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UofL administration announces creation of faculty ombuds office
Administration announced Oct. 2 that it will set up an interim Ombuds office while a Faculty Senate group reviews the university's faculty grievance processes. The office will be similar to those at other major universities. It will not serve an advocacy function, but will work impartially to help clarify, resolve and expedite alleviation of concerns and to create a safe, fair and equitable resource to faculty who require assistance. The office will report to the provost for administrative and budgetary purposes, but will serve an independent function. Full details will be announced next week. Read all updates about issues related to the federal investigation
Corbin entrepreneurs make $3 million gift to College of Business
UofL leaders announced Oct. 2 a $3 million gift to the College of Business that will expand the university's nationally ranked entrepreneurship program. Full story
Spiffing up campus
Renovation of the main entrance to UofL – the Oval Commons – is nearly complete. Repaving of the stretch of Third Street in front of campus is finished, and all that remains is to install fountains and landscaping. The $1.2 million overhaul includes new brick paving in an argyle pattern of black and red. The project, funded with a Kentucky Transportation Department grant, was redesigned to improve traffic flow and air quality. For more details, see http://php.louisville.edu/news/news.php?news=1189
University to offer public update on biosafety lab
UofL Executive Vice President for Research Manuel Martinez-Maldonado will lead a team of university experts who will offer a public update Thursday, Oct. 2, on the Center for Predictive Medicine. Work is nearly complete on the $34.6 million Level 3 biosafety lab, which is scheduled to open spring 2009 on UofL's Shelby Campus. The public forum, open to the entire community, will begin at 6 p.m. in 218A-B, Founders Union Building. For more details, see http://louisville.edu/community/biosafetylab/
David Boren to discuss ‘America at a crossroads’
UofL’s Kentucky Author Forum presents former U.S. Sen. David Boren, current University of Oklahoma president, former Oklahoma governor and author of “A Letter to America,” Oct. 6 at The Kentucky Center. Boren will be interviewed by award-winning journalist Neal Conan, host of “Talk of the Nation” on National Public Radio. The interview features an hourlong discussion between the two. For more information see The Kentucky Center's website. To cover this event for a news story, contact KAF’s Melissa Bernstrom at 502-589-2884.
Lawyers sponsor ‘Battle of the Bands’
Area lawyers will party down Thursday night during Lawlapalooza. It’s a battle of the bands event at Phoenix Hill Tavern to raise funds for the Ellen B. Ewing Foundation. To learn more about Lawlapalooza, see http://www.law.louisville.edu/lawlapalooza/
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