Monday Memo October 22, 2018
Dean's Message
It's Homecoming Week! There a number of Homecoming activities going on this week. The complete calendar of events is on the UofL Alumni page. There are two things I want to emphasize though:
- Psych alumnus Ernest A. Brooks, III is coming to campus to accept the UofL Alumni Fellow Award. The Awards dinner is on Thursday evening (registration required), and there is a student meet and greet on Friday. If you know Mr. Brooks or see him on campus, please be sure to congratulate him!
- Raise Some L, UofL's annual day of giving, is October 24 and I would love to see record participation. (Actually, it starts on 10/23 at 6:02PM and will last a total of 1798 minutes commemorating UofL's founding year!) Give as little as $10 and help the College's programs get $5,000 in additional funding. Participation is what matters as it is the the area of campus with the greatest number of donors that will get the $5K. More below.
Finally, I am giving away tickets for the Homecoming game this Saturday. If you would like to be entered into the drawing for two tickets, please email asdean@louisville.edu by 3 pm this Wednesday.
I hope to see you around at some of the Homecoming activities. GO CARDS!
Sincerely,
Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, Ph.D.
Dean
Great Place to Learn
Congratulations to Ernest A. Brooks, III, the 2018 A&S Alumni Fellow
This year's Alumni Fellow for the College of Arts & Sciences is Ernest A. Brooks, III. He graduated with a degree in Psychology in 1996.
Currently, Brooks is a financial advisor affiliated with the brokerage services of COEX Partners Inc. He lives in New Jersey but is heavily involved with the university by partnering with high schools from his hometown and helping students get the support they need to get into college. He also created the Brooks-Gibson Scholarship Fund.
Psychology students who wish to meet Mr. Brooks and find out how his degree in Psychology has benefited him in business should attend the student Meet & Greet on Friday, October 26. More info.
Great Place to Work
Upcoming performance management training services
HR has developed a new staff performance evaluation form. ALL supervisors are encouraged to attend a training session as the form is quite different from past evaluation tools. The form is a more streamlined, concise performance evaluation form. The performance evaluation period also will transition from the calendar year to the fiscal year. If you have not done so yet, please register online for a training session. If the available times don't work with your schedule, please email Bridget Burke.
Campus store offers discounts for Nov. 16 Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day
Just in time for the holiday season, UofL’s Campus store will celebrate Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day on Nov. 16. During the sale, faculty and staff can receive discounts on new and clearance technology products including Mac, iPad Pro, and Windows Computers, as well as sales on other bookstore items throughout the day. Pre-orders for computers will be .accepted Oct. 25-Nov. 5 in order to ensure purchase availability for the Nov. 16 sale. Details are available at the store. Faculty and staff may also apply for Human Resource’s interest-free computer purchase program by Nov. 8 for use during the one-day sale. Additional information: Email
Great Place to Invest
Raise Some L, UofL Day's of Giving, starts tomorrow
Just a little over 24 hours until it's time to Raise Some L. Please consider making a gift of $10 or more. The success of this event depend on the percentage of the UOfL community who give, not the amount raised so participation is key! And know you can target your gift to the area of your choice.
Beginning at 6:02 p.m. on Oct. 23, for 1,798 minutes, Cardinals everywhere will come together to Raise Some L. This is a Cardinal call to action to all students, alumni, faculty, staff, and fans to do two simple things:
- Go to RaiseSomeL.org and make a gift
- Spread the word via email and social media. Be sure to use the hashtag #RaiseSomeL when using social media.
If you wish to become an "L Raiser" by encouraging your networks to give to a program of your choosing, it's easy to do. Sign up at RaiseSomeL.org and you'll get your very own dashboard that will track the gifts you bring in.
Diversity & Inclusion
Halloween Reminder
As we approach Halloween and the many activities related to it, please take time to consider your fellow Cardinals when choosing costumes and themes. It is important to remember that blackface and other forms of cultural appropriation are culturally insensitive and may be offensive to others. This is particularly true of costumes that depict other races, cultures and/or identities.
Items of Note
The Phi Beta Kappa Association of Kentuckiana and LFPL present Prof. John Hale
The Phi Beta Kappa Association of Kentuckiana and the Louisville Free Public Library present John Hale, archaeologist and Director of Liberal Studies. Prof. Hale will speak on the "Time Machine at Antikythera: The World's Oldest Analog Computer" on October 25, 2018, 6:30-8 pm at the main branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. Call 502-574-1623 to reserve your seat.
Kudos to Prof. Nuessel
The American Association of Teachers of Italian named Prof. Frank Nuessel (Classical & Modern Languages) the recipient of the Award for Distinguished Service for 2018.
In the News
Monday Business Briefing: ‘Top Chef Kentucky’ preview; home sales fall in September; Canopy hopes to raise $1M; Fond farewell; and more (Insider Louisville, 10/21/18) - Mentions Anne Braden Memorial Lecture given by Princeton University scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on 11/1 at 5:30pm in Middleton Auditorium. Taylor will discuss the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement.
I-Team: University of Louisville professor tracing origins of rape kit backlog, looking for solution (www.wcpo.com, 10/16/18) - Prof. Bradley Campbell (Criminal Justice) weighs in on the backlog of untested rape kits in Kentucky.
UofL grows its west Louisville presence with studio space in Portland(Courier-Journal, 10/12/18) - Discusses the campus West Louisville extension via the College of Arts & Sciences' renovation and lease of a building in the historic neighborhood of Portland.
Kavanaugh-Ford hearing: A dramatic lesson on gender roles (US News & World Report, 9/28/18) - Prof. Michael Cunningham (Communication) weighs in on gendered expression of both Kavanaugh and Ford.
What I Would Tell Myself 10 Years Ago (Today's Woman, 9/25/18) - Features communication alumna Lauren Hendricks.
Glasgow native helps secure nonprofit’s largest donation ever (Glasgow Daily Times, 9/21/18) - Jonas Bastien, a Glasgow native and UofL alumni, and Patrick Reeder, a UofL political science major, secured and coordinated the largest donation ever for the Louisville non-profit, La Casita Center.
