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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Thursday, March 10, 2016:
· Archives and Special Collections launches two new digital collections. Read more.
· Construction to affect traffic on Floyd Street. Read more.
· UofL’s College of Business hosting Startup Weekend Louisville. Read more.
· Photos: The Peace, Justice, and Conflict Transformation and Engage Lead Serve Board’s Hunger Banquet, March 9. View here.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Angela Calloway, PhD, RN, an instructor at the School of Nursing, has been commissioned as a Major in the Air Force Reserves Nurse Corps. She will attend a flight nursing course within the first year of her service and eventually receive her wings to function as a flight nurse in the 445th Airlift Wing stationed at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Belknap Construction
1.) Floyd Street construction update
Faculty
2.) Learn the Basics About Learner-Centered Syllabi Design
3.) Research funding opportunity available
4.) Session set on alternative methods of assessing teaching effectiveness
Health and Wellness
5.) Give your workout a kick with Cardio Kick & Sculpt
6.) Fit in 30 classes available
Miscellaneous
7.) MSSW Prospective Student Sessions scheduled
8.) Transformation Tea forum scheduled for women of color and their allies
9.) Save the date: Spring Career Fair set for April
10.) Health department reviews dining venues; corrections made
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
11.) The Department of Biology Seminar Series features UK Professor Cassone
12.) Center for Predictive Medicine Seminar Series continues on malaria
13.) Oral Health Seminar presents Washington Univ., St. Louis associate
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Belknap Construction
1.) Floyd Street construction update
Construction on Floyd Street will result in lane and sidewalk closures, as well as the closing of the Floyd Garage bus stop, through 2016. The improvements are part of a safety and beautification project on the east side of campus.
Additional Information: Story online
Faculty
2.) Learn the Basics About Learner-Centered Syllabi Design
March 30, noon to 1 p.m., (note: lunch will be available at 11:30 a.m.), Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library #244
Do students use your syllabus as a learning tool? Course syllabi often serve a contractual and record-keeping function, communicating what is taught and when. However, when syllabi are learner-centered and focus more on how and why students will learn, students have more positive perceptions of the syllabus, the course, and the instructor. Join us for this syllabus tune-up that will give you a head start on your fall course planning.
Additional Information: Register online
3.) Research funding opportunity available
March 11
Pilot project grants are available for seeding of novel research to facilitate additional funding, foster new collaborative partnerships and/or support junior faculty for future extramural grant funding. We anticipate funding three pilot projects per year. Faculty leadership will review for consistency with the mission of the Helmsley Restorative Medicine Center and advisory board will review proposals for innovation and scientific merit.
Additional Information: Application instructions online
4.) Session set on alternative methods of assessing teaching effectiveness
March 22, noon to 1 p.m. (note: lunch will be available at 11:30 a.m. and the presenter will be available until 1:30 p.m. for Q&A), Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library #244
It is well known that end-of-semester evaluations measure student satisfaction and not necessarily learning or teaching effectiveness. How might we counterbalance current evaluations with other indicators to better assess teaching effectiveness? Join us for this structured conversation and resource sharing session.
Additional Information: Register online
Health and Wellness
5.) Give your workout a kick with Cardio Kick & Sculpt
Fridays 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Join GHN for an action-packed workout that improves strength, muscle tone, endurance, and will help you stick to your fitness goals. Class includes interval training exercises that will have you shredding calories! All moves are modified based on fitness level.
Additional Information: Facebook, website, email
6.) Fit in 30 classes available
Mondays and Wednesdays, noon to 12:30 p.m., ; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 a.m. to 7 a.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Bring your workout indoors for 30 minutes of energizing strength and cardio moves — a total body workout that will get you out of the elements and working up a sweat with our certified fitness instructors. All levels welcome.
Additional Information: Schedule, website, email, 852-7755
Miscellaneous
7.) MSSW Prospective Student Sessions scheduled
March 23, 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., Oppenheimer Hall
Free
Are you interested in a profession improving the quality of life for individuals, families and communities? Come find out if the versatile Master of Science in Social Work is the right graduate program for you and your professional development. There are three Wednesday evening sessions from 5 to 6:45 p.m. on March 23, April 6 and April 27. Check the sign-up form to reserve your spot and for more available dates.
Additional Information: Website
8.) Transformation Tea forum scheduled for women of color and their allies
RSVP by March 31; event is April 11, 3 to 5 p.m., Student Activity Center, Room W306
Free
The Transformation Tea is an open forum for UofL women of color and their allies to share concern, issues, and positive suggestions. This year’s topic is salary negotiation, and guest speaker will be Joe Dunman of Clay Daniel Walton & Adams. There will be networking opportunities, snacks, and door prizes for attendees. Space is limited. RSVP is required by March 31.
Additional Information: RSVP via email, or call 852-2029
9.) Save the date: Spring Career Fair set for April
April 7, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Student Activities Center, Multi-Purpose Room
Free
In need of a career? Come meet with a multitude of employers at our Spring Career Fair and learn more about the available jobs near you. Students: Come professionally dressed for a chance to win a $500 scholarship.
Additional Information: Register online
10.) Health department reviews dining venues; corrections made
The Louisville Metro Health Department inspected 19 on-campus dining venues on Monday, March 6. Fourteeen of the venues received grades of “A”; grades of “C” were issued at five venues. Issues were corrected at all venues. The Health Department will revisit the sites within 7-10 days.
Additional Information: Story online
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
11.) The Department of Biology Seminar Series features UK Professor Cassone
March 11, noon, Schumaker Research Building, Room 139
Free
The Biology Department presents Dr. Vincent Cassone, University of Kentucky. His title is Circadian Control of the Gastrointestinal System: From the Brain to the Gut Microbiome.
Additional Information: Judy Felli, 852-8263
12.) Center for Predictive Medicine Seminar Series continues on malaria
March 16, noon to 1 p.m., CTR 101/102
Free
The Center for Predictive Medicine Seminar Series presents A Gut Feeling about Malaria, by Nathan Schmidt, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Pizza and drinks provided. Limited seating.
Additional Information: Cathy St. Clair, 852-5596
13.) Oral Health Seminar presents Washington Univ., St. Louis associate
March 14, 11:50 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dental School, Room 119
Free
Dr. Juhi Bagaitkar, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis, will deliver a seminar titled: Immuno-modulatory role of Phagocyte NADPH oxidase.
Additional Information: Email
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