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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Sept. 1, 2015:
· Faculty/Staff News: IT adopting new service management tool. Read more.
· Med students buddy up with Parkinson’s Disease patients. Read more.
· UofL Music eX Series features Louisville piano master Lee Luvisi. Read more.
· Saving lives from suicide. Read more.
· Lecture series considers key U.S. founders, America at end of war. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The Associated Press this week reported on UofL professor Andrea Behrman and her work with 4-year-old Evander Conroy, an Australian boy who is making great strides through locomotor training at the University of Louisville. Watch the AP video here.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
1.) Call for gender equity/professional development award nominations, applications
2.) Demystifying the Blackboard Grade Center
3.) Don’t forget to register! Explore how to turn motivation research into teaching strategies you can use
4.) Pedal with the President! – New Date
5.) Show off those dance moves and join the party with Zumba
6.) Weigh to wellness: New weekly incentives to keep you active and healthy
7.) Congratulations, Ada Willis: Get Healthy Now Wellness Center’s Member of the Month
8.) Email archiving and retention changes beginning Nov. 16
9.) 2015 Kentucky Trauma and Emergency Medicine Symposium
10.) Plan now for the UofL Alumni France River Cruise
11.) Center for Asian Democracy annual lecture on Burma/Myanmar
12.) Monte Carlo programs will be discussed at physics colloquium
13.) Cardiovascular Medicine
14.) Neuroscience
15.) Medicine: Dr. Jesse Roman
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) Call for gender equity/professional development award nominations, applications
Deadline Oct. 9
Nominations and applications for The Mary K. Tachau Gender Equity Award and the M. Celeste Nichols Professional Development Award are being accepted through Oct. 9. The equity award goes to a member of the U of L community whose work has directly furthered women’s equality and gender equity. The Nichols Award goes to a U of L graduate or professional school student to support academic and professional enrichment beyond normal graduate program expenses.
Additional information: Nominations and applications available for both on the Women’s Center website. Submit nominations for the Tachau Gender Award to Georgette Moore (Commissions Office. Inquiries: email Michelle M. Kosiewicz. Submit applications for the Nichols Award to Phyllis M. Webb or drop off at the Women’s Center (#4 Administrative Annex Bldg., Belknap Campus).
2.) Demystifying the Blackboard Grade Center
Sept. 14, noon to 1 p.m., (lunch will be available at 11:30 a.m.; presenters can stay until 1:30 p.m. for additional hands-on practice and support), Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library
Blackboard is so much more than a repository for course documents! Increase your grading efficiency during this one-hour D&D TECH session. This hands-on session will introduce you to some advanced features of Blackboard Grade Center that can make your life easier—before, during, and after the semester. Feel free to bring a laptop if you have one (we will have extras). Lunch is served so pre-registration is required.
Additional Information: Website.
3.) Don’t forget to register! Explore how to turn motivation research into teaching strategies you can use
Sept. 9, noon to 1 p.m., (lunch will be available at 11:30 a.m.), Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library
In this session, we’ll have an active discussion about what motivates us to learn and how our own experiences connect to what research says motivates learners. Identifying the reasons why our own motivation has increased or decreased for various activities helps us understand why our students enthusiastically engage in some tasks, but complain about or give up on others. A light lunch will be served.
Additional Information: Website.
4.) Pedal with the President! – New Date
Sept. 9, 7:30 a.m., Leaves from Amelia Place (2515 Longest Ave.)
Free for UofL employees, students, alumni, retirees and their spouses/QAs
Join President Ramsey for a fun, easy 30-minute ride to campus! Riders will leave together and then split into two groups – one headed to Belknap campus and another to HSC. Find the Belknap and HSC routes mapped below. This event is collaboration between UofL’s Get Healthy Now, Sustainability Council, and Office of the President. By cycling to campus, President Ramsey seeks to set a powerful example for the community, highlighting his support for a healthy, sustainable lifestyle.
Additional Information: Belknap Route; HSC Route; Facebook.
5.) Show off those dance moves and join the party with Zumba
Mondays 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. and Wednesdays 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. (Intro: 5:15 to 5:30 p.m. first Wed. only), Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Take the “work” out of work out and show off those dance moves for great fitness fun! We combine Latin, hip hop and International music with fun and dynamic dance moves to boost your heart rate and burn calories. You will experience a total body workout and a good sweat by joining this dance-fitness party. Suitable for all fitness levels.
Additional Information: Group fitness schedule; 852-7755.
6.) Weigh to wellness: New weekly incentives to keep you active and healthy
Belknap: Sept. 8 – Nov. 24, Tuesdays 12:00 – 12:30 p.m., MITC Room 201; HSC: Sept. 9 – Nov. 25, Wednesdays 12:00 – 12:30 p.m., Nursing School/K-Wing Rm. 2017
Join Get Healthy Now’s Weigh to Wellness class, which offers nutrition and exercise tips with a weekly weigh-in. Get the support you need to achieve your goal weight in a positive group setting. The class covers a variety of weigh management topics, such as portion sizes, workout design and goal setting. Weight loss happens when you make gradual lifestyle changes. Make your first move towards a healthy weight. Enroll today and earn awesome incentives on your path to feeling your best!
Additional Information: Website; ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
7.) Congratulations, Ada Willis: Get Healthy Now Wellness Center’s Member of the Month
Ada has been an employee of UofL for almost 42 years as an Energy Control Technician in the Physical Plant Department. Ada is living this month’s theme: Healthy through the Ages! Keep reading to learn more about Ada’s golden ticket to living well into her golden years!
Additional Information: ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
8.) Email archiving and retention changes beginning Nov. 16
Information Technology is reminding all employees of university retention policies and procedures for Exchange (Outlook) email and Netmail Archives due to a scheduled cleanup and limit enforcement beginning Nov. 16. The cleanup process will impact email messages in both Exchange (Outlook) and Netmail Archives and take approximately 8 to 12 weeks following the Nov. 16 start. Following this cleanup, all employees will see a change in the location of their emails older than 120 days.
Additional Information: Website.
Miscellaneous
9.) 2015 Kentucky Trauma and Emergency Medicine Symposium
Nov. 4, Seelbach Hotel, 500 S. 4th St.
This three-day course will describe innovative approaches to trauma and emergency patient care that decreases patient morbidity and mortality while improving the medical knowledge of healthcare providers to produce positive patient outcomes.
Additional Information: Theresa Baker, 812-736-3177 or visit http://bit.ly/trauma15.
10.) Plan now for the UofL Alumni France River Cruise
From $3,499 per person
Join us June 12-19, 2016 as we sail through Burgundy, Provence, Chalon and Arles, France. Visit sun-blessed cities, charming medieval towns, open-air markets, quaint shops, and see vineyards, magnificent cathedrals, and stunning scenery. This all-inclusive cruise provides all meals, shore excursions, gratuities, complimentary drinks throughout the day, and transfers. For more information, contact the Platinum Travel Group Dept. at 502-425-2400 or Groups@Platinumtvl.com.
Additional Information: Website.
11.) Center for Asian Democracy annual lecture on Burma/Myanmar
Sept. 16, 7 p.m., Brown & Williamson Club, Papa John’s Stadium
Free
Wai Wai Nu, human rights activist, peace advocate, lawyer, former political prisoner in Burma and founder of two organizations fighting for justice and equality for women in Burma, will give a talk on “Myanmar’s Political Crisis: Buddhist nationalism and ethnic violence.” A reception will follow the talk. The event is free and open to the public.
Additional Information: Amanda LeDuke, 852-2667.
12.) Monte Carlo programs will be discussed at physics colloquium
Sept. 4, 3 p.m., Natural Science Building, Room 112
Free
Zbigniew Was of the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Krakow Poland will present a talk entitled Monte Carlo programs for Tau Lepton Physics, Tauola Photos and Tauspinner: Description and development history.
Additional Information: Website.
13.) Cardiovascular Medicine
Sept. 2, noon to 1 p.m., Jewish Rudd Heart & Lung Center, 16 Floor, Great Halls I & II
Please join us to welcome Sonja Bartolome, MD, associate professor, University of Texas, Southwestern School of Medicine. Dr. Bartolome will present Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Aggressive Treatment for a Progressive Disease. This presentation will review current concepts in, treatment goals for, and therapeutic option for the treatment of PAH.
Additional Information: Monica Sivori, 852-1162. Website.
14.) Neuroscience
Sept.3, 8 to 9 a.m., Baxter Building Auditorium
As part of Neuroscience Grand Rounds, the department of neurology is pleased to have Mark J. Amsbaugh, MD, PGY-3 UofL radiation oncology resident, to present ”Low Grade Gliomas: Personalizing Therapeutic Strategies Using a Risk Based Approach.”
Additional Information: For more information, including how to watch live on the web and receive CME credit, please click here and follow instructions.
15.) Medicine: Dr. Jesse Roman
Sept. 3, 8 a.m., Ambulatory Care Building auditorium
Medicine Grand Round features Jesse Roman, MD, professor of medicine, pharmacology and toxicology and chairman, UofL department of medicine. Dr. Roman will present Our Place in Time: A Department of Medicine Defining its Path focusing on cycles in biology and in academic medicine, summarizing challenges facing academic medicine today and how to address them, and defining the state of the UofL Department of Medicine and goals for the upcoming year.
Additional Information: Jason Puckett, 852-1825.
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