May 4, 2017 Announcements

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    Thursday, May 4, 2017
     
     
     
    DID YOU KNOW
    UofL’s Equine Industry Program, part of the College of Business, has graduated 305 students since 1989, when the first – and at the time only – graduate earned the degree. 2012 saw the most equine graduates with 21.
     
    FACULTY AND STAFF NOTABLES
    The University of Louisville Police Department received a Friend of the Department Award from UofL Housing last week. According to the nomination letter, the police department did not receive a single complaint from RAs during the 2016-17 academic year. “… the police department has done a very good job of interacting with residents and has shown a stronger presence in the campus community,” the letter reads.
     
     
    Miscellaneous
    UofL Student Government Association annual report now available
    The Student Government Association’s annual report is now available online and includes all of the accomplishments of the SGA from the 2016-17 school year. Click here to read more. Additionally, SGA President Aaron Vance’s State of the Student Body is available online here. 
     
    Register today for your mammogram
    May 16, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Belknap Campus, Gottschalk Circle next to Shumaker Research Building
    The mobile mammography van is coming to the Belknap Campus. Women must be 40 or over, and not had a mammogram within the past year. Insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid will be billed. UofL Insurance will cover 100 percent.
    Additional Information: Call 852-6318 to schedule your appointment
     
    Master of Engineering in Engineering Management: Info Session
    May 10, 12 p.m., Online
    Join our online info session to learn more about our engineering management degree, connect with faculty and get any program-related questions answered.     Register online.
    Additional Information: Email
     
    Training and Workshops
    Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Training
    May 31, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; June 1, 8 a.m. to noon; HSC Instructional Bldg. B, Room 307, 500 South Preston, Louisville, 40202; $200 U of L Employees, $250 all others
    Advance Cardiac Life Support training is available.
    Additional Information: Stuart Crawford, 852-2219
     
    Health and Wellness
    Group fitness classes available at Get Healthy Now
    See Group Fitness Schedule; Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym; Price: Varies; Free for GHN members; $40/semester for Specialty classes
    Get Healthy Now has a fitness offering just for you whether you want to make a splash with Water Fitness, join our Boot Camp or get STRONG by Zumba. Check out our May schedule and join the fitness fun.
    Additional Information: Group Fitness Schedule, website, email, 852-7755
     
    Feel alive and rejuvenated with Intro to Nia
    Tuesdays, 6:40 to 7:40 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym 601 Presidents Blvd.; Free for members at the GHN Wellness Center.
    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: Group fitness schedule, email, 852-7755
     
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    Alicia Kelso
    Alicia Kelso
    Alicia Kelso is the director of social media and digital content. She joined UofL in 2015 as director of communications at the Brandeis School of Law. She also serves as a senior contributor at Forbes.com, writing about the restaurant industry, which she has covered since 2010. Her work has been featured in publications around the world, including NPR, Bloomberg, The Seattle Times, Good Morning America and Franchise Asia Magazine.