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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Nov. 19, 2014:
· PHOTOS: The UofL Women’s Center held its Women’s Empowerment Luncheon last week, featuring keynote speaker Alice Houston, a UofL alum who is president and CEO of a minority- and women-owned transportation and automotive carrier. View here.
· PHOTOS: Legendary thoroughbred trainer D. Wayne Lukas joined sports journalist Billy Reed on Tuesday for Conversations With Champions at the College of Business’s Horn Auditorium. View here.
· PHOTOS: “Freedom Days” opened Tuesday at the Thrust Theatre. View here.
· STORIES: UofL James Graham Brown Cancer Center discontinues The Julep Ball. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
If you follow this advice from UofL Physicians, you can avoid putting on the pounds this Thanksgiving.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Events
1.) Last chance to get your tickets for shopping tour
2.) Orion and Kentuckiana’s role in enabling deep space exploration
Human Resources
3.) Interested in coming out of your comfort zone?
4.) Launching your skills and landing in the interview seat
5.) Managing holiday stress
6.) Safe Zone II
IT
7.) Blackboard to be upgraded during the December holiday break
Miscellaneous
8.) UofL Today sets holiday publishing schedule
9.) UofL Golf Club hosting Thanksgiving buffet
10.) Reminder: Submit your events to the Winterfest 2015 calendar
11.) Volunteers needed for Winterfest welcome and info station
12.) Participate in Cards writing cards
13.) CORRECTION: Registration link for iClicker Demo
14.) Reminder: Delphi Center seeking faculty input
15.) Book-in-Common essay contest: Faculty encouraged to assign essays
16.) Turducken at Ville Grill, and other things to be thankful for
17.) EcoReps Lunch and Learn: The creative art of waste minimization
18.) Radioactive material Thanksgiving ordering schedule
19.) Give the gift of the universe
Seminars
20.) Chemistry
Studies
21.) Infant scientists wanted
Talks
22.) Masters defense/PhD proposal defense by Wei-Yang (Jeremy) Chen
23.) Physics and astronomy PhD defense
Grand Rounds
24.) Orthopaedic Surgery
25.) Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
26.) Family and Geriatric Medicine
27.) Neuroscience
28.) Pediatrics
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Events
1.) Last chance to get your tickets for shopping tour
The annual Holiday Cards “Buy Local” Shopping Tour takes shoppers to locally owned businesses, celebrating all that is unique about the city of Louisville. It also begins and ends with refreshments and fun (door prizes!) at the University Club. The tour is Friday, Dec. 5, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and there are just a few seats left on the buses. The cost is $35. Click here for more: Website.
2.) Orion and Kentuckiana’s role in enabling deep space exploration
Dec. 4, 7 to 9 p.m., Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
Free
Join Rich Boling, Techshot, Inc., vice president of corporate advancement, as he explores Kentuckiana’s rich history connected to space exploration, and learn about Orion, NASA’s newest spacecraft intended to eventually take humans to Mars. Models of some of the space research devices developed by Techshot and sent into space will be on exhibit in the planetarium lobby.
Additional Information: Website. 852-6665, planet@louisville.edu.
Human Resources
3.) Interested in coming out of your comfort zone?
Staff Development and Employee Relations are looking for volunteers to help with the 2015 Spring Training Catalog. Are you interested in coming out of your comfort zone and volunteering your time? This is a great opportunity to present any research you’ve been working on, practice your presentation and public speaking skills, and a great addition to your resume. We are looking for session topics that would benefit professional and personal development in some way. Be creative, be adventurous!
Additional Information: If you’re interested in volunteering your time and expertise or have further questions, please contact brett.steele@louisville.edu.
4.) Launching your skills and landing in the interview seat
Dec. 2, 10 a.m., Abell Building, Room 110
Free
We will discuss preparing for your interview i.e. the dos and don’ts of a resume, how to sell yourself and your skills during an interview, how to translate your skills to match the job you want and what questions to ask before you accept a job.
Additional Information: Registration. Questions, brett.steele@louisville.edu.
5.) Managing holiday stress
Dec. 3, 2 p.m., Human Resources 103A
Free
Holidays can be a joyous time but can also create a significant amount of stress for families and individuals. This workshop provides participants with an opportunity to explore their beliefs, feelings and attitudes about the upcoming holidays and provide tools for handling the season with grace, ease and confidence.
Additional Information: Registration. Questions, brett.steele@louisville.edu.
6.) Safe Zone II
Dec. 5, 9:30 a.m., Human Resources 103A
Free
This workshop is a continuation of what you learned in Safe Zone I. You will continue to build on information you received as well as break down stereotypes and open up important dialogue. Please feel free to come even if you haven’t attended the first session. This is a relaxed and informative session intended to help build alliances and friendships.
Additional Information: Registration. Questions, brett.steele@louisville.edu.
IT
7.) Blackboard to be upgraded during the December holiday break
Blackboard will be upgraded over winter break. Blackboard will be unavailable from 10 p.m. on Dec. 19 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 22. This version will introduce several new features, fixes and design improvements.
Additional Information: These features are summarized at http://uofl.me/bb-whats-new-instructor. (This is a pdf document.)
Miscellaneous
8.) UofL Today sets holiday publishing schedule
The UofL Today email is published Monday through Friday. Due to the upcoming university holidays, UofL Today will not be sent out Nov. 27-28 and Dec. 25 to Jan. 2. The deadline for Dec. 1 announcements is 10 a.m., Nov. 26; and for Jan. 5 announcements is 10 a.m., Dec. 24. Contact Janet Cappiello with any questions.
9.) UofL Golf Club hosting Thanksgiving buffet
Nov. 27
UofL owns the UofL Golf Club (formerly The Cardinal Club), and you don’t have to be a member to dine there. The Ville Restaurant & Lounge at ULGC is holding a traditional Thanksgiving dinner buffet on Thanksgiving Day. Items on the menu include ham, turkey, pork loin, country style green beans, cranberry stuffing and three kinds of desserts. Prices are $21.95 for adults, $8.95 for children 4 to 11 and kids under 3 eat free. Reservations: 852-2452. The ULGC is located at 401 Champions Way, Simpsonville.
10.) Reminder: Submit your events to the Winterfest 2015 calendar
If your office is holding events Jan. 7 to Jan. 19 and wants them included in the WinterFest calendar, the final deadline to submit is Friday, Nov. 21. WF welcomes our new and returning students to campus as they begin the spring semester, so we want them to have a full calendar of exciting opportunities! If you have events to submit, please fill out the form.
Additional Information: Shelley Tewell, 852-3125.
11.) Volunteers needed for Winterfest welcome and info station
Jan. 7 and 8, SAC
Volunteers are needed to staff the welcome and info station on the first floor of the SAC. Shifts that last 1.25 hours are available from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Volunteers will answer questions and offer campus resources, prizes and free coffee and samples from Jazzman’s. If you’re interested in volunteering, please fill out this form. WinterFest 2015 will be held Jan. 7 to 19.
Additional Information: Shelley Tewell, 852-3125.
12.) Participate in Cards writing cards
Nov. 20, 5 to 7 p.m., University Club and Alumni Center, 2nd Floor Rotunda
Faculty, staff and alumni volunteers are invited again to write congratulatory notes to newly admitted UofL students at a special Cards Writing Cards event. Complimentary food, drinks and an opportunity to network with fellow alumni will be included. All stationery supplies will be provided. No RSVP required.
Additional Information: Caelin Anderson.
13.) CORRECTION: Registration link for iClicker Demo
Dec. 9, 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ekstrom Library Room 117A
Free
Please join the Delphi Center and Glen Garrett from iClicker for lunch and a session about iClicker/iClickerGo. iClicker is a tool that allows students to submit answers for in-class polling, and iClickerGo adds the convenience of using a smart phone or laptop as a substitute clicker. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required here: https://louisville-web.ungerboeck.com/reg/reg_p1_form.aspx?oc=10&ct=TLREG&eventid=27022
Additional Information: Linda Leake for questions or cancellations, 852-4332. Registration link.
14.) Reminder: Delphi Center seeking faculty input
Faculty: Please take 10 minutes to offer your feedback about Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning programs. Your feedback is integral to the continuous improvement of the Delphi Center’s offerings and communications strategies. After completing the survey, you will also have the opportunity to provide feedback by participating in a faculty focus group. The survey will close Nov. 25.
Additional Information: Take the survey.
15.) Book-in-Common essay contest: Faculty encouraged to assign essays
Essay contest deadline: Dec 3.
First Year Initiatives is once again teaming up with i2a to sponsor the Book-in-Common essay contest for first-year and upper-class students based on this year’s text, “This I Believe.” Faculty are encouraged to assign “This I Believe” essays for credit or extra credit in their undergraduate courses and to promote the contest to students. Top first-year prize is a $350 scholarship and top upper-class prize is a $100 scholarship.
Additional Information: Website. Christy Metzger.
16.) Turducken at Ville Grill, and other things to be thankful for
Nov. 25, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Ville Grill
$8.40 or 1 meal swipe
Sodexo will be serving campus favorite Turducken (turkey stuffed with duck stuffed with chicken stuffed with stuffing!), along with other traditional favorites. Regular pricing applies and don’t forget those with swipes may use the guest meal program to treat one friend or family member on their meal plan.
Additional Information: Website.
17.) EcoReps Lunch and Learn: The creative art of waste minimization
Nov. 21, noon to 1 p.m., Ekstrom Library, Room W210
Sustainability requires creative thought and action. True recycling isn’t just a matter of putting your waste in a different bin, but of thinking differently about stuff in the first place. Join us Friday for a discussion about waste minimization and creative reuse with Charles Nasby who has been working to green theater arts! The Sustainability Council’s EcoReps program is designed to move all of us beyond talk to action for a more sustainable UofL! Free vegetarian lunch.
Additional Information: EcoReps website.
18.) Radioactive material Thanksgiving ordering schedule
From the Radiation Safety Office: The last day to order radioactive isotopes will be Friday, Nov. 21, for delivery on Monday, Nov. 24 or Tuesday, Nov. 25. Due to the university holiday schedule, we do not want to have any radioactive material trying to be delivered during closed hours. We will resume ordering Dec. 1.
Additional Information: Connie Gabbard.
19.) Give the gift of the universe
All day, every day, Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
$20/$40
Gift-giving is made simple at the planetarium. UofL faculty, staff and students are able to purchase unlimited memberships at the special UofL rate of $20 individual (regularly $35) and $40 family (regularly $75). In addition to free admission to all public shows, members get sneak peeks of new shows, invitations to member-only events and other great perks.
Additional Information: Website. 852-6665, planet@louisville.edu.
Seminars
20.) Chemistry
Nov. 21, 4 p.m., Chemistry Building, Room LL-16
Free, public
Stephen Maldonado, PhD, University of Michigan, will present New Frontiers in Semiconductor Electrochemistry: Electrochemical Liquid-Liquid-Solid (ec-LLS) Crystal Growth.
Additional information: Sherry Nalley, 852-6798.
Studies
21.) Infant scientists wanted
Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Saturday appointments available upon request), Davidson Hall Room 314
The UofL Infant Cognition Lab (Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences) is conducting several studies on infant face perception. Infants between 3 and 8 months old with normal vision and hearing are invited to participate. Participation involves one brief visit to campus. Infants will receive a UofL t-shirt or bib. HSPPO#: 053.06
Additional Information: Lauren Helton (852-6852, uoflbaby@louisville.edu) or visit www.babythinker.org.
Talks
22.) Masters defense/PhD proposal defense by Wei-Yang (Jeremy) Chen
Nov. 20, 10:30 a.m. CTRB 124
Free
The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents: The pathogenic role of acrolein in alcoholic liver disease,” a masters defense/PhD proposal defense by Wei-Yang (Jeremy) Chen.
Additional Information: Tracey Pender.
23.) Physics and astronomy PhD defense
Nov. 20, 10:30 a.m., Shumaker Research Building, Room 228
Free
Ms. Han Xue, PhD candidate: Novel Analytical Tools for Studies in Molecular Assemblies: i) Electro-Active Single-Mode Integrated Optical Waveguides; ii) Coupled Plasmon Waveguide Resonances.
Additional Information: Department of Physics and Astronomy, 852-6790.
Grand Rounds
24.) Orthopaedic Surgery
Nov. 21, 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. Baxter I Research Building, auditorium, lower level
Please join us as Craig S. Roberts, MD, MBA, UofL K. Armand Fischer professor and chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, presents Co-authorship of Scientific Manuscripts – Past, Present and Future. Dr. Roberts will identify why co-authorship is important, who should be listed as co-author of a manuscript, and co-authorship issues and consequences.
Additional Information: Monica Welsh, 852-6902.
25.) Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health
Nov. 21, 1 to 2 p.m., Ambulatory Care Building Basement Auditorium
Please join us as Dr. Lei presents K-RAS Mutation in Ovarian Theca Cells and Female Fertility. He is UofL vice chair of research in obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health.
Additional Information: Crystal Menear, 561-7463.
26.) Family and Geriatric Medicine
Nov. 21, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Jewish Hospital Bottigheimer Auditorium
Charles Kodner, MD, UofL associate professor, will present Microvascular Angina. Dr. Kodner will describe the key clinical features, diagnosis and management of “Cardiac Syndrome X” or microvascular angina. He will describe a management strategy for patients with typical angina but a non-diagnostic cardiac evaluation.
Additional Information: Mickie Mulloy, 852-0797.
27.) Neuroscience
Nov. 20, 8 to 9 a.m., School of Nursing, K-Wing, Room
Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff, director, ICORD; professor, departments of zoology and surgery at University of British Columbia; Rick Hansen Man in Motion Chair in Spinal Cord Research, will present Metabolic Treatment for Acute SCI: Preclinical Studies. CME and CEU nursing credit will be available to those who attend. Continental breakfast will be provided.
Additional Information: Emily Rollins, 407-3226. Website.
28.) Pediatrics
Nov. 21, 8 a.m, Norton Hospital, 2nd Floor Auditorium
Please join us for a pediatric grand rounds featuring Chad Wiesenauer, MD. Wiesenauer is a UofL assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He will be presenting “Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.”
Additional Information: Brittney Luckett, 629-8828.
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