s make that happen. Visit our Facebook page for more information. Join GHN and Go Meatless on Mondays!
Additional Information: Website; ghn@louisville.edu, 852-7755.
4.) Spring into Action with Get Healthy Now’s Yoga/Specialty Class Offerings
Dates & Times: See Group Fitness Schedule, Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Price: NEW $35 Unlimited Classes
Try our energetic, strength-based yoga and stress relieving classes like Power Vinyasa, PiYo and Core Yoga. These GHN offerings will focus on moves to increase both strength and flexibility. All classes are available to all fitness levels. First class is always free!
Additional Information: Website; ghn@louisville.edu, 852-7755.
5.) Fit in 30! at the Get Healthy Now Wellness Center!
Mondays and Wednesdays, noon to 12:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for employees, retirees and their spouses/QAs
The weather may be unpredictable but we predict a healthier you this spring with GHN’s Fit in 30 group fitness class. Bring your workout indoors for 30 minutes of energizing strength and cardio moves—a total body workout that will get you out of the cold and working up a sweat with our certified fitness instructors. All levels welcome!
Additional Information: See Group Fitness Schedule; website; ghn@louisville.edu, 852-7755.
6.) The Get Healthy Now Wellness Center closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The GHN Wellness Center will be closed on Monday, January 18, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Normal hours of operation will resume Tuesday, January 19.
Additional Information: Website; ghn@louisville.edu, 852-7755.
7.) Internal RFP for innovative proposals is announced
The School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies (SIGS) and the Office of Research and Innovation announce an internal RFP for innovative proposals to drive UofL’s Academic and Research Excellence for the 21st Century. The grant is for interdisciplinary groups and will provide up to $250,000 for three years. Visit this website, which includes a downloadable budget template and instructions for submitting the proposal.
Additional Information: Pam Feldhoff, Beth Boehm.
8.) Graduate Student Council hosts a running group orientation for graduate students
Jan. 14, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Room 105, Houchens Building
Are you a runner? Or would you like to be? If so, the Graduate Student Council invites you to join our brand new running group. Runners at all stages are welcome to join, and we appreciate any feedback you can provide on the interest form that will help us create a group that fits your training needs and running goals! Please join us for the group orientation session for more detailed training information. We hope to see you there!
Additional Information: Contact: Keri Mathis.
9.) PLAN’s Community Engagement Academy application deadline approaching
Jan. 15
The Community Engagement Academy is designed to help students learn foundational information about community engagement and apply this knowledge in research and practice. During the 2016-2017 academic year, the academy is expected to transition to a year-long series of sessions that allow students to additionally participate in community engagement opportunities throughout the Louisville community, highlighting a strong partnership with the Parklands of Floyds Fork. Applications are due Jan. 15.
Additional Information: Website. Contact: Keri Mathis.
10.) Master of Science in Social Work – Online information session
Jan. 11, 7 p.m., online
Free
Join our online info session to learn more about our top ranked Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) online program. Hear all about what makes our program stand out and get answers to last minute application questions. Share this event with your colleagues and friends! Register here.
Additional Information: Contact the Online Learning team for additional information: online@louisville.edu, 800-871-8635.
11.) Training available for managers conducting performance evaluations
Multiple dates and locations
Free
This four-hour training from Human Resources and the Delphi Center is designed to give you practical tools you can use during the upcoming performance appraisal process. These tools will help you conduct more effective performance reviews and prepare for the coming year. Employees may attend any available session, no matter the campus.
Additional Information: Learn more and register.
12.) Interested in the Association of American University Professors?
Jan. 27, 3 to 4 p.m., Room 139 Shumaker Building
Free
A meeting of faculty interested in the rejuvenation of the University of Louisville’s chapter of the AAUP.
Additional Information: Professor Mark Blum in the Department of History at mark.blum@louisville.edu or 852-3911.
13.) MLK Week events scheduled
Begins Jan. 11, various locations
Free
Join the Cultural Center for its 2nd annual MLK Week beginning Jan. 11. The theme, “Keeping the Dream Alive,” aims to bring students, faculty, staff and the local community together to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Visit the Cultural Center’s website for information.
Additional Information: Leondra Gully, 852-0231; Vickie Bridgeman, 852-0232.
14.) Meet the Professor: David Simpson
Jan. 14, noon, University Club
$15/person and $10/students includes lunch
Topic: Is the World a More Dangerous Place? Thoughts on Risk, Disasters, and Climate Change David Simpson, chair of the Department of Urban and Public Affairs and the director of the UofL Center for Hazards Research, will discuss the U.S. experience with large-scale natural disasters and how that has changed approaches to hazards. Response and recovery is seen to be a function of risk perception, preparedness and willingness to implement mitigation. There is an increasing emphasis in policy and dialog on the need for viewing communities from a sustainability and resiliency perspective.
Additional Information: RSVP required. Contact 852-2247 or janna@louisville.edu.
15.) Biochemistry Research Conference
Jan. 11, noon, Homberger Library, HSC-A, Rm 614
Heather Clair, BMG graduate student: “The Role of Nuclear Receptors CAR and PXR in Toxicant-Associatd Steatohepatitis.”
Additional Information: janice.burkett@louisville.edu.
16.) DOC Seminar with Jason Hellmann
Jan. 12, 4 to 5 p.m., Baxter Auditorium
Free
Please join us for our DOC Seminar with special guest speaker, Jason Hellmann PhD. His presentation is titled: CCR7 maintains non-resolving adipose and lymph node inflammation in obesity. This seminar is free to all and will be held in the Baxter Auditorium. We look forward to seeing you there!
Additional Information: Matt Nystoriak.
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