Monday Memo March 18, 2019
Dean's Message
Dear Colleagues:
I am excited to announce this year's honorees of the College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Faculty Awards and the Outstanding Performance Awards for Staff. They will be honored along with some other A&S award winners at our Celebration of Excellence on April 23 at 2:00 p.m. in the Red Barn. In addition, these winners will be forwarded to the Office of the President as the College’s nominations for the University-wide awards of the same name.
Please note that we will announce the winners of the Community Service Award, the Diversity Champion Award, the Innovative Teaching Award, the Outstanding Director of Graduate Studies, the Outstanding Graduate Mentor, among others at a future date.
In the meantime, please offer your congratulations to the worthy individuals listed below:
A&S Distinguished Faculty Award
- For Research & Creative Activity in the Humanities – Rhonda Buchanan, CML
- For Research & Creative Activity in the Basic & Applied Sciences – GB Hammond, Chemistry
- For Full-time Teaching – Lenore Hoyt, Chemistry
- For Service to the Profession – Frederick Luzzio, Chemistry
- For Research & Creative Activity in the Social Sciences – Laura Moyer, Political Science
- For Career Achievement in Research & Creative Activity – Xiang Zhang, Chemistry
A&S Outstanding Performance Award for Staff
- Amanda Cunningham, Program Coordinator Sr. for Psychological & Brain Sciences
- Hung Nguyen, Technology Specialist for English
- Christopher Peveler, Technology Specialist Sr. for Urban & Public Affairs and A&S Dean’s Office
- Dwain Pruitt, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies
- Janna Tajibaeva, Program Coordinator Sr. for the Commonwealth Center for Humanities & Society and Liberal Studies
- Taleia Willis, UBM Intermediate for Philosophy, English, Humanities, Classical & Modern Languages, and History
Sincerely,
Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, Ph.D.
Dean
Great Place to Learn
UofL's Testing Services proctors make-up exams
Testing Services, located in room 310 in Davidson Hall, proctors make-up exams. Students can notify their instructor, visit the website, and schedule their time. The fee for students is $15. Instructors can also set up structured time slots for their students to take make-up quizzes, mid-terms, and final exams. Other services offered include scantron test scanning, proctoring on-line class exams, and tests for other schools.
Email, Additional Information: 852-6606
The Rowan Street studio space is explored in a new video
Explore the new Portland building in this video!
Great Place to Work
Delphi U courses coming up intended to help with online teaching
Delphi U is perfect for faculty who are preparing to create and/or teach an online course, or have previously taught online but would like additional training/help re-designing a course.
Delphi U will help faculty master best practices in online course design and instruction, including:
- Learning objectives, backwards design and online instruction
- Accessibility, academic integrity, syllabus design/development, and technology
- Copyright, digital media, wikis, blogs, and discussion boards
- Measuring student learning, blackboard assignments and assessment
- And more!
We have updated Delphi U to help accommodate busy academic schedules. Participants can now choose from three program formats:
- In-Person Course: May 13 – 17
- An 8-week Online Course: June 10 – August 4
- Self-Paced Online Course: Anytime (This option is perfect for those who need to complete the program quickly in order to plan for an upcoming course or those with schedules that do not permit them to register for either option above.)
Registration for all three program options is available at this link. If you have any questions about Delphi U, please do not hesitate to email Deb Hatfield at deb.hatfield@louisville.edu. We look forward to seeing you and members of your team at Delphi U 2019!
MAMEIS conference is coming up
MEIS and Comparative Humanities to host the Midwest Association of Middle East & Islamic Studies Conference on “Home, Displacement, Dispossession and Refugees in the Middle East and Islamic World” on Friday, 22 March in Humanities 300. 8:30-4:00. It is free and open to the public. For more details, please see this flyer.
Participants in the C.A.R.D.S. program give their testimonials
The JCPS Teacher C.A.R.D.S. (Competency, Awareness, and Responsiveness to Diverse Students) Program is offered to all certified employees working in JCPS Priority Schools. This program will provide JCPS teachers with tuition assistance to receive a master’s degree in teacher leadership at UofL with a graduate certificate in diversity literacy. Charles Phipps, a current teacher in the program, was recently interviewed regarding his experience in the program. Here is the video. Also, here is a link you can follow for more information on the program.
Professor Smith's short documentary to be shown at Oscar qualifying film festival
Prof. Remington Smith's (Film and Film Production) new documentary short will be shown at RiverRun, an Oscar qualifying film festival! Below is the film festival's press release regarding the short film.
The Academy Award-qualifying film festival RiverRun has released their 2019 program and it includes a new film from Louisville filmmaker & UofL film production professor, Remington Smith.
Remington’s documentary short, The Derby, showcases Guatemalan backside workers, bourbon-drinking visitors in Millionaires Row, and everything in between. He calls it a bottom-up documentary. “I grew up poor and working class, so I’m always interested in the lives of people working, especially at big events like the Kentucky Derby. The main thing was I didn’t want to focus on the usual suspects at the top for Kentucky Derby coverage (horse owners, jockeys, etc.). I wanted to show you the moments only people who live and work here will tell you about”, Remington recalled. That perspective is anchored by the many roles he took to make the film a success: director, producer, cinematographer and editor.
There are only 31 film festivals in the United States accredited as Academy Award-qualifying for documentary shorts (61 in the world). If The Derby wins Best Documentary Short at RiverRun, it would be eligible for Oscar ® consideration. The Derby makes its world premiere at the Indie Grits Film Festival in Columbia, South Carolina on March 30th. From there it goes to RiverRun and other film festivals in April 2019.
The Derby is the latest step in filmmaker Remington Smith’s career. His feature documentary on Louisville’s environmental hazards, Rubbertown, has sold out in local theaters and is now on Amazon. His arthouse horror short The Woods screened at film festivals and has nearly 25,000 views online. The 48 Hour Film Festival short he directed, Our Half Acre, won Best Film, Best Script, Best Director, and screened in Paris, France.
As The Derby picks up steam on the film festival circuit, Remington is staying busy. He’s currently looking for financing for a feature fiction film he wants to shoot locally. “It’s a vampire film with a social commentary angle like the original Night of the Living Dead or Get Out," Remington says. “We’ve been revising the script for over 3 years and getting great responses, so it’s ready. We just need some financial backing to get started.”
You can find more of Remington works at his website, www.TheRemingtonSmith.com.
Great Place to Invest
Phi Beta Kappa lecture discusses the role of liberal arts in a global economy
Here is a linkto the video of the lecture. University of Louisville President Neeli Bendapudi presented the the 14th annual Phi Beta Kappa lecture titled “The Liberal Arts in a Global Economy” on March 5, 2019. The lecture followed a ribbon-cutting ceremony for UofL’s newly renovated Portland art studio and archaeological laboratory space at 1606 Rowan St.
Bendapudi joined UofL as its 18th president in May, 2018. She most recently had been University of Kansas provost and executive vice chancellor after serving that school as business school dean. She also taught at The Ohio State University and Texas A&M University and served as a banking executive. She earned her doctorate in marketing from University of Kansas and her bachelor’s in English and master of business administration degrees from Andhra University in India.
For more information about Dr. Bendapudi, visit the UofL Office of the President website.
Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity Plan Progress Report deadline is June 1st
The A&S Diversity Plan Progress Report is due on June 1, 2019. Associate Dean (IDEP) Dr. Rajack-Talley will be in contact with each department with information about the process, what is required, and examples of templates that can be used for your department's progress .
Thiago Russo's translation of Arthur Miller classic to be displayed in Rio de Janeiro
Thiago Russo, a visiting scholar from Brazil, will soon have his work displayed in Rio de Janeiro. His project was a translation of The Price by Arthur Miller. In his time at UofL, he worked with various professors, including Ann Hall (Comparative Humanities), Russ Vandenbrouke (Theatre Arts), Jasmine Ferrier (Political Science), and Geoffrey C. Nelson (Theatre Arts).
Professor Ganote discusses women in politics
Prof. Cynthia Ganote, a visiting assistant professor in sociology, was interviewed Saturday, March 9, for KPFA (Berkeley, California's Pacifica Radio station), as part of their special International Women's Day programming. As a gender sociologist, Dr. Ganote was asked about the implications of having more women in the House of Representatives and the backlash that they face, as well as about the scrutiny Representative Ilhan Omar has recently faced. You can listen to the interview at this link.
Two Women's History Month media items
Prof. Christine Ehrick (History) was involved in the following two items in honor of Women's History Month:
Podcast interview with UofL History Faculty Christine Ehrick, discussing the history of Uruguay's Radio Femenina
One of the entries on Uruguayan feminist Paulina Luisi, authored by UofL History Faculty Christine Ehrick
Items of Note
Voting is open for the 2019 Study Abroad Photo Contest
All A&S faculty and staff are invited to vote in the 12th Annual Study Abroad Photo Contest! Students who went abroad in 2018 have submitted their best photos in this year’s contest. Voting will be open from March 9th to 22nd and the winners will be announced on March 25th! Pick your favorite from each category and remember to name your favorite overall at the end. To view submissions and vote go to this link.
2018-19 Community Engagement Activity Reporting (Deadline June 1)
We need your help! UofL’s annual community engagement activity reporting helps us demonstrate all the ways UofL faculty, staff, and students collaborate with external partners to improve communities locally, nationally, and abroad. CLICK HERE to get started updating last year’s activity reports or to let us know about new activities initiated in 2018-19. Contact Jamie Beard or Pat Smith for assistance logging in, updating reports, or with any questions.
In the News
The perfect match: UofL medical students prep for their next phase of training (UofL News, 3/18/19) - Ethan Tomlinson and Ian Bastian, two UofL medical students, received their residency match notices on Friday.
Free Time Interview: Zed Saeed (WHAS11, 3/10/19) - Zed Saeed, a Masters of Fine Arts student, discusses his past in the film and television industries.
Male judges are 'close to extinction.' Why women rule Louisville courtrooms (Courier-Journal, 3/8/19) - Prof. Laura Moyer (Political Science) discusses what causes gender to be a factor in judicial elections.
Lynn Nottage's Crumbs From the Table of Joy comes to FreeFall in St. Petersburg (Broadway World, 3/14/19) - Rehearsals are underway for FreeFall's production of Lynn Nottage's Crumbs from the Table of Joy, directed by Louisville MFA grad Jacqueline Thompson.
When Going Digital Makes Health Care Harder (Forbes, 3/15/19) - Prof. Suzanne Meeks (Psychological and Brain Sciences) discusses the impact the digital age is having on access to health care.
UofL alumna picked for State Department fellowship (UofL News, 3/12/19) - Zerlina Bartholomew '15 has been accepted into the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, a U.S. State Department program intended to prepare outstanding individuals for careers as diplomats in the Foreign Service.
Q&A: Erin Kurtz '18, UofL's first sustainability graduate (UofL News, 3/12/19) - Graduate Erin Kurtz is interviewed regarding her experience in the Sustainability major at UofL.
Meet the Louisville fashion designer starring on Bravo's 'Project Runway' (Courier-Journal, 3/14/19) - Frankie Lewis, who graduated from the University of Louisville, is competing on Bravo's Project Runway.
Kentucky's coal mining towns seek revival from tourism (Christian Science Monitor, 3/12/19) - Data from the Kentucky State Data Center is referred to for information regarding Kentucky's population.
'Conspiratorial Aesthetics,' compelling (LEO Weekly, 3/6/19) - Printer Cara Benedetto's series of lithographs and installation piece at UofL affiliated Cressman Center for Visual Arts raise questions.
From Backstage to the Runway: An Interview with Frankie Lewis from 'Project Runway' (LEO Weekly, 3/11/19) - Graduate Frankie Lewis is interviewed about her time on Bravo's Project Runway.
A Q&A with artist James Grubola (LEO Weekly, 3/8/19) - LEO interviews James Grubola, Professor of Fine Arts.
Like Trump, Fox News' Tucker Carlson is a moral monster and loved for it (Courier-Journal, (3/13/19) - Prof. Ricky Jones (Pan-African Studies) talks Tucker Carlson and race relations in the U.S.
Geology Professor: Sinkhole at zoo likely caused by wet winter (WHAS11, 3/7/19) - Prof. Jafar Hadizadeh (Geosciences) argues that the wet winter and not a Tennessee earthquake is responsible for the sinkhole.
Louisville Zoo, Mega Cavern to remain closed this weekend due to sinkhole (Wave 3, 3/7/19) - Prof. Hadizadeh's statement regarding the cause of the sinkhole is also discussed here.
As many protest in Frankfort, some JCPS teachers stay behind to pack food for their students (WDRB, 3/6/19) - Prof. Dewey Clayton (Political Science) offers his thoughts on the ongoing teacher protest in Frankfort.
Real love is scary, but maybe it's what we need to fix the world (Courier-Journal, 3/6/19) - Prof. Ricky Jones (Pan-African Studies) discusses what he sees as necessary to move forward.
Step inside UofL's revamped warehouse space in Portland (Biz Journals, 3/6/19) - Explore the new studio space UofL has opened in Portland.
Beer with a Scientist: What do old bones tell us about the health of ancient humans? (UofL News, 3/6/19) - Prof. Fabian Crespo (Archaeology) explains how bioarchaeologists are studying the skeletons of ancient humans to learn about health and disease.
A glance at UofL's women's history: From Lucy Freibert to Neeli Bendapudi (UofL News, 3/5/19) - The importance of women for UofL is explored through a historical perspective.
From UofL to 'Project Runway:' Alumna competes in new season of Bravo's hit show (UofL News, 3/4/19) Alumna Frankie Lewis' experience on Project Runway is detailed from her own perspective.
UofL's Sherri Wallace, Marian Vasser recognized as YMCA Black Achievers (UofL News, 3/6/19) - Last month, the YMCA of Greater Louisville, recognized Wallace and Vasser for their work on diversity education and inclusive excellence.
Lecturer examines black resistance, Underground Railroad in Ohio Valley (UofL News, 3/6/19) - Prof. Cheryl LaRoche (University of Maryland, American Studies) will lecture March 21 at University of Louisville about the role of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the Underground Railroad.
UofL expands west with new Portland art studio (Wave 3, 3/6/19) - The University of Louisville is expanding west, with a new learning space in the Portland neighborhood.
