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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Tonight
1.) Meet the dean at Yearlings Club Forum Series
2.) Group tickets available for Louisville volleyball
Events
3.) Campus forum to discuss issues around Brown, Ferguson protests
4.) Mark your calendar for Take Back the Night
Health and Wellness
5.) Free optional biometric screenings offered
6.) Yoga offered for faculty, staff and students
Miscellaneous
7.) Women’s Center to hold staff forum
8.) Clothing exchange project for children needs donations
9.) 2014-15 Part-Time Faculty Institute to be held
10.) Save the date for the next caregiving workshop
11.) Hear the story of Project Unbreakable
Talks
12.) Physiology and Biophysics seminar
13.) Physics colloquium Friday with UofL alumnus
Grand Rounds
14.) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology
15.) Endocrinology
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Tonight
1.) Meet the dean at Yearlings Club Forum Series
Sept. 9, 6 p.m., Yearlings Club, 4309 W. Broadway
Free and open to the public
Join us for a Welcome Reception and Fireside Chat with the new Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Kimberly Kempf-Leonard. Dean Leonard will share her vision for the College with community representatives, students and faculty members.
Additional Information: Clest Lanier, Marian Vasser.
2.) Group tickets available for Louisville volleyball
Sept. 9, 7 p.m., KFC Yum! Center
$8 adults; $5 youth
It’s time for the Battle of the Bluegrass in volleyball! Groups of 10 or more may purchase tickets for just $2, if ordered in advance. Join Louisville Volleyball for a RED OUT at the KFC Yum! Center.
Additional Information: To order tickets call 502-Go-Cards or visit www.gocards.com.
Events
3.) Campus forum to discuss issues around Brown, Ferguson protests
Sept. 11, 6 to 8 p.m., Bigelow Hall
Free
The Association of Black Students will lead a campus-wide forum to discuss the issues that led to the death of Michael Brown and the subsequent protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Panelists will include Wayne Hall, chief of UofL police; David Owen, associate professor of philosophy, director of diversity programs for the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the diversity literacy program; and Brina Joiner, Muhammad Ali scholar. It will be moderated by Ricky Jones, chair of Pan African Studies.
Additional Information: Mordean Taylor-Archer.
4.) Mark your calendar for Take Back the Night
Sept. 30, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Red Barn courtyard
Free
UofL and the city of Louisville will once again join this national movement with a march and rally in front of The Red Barn (rain location is inside The Red Barn). Our theme this year is Unbreakable Spirit, featuring founders Grace Brown and Kaelyn Siversky from Project Unbreakable, a powerful visual campaign illuminating issues surrounding sexual assault. TBTN ’14 will also include drumming, spoken word, a candlelight vigil, community resource tables, free food and more!
Additional Information: Website.
Health and Wellness
5.) Free optional biometric screenings offered
Ongoing, Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym, 601 Presidents Blvd.
Free for employees, retirees, their spouses/QA
Get ready for 2014 benefits open enrollment. Make an appointment with Get Healthy Now for a free biometric screening. Screenings provide the blood pressure, weight, waist/hip measurements and blood cholesterol/glucose data you will need to complete the online health risk assessment required annually for Get Healthy Now participation and to receive your premium incentive. Screenings take less than 30 minutes. Schedule yours today!
Additional Information: ghn@louisville.edu, 852-7755.
6.) Yoga offered for faculty, staff and students
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:15 to 5:15 p.m., Student Services Annex, Activity Room
Yoga for faculty, staff and students in the Health Promotion Office! To view the class schedules and pricing information visit our website. All levels of experience welcome!
Additional Information: Website, 852-5429.
Miscellaneous
7.) Women’s Center to hold staff forum
Sept. 18, noon, Ekstrom Library, W210
Free; reservations required
Join the UofL Women’s Center this month for its 3rd Thursday Brunch Forum for staff. Women staff members are invited to meet, network and discuss issues that matter to them. Reservations must be made by noon, Sept. 15.
Additional Information: Phyllis M. Webb, 852-8976. Leave your name and contact number. Website.
8.) Clothing exchange project for children needs donations
Sept. 29
The UofL Women’s Center Student Parent Association (S.P.A.)/Moms Support Group is sponsoring its annual Clothing Exchange Project for Children. New or gently used infant and children’s clothing, shoes, toys, new bags of disposable diapers/toddler pull-ups are being accepted in the Women’s Center Sept. 29 through Oct. 17. For a list of drop off locations on Belknap and Health Sciences campuses, call the Women’s Center, 852-8976, or email Phyllis M. Webb.
Additional Information: Website.
9.) 2014-15 Part-Time Faculty Institute to be held
Sept. 11, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Delphi Center, Ekstrom Library, room 244
Are you an adjunct instructor who is looking for teaching support and a community? The Delphi Center cordially invites you to attend the first session of the 2014-2015 Part-time Faculty Institute. Join your faculty colleagues for a light dinner and “Feeding Your Inner Teacher: Resources for Navigating the Adjunct Road.” Eligible participants may qualify for a $300 stipend if they attend six sessions during the academic year.
Additional Information: For additional information or to register, click here.
10.) Save the date for the next caregiving workshop
Sept. 16, noon to 12:45 p.m., Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library
Free, UofL employees, retirees, and their spouse/QA
Are you caring for a loved one? Get Healthy Now and the Great Places to Work Work-Life Balance Committee host a monthly series geared toward employees caring for a grand/child, parent, relative or friend. The monthly workshop is designed to provide access to important resources, inspire group support and promote self-care. The series is held the third Tuesday of each month. Mark your calendar for Paul Salmon discussing “Mindful Caregiving: The Gift of Presence.”
Additional Information: Website and previously recorded sessions; Get Healthy Now, 852-7755.
11.) Hear the story of Project Unbreakable
Sept. 30, 3 to 4:00 p.m., Floyd Theater
Free
Our theme for Take Back the Night this year is Unbreakable Spirit, featuring founders Grace Brown and Kaelyn Siversky from Project Unbreakable, a powerful visual campaign illuminating issues surrounding sexual assault. Join us as Grace and Kaelyn tell the history behind its success using images from the project. They will share stories, dispel myths surrounding sexual assault, and discuss how the process of healing is facilitated through art.
Additional Information: Facebook.
Talks
12.) Physiology and Biophysics seminar
Sept. 9, 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, Hank and Donna Wagner Conference Rooms
The Department of Physiology and Biophysics presents a seminar, Obesity-Induced Activation of the Adipose Tissue Immune System, by Carey Lumeng, MD, PhD, associate professor in pediatrics and communicable diseases, associate professor in molecular and integrative physiology, University of Michigan Medical School.
Additional Information: Website.
13.) Physics colloquium Friday with UofL alumnus
Sept. 12, 3 p.m., Natural Science
Free
Katherine Davis of Purdue University will give a talk on the topic “X-ray Emission Analysis of the S-state Intermediates of the Photosystem II Protein Complex. Davis received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisville in 2009.
Additional Information: Department of Physics and Astronomy, 852-6790.
Grand Rounds
14.) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology
Sept. 10, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Bingham Clinic Conference Room
Dr. Allan Josephson, division chief, will present Bingham Clinic and ‘The Division:’ Current Challenges and Future Prospects.
Additional Information: Jan Schoen, 588-0816.
15.) Endocrinology
Sept. 10, 4 p.m., Baxter II Research Building, lower level, Room 038
Please join us as Sham S. Kakar, PhD, MBA, professor, UofL Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, presents: Novel Therapy for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer.”
Additional Information: Kelly Galiette, 852-5237.
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