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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Sept. 24, 2015:
· PHOTOS: UofL President James Ramsey and Executive Director of Admissions Jenny Sawyer visited high schools on an outreach tour in northern Kentucky on Wednesday. View photos here.
· Under the lights: Midnight Mayhem offers off-road contest Oct. 3. Read more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The UofL Libraries joined the nonprofit Internet Archive in 2012 and has since added 60 works to the archive’s free database of historical collections. Collectively, these works have received nearly 20,000 page views. The most-viewed UofL-donated item to date is the G.A.R. souvenir sporting guide, a booklet describing Louisville’s prostitution houses printed for the men attending the 1895 encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic held in Louisville.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
1.) UofL Golf Club Open House to be held in October
2.) UofL Physicians hosts Huntington Disease Education Day
3.) Schnatter Center inaugural event: social psychologist Jonathan Haidt
4.) Discount tickets available for Kentucky Author Forum featuring John Irving
5.) Last Chance to Register – No Experience Necessary: Tired of PowerPoint? Explore how SoftChalk can help
6.) W.O.W. with a Trainer Saturday session
7.) Shoot for Success with Open Gym (Half Court)
8.) Women Veterans Brown Bag Lunch & Learn Workshop Series
9.) Research handbook revised
10.) The September issue of Student Affairs’ Vibrations is now available Talks/Seminars
11.) Biology Department Seminar Series
12.) Lung T. Yam Memorial Lecture: Dr. Hans-Joachim Deeg
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
1.) UofL Golf Club Open House to be held in October
Oct. 21, 5 to 7 p.m., University of Louisville Golf Club, 401 Champions Way, Simpsonville
Free although registration is required
The UofL Golf Club is hosting an Open House for alumni and friends. Stop by for hors d’oeuvres, discounts and a giveaway!
Additional Information: For reservations, contact Sam Hitner, 852-7055.
2.) UofL Physicians hosts Huntington Disease Education Day
Oct. 3, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart and Lung Center
Free
University of Louisville Physicians will be hosting a Huntington’s Disease Education Day. The event, co-sponsored by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, is for patients, family and caregivers. Registration and a breakfast starts at 9 a.m., and the program will start at 9:30 a.m. Research and clinical trials will be discussed, as well as topics including memory issues, genetics and exercise and meditation for Huntington’s Disease. For more information, click here.
3.) Schnatter Center inaugural event: social psychologist Jonathan Haidt
Sept. 30, 4:30 p.m., PNC Horn Auditorium, Harry Frazier Hall, College of Business
Free
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, PhD, will discuss What Capitalism Does to Us … and For Us at the inaugural event of the John H. Schnatter Center for Free Enterprise at the College of Business. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from Haidt, who has been named one of the top global thinkers by Foreign Policy Magazine and a top world thinker by Prospect Magazine. His TED talks have garnered four million views and he’s been featured on Bill Moyers, The Colbert Report, Nightline and in many other TV, radio and print interviews.
Additional Information: Donna Zinser Clark, 852-8523. Website.
4.) Discount tickets available for Kentucky Author Forum featuring John Irving
Nov. 10, 5 p.m., Kentucky Center
$5 discount tickets available for UofL students, faculty and staff with UofL ID at Kentucky Center Box Office
This ticket includes the following:
5:00 PM –Brown-Forman wine and cheese, with Carmichael’s book sale in Lobby of The Kentucky Center
6:00 PM- interview in Bomhard Theatre
7:00 PM- Q & A with audience
John Irving brings us “Avenue of Mysteries,” the 14th novel of his prolific career. “The World According to Garp,” which won the National Book Award in 1980, was his first international bestseller. Worldwide, the Irving novel most often called “an American classic” is “A Prayer for Owen Meany,” portraying an enduring friendship during the time of the very divisive effects of the Vietnam War.
Interviewer TBA.
Additional Information: Tickets at Kentucky Center Box Office, www.kentuckycenter.org, 584-7777.
Faculty
5.) Last Chance to Register – No Experience Necessary: Tired of PowerPoint? Explore how SoftChalk can help
Oct. 1, noon to 1 p.m. (note: lunch will be available at 11:30 a.m. Presenters will also stay an extra 30 minutes until 1:30 p.m. for additional hands-on practice and support), Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library
Are you and your students bored with PowerPoint? Do you want to increase students’ learning outside of class time? Are you interested in making your blended or online course content more engaging for students? In this session, Kent School of Social Work faculty member Larry Michalczyk will describe how he uses an innovative program called SoftChalk Create to transition beyond traditional teaching methods. Lunch is served, so pre-registration is required.
Additional Information: For more information and to register.
Health and Wellness
6.) W.O.W. with a Trainer Saturday session
Saturdays, 1 to 1:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Ready to recommit to a fitness routine or looking for that added accountability to make your morning workouts happen on the regular? Start your Saturday workout routine with GHN W.O.W. with a Trainer, which includes personal support from one of our professionally certified fitness specialists. Stop by during this time for individualized support, answers to your fitness questions and inspiring motivation from your Get Healthy Now team.
Additional Information: Group fitness schedule; website; ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
7.) Shoot for Success with Open Gym (Half Court)
Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Whether you’re looking to play, practice or just shoot some hoops, we have open gym hours for basketball fun. Check out a basketball at the front desk and hoop it up!
Additional Information: website; ghn@louisville.edu; 852-7755.
8.) Women Veterans Brown Bag Lunch & Learn Workshop Series
Sept. 28, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Student Activities Center, W303A
Free; reservations requested
All women veterans, including student-veterans, active duty, National Guard, reservists, military families and widows are invited to the upcoming Brown Bag Lunch & Learn Workshop series. The topic is Share Your Stories: written, video, or audio. Guest speaker will be Lindsay Gargotto, 2015 Kentucky Female Veteran of the Year and CEO/Founder of Athena’s Sisters organization. Contact Phyllis M. Webb or Robin Jones.
Additional Information: These monthly Brown Bag Lunch & Learn Workshop Series are being sponsored by the UofL Women’s Center in conjunction with Athena Sisters. Partners include the UofL Office of Military & Veterans Student Services, Student Parent Association and CareSource.
9.) Research handbook revised
The Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation has revised the Research Handbook, which can be found on the Research and Innovation web site under Research Support. The new URL is: https://louisville.edu/research/support/research-handbook/toc. Links to the Research Handbook may need to be updated.
Additional Information: For questions, email Lucy Overstreet.
10.) The September issue of Student Affairs’ Vibrations is now available
Read about a new grant designed to address issues of suicide prevention, coverage of Welcome Week events, the Counseling Center move and lots of staff updates. Click here.
Additional Information: Susie Cucura.
11.) Biology Department Seminar Series
Sept. 25, noon, Shumaker Research Building, Room 139
Free
The Biology Department is pleased to announce a presentation by Dr. Heidi Appel of University of Missouri. Dr. Appel’s talk titled Plants Sensing Danger: the surprising role of vibration detection.
Additional Information: Judy Felli, 852-8263.
12.) Lung T. Yam Memorial Lecture: Dr. Hans-Joachim Deeg
Sept. 25, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Ambulatory Care Building auditorium
The 2015 Lung T. Yam, MD, Memorial Lecture features Hans-Joachim Deeg, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Deeg will present Transplantation for MDS: For Whom, When and How?
Additional Information: 562-4585.
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