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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Sept. 15, 2014:
· PHOTOS and STORY: Cosby opens State of the University Week with talk about Simmons College-UofL partnership. View photos here. Read more.
· PHOTOS and STORY: UofL employees honored at 2014 Staff Recognition Luncheon. View photos here. Read more.
· New Belknap TARC shuttle starts for off-campus students. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
It is time to begin thinking about flu shots. The flu is similar to a cold, but one significant difference is that flu symptoms usually appear suddenly, while a cold is milder and develops slowly. Students, faculty and staff can get free flu shots through Campus Health Services ($5 for retirees). Shot clinics start Sept. 22 on the Belknap and HSC campuses, and Oct. 14 on Shelby Campus. A full schedule, consent form and symptom checklists are at http://louisville.edu/campushealth. A valid UofL ID is required for the flu shot.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
State of the University
1.) Breakfast reception for new faculty
2.) Celebration of Faculty Excellence
Last Chance
3.) Last chance: Register to learn how to collect meaningful data to inform how you teach
Arts
4.) Attend the 2014 Allen R. Hite memorial lecture in art history
Health & Wellness
5.) Join the Women’s Center’s Heart Walk Team
Miscellaneous
6.) Research!Louisville School of Nursing Symposium is Wednesday
7.) McAlister’s closing early for The Spectacular on Thursday
8.) Celebremos la cultura hispana
9.) Save the date and register in advance for Empowerment Luncheon
Grand Rounds
10.) Endocrinology
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
State of the University
1.)Breakfast reception for new faculty
8 a.m., Abell Administration Center
The reception is open to faculty hired after Sept. 13, 2013, as well as their deans and department chairs.
2.) Celebration of Faculty Excellence
6 p.m., Brown and Williamson Club, Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium
Reception is for winners of the President’s Distinguished Faculty Awards and Exemplary Multicultural Teaching Award, new endowed chairs and professors, new university scholars and distinguished university scholars, the 2013 Community Engagement Award faculty winner, the Paul Weber Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award winners and faculty whose creative work has resulted in new patents and licenses.
Last Chance
3.) Last chance: Register to learn how to collect meaningful data to inform how you teach
Sept. 18 and Nov. 13, noon to 2 p.m., Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library
This two-part Dine and Discover session is designed to help you gather and analyze student learning data to directly inform teaching choices during the course of this semester. Join Patty Payette and Marie Kendall Brown as they teach the fundamentals of the research-based practice called “Mid-semester Feedback” (MSF). MSFs are short feedback sessions you conduct with your students to gather feedback about learning, attitudes and experiences to inform mid-stream course adjustments.
Additional Information: Lunch is served; pre-registration is required. Register for both sessions (Sept. 18 and Nov. 13), or learn more at this website.
Arts
4.) Attend the 2014 Allen R. Hite memorial lecture in art history
Sept. 16, 6 to 7:00 p.m., Floyd Theater, Student Activities Center
Free and open to the public
Art, Sex, Sport: Artists and Athletes on Sexual Difference and Sexual Violence. In this lecture, Jennifer Doyle explores what artists can teach us about “rape culture” and the sports world. A diverse range of artists participate in sports culture as athletes, and explore the sex/gender politics of the body through the intersection of their athletic and artistic practice.
Additional Information: Renée K. Murphy, 852-6794.
Health & Wellness
5.) Join the Women’s Center’s Heart Walk Team
Sept. 20, 9 a.m. Waterfront Park’s Great Lawn
Free
Join the Women’s Center Heart Walk team Saturday for a fun and healthy day of awareness. This is a great opportunity for service learning projects or just a fun day with friends. Join the team or make donations online by clicking on the link on our Facebook page! The Women’s Center (located in Administrative Annex #4) will also be accepting donations and hanging signed hearts up until September 19.
Additional Information: Women’s Center, 852-8976.
Miscellaneous
6.) Research!Louisville School of Nursing Symposium is Wednesday
Sept. 17, 1 to 2 p.m., Kosair Clinical and Translational Research Building, Conference Rooms 101/102
Free
Do you want to know more about community engaged scholarship and how it supports fundable research? Come and hear Ida Spruill PhD, RN, associate professor, college of nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, the 2012-15 Presidential Career Award winner, discuss her NIH funded research with the Gullah population and genetics to better understand the connection between engaged scholarship, clinical translational science and building a program of research.
Additional Information: Lynne Hall, 852-8385; Website.
7.) McAlister’s closing early for The Spectacular on Thursday
Sept. 18, 3 p.m. McAlister’s
McAlister’s Deli, located in the Miller IT Center, will be closing early at 3 p.m. for a special campus event, The Spectacular.
Additional Information: Calendar listing.
8.) Celebremos la cultura hispana
Sept. 16, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bingham Humanities Quad
Free
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the Spanish section of Classical and Modern Languages and many other groups. Food, music, entertainment, information booths.
Additional Information: Website.
9.) Save the date and register in advance for Empowerment Luncheon
Nov. 13, 11:30 a.m. University Club
$50 per person; $400 for table of 8
Mark your calendar for the Women Center Empowerment Luncheon featuring guest speaker, Alice K. Houston, president and CEO of Houston-Johnson Industries. The winner of the Tachua Gender Equity Award and the Nichols Professional Development Award will be presented. Tickets are $50 per person. For reservations and information, call 852-8976.
For reservations and information: Phyllis M. Webb; womenctr@louisville.edu; 852-8976.
Grand Rounds
10.) Endocrinology
Sept. 17, 4 p.m., Baxter II Research Building, lower level, Room 038
Please join us as Beverly MK Biller, MD, professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, presents, “Update on Cushing’s Disease Diagnosis and Management.”
Additional Information: Kelly Galiette, 852-5237.
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