Monday Memo January 20, 2015
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Message from the DeanDear Colleagues, I hope you enjoyed our break and that the spring semester is off to a great start for everyone. It was a cold start, but it seems to be warming and I was glad to see our white squirrel scampering around campus. It appears that there are many interesting and fun activities planned for spring, so we have much to keep us busy, engage our students, and welcome our community. Thank you to those who responded to our request for information on engagement for the brochure we are preparing. As timing would have it, we now also have a request from the Provost’s office to prepare a report on engagement activities so I’ve decided it is easiest to put these together so you only have to provide information once. I know we are doing a lot of research, teaching and service that directly assists our local, regional, national and international communities. So that everyone else will know it too, please complete this form that will allow us to compile an accurate account of our very impressive accomplishments! Sincerely,
Kimberly Kempf-Leonard | ||||||||||
Important RemindersEngagement form submissions due Friday, Feb 27 Please submit your engagement activities that began or are ongoing in 2014-2015 using the A&S engagement form. If you have questions or would like more information, please email A&S Advance with “Engagement Form” in the subject line.
Proposals invited for Seventh International Conference on Science in Society Proposals for paper presentations, workshops, posters or colloquia are invited for the Seventh International Conference on Science in Society, October 1-2, 2015 in Chicago. Proposals will be accepted from a variety of disciplines and perspectives. Faculty and research students are encouraged to submit joint proposals for paper presentations or colloquia. For more information, visit Science in Society.
Teaching, Service & Research and Creative ActivitiesProf. Buchanan’s translation Dreaming of the Delta published in December Prof. Rhonda Buchanan’s, Latin American & Latino Studies, translation to English of the Argentine writer Perla Suez’s novel, La pasajera, was published as Dreaming of the Deltain December 2014 in the Americas Series of Texas Tech University Press. Kudos & CongratulationsProf. Brooms recognized as a 2015 Diverse Issues Emerging Scholar Prof. Derrick Brooms, Sociology, was recognized as one of twelve Diverse Issues Emerging Scholars for 2015. This is a welcome recognition for yet another one of our Arts & Sciences scholars who is contributing to UofL’s mission of scholarship, engagement and inclusivity. Prof. Brooms was featured in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education January 8. 2014 Outstanding Performance Awards Congratulations to A&S Staff Lori Cotter (Program Assistant Sr. - Finance, A&S Dean’s Office), Charles Nasby (Technical Production Manager, Theatre Arts), and Annelise Gray (Program Assistant Sr. - Graduate Program, English) for earning the 2014 President’s Outstanding Performance Awards. They will be honored for their commitment and contributions to UofL and A&S at a luncheon January 30 at the University Club.
Opportunities & Items of NoteOn January 30th, Dr. Cate Fosl will provide an overview of the exhibit, “Black Freedom, White Allies & Red Scare: Louisville, 1954,” to Prof. Laura Rothstein’s and Prof. Jamie Abrams’s law classes. A condensed version of the exhibit is on display in the University of Louisville Law Library now through Jan. 30.
In the NewsProgram looks at evolution of goodness (The Courier-Journal, 1/9/2015) – Prof. Lee Dugatkin to speak about his research at ‘Beer with a Scientist’ talk. Members of 2015 Kentucky Derby Festival Royal Court announced (WAVE-3, 1/12/2015) – UofL junior Kyle Hornback, Political Science, is a member of the 2015 Derby Festival Royal Court. Racial justice in America: Alternative universes (The Courier-Journal, 1/12/2015) – Prof. Dewey Clayton, Political Science, on race in America. Chicago issues could boost Columbia’s Obama-library bid (Capital, 1/13/2015) – Prof. Benjamin Hufbauer, Fine Arts, on Barack Obama’s future presidential library. Prof. Cate Fosl, director of the Anne Braden Institute, part of a panel on events in Ferguson, MO.
Ed White gets Louisville MLK Jr. Freedom Award(The Courier-Journal, 1/17/2015) – Prof. Che Rhodes designed award for White. |
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Upcoming Arts & Sciences Events
January 20 - March 31 ACLU of Kentucky: Moving Justice Forward for 60 Years January 20 - February 13 January 21 Noon: ACLU of Kentucky: Anniversary of Roe v. Wade January 21 Noon: Diálogos: Jorge Luis Borges. “The Library of Babel” January 21 7pm: 6th Annual CRI King Justice Lecture January 22 January 29 - February 28 Narrative of the early years of Frederick Douglass: Drawing Series January 30 - February 28 Life of a Freedom Seeker: Paintings and Drawings February 4 - February 8 8pm: Othello February 5 Noon: Diálogos: Jorge Luis Borges, 'Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote' February 5 Noon: Meet the Professor: Charles Ziegler, Political Science February 12 February 12 - February 15 8pm: Studio Theatre | ||||||||||
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