Monday Memo August 8, 2016
Announcements
FAA Sound Testing to begin Aug. 10
The FAA has approved the University's request for testing additional buildings, which were previously excluded due to their locations. As a result five buildings will be tested beginning this week from approximately 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The following tentative schedule for the sound testing has been established:
- Wednesday, Aug. 10 - W.S. Speed
- Thursday, Aug. 11- Ford Hall
- Friday, Aug. 12 - Baptist Student Union
- Saturday, Aug. 13 – Ekstrom Library & Teaching Labs
- Sunday, Aug. 14 - Wilson Wyatt Hall.
If you have any questions, please contact UPDC Senior Architect Mike Toba at (502) 852-0208.
Teaching, Research, Creative Activities, & Service
Prof. Buchanan’s work featured on Indiana Public Radio
Prof. Rhonda Buchanan’s (Latin American & Latino Studies) translation of Alberto Ruy-Sánchez’s “Garden of Voices,” a chapter of the novel The Secret Gardens of Mogador, was featured on the Indiana Public Media radio program, “Anthology: Askew Gardens, Part Two.” A recording of the chapter, which includes readings by the author from the original text, can be heard online.
Kudos & Congratulations
Mathematics Dept. ranks #4 in graduate programs
The Department of Mathematics graduate program ranks #4 based on 2016 student ratings, according to graduateprograms.com, just under Brown, Stanford, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The program was given an average rating of 4.6 out of 5.
Items of Note
“Racism, Justice, and Changing Hearts & Minds” Aug. 15
The public is invited to join the League of Women Voters to discuss, “Racism, Justice, and Changing Hearts & Minds,” a panel and open discussion Monday, Aug. 15 at 5:30pm, at the Lang House, 115 S. Ewing Ave. Panelists include: Dave Stengel, Former Commonwealth’s Attorney & State Legislator; Christopher 2X, Community Activist; The Reverend Alonzo Johnson, Compassion, Peace & Justice Ministry at the Presbyterian Center; Chanelle Helm, Black Lives Matter; Prof. Cate Fosl, PhD Director, Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research, UofL; and Rabbi Gaylia R. Rooks-The Temple. For more information call (502) 895-5218 or info@lwvlouisville.org.
McKnight Scholarship deadline September 5
The Kim McKnight Endowed Scholarship for current, full-time University of Louisville undergraduate and graduate students, who are single parents, is accepting applications. For more info, visit McKnight Scholarship on the A&S website.
In the News
Let’s Talk TIFs With A Public Finance Expert (WFPL, 8/3/16) – Prof. Janet Kelly (Urban Planning & Administration), executive director of the University of Louisville’s Urban Studies Institute, on tax increment financing in Louisville.
Bevin, board, administrators killing U of L (The Courier-Journal, 8/3/16) – Prof. Ricky Jones (Pan-African Studies) on issues surrounding administrative contracts, Gov. Matt Bevin’s involvement with UofL, and the board of trustees.
Sheriff David Clarke says 'it's a lie' that black males twice as likely as white to be shot by cops (Politifact, 8/3/16) – Prof. Justin Nix (Criminal Justice) on national statistics regarding race, gender, and police shootings.
Presidential libraries can create excitement, or controversy, for campuses (EducationDIVE, 8/3/16) – Prof. Benjamin Hufbauer (Fine Arts) on presidential libraries.
After Hiroshima and Nagasaki (The Courier-Journal, 8/4/16) Prof. Russell Vandenbroucke (Theatre Arts/Peace, Justice, & Conflict Transformation Program) on the legacy of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Racial justice in Louisville in black and white (LEO Weekly, 8/3/16) – Prof. Cate Fosl (Women’s & Gender Studies/director of the Anne Braden Center for Social Justice Research) on racial and LGBTQ justice movements in Louisville.
STAFFPICKS | ‘Command+Shift’ (LEO Weekly, 8/3/16) – American Institute of Graphic Arts Louisville Design Week events at the Hite Art Institute.
Girl Power: Digital Media Academy
The Digital Media Academy, housed in the English Department, aims to get more sixth grade girls, many of them from low income families, to take an interest in technology and engineering. To learn more, visit Digital Media Academy.
