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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Monday, March 28, 2016:
- Portland Elementary students get a glimpse of college during field trip. Read more.
- Kentuckiana Pride supports LGBT Center with $500 gift. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The term “Take Back the Night” came from the title of a 1977 memorial read by Anne Pride at an anti-violence rally in Pittsburgh. The first “Reclaim the Night” march was held in Belgium in March 1976 by women who marched to protest violence against women. UofL’s Take Back the Night event March 30 will launch Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Health and Wellness
1.) Get Healthy Now offers mindfulness programs
2.) Feel rejuvenated with Intro to Nia
3.) Save the Date: National Walking Day is April 6
Miscellaneous
4.) The Student Perception Survey is now available
5.) The Graduating Student Survey has launched
6.) Funding available for the 2016 Kentucky Pedagogicon
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
7.) Women in Ancient Mediterranean Lecture Series features speaker from Rome
8.) Talk focuses on preserving manuscripts threatened by war and trafficking
9.) SIGS sponsors Women in Community Engagement Panel Friday
10.) Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar presents MS defense
11.) Symposium topic: Film and Filmmaking in Kentucky
12.) Dartmouth professor to discuss global women’s rights efforts
Training and Workshops
13.) Effective Communication Strategies Workshop Wednesday
14.) Trifecta training series focuses on effective business pitches
15.) Last chance to register: Learner-Centered Syllabi Design
Food Truck On-Campus Schedule
16.) Food trucks serving lunch this week
17.) Food trucks serving dinner this week
Grand Rounds
18.) Endocrinology Grand Rounds
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health and Wellness
1.) Get Healthy Now offers mindfulness programs
Drop in 5:30-5:55 p.m. (every Tuesday); MBSR Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 p.m. (March 29-May 19), Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Varies; UofL employees, retirees, and their spouse/QA
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: Website, schedule, email
2.) Feel rejuvenated with Intro to Nia
Tuesdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym, 601 Presidents Blvd.
Free for members at the GHN Wellness Center
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.
Additional Information: Schedule, email, 852-7755
3.) Save the Date: National Walking Day is April 6
April 6, 12 to 12:30 p.m., HSC: Kornhauser Library Courtyard; Belknap: Cardinal Park Cardio Path; Shelby: Burhans Hall
Get Healthy Now and the American Heart Association invite you to celebrate National Walking Day with a 10-minute walking break on April 6. Post a photo to our Facebook page and we’ll send you a gift via campus mail.
Additional Information: Facebook, email, 852-7755
Miscellaneous
4.) The Student Perception Survey is now available
Sophomores, juniors and continuing graduate and professional students can now complete the Student Perception Survey (SPS) through a link in their CardMail. The SPS replaces the outdated QMS Opinion Surveys and collects information about student academic/co-curricular experiences and institutional performance. This information provides valuable feedback we use to improve the educational experience for students. Please encourage your students to participate in this important survey.
Additional Information: Katie Partin, 852-3761
5.) The Graduating Student Survey has launched
All graduating students can complete the Graduating Student Survey (GSS) through a link in their CardMail. The GSS is administered each semester and collects information about graduating students’ academic/co-curricular experiences, institutional performance, and future employment/educational plans. This information provides valuable feedback we use to improve the educational experience for our students. Please encourage your students to participate in this important survey.
Additional Information: Katie Partin, 852-3761
6.) Funding available for the 2016 Kentucky Pedagogicon
Deadline to request funding is April 15
The Delphi Center will provide funding for conference registration and mileage for up to 15 UofL faculty and staff members to attend this year’s 2016 Kentucky Pedagogicon in Richmond. Funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis with preference given to UofL presenters and faculty.
Additional Information: Online application
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
7.) Women in Ancient Mediterranean Lecture Series features speaker from Rome
March 31, 6 to 7 p.m., Chao Auditorium
Free and open to public
The Liberal Studies Project and Kentucky Society of Archaeological Institute of America present Dr. Daniele F. Maras, The Sapienza University of Rome. In his lecture, “Greek Myths, Etruscan Women: Goddesses and Heroines in Light of Etruscan Society and Religion,” Dr. Maras will demonstrate how differences between Greek and Etruscan ritual and society influenced the spread and adaption of Greek mythology, and will examine the representation of goddesses and heroines in Etruscan art.
Additional Information: 852-2247, email
8.) Talk focuses on preserving manuscripts threatened by war and trafficking
April 5, 5:30 p.m., Chao Auditorium
Free
The 2016 Gottschalk Lecture, presented by the History Department, will feature Fr. Columba Stewart, OSB, executive director of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. He will speak about efforts to digitally preserve ancient manuscripts in conflict zones in the Middle East and Africa. Reception to follow.
Additional Information: Dr. Jennifer Westerfeld, 852-3756, website
9.) SIGS sponsors Women in Community Engagement Panel Friday
April 1, 2 to 4 p.m., Room 139, Shumaker Research Building, Belknap Campus
The School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies has invited several women who participate in community-engaged scholarship to share their own experiences in developing reciprocal community partnerships and documenting their community work for various audiences. The event will offer attendants a forum to ask their own questions and discuss the opportunities and hurdles this type of work can bring. Grad students, faculty, and staff can register and find more info on the PLAN website.
Additional Information: Website, calendar
10.) Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar presents MS defense
March 29, noon, HSC CTR 123
Free
The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents a MS Defense/PhD Proposal Defense by Aaron Neely titled, “Modulation of cell death signaling and cell proliferation by the interaction of homoserine lactones and paraoxonase 2.”
Additional Information: Florence Su, 852-5141
11.) Symposium topic: Film and Filmmaking in Kentucky
April 1, 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Speed Cinema, Speed Art Museum
Free and open to the public
The Center for Arts and Culture Partnerships and Speed Cinema at the Speed Art Museum present symposium on Film and Filmmaking in Kentucky. Film and film education and museum’s role, virtual reality production and presentation will be the subjects of the symposium. The program will feature filmmakers, producers, and film educators from local universities and organizations as well as from New York and Seattle.
Additional Information: 852-2247, email
12.) Dartmouth professor to discuss global women’s rights efforts
March 31, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Room W104, Ekstrom Library, Belknap Campus
Dr. Lisa Baldez, from Dartmouth College, will present, “How Women’s Rights Became a Global Norm: Reflections on the CEDAW. ” Dr. Baldez will discuss the emergence of the UN women’s rights treaty, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) as a case study of basic disagreements about how human rights treaties work.
Additional Information: Dr. Tricia Gray, website
Training and Workshops
13.) Effective Communication Strategies Workshop Wednesday
March 30, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Room 103A, Human Resources Building, Belknap Campus
Free
There are many different messages coming at us in so many different formats, it’s no wonder there are communication breakdowns in the workplace. Come together to learn how to effectively communicate with leadership/management and peers to ensure that the right message is being delivered the right way, at the right time for a successful outcome.
Additional Information: Website, email
14.) Trifecta training series focuses on effective business pitches
March 29, 3 to 6 p.m., Clinical Translational Research Building (CTRB), Room 124
Free
All are welcome to attend the last of our five-part technology commercialization series. Today’s topic: Getting your business pitch perfect. What is the best way to present your technology to potential investors and partners? Watch as several teams pitch to our panel of “sharks” and receive valuable feedback.
Additional Information: RSVP via email
15.) Last chance to register: Learner-Centered Syllabi Design
March 30, noon to 1 p.m., (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
Food Truck On-Campus Schedule
16.) Food trucks serving lunch this week
- Boss Hogg: March 29, Business School Circle; March 31, Humanities/Lutz Circle
- Johnny’s Diner Car: March 29, Humanities/Lutz Circle
- Traveling Kitchen: March 31, Business School Circle
17.) Food trucks serving dinner this week
- Pollo: March 30, Ville Grill
Grand Rounds
18.) Endocrinology Grand Rounds
March 30, 4 p.m., Baxter II Research Building, lower level, Room 038
Please join us as Charles R. Scoggins, MD, MBA, UofL Professor & Vice-Chairman for Finance and Operations, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD Department of Surgery, presents “Surgical Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.”
Additional Information: Kelly Galiette, 852-5237
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