Welcome to the UofL Today email! Want to know more about what is going on at UofL? Visit UofL Today online for articles, videos, photos, campus-submitted announcements and the UofL event calendar. Want to submit an announcement? Click here.
=============
Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on May 19, 2015:
· VIDEO: The Pathways Women’s Leadership Conference, held last week, taught leadership development, critical and strategic thinking and personal goal-setting for women at UofL. Watch here.
· Women printmakers are focus of latest Hite Art Institute exhibit. Read more.
· Staff Senate Meeting Overview, May 2015. Read more.
· School of Medicine combines two divisions, creates new department. Read more.
=============
DID YOU KNOW?
Dentists from the UofL School of Dentistry are performing free oral health screenings today as part of a wholistic community health fair at Highlands Community Ministries. The event stresses the importance of overall health, and also includes HIV and diabetes testing, blood pressure screenings and shingles vaccinations as well as art therapy to alleviate stress and legal aid.
=============
Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Events
1.) Sign up for the 24th Annual UofL Faculty/Staff Golf Scramble
Health and Wellness
2.) Get Healthy Now closed for Memorial Day holiday
3.) Be your own instructor with Get Healthy Now’s Workout of the Week
IT
4.) Latest version of Adobe Acrobat now available through iTech Xpress
5.) Advancement Systems offline May 22
Sustainability
6.) Come to the Garden Commons workday
7.) Green Tip: Sustainability on Tap
Studies
8.) Paid volunteers needed for UofL Caregiver Stress Study
Grand Rounds
9.) Cardiovascular Medicine
10.) Educator
11.) Medicine: Dr. Kristine Krueger
=============
Campus-Submitted Announcements
Events
1.) Sign up for the 24th Annual UofL Faculty/Staff Golf Scramble
June 12, 1 p.m., Quail Chase Golf Club
$55/person
Teams may be requested or placed according to handicap. Shotgun start will be used. Entry fee includes greens fee, cart, skins game, team prizes, individual hole competitions, range balls and pre-round lunch provided by Sodexo Dining Services. Retirees and spouses invited. Event is limited to first 120 paid entries. Lunch will be served starting at check-in between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Entry deadline is June 5.
Additional Information: David Hatfield or John Smith, 852-6707.
Health and Wellness
2.) Get Healthy Now closed for Memorial Day holiday
May 25, Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
The Get Healthy Now Wellness Center will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Normal hours of operation will resume Tuesday, May 26, (6a – 9p). Have a safe and happy Memorial Day!
Additional Information: 852-7755; Website.
3.) 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: Website; email; 852-7755.
IT
4.) Latest version of Adobe Acrobat now available through iTech Xpress
iTech Xpress now carries Acrobat Professional DC. Acrobat DC with Adobe Document Cloud is the complete PDF solution for working anywhere with your most important documents. All-new Acrobat DC is totally reimagined with a stunningly simple user experience. The complete software DVD package is available for $144.50. For more information, please visit iTech Xpress or call 852-4943.
Additional Information: Visit iTech Xpress on the lower level of Miller IT Center or at http://louisville.edu/it/itechxpress.
5.) Advancement Systems offline May 22
Due to a required system update, the Advance Web (AWA) systems will be offline from 8 a.m. until approximately 6 p.m. Friday. Users should not try to access the AWA system for updates or queries during this time. Upon completion, all regular users will be sent an email that all systems are upgraded and ready for use. We apologize for any inconvenience this offline period may cause.
Additional Information: Tom Harney, 852-1140.
Sustainability
6.) Come to the Garden Commons workday
May 20, noon to 2 p.m., Garden Commons
Free
Interested in learning more about organic gardening? Want to share new ideas in sustainable living? Join us today as we weed, water, plant, harvest and apply compost tea (an organic fertilizer and pesticide). No prior experience needed. Tools and gloves provided. Volunteers will be able to take home fresh herbs and yummy produce such as rhubarb, mint, lovage, thyme, sage, and fresh strawberries! We will also learn more about compost tea, how it’s made and its multiple benefits.
Additional Information: Website; Facebook.
7.) Green Tip: Sustainability on Tap
UofL and the Louisville Water Co. are collaborating to educate students, faculty and staff on the value of getting back to the tap with events, guest lectures and water-filling station signs. Do you know where our drinking water comes from or the engineering behind it? Explore the political and global concerns around water or dive into marketing issues. Louisville Water’s story of science and public health brings real-world examples to the classroom and provides staff for guest lectures or tours.
Additional Information: Contact Louisville Water Co.’s Kelley Dearing Smith to arrange a tour or guest lecture: ksmith@lwcky.com or 569-3695.
Studies
8.) Paid volunteers needed for UofL Caregiver Stress Study
Make a quick $20! UofL Caregiver Stress Study is looking for healthy European American, 40 years and older who have NOT provided care for an ill friend or family member in the last year to fill out a questionnaire and provide saliva samples for up to three different time points. Each visit takes approximately one hour. We are offering $20 compensation for each visit.
Additional Information: Christina Beasley.
Grand Rounds
9.) Cardiovascular Medicine
May 20, noon to 1 p.m., Rudd Heart & Lung Center, Top Floor, Great Halls I & II
Please join us as we welcome Joshua Sparks, MD, who will present “Advanced Heart Failure in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: A New Challenge.” Dr. Sparks is an assistant professor, pediatric cardiology, UofL School of Medicine.
Additional Information: Monica Sivori or Cardiology Grand Rounds.
10.) Educator
June 2, 9 a.m. to noon or June 4, 1 to 4 p.m.; School of Medicine, Instructional Building, B115
Join us at either session for a Team-Based Learning (TBL) workshop. Featured speaker: Amy Holthouser, MD, associate dean for medical education. Her TBL course works to integrate the disciplines of pathology, microbiology and pharmacology with the clinical care of patients. She has developed and presented TBL faculty development seminars nationally and internationally.
Additional Information: 3.0 CME Category 1 offered. Register for June 2 here.
Register for June 4 here.
11.) Medicine: Dr. Kristine Krueger
May 21, 8 a.m., Ambulatory Care Building auditorium
Medicine Grand Rounds features Kristine J. Krueger, MD, professor of medicine and chief of academic and clinical affairs, division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, and assistant dean for administration at UofL. Dr. Krueger will present Management of C. difficile Infection, focusing on the epidemiology, pathogenesis and burden of C. difficile infection, an update on treatment options, and prevention strategies to mitigate risk.
Additional Information: Jason Puckett, 852-1825.
============
Direct questions about UofL Today to Janet Cappiello, 852-1104, or the Office of Communications and Marketing, 852-6171. The deadline for including a submission in the next day’s UofL Today email is noon.