Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on June 6, 2014:
· Dog photos showcased in new exhibit. Read more.
· Anti-cancer therapy starts human trials. Read more.
· Literature professors cross globe for scholarly summer. Read more.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Today
1.) Paul Weber Award information session scheduled
Tomorrow
2.) Exchange (Outlook) undergoing maintenance Tuesday
Arts
3.) In Place: A talk by textile artist Dorothy Caldwell
Events
4.) Quaker State 400 Cardinal Takeover
HR Items of Interest
5.) Staff Development needs you!
Miscellaneous
6.) Surplus warehouse on limited schedule
7.) Faculty/Staff Discount: 2014 UofL Soccer season tickets at Lynn Stadium
8.) Annual designer eyewear trunk show next week
9.) PLAN workshop topic is online portfolios for a job search
10.) DEHS Lab safety and hazardous waste training and radiation safety orientation
Talks
11.) Biochemistry defense: Jennifer Sanders
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Today
1.) Paul Weber Award information session scheduled
June 9, 2 to 3 p.m., Delphi Center (2nd floor, Ekstrom Library)
Register to attend an informal information session to learn more about the application process and submission timeline for the 2014-2015 Paul Weber Award for Department Excellence in Teaching. The award seeks to foster and sustain a university-wide culture of teaching excellence by recognizing departments that demonstrate best practices in teaching and learning. Stage one applications are due August 15.
Additional Information: Contact John Whitney, 852-7623, to register. To learn more about the Paul Weber Award visit this website.
Tomorrow
2.) Exchange (Outlook) undergoing maintenance Tuesday
June 10, noon
This work is outside the normal preventative maintenance time to prepare for the transition to Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Microsoft’s anti-spam and anti-malware application. There may be a short delay in email delivery during the transition.
Additional Information: HelpDesk, 852-7997 or helpdesk@louisville.edu.
Arts
3.) In Place: A talk by textile artist Dorothy Caldwell
June 12, 6 to 7 p.m., Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 East Spring St., New Albany, IN
Free, but registration is required
Textile artist Dorothy Caldwell explores place in her art by gathering earth pigments, plant matter and objects in remote landscapes and incorporating them in her work. Current practice includes fieldwork in the Canadian Arctic, the Australian Outback and rural Japan and India. Caldwell’s work is included in the collections of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the American Museum of Art and Design. The Carnegie Center is a member of U of L’s Center for Arts and Cultural Partnerships.
Additional Information: For more information or to register call 812-944-7336 or email dthomas@carnegiecenter.org. Please include name and phone number in your email.
Events
4.) Quaker State 400 Cardinal Takeover
June 28, 5 p.m., Kentucky Speedway
$150
UofL alumni and friends are invited to the Kentucky Speedway Cardinal Takeover for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts. Receive race entry, access to the Fan Zone, hospitality area, exclusive Louisville Alumni reception (including food, beverages, cash bar), and the Thomas Rhett concert for only $150 per person. Tickets are limited so register now!
Additional Information: Registration. Contact: Carolee Allen, 852-8941.
HR Items of Interest
5.) Staff Development needs you!
Staff Development is gearing up for professional development opportunities in the fall and we need your help. As you may already know, we offer free professional development courses for faculty and staff to help build a better workplace. We are looking for speakers in the fall to come and share their knowledge and expertise on any subject that relates to professional or personal development or that can help employees have better work/life integration. Think outside the box, great resume builder!
Additional Information: If you’re interested, this can be a great networking opportunity, please email brett.steele@louisville.edu.
Miscellaneous
6.) Surplus warehouse on limited schedule
Surplus Warehouse, 1901 S. Floyd St.
The Surplus Warehouse will be on a limited schedule until the end of June. The warehouse will be open 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for department selection June 11 but closed all other Wednesdays starting immediately. Departments may continue to send items to Surplus during this period.
Additional Information: Susan Carmack, 852-2986
7.) Faculty/Staff Discount: 2014 UofL Soccer season tickets at Lynn Stadium
$45 General Admission, $60 Preferred ($75 per account donation) and $95 Premium ($100 per account donation)
2014 UofL Soccer Season Ticket packages will include all 21 men’s and women’s regular season home matches. Lynn Stadium will officially open on August 29 and feature a doubleheader with our women’s team hosting Ole Miss at 6 p.m. and our men’s team hosting Maryland at 8:30 p.m.
To purchase your discounted season tickets and for additional information: Dan Cerwinske, 852-0120 or click here.
8.) Annual designer eyewear trunk show next week
June 19, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Kentucky Lion’s Eye Center, 301 E. Muhammad Ali Blvd.
The optical shop of UofL Physicians – Eye Specialists will hold its annual Designer Eyewear Trunk Show in the atrium of the Kentucky Lion’s Eye Center at 301 E. Muhammad Ali Blvd. on the UofL Health Sciences Campus. Frames from brands such as Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Nautica, Nike, Nine West and more will be available at big savings. All frames will be 50 percent off with the purchase of any complete pair of prescription eyewear, and all nonprescription sunglasses will be 25 percent off. Shoppers can also benefit from the experience of UofL Physicians’ master optician to find just the right glasses.
Additional Information: For more information on the trunk show or the UofL Physicians optical shop, call 852-4127.
9.) PLAN workshop topic is online portfolios for a job search
June 10, 4 to 6 p.m., Ekstrom Library W103
What is your web presence like? Are you only visible on Facebook, or do you have a professional online presence? If you are going on the job market (or planning early for that distant day), the answers to these questions could set you apart from other applicants. This workshop will discuss why you should consider developing an online portfolio or posting an online cv, what documents or information should be included, and how even the busy or technologically challenged can build an online presence.
Additional Information: Website to register.
10.) DEHS Lab safety and hazardous waste training and radiation safety orientation
June 12, 9 a.m. to noon, Donald Baxter I Building, Auditorium
Recently hired lab employees who work with chemicals should attend the Lab Safety/Hazardous Waste session, 9 to 11:15 a.m. Recurrent training for lab employees is required every three years. Individuals who will work with or around radioactive materials should attend the Radiation Safety Orientation session, which is from 11:15 a.m. to noon. Bring employee/student ID number to sign in.
Additional Information: Cathy Price, 852-2956 or Lloyd Asher, 852-2830.
Talks
11.) Biochemistry defense: Jennifer Sanders
June 9, noon, Homberger Library, HSC-A, Room 614
“Genetic and Mechanistic Analysis of Rat Mammary Cancer Susceptibility,” Jennifer Sanders, BMB PhD candidate.
Additional Information: Janice Ellwanger.
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