Raise Some L, UofL’s annual day of giving, starts at 6:02 PM on Tuesday, October 19 and runs through the entire day on Wednesday, October 20. The Dean's Office is conducting a training/workshop on October 11 from 3-4:15 PM. Amanda James (Assistant Director of Alumni Relations) and Shay Hutchinson (Sr. Director of Annual Giving) will present followed by a panel discussion featuring some of our most successful current and past A&S Ambassadors. Panelists will spend some time toward circulating around the room brainstorming with participants and/or answering questions. By the end of the meeting, all participants should be signed up as Ambassadors with your plans for the day sketched out.

If you plan/wish to participate in Raise Some L this year, we recommend you attend. However, please let us know if you plan to come, so we can be sure we have enough space. 

Between now and then, check out two key links to support your Raise Some L efforts: 

1. Sign-up to be an Ambassador.
2. Check out the Ambassador toolkit.  

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Getting Web and Design Help

If you have a web or design request, please submit it via our online form. Please be patient, and give us 24-48 hours to reply. While you are at it, check out all of other college advancement tools and resources in our A&S Advancement Toolkit.

Announcing The Cardinal Edge

It is with immense pleasure that The Cardinal Edge staff announce the release of the Fall 2021 issue of The Cardinal Edge Undergraduate Research Journal.  In light of the past year, we are so proud of the undergraduate students who submitted to our journal and our journal staff who have worked tirelessly to ensure a successful publication. We extend our deepest gratitude to Prof. Mark Running (Biology) and Prof. Shira Rabin (Biology), our faculty advisors, and Prof. Charles Leonard (Political Science), our journal sponsor.
 
Please visit the journal to read about the incredible research efforts from UofL's undergraduate students and a letter from your Editors-in-Chief. Follow us on Instagram for more updates.
 
Happy reading!

Tachau Gender Equity Award

Nominations are invited for the Tachau Gender Equity Award which will be presented to a member of the UofL community--broadly defined to include all of those, past and present, who have some affiliation with the University of Louisville -- whose work has directly furthered gender equity. The prestigious award will be announced by the UofL Women’s Center and the UofL Commission on the Status of Women, at the Women’s Center virtual Empowerment Program November 4, 2021. Submit nominations via this formto bjkinn01@louisville.edu. Find a list of past winners.  

Information about Upcoming Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment begins Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, and continues through Nov. 3, 2021. In preparation for Open Enrollment, HR has sent ‘Explore Your Benefits’ mailers outlining the benefit changes that will occur in 2022. These mailers are also located on our Benefits webpage. The Benefits Team will host Open Enrollment Information sessions via MS Teams each Tuesday and Thursday beginning Oct. 5until Oct. 14 to review the benefit packages offered in 2022. To register for an information session, visit the Benefits webpage. There will also be a designated Open Enrollment webpage that will house important information about Open Enrollment. Further communication will appear in UofL Today prior to Oct. 20.  

As a reminder, below are the changes that will occur in 2022:

• There is a new University of Louisville Health Plan (ULH).
• To earn the $40 Get Healthy Now monthly incentive in 2022, employees must receive 480 total wellness points by Nov. 30, 2021. Employees can register and log into their Health Advocate account using their new Health Advocate username and password. Instructions on how to register and log in are on the Get Healthy Now website. NOTE: The Personal Health Profile must be completed and all points must be earned by Nov. 30.
• Employees enrolled in any medical plan will receive new Anthem ID cards for 2022. Please look for your new card to arrive via the home address you have listed in ULink. You can print or download a copy of your new card from the Anthem website. If you do not receive your card in the mail by Jan. 1, 2022, contact Anthem at 855-747-1137.Optum Health will replace our current administrators Discovery Benefits/WEX Health, for Health Care and Dependent Care FSAs, and HealthEquity, for the HRA.  Additional information and details about the transition to Optum will be shared throughout the coming months. 
• There will be modest increases in dental and vision rates for 2022.

Things to remember:

• If you do not make any elections during Open Enrollment, you will remain in the same dental plan, vision plan and/or medical plan that you elected in 2021.  NOTE: New or continued health care and/or dependent care FSAs must be elected during open enrollment each year.
• You must use 2-factor authentication in order to access the online benefits system for Open Enrollment.

COMMUNITY OF CARE

A&S DECC Fall 2021 Training Schedule

Level Setting: Shared Language on Equity and Inclusion 
Description: Language matters. As we continue to embark on a journey towards cultivating anti-racist actions throughout the College, it is important to level set and ensure that all members of our community have a shared understanding of key terms and concepts. This workshop explores anti-racist terminology and its applicability to higher education. 
Facilitator: Cherie Dawson-Edwards
Dates: Thursday, October 14 at 4-5p
Location: Hybrid – Team and Brigman Hall 100C
Register HERE! by October 11th

Building Equity Consciousness in Your Organization
Description: Using The Urban Institute’s “Equity Minded Indicators” tool, this workshop will explore the term “Equity-Mindedness” which refers to “the perspective or mode of thinking exhibited by practitioners who call attention to patterns of inequity in student outcomes”. Those committed to equity-mindedness are willing to take personal and institutional responsibility for the success of their students and critically reassess their own practices. Centering equity also requires us to develop and maintain race-consciousness and be actively aware of the social and historical context of exclusionary practices in American Higher Education.
Facilitator: Cherie Dawson-Edwards
Dates: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 2-3p and by request
Location: Hybrid – Team and Brigman Hall 100C
Register HERE! by October 15th

Employing Empathy & Cultivating Belonging 
Description: Maureen Linker describes intellectual empathy (IE) as “the cognitive-affective elements of thinking about identity and social difference”. It challenges us to place ourselves in another person’s shoes as them with their context. Through an introductory exploration of microaggressions and implicit bias, we will delve into IE as such a simple but often difficult to employ workplace concept. This workshop will introduce the five essential skills for employing intellectual empathy while providing real-world application to higher education environments. It will challenge participants to rethink their roles in their respective units and expand beyond their scope of influence and web of belief.  
Facilitator: Cherie Dawson-Edwards
Dates: Thursday, November 4, 2021 from 2-3p and by request
Location: Hybrid – Team and Brigman Hall 100C
Register HERE! by November 1st

OPERATIONS

2021 Annual Leave Adjustment Reminder

This is a reminder that the Dec. 31, 2021 deadline for the annual leave adjustment is quickly approaching. This annual leave adjustment ensures that staff do not carry forward more than two times the amount of leave they are currently eligible to accrue. We recommend that you review your accrued leave amount and determine if you are nearing, or have exceeded, the maximum hours allowed for carryover. Your balance will need to be below the maximum accrual amount by Dec. 31, 2021.

Required COVID-19 testing

Due to recent severe weather, we are extending this month’s deadline for required COVID-19 testing to Friday, Feb. 26 for students, faculty and staff who come to campus. To schedule a test with Bluewater Lab, go here and click on the tab of your preferred testing site. If you are not coming to campus at all this semester, make sure you’ve filled out this reporting form for the spring. This form must be competed one time each semester.

KUDOS

Ashlock and Biberman named UofL Distinguished Faculty

Congratulations to Prof. Mary Ashlock (Communication) and Prof. Matthew Biberman (English) for winning UofL Distinguished Faculty Awards for 2021.

Distinguished Teaching Professor 
Ashlock has taught 21 different classes at UofL from the 100-level to 600-level, including large Cardinal Core classes. She has taught for UofL in Ghana and in Panama. In Spring 2021, she created a new 600-level class in Communication, Communication Pedagogy during COVID. She was an early adopter of online teaching, and the use of Panopto Recordings. She worked with the UofL Digital Media Suite to incorporate digital media assignments in 2018, and was a Pilot Program instructor for Adobe Suite. She has worked with UofL athletes to teach them college-level expectations and help them succeed academically. 

Outstanding Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity in the Humanities
Biberman is an expert in Renaissance literature with a substantial publication record comprising two academic monographs, one edited collection, one memoir, nine substantial essays and a range of additional creative non-fiction and fictional works. Biberman has established a somewhat unique reputation as not only an accomplished and respected scholar, but also a widely admired non-fiction author. 

UPA Capstone named Outstanding Student Project

The Department of Urban & Public Affair's 2021 Master of Urban Planning Capstone Studio, led by Prof. Kelly Kinahan, was recently selected as the Outstanding Student Project by the Kentucky Chapter of the American Planning Association. Congratulations to all of the students who contributed to this project: Charles Ames, Charlotte Caldwell, Jeremy Chesler, Mark Long, Rob Monsma, Pierce Stevenson, and Jennifer Wilson. Read the report, 'A Process for the People: Planning for More-Equitable Neighborhoods in Louisville,' and view the Story Map and presentation. 

UofL Army ROTC proves to be one of the best programs in the country

Over the summer, UofL sent 21 juniors to Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox. There, 48% of the class earned an overall rating of “outstanding,” which means that 48% of our cadets are ranked in the top 15% in the nation.

A&S Alumni Win Prestigious UofL Awards

Congratulations to alumni Steven D. Kniffley, Jr. (Psychological & Brain Sciences) and Michelle Lawlis Shelton (Political Science). Kniffley is the inaugural winner of the Diversity Leadership Award. Shelton is this year's Alumni Fellow for the College of Arts & Sciences. Happily, she is also the President of the newly formed A&S Dean's Council.

IN THE NEWS

‘It’s Become Increasingly Hard for Them to Feel Good About Themselves’ The New York Times (Adam Enders, Political Science)

Highlighting Top Art Exhibitions On Campus This Fall Forbes (Fine Arts alum Bob Thompson)

Louisville Is More Diverse Than Ever But Remains Largely Segregated WFPL (Catherine Fosl, Women's & Gender Studies)

30+ Art Exhibits You Can See In Louisville This October LEO (Cressman Center for Visual Arts)

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