Monday Memo September 12, 2016

Message from the Dean

Dear Colleagues,

I’m delighted to share the news of free access for UofL students, faculty, and staff to the SPEED Art Museum! This is a wonderful resource and opportunity for us all. Please see the Provost’s announcement below for more information.

Please remember that Friday at 2pm in Humanities 100 I will share my State of the College address. This is one of too few times that all the faculty and staff can be together, so I hope you will attend. We have a lot to celebrate, and my staff has planned a lovely reception to follow the presentation. I look forward to sharing a toast to the new year, and the opportunity to describe a few issues on the agenda for this year too.

For the challenges we face, our success in creating solutions will be greater if we start the year with a shared understanding. I’m feeling optimistic that AY2016-17 is going to be good for Arts & Sciences. It will be a year of new metrics and tight budgets, but A&S looks good on a lot of the measures being discussed and across the college we understand our budgets better than ever.

It is my hope that we can lead with our strengths, as the undeniable heart of this wonderful university, to raise our profile within the community and across the country.

See you Friday!

Kimberly Kempf-Leonard

Dean

Announcements

New partnership with the Speed Art Museum
Interim Provost Dale Billingsley announced a new and more extensive partnership between the Speed Art Museum and the university. Faculty, staff, and students can enjoy FREE ADMISSION to the permanent collection, discounted admission for special exhibitions, and a 10% discount in the Museum Shop. In addition, the Museum’s facilities may be rented at a discounted rate. For students interested in arts curation or management, new career development through internships, fellowships and similar opportunities can be coordinated. The possibilities for enhanced teaching and research are countless. For more info, contact Shannon Karol, Teaching and Engagement Manager at the Speed and the museum-university liaison.

Faculty: Nominate outstanding graduate students by Oct. 7
SIGS will be recognizing outstanding graduate students at both masters and doctoral levels during the December commencement and there are many deserving A&S graduate students completing their degrees this fall semester. Please consider nominating your top students for these awards. Nominations, made by chairs or program directors, are due to SIGS by Friday, October 7. For more info, email Graduate Student Services.

Sign up for Saturday’s HeartWalk
The HeartWalk for American Heart Association is this Saturday morning. There’s still time to donate or plan to walk. For more information, visit Arts & Sciences HeartWalk 2016.

Teaching, Research, Creative Activities, & Service

Prof. Ziegler guest editor for International Relations
Prof. Charles Ziegler (Political Science) was guest editor for a special Issue of the journal International Relations, "Critical Perspectives on the Responsibility to Protect: BRICS and Beyond" (September 2016). Ziegler also wrote the Introduction for the collection of 10 papers and an article on Russia and the Responsibility to Protect.

Kudos & Congratulations

Prof. Clayton receives APSA Distinguished Teaching Award
Prof. Dewey Clayton (Political Science) has been awarded the American Political Science Association's 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award, which is awarded annually to honor the outstanding contribution to undergraduate and graduate teaching of political science at two- and four-year institutions.

Debate team success in 2015-16
The Malcolm X Debate team enjoyed widespread competitive success in 2015-2016, finishing in the Top Three at four national tournaments. Debaters also received 11 speaker awards while maintaining an impressive average team GPA of 3.15.

Items of Note

Peace celebration examines war stories, Syrian refugees
Stories about a paralyzed U.S. veteran’s antiwar protests, Syrian refugees’ quest for safety, and college students’ pursuit of peace and social justice will mark the University of Louisville’s PeaceDay 2016 activities Sept. 21-22, put on by the college’s Peace, Justice and Conflict Transformation Program in  celebration of the United Nations’ International Day of Peace. For more info, contact Russ Vandenbroucke.

UofL photographer Tom Fougerousse’s work on display
Starting Oct. 6, the University of Louisville Photographic Archives will exhibit photos that university staff photographer Tom Fougerousse has taken over the last 25 years. More than 40 of his favorite images will be shown with detailed captions of how they were made. “Tom Fougerousse: 25 Years of UofL Photography” continues through Dec. 23 at the Photographic Archives Gallery in the lower level of UofL’s Ekstrom Library. The opening reception is 5-6:30 p.m. Oct. 11.

UofL breaks its own record for Fulbright scholars
University of Louisville alumnus Jonathan Perez (Education) has been selected for a Fulbright scholarship. His award brings the number of UofL scholars who earned the scholarship this year to 15, a new one-year record for the university.

University Writing Center
The University Writing Center serves all UofL faculty, staff, and students. Our individual consultations provide feedback on any type of writing at any point in the writing process. Invite us to your classes or meetings for a brief introduction to our services or customized workshop. We also facilitate a faculty writing group. Visit our website to schedule appointments, view the writing group schedule, browse our resources, and request class visits. 

In the News

Trump Contra Trump (Correio Braziliense, 8/4/16) – Prof. Dewey Clayton (Political Science) on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Tips On Neighborhood Revitalization From A Congressman Who’s Done It (WFPL, 8/29/16) – On the West Louisville Economic Forum hosted by International, Diversity, and Engagement Programs.

Georgia State Criminologists Detail the Personal and Professional Costs of Using Confidential Informants (San Antonio Express-News, 9/1/16) – Prof. Richard Tewksbury (Criminal Justice) on the use of confidential informants.

The Next Louisville: #MuseumsSoWhite (WFPL, 9/2/16) – Prof. Chris Reitz (Fine Arts) on diversity in arts administration.

A ‘puppet extravaganza’ comes to Jeffersonville’s Steamboat Days (Insider Louisville, 8/31/16) – Prof. Charles Nasby (Theatre Arts) and A&S alumna Kathryn Spivey worked with students and the public to create and perform “Pioneering Spirits of Clark County,” a puppet show put on during Jeffersonville’s Steamboat Days celebration.

Procedural Fairness from the Police Perspective (Procedural Fairness Blog, 8/26/16) – Prof. Justin Nix (Criminal Justice) on police legitimacy in the eyes of the police and the public.

Paristown Pointe Is On The Precipice Of Change (WFPL, 9/1/16) – Prof. Kelly Kinahan (Urban & Public Affairs) on arts-based neighborhood revitalization efforts.

Louisville artist addresses body images in media in new exhibit (WAVE-3, 9/12/16) – Prof. Dawn Heinecken (Women’s & Gender Studies) on gender and body image.

Chyna deserved better than to be discarded by wrestling, and the rest of us (The Washington Post, 4/28/16) – Prof. Dawn Heinecken’s (Women’s & Gender Studies) research on former WWE wrestler (Chyna) Joanie Laurer highlighted.

The Thinker Fall 2016

View the latest issue of The Thinker, the newsletter of the College of Arts & Sciences, online. To request a print copy, email Melissa Moody.