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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Feb. 9, 2015:
· VIDEO: Underground Railroad 2015” showcases the work of Mark A. Priest, fine arts professor at the Hite Art Institute at UofL. The exhibit features four series of paintings and drawings focusing on historically significant people or places associated with slavery in America prior to the Civil War: Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Charles Nalle and the building of Joseph Stewart’s Canal. The exhibit is on display at the Schneider Hall galleries and the Cressman Center through Feb. 28. Watch here.
· VIDEO: UofL School of Dentistry students and faculty, along with other community dental health providers, offered free dental treatment to more than 100 children from 16 schools for Smile Kentucky! on Feb. 6. Watch here.
· Kentucky to the World, a Louisville-based series of lectures showcasing individuals with strong Kentucky connections who are well-known in their fields, will present a 1994 graduate of the UofL School of Medicine who today is director of the Recanti/Miller Transplantation Institute at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
UofL’s women student-athletes took to the court Sunday at halftime in the UofL-Pitt women’s basketball game to honor Professor Elaine Wise for National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Chair of the Division of Humanities and assistant professor of English and humanities, Wise is responsible for certifying UofL’s student-athlete eligibility for the NCAA. Tom Jurich, vice president for intercollegiate athletics, presented the award. The Cards beat the Panthers 48-35 before a crowd of 13,656, second-largest of the season.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Events
1.) Save the date for 2015 Faculty/Staff Open Walls exhibit
Health and Wellness
2.) Get Healthy Now offers mindfulness programs
3.) Get moving with Intro to Nia
4.) Fitness for Beginners has a new class time
Miscellaneous
5.) The NSSE is here; please inform your students
6.) February EndNote workshop for Windows users
7.) Free UofL Autism Center workshop for families
8.) Blackboard Analytics individual training sessions available
Sustainability
9.) Green Tip: UofL loves mountains
Talks
10.) Underground History: The Archaeology of African Americans
Grand Rounds
11.) Endocrinology
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Events
1.) Save the date for 2015 Faculty/Staff Open Walls exhibit
The fifth annual 2015 Open Walls exhibit of artwork by UofL faculty and staff is scheduled for June 5 to June 26 in the Photographic Archives gallery at Ekstrom Library. The exhibit is an opportunity for UofL employees who are not professional or exhibited artists to share their work. All media (i.e., painting, photography, woodworking, mixed media, fiber arts, jewelry, crafts) will be accepted.
Additional Information: Janet Cappiello, 852-1104. Watch this video of last year’s exhibit.
Health and Wellness
2.) Get Healthy Now offers mindfulness programs
Drop in 5:30 to 5:55 p.m. (every Tuesday); MBSR Tuesdays 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (Feb 17 to April 4); Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
UofL employees, retirees, and their spouse/QA; Prices vary
Experience Get Healthy Now’s mindfulness offerings in collaboration with Dr. Paul Salmon, associate professor in psychological and brain sciences. Experience the many health-enhancing benefits of reflection, stillness and being fully present. Come to a free Tuesday evening session or deepen your practice with the eight-session MBSR program ($80).
Additional Information: ghn@louisville.edu or call Stephanie Weldy, 852-2636.
3.) Get moving with Intro to Nia
Tuesdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m; Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym; Studio B
Free for members at the GHN Wellness Center
Exercise should feel good inside and out. Get moving with Intro to Nia to help you find health through movement. Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that draws from disciplines of the martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. Every class offers a unique combination of 52 moves that corresponds with the main areas of the body: the base, the core, and upper extremities. Visit us at GHN Tuesdays in February from 6:30pm to 7:30pm to try it out!
Additional Information: https://louisville.edu/gethealthynow/documents/group-fitness-schedule; 852-7755; ghn@louisville.edu.
4.) Fitness for Beginners has a new class time
Tue/Thur. 6:30 to 7:00 a.m.; Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym; Studio A
Free for members at the GHN Wellness Center
Keep up with your fitness goals with this beginner class, designed to help you develop a solid fitness foundation while building endurance and strength. Get Healthy Now’s professional fitness staff will educate and motivate you with a structured workout routine. Join us to feel better and stronger!
Additional Information: https://louisville.edu/gethealthynow/documents/group-fitness-schedule; 852-7755; ghn@louisville.edu.
Miscellaneous
5.) The NSSE is here; please inform your students
Starting today, freshmen and seniors can complete the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) through an email link in their CardMail account. The NSSE is designed to collect information about student experiences and institutional performance. This information not only supports our reaffirmation efforts for SACS-COC, it also provides valuable feedback we use to improve the educational experience for our students. Please strongly encourage your students to participate in this important survey.
Additional Information: Katie Partin.
6.) February EndNote workshop for Windows users
Feb. 11, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Ekstrom Library, W103
Free to UofL Community
Ekstrom offers EndNote training for Mac and Windows users. Endnote provides a platform for the storage and organization of bibliographic references and PDF files. Workshops provide hands-on opportunities for attendees to practice using a generic EndNote library to learn the basic features of citation management. Classes are limited to 10. Register here, http://louisville.libguides.com/endnote
Additional Information: Toccara Porter, 852-8744.
7.) Free UofL Autism Center workshop for families
Feb. 11, 4 to 6 p.m., UofL Autism Center, 1405 E Burnett Ave.,
Robert Pennington, CEHD, special education department, will present Effective Communication with Schools. This is the second of nine free workshops offered at the UofL Autism Center as a collaboration with the Kentucky Autism Training Center. Free childcare will be available for this workshop (must register in advance.) The purpose of these workshops is to aid families in understanding how to navigate the many systems and programs that may be helpful for their child.
Additional Information: To register call Paddy DeGeorge, 588-0736. Website.
8.) Blackboard Analytics individual training sessions available
Miller Information Technology Center 305
Free
Individual training sessions for the upgraded version of Blackboard Analytics are now available. Contact the Analytics Division within the Office of Institutional Research and Planning at bb.analytics@louisville.edu to schedule your personalized training today.
Additional Information: Website.
Sustainability
9.) Green Tip: UofL loves mountains
The Sustainability Council invites you to send the Earth a valentine this week! Join us tonight at 6 p.m. in Chao Auditorium for “Deep Down,” a film followed by discussion about Appalachia’s struggles over mountaintop removal mining. On Thursday, a UofL bus will head to Frankfort for the I Love Mountains Day rally (departs Planetarium 10 a.m., back 3 p.m.). And join UofL residents who began efforts to save energy during the tfree-week Ecolympics by turning off lights and equipment, taking stairs and unplugging.
Additional Information: More ways to save. Check Ecolympics standings in the Campus Conservation Nationals. Register for Thursday’s bus to I Love Mountains Day. Sustainability Events.
Talks
10.) Underground History: The Archaeology of African Americans
Feb. 12, noon to 1 p.m., Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 East Spring St., New Albany, Indiana
Free for UofL faculty, staff and students, but registration is required
State Archaeologist Jay Stottman will discuss the findings from excavations at Farmington, Locust Grove, Camp Nelson, a Nicholas County homestead and urban sites in Louisville and Lexington. Stottman will discuss how archaeology has illuminated the lives of those who dwelled at these locations.
Additional Information: To register, contact Delesha Thomas at 812-944-7336.
Grand Rounds
11.) Endocrinology
Feb. 11, 4 p.m., Baxter II Research Building, lower level, Room 038
Please join us as Michael J. Econs, MD, director, division of endocrinology and metabolism, professor of medicine, and medical and molecular genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine presents: “FGF23 and Disorders of Phosphate Homeostasis.”
Additional Information: Kelly Galiette 852-5237.
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