Monday Memo March 5, 2018 — College of Arts & Sciences

Dean's Message

Dear Colleagues:

With the alarming number of school shootings and the range of proposed solutions, now is the perfect time for us to bring some enlightenment to the issues. On April 19 at 6 pm, the Department of Sociology will present a symposium, “The Science of School Security: Research on the Prevention and Response to School Violence and Shootings.” Panelists will discuss research findings on the effectiveness of various school security strategies and other issues about school security and safety. In addition to the university community, please invite parents, policymakers, and others in the community to this timely event. Find our more and register here.

For those of you who will be on campus during Spring Break, I encourage you to attend one of the events surrounding the Leigh Ann Conn Prize. This biennial award recognizes outstanding renewable energy ideas and achievements that have had a global impact. The recipient of this award is Jay Whitacre, professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon. His sodium-ion batteries, which use only water-based chemicals, are an economical way to store energy. He has a tremendous commitment to sustainability and assistance to developing countries, and sage advice to budding entrepreneurs based on his experiences starting Aquion Energy. I feel confident that his undergraduate studies in Physics and Philosophy at Oberlin gave him a great start on his efforts to help our planet. His public talk is Thursday, March 15, 3-4:15 in the Gheens Science Hall & Rauch Planetarium. His YouTube videos are quite interesting as well.

It is time to vote for a unit representative from Arts & Sciences on the University of Louisville Athletic Association Board of Directors as Dawn Heineken’s term concludes in June. There are two candidates for the position, and I would appreciate receiving your vote via an email to Dwain Pruitt by this Friday, March 9 at 4 pm.

Karen Freberg, Associate Professor of Strategic Communications
Dawn Heineken, Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies

I hope the midterm crunch is not too burdensome, and the break from classes next week provides some restorative time for all.

Thank you.
Kimberly Leonard

Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, Ph.D.
Dean

Announcements

Green Threads: Sustainability across the Curriculum -- 2018 invitation to participate

Are you interested in sustainability issues related to environmental, social, and economic stewardship? Are you thinking of adapting a course to incorporate such concerns or creating a new course to focus on issues of sustainability? If so, we invite you to participate in Green Threads: Sustainability across the Curriculum. This faculty development workshop, sponsored by UofL’s Sustainability Council, is open to faculty from any discipline. Green Threads has been run annually since 2009, and we are currently recruiting a new cohort of participants for 2018-2019. Note: Now open to part-time and non-tenure-track faculty, as well as GTA Academy participants! Interested? More information.

Research & Creative Activity

A&S Award Opportunities

Olorunsola Award for full-time, tenure-track assistant professors in A&S
A&S is soliciting applications for the Victor Olorunsola Endowed Research Award, which is awarded to faculty in their first four years of teaching. One award of $2,000 will be made this year. The deadline for applications is March 9, 2018. Guidelines and additional information

A&S Research and Creative Activity Grant for Tenured or Tenure-track Faculty
A&S announces funding opportunities to promote research and creative activities of faculty members with the purpose of increasing the extramural research funding, and the number of scholarly publications, refereed exhibits, and artistic performances of the college. The deadline for submissions is March 9, 2018. Guidelines and proposal template

A&S Research and Creative Activity Grant for Graduate Students
A&S announces funding opportunities to promote research and creative activities of Graduate Students with the purpose of increasing the extramural research funding, the number of scholarly publications, refereed exhibits, and artistic performances of the college. The deadline for submissions is 4:00 PM on March 23, 2018. Guidelines and proposal template

Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)
The SROP provides UofL undergraduate students who would like to know more about graduate-level education at the university, with a 10-week research-intensive experience in a department that offers graduate degrees. Mentors will provide students with individualized research projects. All UofL departments with graduate programs will be supported. Students should be, preferably, in their sophomore or junior year of study. The deadline is March 15. More information

Option to submit NSF proposals is Research.gov

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is pleased to announce that beginning on April 30, 2018, proposers will be able to prepare and submit full, research non-collaborative proposals in Research.gov. The initial release of this new Research.gov capability will run in parallel with existing FastLane proposal preparation and submission capabilities, so proposers can choose to prepare and submit full, research non-collaborative proposals in Research.gov or in FastLane. Investigator one-time registration process for Research.gov.

Diversity & Engagement

CCTSJR 2018 call for Undergraduate Research Fellows

Please share the following announcement with your students: Do you have an interest in social justice? Did you know that some of your peers are doing research with schools in West Louisville? Or with Metro Government? Do you want to work with faculty across disciplines and community partners working to create social change? Apply today to be a 2018 Undergraduate Research Fellow! Opportunities are available through the UofL Cooperative Consortium for Transdisciplinary Social Justice Research for Summer-Fall 2018 and Fall 2018-Spring 2019. For more information and to apply

Research on Black Lives Matter

Prof. Dewey Clayton (Political Science) was interviewed on the University of Louisville's radio show, UofL Today, about his research comparing Black Lives Matter and the Civil Rights Movements and his new book project on African American political power and struggles in North Carolina. Listen on SoundCloud, or when it airs on Monday, March 5 at 6:00pm on 93.9-The Ville.

Kudos

Prof. Brooke wins Centennial Grant

Congrats to Prof. Steven Brooke (Political Science) for winning an American Political Science Association Centennial Grant for his work on "Political Islam in Interwar Egypt."

Prof. Pfeffer presents in Southern France

On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, Wendy Pfeffer gave a public presentation, entitled "Manger à la Renaissance en Occitanie" (Eating in Renaissance Occitania [Southern France]) at the Ostal d'Occitania (House of Occitania) in Toulouse, France. The talk was part of the lecture series "Dimecres universitaris occitans e catalans" (University Wednesdays for Occitan and Catalan) at the Université de Toulouse-Jean Jaurés.

Congrats to alumna Elmer Lucille Allen

On March 1, 2018, Fine Arts alumna Elmer Lucille Allen was presented with the Legacy Award, in memory of Julius Friedman, by Louisville Visual Art. For more about Ms. Allen and her contributions to the artistic community and community in general, see the republished Artebella feature from February 2017.

Items of Note

A&S Study Abroad Photo Contest: Call for student submissions

Please share the following announcement with students: Did you study abroad in 2017? If so, enter the 11th Annual A&S Study Abroad Photo Contest to win amazing prizes and showcase your photography skills! Email your photo(s) to Mattie Pérez. Be sure to include a brief description including the location where the photo was taken. No selfies though! The deadline for your submission is March 23, 2018.

Announcing the UofL Scholars at Risk Speaker Series

The University of Louisville is partnering with ACC Academic Consortium and the Scholars at Risk program to launch a Scholars at Risk Speaker Series. Scholars at Risk is an international organization" devoted to protecting scholars and academic freedom. The first lecture "A Philosopher at Large: A Personal Journey" will be March 6 at 4pm and will feature Dr. Sayed Hassan Akhlaq discussing academia and human rights in Afghanistan. More information.

In the News

Florida school shooting stirs University of Louisville professor into action. Why? She's an alum(Courier-Journal, 2/23/18) - A story about Prof. Judith Danovitch (Psychological & Brain Sciences') efforts to reform national gun laws. Danovitch, a 1996 graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, mobilizes national movement.

‘Red,’ thrilling theater, beautiful writing (LEO Weekly, 2/21/18) - Announcement of UofL Theatre Arts' production of ‘Fabulation or, The Re-Education of Undine’ by Lynn Nottage which ended on March 4.

New Speed show leans into feminist relevance (LEO Weekly, 2/21/18) - References Prof. Susan Jarosi (Women's & Gender Studies) talk on feminism that accompanies the “Women Artists in the Age of Impressionism” exhibit at the Speed Art Museum.

Two-way traffic to start soon on 3rd Street(WFPL.org, 2/20/18) - Prof. Kelly Kinahan (Urban & Public Affairs) weighs in on benefits for pedestrians of converting streets to two-way traffic.

Can Kentucky afford to have 120 counties? (WDRB.com, 2/16/18) - Prof. Matt Ruthers (Urban & Public Affairs) weighs in on the number and declining size of Kentucky's counties as a proposal to decrease their overall number makes it to the Kentucky legislature.