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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on April 16, 2015:
· President James Ramsey gives campus budget forum. Read more. Find the president’s entire budget presentation here.
· Usher to serve as acting dean at Speed School. Read more.
· UofL student Amanda Allen named 2015 Truman Scholar. Read more.
· Student Awards honor leadership, service, involvement. Read more. View photos here.
· UofL makes 2015 green guide. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Tonight marks the 30th Annual Crawfish Boil at the Red Barn. The event, a spring rite of passage at UofL, boasts hundreds of pounds of crawfish and is one of the university’s longest-running social events. The cost is just $5 and it is open from 5 to 8 p.m. It is sponsored by the Student Activities Board and the Red Barn Alumni Association.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Construction Traffic Alerts
1.) Traffic patterns to be adjusted on Floyd Street for Red-White Spring Game
2.) Construction to prevent left turns at Warnock, Floyd streets next week
Events
3.) Military Women presents ‘HerStory: See What I See—The Warriorhood of Women’
Health and Wellness
4.) Give a day, then come play!
5.) Be your own instructor with Get Healthy Now’s Workout of the Week
IT
6.) iTech Xpress offers Windows 8.1 Enterprise at Work for university computers
Miscellaneous
7.) Islamic Modernities: Time & Space conference continues today
8.) UofL Kentucky Author Forum to air again
9.) Funding application deadline extended for the 2015 Kentucky Pedagogicon
10.) Take the UofL Art Library website redesign survey
Seminars
11.) Brown & Williamson Scholar Seminar: Ligand binding mechanisms and trypsin-like proteases
Sustainability
12.) Paid UofL Sustainability Internships available in 2015-16
Talks
13.) Renowned critical thinking scholar Dr. Stephen Brookfield featured at i2a Institute
Grand Rounds
14.) Surgery: 2015 R. Arnold Griswold Lectureship – David V. Feliciano, MD
Defenses
15.) Physics and Astronomy Ph.D. Defense
16.) Pharmacology and Toxicology presents a masters defense/PhD proposal defense by Harshul Pandit
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Construction Traffic Alerts
1.) Traffic patterns to be adjusted on Floyd Street for Red-White Spring Game
April 17, 7 p.m. kickoff, Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium
With road construction on Floyd Street near the Belknap campus, some traffic patterns will be adjusted into parking areas surrounding Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium for Friday’s 7 p.m. Red-White football spring game. Fans should consider alternate routes to avoid construction and travel delays, avoiding Floyd Street north of the stadium.
Additional Information and driving directions: Website.
2.) Construction to prevent left turns at Warnock, Floyd streets next week
Construction in the intersection will force turn restrictions on Floyd Street and Warnock Avenue next week. Through traffic will be allowed, but left turns will be forbidden from all four directions at the intersection beginning Monday, April 20. For more construction updates, go to: http://louisville.edu/president/special-programs/streetscape.
Events
3.) Military Women presents ‘HerStory: See What I See—The Warriorhood of Women’
April 23, 6 p.m., Red Barn
Free; reservations requested
Join the UofL Women’s Center and the Student Parent Association as they host women veterans at HerStory: See What I See—The Warriorhood of Women. This is a creative storytelling performance using various art mediums created by and from the storytelling of military women. The performances are sponsored in part by the Athena’s Sisters, a local women’s veterans group and the Looking for Lilith Theatre Company.
Additional Information: Free event; however, reservations are requested. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/her-story-see-what-i-see-tickets-16509667861 Email: Lindsay Gargotto, athenassisters@gmail.com or Phyllis M. Webb, phyllis.webb@louisville.edu; 852-8976.
Health and Wellness
4.) Give a day, then come play!
The GHN Wellness Center Anniversary Celebration is today from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. For the schedule of events, click here.
5.) Be your own instructor with Get Healthy Now’s Workout of the Week
Monday – Friday: 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Employees, retirees and their spouses/QAs: Free
Visit the Get Healthy Now Wellness Center for a self-guided workout that will “WOW” you. Our fitness professionals create the workout of the week, you bring the power! Enjoy a self-guided, all-levels workout any time of day, all week long! GHN’s Workout of the Week is a great option for those who want to exercise at their own pace, have limited time or cannot make a regularly scheduled group fitness class.
Additional Information: Check out our entire album of WOWs on our Facebook page; website; ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
IT
6.) iTech Xpress offers Windows 8.1 Enterprise at Work for university computers
iTech Xpress, your UofL technology store, now offers the Windows 8.1 Enterprise at Work for all university departments that participate in the Microsoft Campus Agreement. Faculty and staff may purchase a DVD for $10 and install the software on all departmentally purchased machines. Visit our store, iTech Xpress, on the lower level of the Miller IT Center or online at http://louisville.edu/it/itechxpress to purchase. Employee/photo ID needed to verify eligibility.
Additional Information: 852-4943 or itechxpress@louisville.edu.
Miscellaneous
7.) Islamic Modernities: Time & Space conference continues today
April 17, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ekstrom Library W104, Humanities 300
Free and open to public
UofL’s Middle East and Islamic Studies program and the Midwest Association for Middle East and Islamic Studies are pleased to present this joint conference featuring keynote speaker Asma Afsaruddin, chair and professor, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Indiana University.
Additional Information: Stacey Schoen, 852-0274. Website.
8.) UofL Kentucky Author Forum to air again
April 20, 10 p.m., KET
The March UofL Kentucky Author Forum featuring legal expert Jeffrey Toobin interviewing author David Boies will be repeated Monday at 10 p.m. The forum was taped live March 24 at the Kentucky Center.
Additional Information: Website.
9.) Funding application deadline extended for the 2015 Kentucky Pedagogicon
Deadline to request funding extended to April 20
The Delphi Center will provide funding for conference registration and mileage for up to 15 UofL faculty and staff members to attend this year’s 2015 Kentucky Pedagogicon in Richmond. Funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis with preference given to UofL presenters and faculty. From 2011 to 2013, the Pedagogicon was part of the Kentucky Innovation Conference and is now a joint production of the CPE, the CPE Faculty Development Workgroup and Eastern Kentucky University.
Additional Information and online funding application can be found here.
10.) Take the UofL Art Library website redesign survey
The Bridwell Art Library is planning a website redesign. Librarians would like your feedback in order to better serve undergraduate, graduate, faculty and staff research needs. You can help us by taking this survey before May 1 here.
Additional Information: Sarah Carter.
Seminars
11.) Brown & Williamson Scholar Seminar: Ligand binding mechanisms and trypsin-like proteases
April 17, 4 p.m., Shumaker Building, Room 139
Free
Enrico Di Cera, MD, from Saint Louis University, will present a seminar as part of the Brown & Williamson Scholar Program. His research focuses on the structure, function, regulation, and engineering of trypsin-like proteases. The talk is titled Mechanisms of ligand binding: a critical appraisal. The chemistry department serves as host.
Additional information: Sherry Nalley, 852-6798.
Sustainability
12.) Paid UofL Sustainability Internships available in 2015-16
Know students with a passion for advancing environmental, social and economic stewardship on campus? Please let them know that UofL’s Sustainability Council will again offer paid internships in 2015-16 (some available summer 2015). Interns work up to 10 hrs/wk on tangible projects developed with council supervision. Positions include: Bike Mechanic, Community Composting, Zero Waste and others. Interested students should contact UofL Sustainability Coordinator Justin Mog.
Additional Information: Prospective applicants can get a feel for the types of initiatives the council works on at http://louisville.edu/sustainability.
Talks
13.) Renowned critical thinking scholar Dr. Stephen Brookfield featured at i2a Institute
May 18-19, University Club
Free for UofL faculty and staff
In a new i2a Institute workshop, Dr. Brookfield explores how students learn to think critically and what methods teachers can use to support this learning. He will explain and demonstrate how instructors can help students uncover and check assumptions, explore alternative perspectives, and take informed action. This half-day session will focus on concepts presented in Dr. Brookfield’s 2012 book, Teaching for Critical Thinking: Tools and Techniques to Help Students Question Their Assumptions.
Additional Information: Website.
Grand Rounds
14.) Surgery: 2015 R. Arnold Griswold Lectureship – David V. Feliciano, MD
April 17, 7 to 8 a.m., Ambulatory Care Building Auditorium, Lower Level
Surgery Grand Rounds – 2015 R. Arnold Griswold Lectureship – Guest Speaker: Dr. David V. Feliciano, Indiana University, For the Patient.
Additional Information: Debbie Krause, 852-5445.
Defenses
15.) Physics and Astronomy Ph.D. Defense
April 17, 11 a.m., Natural Science Building Room 312
Ms. Karen A. Collins will present her PhD thesis titled High-Precision Time-Series Photometry for the Discovery and Characterization of Transiting Exoplanets. Collins studied under the guidance of Dr. John Kielkopf of the Department of Physics and Astronomy and discovered an exoplanet while during research for her PhD.
Additional Information: Department of Physics and Astronomy, 852-6790.
16.) Pharmacology and Toxicology presents a masters defense/PhD proposal defense by Harshul Pandit
April 17, 1 p.m., HSC Research Tower A, Knoefel Conference Room 1302
The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents “Identifying Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Cells with Cancer Stem Cell-Like Properties” a masters defense/PhD proposal defense by Harshul Pandit.
Additional Information: Tracey Pender.
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