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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Jan. 11, 2016:
· VIDEO: You see him at almost every event on campus. And he’s there behind the lens capturing UofL history. Tom Fougerousse shares some of his favorite pictures from 2015. Through The Lens of Tom Fougerousse 2015
· Families invited to celebrate Mardi Gras at the Planetarium Feb. 7. Read more.
· UofL honors legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with films, play and community service. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Two UofL students have been named 2016 Kentucky Derby Festival princesses.
They are senior Stephanie Dooper, a political science/liberal studies major, and junior Madison Kristine Orman, a business finance major. They each won two $1,000 scholarships and will represent the city at all the 2016 Kentucky Derby Festival events beginning in March.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
UofL Today with Mark Hebert
1.) Radio Show
2.) Metro TV
Faculty
3.) Faculty Reading Circle: How Learning Works
Health and Wellness
4.) Get Healthy Now Inclement Weather Policy
5.) Be your Golden Self in 2016! – GHN Employee Appreciation Events
6.) Get Healthy Now offers Mindfulness programs
7.) Have a Ball
Miscellaneous
8.) Travel with UofL
9.) Tomorrow: Active Shooter Training
10.) University of Louisville Suzuki Steps Baby/Toddler Classes
Talks/Seminars
11.) Physiology Seminar Schedule.
Grand Rounds
12.) Endocrinology
13.) Neuroscience
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) Radio Show
Airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 6 p.m. on 93.9 FM The Ville; replayed on Saturday and Sunday at 8 a.m.
UofL’s Mark Hebert hosts two weekly 30-minute programs focusing on research and insights from expert UofL faculty, as well as stories about our successful students, and staff and campus events. This week’s schedule:
· Tuesday, Jan. 12 – The law school’s Russ Weaver talks about free speech issues; Gina Bertocci in bioengineering discusses a 3-D printed hand for a little boy; Trey Lewis on UofL’s Career Development Center.
Podcasts of all “UofL Today with Mark Hebert” radio programs can be found at https://soundcloud.com/uofl.
2.) Metro TV
(Ch. 99 on UVerse, Ch. 25 on TWC): Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:30 with replays Thursday 6:30 p.m., Friday 8:30 p.m. and Sunday 9:30 p.m.
This week: College of Business professor Jose Fernandez on Louisville’s economy; the director of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Julie Peteet, discusses violence in the Middle East and Syrian refugees; Gary Gregg discusses the McConnell Center’s 25th anniversary and a series of lectures.
Metro TV shows: https://www.youtube.com/user/univoflouisville/playlists
Faculty
3.) Faculty Reading Circle: How Learning Works
Jan. 19, Feb. 16 and March 22, Delphi Center (Ekstrom Library #244)
Looking for a unique opportunity to connect with cross-disciplinary colleagues who share your passion for teaching and fostering critical thinking? Faculty reading circles require a minimal time commitment and are an opportunity to obtain a popular title, new ideas, strategies and teaching inspiration. Join your colleagues to discuss How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching by Susan Ambrose and Colleagues on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 7 p.m., on 1/19, 2/16, and 3/22.
Additional Information: The first 10 faculty to register will receive a free copy of the book. Register http://louisville.edu/delphi/programs/faculty-reading-circle-series
Health and Wellness
4.) Get Healthy Now Inclement Weather Policy
Keeping our members and employees safe is of utmost importance to Get Healthy Now. During the course of the year, the University of Louisville may decide to close campus or operate on a delayed schedule in cases of inclement weather. When the University of Louisville offices are closed, the Get Healthy Now Wellness Center will be closed as well. Regular hours of operation will begin when the closure is lifted. http://louisville.edu/gethealthynow/about-ghn/policies
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/gethealthynow; Email ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
5.) Be your Golden Self in 2016! – GHN Employee Appreciation Events
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Jan. 13, City Cafe, Kornhauser Library, Health Sciences Center; 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Jan. 20, Seasons Salad Bar, SAC, Belknap Campus
Free to employees, spouses, and QAs
Take action and join us for the annual Get Healthy Now Employee Appreciation events. Register below to receive 25% off your healthy, affordable lunch purchase at the Take 20 event. Feel free to take your meal “to go,” as you learn about GHN’s unique 2016 program offerings. You may discover what really kick starts your new year! Explore these NEW offerings: Strive – Stress Management with Music and Drumming, Tai Chi, Meatless Monday Cooking Demo and Tasting, and many more.
Additional Information: Register for HSC Event; Register for Belknap Campus Event. http://louisville.edu/gethealthynow; ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
6.) Get Healthy Now offers Mindfulness programs
Drop in 5:30 to 5:55 p.m. (every Tuesday); MBSR (dates vary, see website) Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
UofL employees, retirees, and their spouse/QA; Prices vary
Join us with Get Healthy Now’s mindfulness offerings with Dr. Paul Salmon of UofL’s Clinical Psychology, who has extensive experience in mindfulness-related practice, teaching, and research. Experience the many health-enhancing benefits of reflection, stillness and being fully present. Come to a free Tuesday evening session or deepen your practice with a future session of the MBSR program ($80).
Additional Information: ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
7.) Have a Ball
Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30-7:00 a.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Have a Ball in the New Year with Get Healthy Now! Work on your core stability and muscular endurance while have a rollin’ good time. We use stability balls, bodyweight movement, free weights, and other tools to help you create your most stable and strong self. Class is welcome to all fitness levels, as modifications will be provided as needed.
Additional Information: Group fitness schedule; http://louisville.edu/gethealthynow; ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
8.) Travel with UofL
Burgundy and Provence River Cruise: June 12-19, 2016
$3499*
Imagine sailing France’s legendary Rhone and Saone rivers through the very heart of Burgundy and Provence’s Rhone Valley from Lyon/Chalon to Arles/Marseille, France on the most luxurious river boat, Uniworld’s SS Catherine. Visit sun-blessed cities, charming medieval towns, open-air markets, quaint shops, and see vineyards, magnificent cathedrals, and stunning scenery. This ALL INCLUSIVE cruise includes all meals, shore excursions, gratuities, complimentary drinks, and transfers.
Last chance to experience THE BEST OF CHINA TOUR: April 13 – 24, 2016
April
$3994*
Visit Shanghai, cruise the Yangtze River in “signature suites” for 4 nights to see the magnificent 3 Gorges, the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xian, the playful pandas, the Great Wall in Beijing and many other special UNESCO World Heritage sites. Stay in 5 star hotels and be treated like royalty on this very special tour. Cost includes all flights within China, most meals, all entertainment, a 4 night cruise, and much more with an optional 2 night post tour to Tibet!!. ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT!
Additional Information: Platinum Travel Group; 425-2400; Groups@Platinumtvl.com
9.) Tomorrow: Active Shooter Training
Jan. 13, 11 a.m. to noon, Room 103A, Human Resources, Belknap Campus
Free
Though we hope we never encounter an active shooter situation on the University of Louisville campus, we know preparation and advance planning can guide our actions and help reduce the negative impacts of such a tragic event. Please join us for our Active Shooter Training where we will provide guidance to faculty and staff who may encounter an active shooter situation. It also describes what you can expect from responding law enforcement officers. Register online now.
Additional Information: http://louisville.edu/hr/training; staffdev@louisville.edu.
10.) University of Louisville Suzuki Steps Baby/Toddler Classes
Tuesday Evenings 6:30 p.m. Saturday Mornings 10:30 a.m. Jan. 12 Suzuki Stars Music Academy, 3415 Bardstown Rd, Suite 308A
$120 for eight classes or $20 per class
Suzuki Steps Music Classes for babies and toddlers (ages 0-3)is a Suzuki Early Childhood Education class. Using traditional nursery rhymes, action songs, lullabies and instruments these classes seek to build on the child’s natural delight in learning and lay the foundation for musical skills such as beat, rhythm, pitch and tone. Through parent/child interactions and class participation, students start to acquire attributes of trust, sharing, success and communication.
Additional Information: These classes will be led by Blaise Poth, Jennifer Shackleton and Cecilia Huerta Lauf All are teachers on faculty with the Community Music Program at the University of Louisville and also musicians with the Louisville Orchestra and other local arts organizations.To rsvp, e-mail: suzukistrings@louisville.edu or call 502-639-7272. Find us on Facebook: Suzuki Steps Baby/Toddler Class Dates: Tuesday January 12, 26 February 2, 9 March 15, 22 April 12 and 26 Saturday January 16, 30 February 6, 13 March 19, 26 April 9 and 30.
11.) Physiology Seminar Scheduled
Jan. 12, 11:45 a.m., Baxer I Auditorium
Free
The Department of Physiology Seminar Series presents, “Vascular Dysfunction & Exercise Intolerance in Cystic Fibrosis: Is there a Link?” by Ryan Harris, PhD, CEP, FACSM, associate professor, Augusta University.
Additional Information: http://www.gru.edu/institutes/gpi/harris.php.
Grand Rounds
12.) Endocrinology
Jan. 13, 4 p.m., Baxter II Research Building, lower level, Room 038
Please join us as Aditi Kumar, clinical fellow, division of endocrinology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, presents, “Aggressive Multimodal Therapy in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: The Mayo Clinic Experience.”
Additional Information: Kelly Galiette, 852-5237.
13.) Neuroscience
Jan. 14, 8 to 9 a.m., Baxter 1 Auditorium, Lower Level, Donald Baxter Building
Free
Maria Koutourousiou, MD, Assistant Professor, UL Department of Neurosurgery; Director, Skull Base Program, will present Pituitary Adenomas: Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcomes at this week’s Neuroscience Grand Rounds. CME and CEU credit will be given to MDs, DOs, and RNs who attend. Continental Breakfast will be served.
Additional Information: Emily Rollins, 407-3226, http://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/neurosurgery/cme/grs
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