Nov. 5, 2014 announcements

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    Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Nov. 4, 2014:

     

    ·       PHOTOS: Pups to the rescue at HSC. View here.

    ·       School of Music to kick off holiday season with dinner and dancing. Read more.

     

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    DID YOU KNOW?

    In 1927, UofL assumed responsibility for medical service at what was then City Hospital. A decade later, during the Great Flood of 1937, the facility—now University of Louisville Hospital—was surrounded by water but had electricity and continued to operate, admitting more than 1,700 patients in three days.

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    Campus-Submitted Announcement List

    Arts

    1.) Question-and-answer session features movie producers

    Events

    2.) Save the date for Kentucky Women’s Book Festival

    3.) Entrepreneurship Circle of Fame Induction Ceremony is Friday

    Health & Wellness

    4.) Commit to healthier eating at GHN Wellness Center

    5.) Take your Health Risk Assessment

    Human Resources

    6.) Learn how to advance in a competitive workplace

    7.) Learn networking tips for introverts

    Miscellaneous

    8.) HERS nominations are due Nov. 14

    9.) Faculty: Take part in a hands-on approach to course (re)design

    10.) Web conferencing system now available for use; learn more

    Seminars

    11.) Pharmacology and Toxicology presents a research seminar by Brian Ceresa, PhD

    Grand Rounds

    12.) Cardiovascular Medicine

    13.) Movement Disorders Video Rounds

    14.) Neuroscience

     

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    Campus-Submitted Announcements

     

    Arts

    1.) Question-and-answer session features movie producers

    Nov. 6, 2 to 3 p.m., SAC, Floyd Theatre

    Free, open to UofL community and guests

    UofL alum Joey McFarland and his producing partner Riza Aziz are behind such films as Wolf of Wall Street, Horns and Out of the Furnace. They will be on hand to answer questions about their production company Red Granite Pictures. Following the Q&A, there will be a drawing for the Louisville preview screening of their latest film, Dumb and Dumber To.

    Additional Information: Andrew Cooper.

     

    Events

    2.) Save the date for Kentucky Women’s Book Festival

    March 7, 2015, 9 a.m., Ekstrom Library

    Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 7, 2015 for the 9th Kentucky Women’s Book Festival. The festival, usually held in May, will take place next year in March as part of Women’s History Month. A great lineup of Kentucky women writers will be featured, so check the KWBF website for updates. The Kentucky Women’s Book Festival is sponsored by the UofL Women’s Center and University Libraries.

    Additional Information: 852-8976.

     

    3.) Entrepreneurship Circle of Fame Induction Ceremony is Friday

    Nov. 7, 11:30 a.m., Jane Goldstein Plaza, outside Harry Frazier Hall

    The 2014 Class of the Entrepreneurship Circle of Fame will be inducted in a ceremony outside the College of Business. Kent Oyler, ’80, and Thomas A. Wimsett, ’86, both College of Business alumni, are being honored.

    Additional Information: Donna Zinser Clark, 852-8523.

     

    Health & Wellness

    4.) Commit to healthier eating at GHN Wellness Center

    Nov. 5

    Join Get Healthy Now and take the first step to making healthier food choices by taking part in the American Heart Association’s National Eating Healthy Day today. On this day, Americans are encouraged to commit to healthier eating. To celebrate, we will be providing healthy refreshments and nutrition information at the Get Healthy Now Wellness Center. See you there!

    Additional Information: Website.

     

    5.) Take your Health Risk Assessment

    Through Nov. 17

    Open Enrollment ended Friday but there is still time to take your Health Risk Assessment (HRA). To enroll in Get Healthy Now and earn the $40 monthly premium incentive in 2015, you must complete a new HRA by Nov. 17.

     

    Human Resources

    6.) Learn how to advance in a competitive workplace

    Nov. 13, 2 p.m., Human Resources 103A

    Free

    How do you compete, stand out and thrive in a workplace that is crowded with great people? Learn how to be at your best and how to position yourself for greater opportunities through a series of thought-provoking and idea-generating activities to create a plan to allow you to shine and be your best at work and in life.

    Additional Information: Registration. Questions: brett.steele@louisville.edu.

     

    7.) Learn networking tips for introverts

    Nov. 14, 9 a.m., Human Resources 103A

    Free

    Do you dread going to networking events? Do you wish you could feel more confident, make more contacts and have a better time? Networking is a powerful tool to help you professionally and socially; a way of building relationships; interaction that can be fun!

    Additional Information: Registration. Questions: brett.steele@louisville.edu.

     

    Miscellaneous

    8.) HERS nominations are due Nov. 14

    President Ramsey and the Commission on the Status of Women will sponsor an attendee to one of the 2015 Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Institutes. Outstanding women faculty and/or administrators with a solid record of professional growth/responsibility, and a strong interest in campus administration are encouraged to review the institutes and apply for one that best fits individual circumstances.

    Additional Information: Submit nominations to Aleque M. Novesl.

     

    9.) Faculty: Take part in a hands-on approach to course (re)design

    Nov. 20, noon to 2 p.m., Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library

    This interactive session will provide you with the opportunity to think through the fundamentals of course design in a new way. Join Michelle Rodems and Aimee Greene as they help you explore how to redesign or re-envision a course you are teaching, or tackle the design of a brand new course. A light lunch will be served.

    Additional Information: Register here.

     

    10.) Web conferencing system now available for use; learn more

    November 6 or 7, 11 a.m. to noon; November 11, 4 to 5 p.m. or 7 to 8 p.m.

    Blackboard Collaborate is now free for use for all university faculty and staff. You can use this enterprise-wide teaching platform to interact with students in an online or face-to-face course, or to communicate with colleagues within or outside of the university. Attend a virtual open house to learn more about Collaborate, practice sharing video and audio, explore the electronic whiteboard, and more!

    Additional Information: Learn more and register.

     

    Seminars

    11.) Pharmacology and Toxicology presents a research seminar by Brian Ceresa, PhD

    Nov. 6, noon, HSC Research Tower A, Knoefel Conference Room 1302

    Free

    The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: New Ways to Modulate EGFR Signaling, a research seminar by Brian Ceresa, PhD, associate professor, director of graduate admissions and recruitment for the department.

    Additional Information: Tracey Pender, 852-6255.

     

    Grand Rounds

    12.) Cardiovascular Medicine

    Nov. 5, noon to 1 p.m., Rudd Heart & Lung Institute, top floor, Great Rooms I & II

    The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine features Sohail Ikram, MD, UofL professor of medicine, director of invasive and interventional cardiology, clinical chief of cardiology, UofL Hospital, School of Medicine. Dr. Ikram will present Therapeutic Hypothermia, focusing on better understanding the pathophysiology of hypothermia, being able to identify current therapeutic benefits in cardiac patients and be able to further utilize future directions.

    Additional Information: Website. Pamela Montgomery, 852-1162.  

     

    13.) Movement Disorders Video Rounds

    Nov. 12, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Frazier Rehabilitation and Neuroscience Center, 15th Floor Boardroom

    Dr. Katherin LaFaver, assistant professor, UofL Department of Neurology, will present Chorea—Patient Cases and Differential Diagnosis at this month’s Movement Disorders Video Rounds. 1 CME or 1.2 CEU credit is available for physicians and nurses in attendance. Videos can be sent to Dr. LaFaver in advance, or brought to the video rounds on a flashdrive as long as patient consent has been obtained. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided.

    Additional Information: Emily Rollins, 407-3226.

     

    14.) Neuroscience

    Nov. 6, 8 to 9 a.m., School of Nursing, Room 4003, K-wing

    The Department of Neurosurgery will host this week’s neuroscience grand rounds featuring Dr. Mario Arturo Alonso Vanegas. Dr. Alonso Vanegas is a professor of functional neurosurgery at the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery in Mexico City, Mexico. His lecture is titled The Surgical Treatment of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Our Experience and Contribution in Mexico. This event awards 1 CME credit to MDs and DOs and 1.2 CE Nursing credits. Continental breakfast will be provided.

    Additional Information: Website. Emily Rollins, 407-3226.

     

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