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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Oct. 13, 2014:
· Ramsey: Initiative helping UofL to flourish. Read more.
· Faculty field trip offers day retreat. Read more.
· PHOTOS: President James Ramsey and Director of Admissions Jenny Sawyer visit high schools in Shelby County. View here.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Don’t throw away the plastic sleeves from newspapers. They make a perfect liner for your mini-bin.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Today
1.) UofL President Ramsey to update 21st Century University Initiative: HSC
We’ve Got You Covered
2.) Benefits Tip: Home delivery for maintenance medications
Tuesday Flu Shot Schedule
3.) Free flu shots for students, faculty and staff today on the Shelby campus
Health & Wellness
4.) Get Ripped and have fun with Zumba fitness
5.) Save the date: Caregiving with Confidence
Miscellaneous
6.) Watson Conference begins Thursday
7.) Join PEACC for ‘Partying for Prevention’
8.) Faculty encouraged to assign BIC essay contest for undergraduates
Seminars
9.) Physiology and Biophysics Seminar scheduled
Studies
10.) Participants needed for a study of relationship memories, emotion and mental health
Talks
11.) McConnell Center Talk: Is America Too Big?
Grand Rounds
12.) Endocrinology
13.) Neuroscience
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Today
1.) UofL President Ramsey to update 21st Century University Initiative: HSC
Oct. 14, 2 p.m., HSC Auditorium
We’ve Got You Covered
2.) Benefits Tip: Home delivery for maintenance medications
The Express Scripts Pharmacy plan requires an annual “Select Home Delivery Option” for maintenance medications. Those are prescription drugs taken regularly to treat ongoing conditions. If you are utilizing retail for your maintenance medications today and already made an opt-out decision previously, be prepared to make a decision to stay at retail or move to the mail-order pharmacy again by contacting Express Scripts or the KYRx Coalition. Open Enrollment is Oct. 17 to 31.
Additional Information: Website.
Tuesday Flu Shot Schedule
3.) Free flu shots for students, faculty and staff today on the Shelby campus
Oct. 14
Students, faculty and staff can get free flu shots through Campus Health Services ($5 for retirees) today from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Burhans Hall, Room 114, on the Shelby campus. A full schedule and a consent form are at http://louisville.edu/campushealth. Download, print and complete the consent form for fastest service. You must have your UofL ID with you to get a free flu shot.
Health & Wellness
4.) Get Ripped and have fun with Zumba fitness
Oct. 17, 12:30 to 12:50 p.m., University Club
Oct. 23, 12:30 to 12:50 p.m., Farmers Market, E. Gray St.
Being active can boost your feel-good endorphins and distract you from daily worries. Get Healthy Now invites you to carve out 20 minutes to sample Ripped and Zumba fitness. Exercise your stress away with these two fun fitness offerings.
Additional Information: Register here or feel free to walk-in.
5.) Save the date: Caregiving with Confidence
12-12:45 pm Oct. 21 Ekstrom Library, Chao Auditorium (lower level)
free, employees, retirees, and their spouse/QA
Are you caring for a loved one? Whether parent, relative, grand/child, or friend, join Get Healthy Now and the Great Place to Work Work/Life Balance Committee for the final Caregiving Series workshop, Caregiving with Confidence, featuring Jo Ann Kalb, LCSW, M.A. & M.S.S.W. (Jewish Family and Career Services) and closing remarks from Delinda Buie, M.L.S. & M.S.W (UofL Champion). All workshops have been digitally recorded to as a living archive for the campus community to access online.
Additional Information:
Get Healthy Now, 852-7755 ghn@louisville.edu; Website.
Miscellaneous
6.) Watson Conference begins Thursday
Oct. 16 to 18, Strickler Hall and Bingham Humanities Building
Free, open to the public
You are invited to the 10th biennial Thomas R. Watson Conference, which investigates what it means to be an engaged faculty member in today’s changing higher education landscape. From Thursday through Saturday, faculty from across the country will explore what it means to be a responsive teacher, researcher and community partner.
Additional Information: To find more about keynote speakers and concurrent panel sessions, visit watsonconference.com or contact Mary P. Sheridan at watson@louisville.edu.
7.) Join PEACC for ‘Partying for Prevention’
Oct. 19, 3 p.m., The Clifton Center
$20
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Please join PEACC as we support The Center for Women and Families at their “Partying for Prevention” event. Partying for Prevention is a celebration of the community violence prevention efforts in Louisville. The concert features local vocal artists kRi & Hettie. Learn about what agencies are doing in our community to work towards a violence-free future.
Additional Information: Website.
8.) Faculty encouraged to assign BIC essay contest for undergraduates
Deadline Dec. 3
First Year Initiatives is once again teaming up with i2a to sponsor the Book-in-Common essay contest for first-year students and upperclass 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 upperclass prize is a $100 scholarship. Essay contest deadline: Dec 3.
Additional Information: Christy Metzger; Website.
Seminars
9.) Physiology and Biophysics Seminar scheduled
Oct. 14, 11:45 a.m. Baxter I Auditorium
Free
The Department of Physiology amd Biophysics presents, Association between Periodontal Disease and Systemic Diseases, by Kesavalu Lakshmyya, associate professor, Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Florida.
Additional Information: Website.
Studies
10.) Participants needed for a study of relationship memories, emotion and mental health
Timeslots available Monday-Friday and weekends in November, Davidson Hall, Room 316
Recruiting participants age 19 to 30 who ended a dating relationship in the past year and experienced many times when this ex-partner verbally attacked, isolated or controlled you; withheld information; denied you resources. You’re ineligible if you were ever married or are experiencing current relationship violence. You’ll complete questionnaires and recall events from your past relationship. Two 1-hour sessions,$25 compensation. IRB#13.0044
Additional Information: Kim Fleming, 852-2665.
Talks
11.) McConnell Center Talk: Is America Too Big?
Oct. 14, 6 p.m., Chao Auditorium
Free, open to the public
In this free, public McConnell Center talk, Donald Livingston, PhD, professor emeritus of philosophy at Emory University, will consider the scale of American democracy and whether downsizing or secession is desirable and/or feasible in the 21st century. Livingston is the author of Rethinking the American Union for the Twenty-First Century and is considered an expert on the political philosophy and writings of the Scottish philosopher David Hume.
Additional Information: Website. 852-3158, glyptusann.jones@louisville.edu.
Grand Rounds
12.) Endocrinology
4 P.M. Oct. 15 Baxter II Research Building, lower level, Room 038
Please join us as Betty C. Villafuerte, MD, associate professor of medicine, division of endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes, UofL, presents Diseases of Adipose Tissue: A Frequently Unrecognized Problem.”
Additional Information: Kelly Galiette, 852-5237.
13.) Neuroscience
Oct. 16, 8 to 9 a.m., Nursing School, Room 4003
Robert P. Friedland, MD, a UofL professor of neurology, will discuss Influences of the microbiota on stroke and neurodegenerative disorders. Dr. Friedland is a clinical and research neurologist devoted to the study of brain disorders associated with aging. His work has focused on clinical and biological issues in Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders; dementia; Alzheimer’s disease; brain ageing; prevention; neurogeriatrics; and behavioral neurology.
Additional Information: For more info, including how to watch live on the web and receive CME credit, click here. For upcoming Neuroscience Grand Rounds, please visit here.
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