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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Sept. 16, 2014:
· PHOTOS and STORY: UofL’s ALS clinic receives national recognition. View here. Read more.
· 13th Celebration of Faculty Excellence held. Read more.
· UofL receives national diversity award. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The first State of the University address was given in 2004 as a single event designed to bring the campus together in marking the beginning of the Fall semester. The State of the University is now a series of events that take place in the days before and after President James Ramsey’s address, which is scheduled for today at 2:30 p.m. in the School of Music’s Comstock Hall. A reception will follow. Website.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Health & Wellness
1.) Flu shot week begins Sept. 22
Human Resources
2.) Applications being taken for 2015 Provost’s Staff Leadership Academy
Miscellaneous
3.) Sweet celebration to mark nation’s founding
4.) Save the Date: Motivation and learning expert Barron to visit UofL.
5.) Spoken word performance on South Africa 20 Years after Apartheid
6.) Free retirement planning workshops scheduled for Belknap, HSC
7.) Recent A&S Alumni Network Networking Night to be held at SRC
8.) Health Sciences Center Diversity Newsletter available
9.) New Office of Industry Engagement Service Account established
10.) Jewish Studies Program now on Facebook
11.) UofL Free Store open Thursdays
Talks
12.) Join Scotland Decides, a Q&A on the historic vote
13.) Exhibit talk focuses on political cartoons and political change
14.) Chemical Engineering seminar to be held
15.) Mathematics colloquium to be held
Grand Rounds
16.) Neuroscience
17.) Psychiatry
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health & Wellness
1.) Flu shot week begins Sept. 22
Students, faculty and staff can get free flu shots through Campus Health Services ($5 for retirees). Shot clinics start Sept. 22 on Belknap and Health Sciences Center campuses. A full schedule and consent form can be found here. Download, print and complete the consent form for fastest service. You must show your UofL ID to get the free shot.
Human Resources
2.) Applications being taken for 2015 Provost’s Staff Leadership Academy
Human Resources is taking applications for the 2015 Provost’s Staff Leadership Academy. The leadership academy is intended to help UofL staff understand and develop leadership qualities which they can apply in current and future positions at the university. Participants will learn about leadership and explore their strengths and opportunities in managing ideas and people. Learn more about application here.
Additional Information: Applicants who apply by October 6 will have priority. If you have questions, please contact brett.steele@louisville.edu.
Miscellaneous
3.) Sweet celebration to mark nation’s founding
Sept. 17, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Swain Student Activities Center, second floor
Free
Students hungry for American history can get free cupcakes and free pocket-sized copies of the U.S. Constitution Sept. 17 courtesy of the McConnell Center. The center celebrates the 1787 signing of the famed document every year on Constitution Day.
Additional Information: GlyptusAnn Grider Jones, 852-4579. Website.
4.) Save the Date: Motivation and learning expert Barron to visit UofL
Oct. 10; open presentation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library; lunch workshop 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library (registration required for lunch workshop)
Kenn Barron from the Motivation Research Institute at James Madison University will offer a one-hour open presentation for the UofL community about his research and applications to teaching and learning. No registration is required. Barron will also lead lunch workshop for faculty in which he will share a single, unifying motivation formula for understanding the key sources of student motivation.
Additional Information: Learn more and register for the lunch workshop here.
5.) Spoken word performance on South Africa 20 Years after Apartheid
Sept. 18, 4 p.m., Thrust Theatre
Free and open to the public
Celebrate International Day of Peace with a spoken word performance by South African cultural activist Diana Ferrus. A panel discussion with Diana, UofL’s Tyler Fleming, UK’s Steve Davis and African history student Amina Ahmed immediately follows the performance. A book signing with Diana and reception will close out the evening. Sponsored by Peace, Justice and Conflict Transformation, Anne Braden Institute, History, Pan African Studies, English, Women’s and Gender Studies and Social Change.
Additional Information: Website.
6.) Free retirement planning workshops scheduled for Belknap, HSC
Sept. 22, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., College of Business, Room 336, Belknap
Oct. 20, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Abell Building, Room 110, HSC
Free
Register now to attend a two-hour retirement planning workshop sponsored by the School of Accountancy and presented by faculty member and certified financial planner Sheila Johnston. Topics include basic retirement issues, UofL options and amounts needed for retirement.
Additional Information: Sheila Johnston, 852-4820.
7.) Recent A&S Alumni Network Networking Night to be held at SRC
Sept. 18, 6 p.m., Student Recreation Center
Free
Join us at Student Recreation Center (SRC) for a night of fun and networking. Mingle with other fellow A&S recent alumni, enjoy refreshments, tour the top-of-the-line facility and enter to win a free one-month membership. UofL Development Associate and recent alumnus, Dillon Miles ’10, will give a brief presentation about his experience in the field and how his A&S degree has shaped him. Appetizers and beverages will be provided.
Additional Information: Claire Pope. Website.
8.) Health Sciences Center Diversity Newsletter available
The September edition of the Health Sciences Center Celebrating Diversity Newsletter is now available.
Additional Information: hscodi@louisville.edu.
9.) New Office of Industry Engagement Service Account established
The UofL Office of Industry Engagement (OIE) has established a new e-mail service account engage@louisville.edu for submission of proposals, contractual documents, requests and inquiries related to non-clinical, industry-sponsored projects (including those supported with government flow through via for-profit entities). Named as Industry Engagement, Service Account in the Outlook Address Book, the OIE Service Account replaces the Industry Contracts Service Account for non-clinical purposes.
Additional Information: engage@louisville.edu.
10.) Jewish Studies Program now on Facebook
You don’t have to be Jewish to “like” Jewish Studies! We hold events and teach courses on history, religion, literature, the arts and culture of potential interest to all. If you’re on Facebook, please ‘like’ us here.
11.) UofL Free Store open Thursdays
Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Unitas Tower basement
Free
UofL’s Free Store is open with expanded hours on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Unitas Tower basement (enter from driveway off Cardinal Boulevard). At the Free Store, any student or employee can donate or shop for free clothing, shoes, electronics, appliances, household supplies, books, school and art supplies, non-perishable food, etc. The Free Store keeps useful items out of the landfill while helping those in need. It’s a volunteer-powered initiative of UofL’s Sustainability Council and the RSO GRASS.
Additional Information: Facebook page.
Talks
12.) Join Scotland Decides, a Q&A on the historic vote
Sept. 18, 12:20 p.m., Ford Hall, Room 305
Free
The Department Political Science presents “Scotland Decides: the Scottish Referendum on Independence and the Future of the (Dis?)United Kingdom.” Join Political Science professors — and Brits! —Jason Abbott and Tim Weaver for a Q&A on the Scottish independence campaign on the day of the historic vote. Free pizza!
Additional Information: Ashley Spangler, polisci@louisville.edu, 852-6831.
13.) Exhibit talk focuses on political cartoons and political change
Sept. 18, 6 to 8:30 p.m., 1244 S. Third St.
Free
Even My Pen Has a Stand, A panel discussion on political cartooning and political change at the Asia Institute-Crane House. With: Zunar, Malaysian political cartoonist; Joel Pett, Pulitzer-prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Lexington Herald-Leader; Jason Abbott, director of the Center for Asian Democracy. A reception featuring Malaysian food catered by Chef Peng Looi of Asiatique and August Moon will immediately follow the exhibit talk.
Additional Information: Amanda LeDuke, cad@louisville.edu, 852-2667.
14.) Chemical Engineering seminar to be held
Sept. 19, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Ernst Hall
Free, university community
Cathy Price and Lloyd Asher from UofL’s Department of Environmental Health and Safety will present the university’s mandatory Lab Safety Training program for researchers, faculty and students who work with chemicals in their labs. The presentation meets the UofL Safety Certification requirement for new lab employees and those needing re-certification every three years.
Additional Information: James C. Watters, 852-0802.
15.) Mathematics colloquium to be held
Sept. 17, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Natural Sciences, 333
The University of Delaware’s Robert P. Gilbert will speak about “Acoustic propagation in a saturated piezo-elastic, porous medium.”
Grand Rounds
16.) Neuroscience
Sept. 18, 8 to 9 a.m., Nursing School Room 4003
The Department of Neurology welcomes Dr. Eric T. Wong from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Wong’s presentation “Dexamethasone exerts profound interference on Novo TTF-100A & Chemotherapy efficacy for recurrent Glioblastoma” will provide an understanding of the mechanism of action of alternating electric field therapy.
Additional Information: For more info, including how to watch live on the web and receive CME credit, click here and follow the directions.
17.) Psychiatry
Sept. 18, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., UL Health Care Outpatient Center, Suite 610
The topic will be: “Autism or Autisms: Clinical Heterogeneity and Pathophysiological Mechanisms.” The speaker is Manuel Casanova, MD, professor in UofL’s department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.
Additional Information: Christy Castle-Greenwell, 588-4424.
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