What’s Happening @ UofLA weekly look at what's going on at UofL UPDATE Oct. 16, 3 p.m.: The Office of Communications & Marketing held a press briefing today at 3 p.m. to announce an NSF grant awarded to the UofL College of Education and other updates. Video of the briefing is available (wmv).
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Top HeadlinesUpdated Oct. 16 at 3 p.m.UofL College of Education receives $3.1 million NSF grantThe University of Louisville College of Education and Human Development has received a $3.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop assessments that will predict teacher performance and student achievement in geometry. The three-year grant began Oct. 1. UofL will be the lead institution and will partner with the University of Kentucky, Florida State University, Alpine Testing Solutions and Horizon Research Associates. Bill Bush, director of the UofL Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Teacher Development and a professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, is the principal investigator for the project. The UofL team will include 12 educators including UofL faculty and graduate students and representatives from Jefferson County Public Schools. “There aren’t a lot of predictive measures for determining how well teachers will teach,” Bush said. “Our goal is to better identify the knowledge that teachers need to do their work and to better prepare future teachers while they are in college.” Some work already has begun. The UofL team has begun reviewing high school geometry books. The UK and FSU teams are reviewing college geometry books and geometry standards, respectively. Future work will include videotaping Louisville-area math teachers to see how they use their mathematics knowledge to teach geometry and using the information gathered to write tests that more effectively measure that knowledge. “These assessments will be useful to teacher educators and professional development providers in evaluating their programs and in assisting mathematics teachers to gain relevant knowledge for teaching geometry,” Bush said. Brief recap on the federal investigationFirst, the federal investigation continues.
Our internal reviews continue. We have six processes currently underway. All of the reviews are proceeding, but none are at a point where we can discuss the findings. We do expect the internal audit of the finances of the College and the external audit of the university’s grants management and contracts practices to be completed later this month. At that point, the information will be shared with university officials. We expect to be able to announce the findings and steps we will take to address them by mid-November. Homecoming week highlightsIt’s homecoming week at UofL this week. Tonight will be the formal recognition of our Alumni Fellows, including Alumnus of the Year Wes Unseld. Full details Solid Results. A Decade of Progress.We have compiled a new document, “Solid Results. A Decade of Progress,” that details some of the incredible progress UofL has made in the past 10 years. View the document (pdf). Update on federal investigationAt this time, the university has no update on the federal investigation. Details about the new interim ombuds office for faculty grievances will be provided as soon as they become available. U.S. Chief Justice Roberts to speak Oct. 27Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr. will speak Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. in Margaret Comstock Hall, UofL School of Music, through the McConnell Center’s fall lecture series. Tickets are required for the talk and will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis. News media who want to cover the talk should call 502-852-6171 to register by Friday, Oct. 17. Read more Business school to partner with ChinaStudents in UofL’s College of Business students can now study in China. The school recently signed exchange agreements with Nankai University Business School and Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade. UofL’s business school now has study-abroad agreements with universities in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Moscow, Prague, Taiwan and Hungary. Read more Financial experts to discuss economic crisisThe MBA Association in UofL’s business school plans a global financial crisis roundtable discussion Thursday, Oct. 16, from 5 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. in Horn Auditorium. Panelists will include professors David Dubofsky of finance and Stephan Gohmann of economics. The free, public event will be streamed live. Homecoming in full swingUofL's Homecoming Week continues through Oct. 18 with tailgating, picnics, a golf scramble, Legacy Day, dances, a presentation of alumni awards and many alumni reunions. The week culminates with Saturday's football game against Middle Tennessee State University. See all Homecoming activities Halloween candy? Just say noChildren really ought to avoid Halloween candy. That’s the message UofL dental school students will take to Portland, Wheatley, Byck and Roosevelt Perry elementary schools Oct. 24. Their goal is to teach kids about healthy eating habits and oral hygiene. Some of students will wear Halloween costumes as they pass out toothbrushes and toothpaste instead of candy. Julie Heflin, 502-852-7987 University research improves livesThe impact and future of university research will be the focus of Research!Louisville, an annual event at Louisville Medical Center on Oct. 20-24 this year. The event includes poster competitions and events at Louisville Science Center for middle and high school students. Some of the free, public events require advance registration. Find out more Pediatrician helps rural kids through telemedicineOutside Louisville, there’s a shortage of pediatric dermatologists. To tackle that problem, Tom Badgett, a UofL pediatrics professor, has expanded a teledermatology clinic to a weekly operation. Each Thursday morning, Badgett “sees” children in Bowling Green, Lexington, Somerset, Hazard and other sites. Find out more or e-mail Anne Eldridge. |
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