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DID YOU KNOW?
River City Rocketry is the J.B. Speed School of Engineering student team that competes in the annual NASA Student Launch competition, as well as other rocketry competitions.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
1.) Upcoming HR Workshop: Providing excellent customer service
2.) Food truck schedule for Belknap this week
3.) Entrepreneurship Circle of Fame Induction Ceremony is Friday
4.) LALS Program presents Downtown Day of the Dead Celebration
5.) Criminal Justice to hold 21st Annual Career and Internship Fair
6.) Campus Cardinal Debates: Immigration Reform
7.) Announcing 2015 Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Nov. 9-13
8.) Save the Date: Free UofL Cares luncheon
9.) Pathogenesis of New World Arenaviruses
10.) Trivia Night Fundraiser for Camp Quality
11.) KBRIN Bioinformatics Journal Club
12.) MBA information session to be held
13.) PLAN co-sponsors workshop on data visualization
14.) CAD talk: ‘Development, Democracy, and Dissent in Malaysia and Singapore’
15.) Biochemistry Seminar
16.) Microbiology and Immunology seminar
17.) Medicine: Dr. James Maas
18.) Cardiovascular Medicine
19.) Neuroscience
20.) Psychiatry: ‘Dynamic Therapy of Personality and Personality Disorders’
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) Upcoming HR Workshop: Providing excellent customer service
Nov. 18, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Human Resources Building, Room 103A
Free
Everyone’s idea of excellent customer service is a little different, so how do you make sure that everyone in your organization is on the same page? This workshop will explore the categories of customers you serve and create a clear and compelling picture of what excellent customer service means. Participants will learn strategies for dealing with customers and ensuring an outstanding experience while having fun and learning more about each other and their customers! Register online using link below.
Additional Information: staffdev@louisville.edu; website.
2.) Food truck schedule for Belknap this week
This week’s food truck schedule for Belknap Campus:
Wednesday, Nov. 4: Mark’s Feed Store, Shumaker/Humanities, 10:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 5: Pollo, Speed/Duthie, 10:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.; Traveling Kitchen, 4 to 7 p.m., Ville Grill.
3.) Entrepreneurship Circle of Fame Induction Ceremony is Friday
Nov. 6, 11:30 a.m., Jane Goldstein Plaza, College of Business
Free
The 2015 class of the Entrepreneurship Circle of Fame will be inducted in a ceremony outside the College of Business. Alumni Randy Bufford, ’81 and Sean O’Leary, ’95GB will be honored for their distinguished entrepreneurial careers. Mr. Bufford is the founder, president and CEO of Trilogy Health Services. Mr. O’Leary recently founded Edj Analytics and was the founder and former CEO of Genscape, Inc.
Additional Information: Donna Zinser Clark, 852-8523, business.louisville.edu.
4.) LALS Program presents Downtown Day of the Dead Celebration
Nov. 6, 5:30 to 10 p.m., South Fourth Street, between Muhammad Ali Boulevard and Chestnut Street
Free admission; food and drink available for purchase
The event will feature hands-on workshops, including face painting, sugar skull decorating and paper flower making, and will be staffed with volunteers from the LALS Program and the Kentucky College of Art and Design. Free entertainment includes Caminos Flamenco Dancers, Arcoiris Children Folkloric Dancers, Appalatin, Salsa Rhythms Band, Los Alegres Mariachi Band, Chad Balster (a special fire performer), and street performers from cirqueLouis. La Cocina de Mama food and drink for purchase.
Additional Information: Dr. Rhonda Buchanan, 852-2034; http://louisville.edu/latinamericanstudies
5.) Criminal Justice to hold 21st Annual Career and Internship Fair
Nov. 5, 1 to 4 p.m., MITC, Bigelow Hall
Free
The Department of Criminal Justice 21st Annual Career and Internship Fair will be held Thursday at Bigelow Hall in the Miller Information Technology Center. Representatives will be present from local, state and federal agencies, as well as UofL’s professional schools, to provide information on career and/or internship opportunities in the field of criminal justice and related areas. All majors are welcome.
For more info visit our website: http://louisville.edu/justice.
6.) Campus Cardinal Debates: Immigration Reform
Nov. 18, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Ekstrom Library, Room 117a
The Malcom X Debate Program and First Year Initiatives/Book-in-Common invite you to a fun and fast-moving experience in critical political analysis and rhetorical response. The debate topic will be “Immigration Reform,” and attendees can join in with one minute rebuttals following the position speeches by each debater. Come see why UofL’s debate program is among the nation’s best. Free refreshments.
Additional Information: Christy Metzger, Mary Mudd.
7.) Announcing 2015 Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Nov. 9-13
The School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies announces the First Annual UofL Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Monday, November 9 – Friday, November 13. Various offices and departments will hold events for graduate students to celebrate, support, and recognize the contributions of graduate students to the UofL community this week! Please click here for detailed information!
Additional Information: Michelle Rodems, 852-3110; website.
8.) Save the Date: Free UofL Cares luncheon
Nov. 23, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Red Barn
Free
Join our UofL Cares charities and members of the band Appalatin for a special luncheon at the Red Barn. All faculty and staff are welcome to join for this free and fun event. More details to come.
Additional Information: Mark Daily, 852-2400
9.) Pathogenesis of New World Arenaviruses
Nov. 4, noon to 1 p.m., CTR 123
Free
The Center for Predictive Medicine presents Pathogenesis of New World Arenaviruses by guest speaker Slobodan Paessler, DVM, PhD. Dr. Paessler is professor, Department of Pathology; Chair, McLaughlin Endowment Fund Committee; Director, Galveston National Laboratory Pre-clinical Studies Core; Director, Animal Biosafety Level 3, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. Pizza and drinks provided.
Additional Information: cathy.stclair@louisville.edu
10.) Trivia Night Fundraiser for Camp Quality
Nov. 5, 6 to 8 p.m., SAC Room 306
$5 students; $10 everyone else
Join Honors Student Council for a FUNdraising night of trivia! There will be Fazoli’s, and winning teams will take home an array of great prizes, with some valued at up to $200! Play as a team of 5, or come and be grouped up! The event will be emceed by humanities professor Dr. Michael Johmann. This is a great way to interact with other Honors students, faculty, and members of the community. All proceeds directly benefit Camp Quality Kentuckiana, an organization that benefits kids with cancer.
Additional Information: Luke Buckman, 852-6293.
11.) KBRIN Bioinformatics Journal Club
Nov. 4, noon to 1 p.m., Clinical and Translational Research Building, Room 124
Free
Please join us as Patrick Trainor, a doctoral student in bioinformatics at the University of Louisville, presents our next paper for discussion, Computational and statistical analysis of metabolomics data.” All interested individuals are welcome to attend. Please contact us if you would like to have your name added to our email list.
Additional Information: julia.chariker@louisville.edu b.harrison@louisville.edu
12.) MBA information session to be held
Nov. 11, 5:45 to 7 p.m., University Club & Alumni Center
Free
Start preparing for a new year by joining us for the last MBA Information Session for 2015! Learn about the various top ranked and globally recognized MBA programs, hear from the dean, alumni, the admissions team, etc. Don’t wait another day – register today at www.uoflmba.com under events! MBA…three letters that change everything!
Additional Information: Sophia Fischer, Susan Hildebrand, 852-7257.
13.) PLAN co-sponsors workshop on data visualization
Nov. 9, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Room 204, Bingham Humanities Building
This workshop focuses on some types of data displays and visualization approaches and is open to grad students who want to learn more about uses of data visualization and available digital tools. This event will also include optional post-workshop play time from 3:30 to 5 p.m. *Availability for this workshop is limited to 10 grad students outside of English, and registration will close on Friday, Nov. 6. If you are interested in attending, please register on the PLAN website.
Additional Information: Event Page.
14.) CAD talk: ‘Development, Democracy, and Dissent in Malaysia and Singapore’
Nov. 5, 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Ford Hall, Room 305
Free
The Center for Asian Democracy’s next Asia in Focus speaker series talk is Thursday: Surian Subramaniam, associate professor at UNC-Asheville will present a talk on “Development, Democracy, and Dissent in Malaysia and Singapore ” Free pizza.
Additional Information: Amanda LeDuke, 852-2667.
15.) Biochemistry Seminar
Nov. 4, noon, Homberger Library, HSC-A, Rm 614
Anwesha Laha, BMG grad student, ‘Role of SPOP in Kidney Tumorigenesis.’
Additional Information: janice.burkett@louisville.edu
16.) Microbiology and Immunology seminar
Nov. 5, noon to 1 p.m., Clinical Translational Research Building, Room 124
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series presents, “The Challenge of the Post-Genome Era – Salmonella and its Hosts,” by Daoguo Zhou, Ph.D.; Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University.
Additional Information: Carolyn Burton, 852-6208.
Grand Rounds
17.) Medicine: Dr. James Maas
Nov. 5, 8 a.m., Clinical & Translational Research Building, Rms. 101-102
Medicine Grand Rounds features James B. Maas, PhD, CEO, Sleep for Success and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow. Dr. Maas will present Sleep for Success: Everything You Must Know About Sleep But Are Too Tired to Ask focusing on the deleterious consequences of sleep deprivation, the basic architecture of the five sleep stages, and the basic golden rules and best strategies for a great night’s sleep. Please note the change of venue to the Clinical & Translational Research Building.
Additional Information: Jason Puckett, 852-1825.
18.) Cardiovascular Medicine
Nov. 4, noon to 1 p.m., Jewish Hospital – Rudd Heart & Lung Center, Top Floor, Conference Center
Free
Please join us as we welcome Elazer Edelman, MD, PhD, professor of health sciences and technology, MIT; professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School and senior physician Brigham & Women’s Hospital – Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Edelman will present “Converging Biology of Proliferative Vascular Disease and Cancer.”
Additional Information: Monica Sivori; 852-1162; http://louisville.edu/medicine/cmgr
19.) Neuroscience
Nov. 5, 8 to 9 a.m., Baxter 1 Auditorium, Lower Level, Donald Baxter Building
Free
Steven Estus, PhD, UK Department of Physiology, will present “Translating Genetic Advances Into Therapeutic Targets at this week’s grand rounds. CME and CEU credit will be awarded to those who attend. Continental breakfast will be served.
Additional Information: Emily Rollins, 407-3226; website.
20.) Psychiatry: ‘Dynamic Therapy of Personality and Personality Disorders’
Nov. 5, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., ACB Auditorium
Free
Glen Gabbard, MD, clinical professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine is a training and supervising analyst at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies in Houston, Texas. He will be presenting an extended Grand Rounds (3.5 CME credits). His discussion will describe core features of the dynamic theory of personality and detail key methods in dynamic therapy of personality disorders. Dr. Gabbard will also be speaking at the Depression Center Conference, Friday, Nov. 6.
Additional Information: Miranda Sloan.
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