Monday Memo, August 30, 2021
ANNOUNCEMENTS
University Writing Center open for in-person and virtual appointments
The University Writing Center is now open for in-person and virtual appointments for UofL students, faculty, and staff. Writing consultants can provide feedback on any type of writing at any point in the writing process. Visit our website to schedule appointments, view the writing group schedule, browse our resources, and request class visits.
Update door signs
A reminder to everyone to update their door signs to reflect current hours and contact information for when you are not in the physical office.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Cardinal Core Lunch Network Program
If you teach in Cardinal Core, register to participate in the Lunch Network. This program will pair Cardinal Core teachers and provide lunch vouchers for these pairs to meet and discuss teaching during the semester. There is an option to register for online meetings rather than in-person. Registrations are due Aug. 31. For more information, please contact Linda Fuselier.
Hone your teaching skills abroad
Kentucky Institute for International Studies (KIIS) invites you to apply to teach on a KIIS Study Abroad Winter 2022-2023 program. Application deadline: October 15, 2021.
For information and to apply, visit the KIIS Homepage, and
- select Faculty from the header on the KIIS homepage;
- use any Apply button to create a login and to begin your application.For more information, email Virginia Hosono.
Faculty and Graduate Student Writing Group
The University Writing Center facilitates a weekly Faculty and Graduate Student Writing Group with both in-person and virtual options. The group is open to all UofL graduate students and faculty who wish to write at a dedicated time and in a supportive atmosphere. The group meets every Monday 4-6 p.m. August 23-December 13 in the University Writing Center (Ekstrom 132) and on Microsoft Teams.
Social Media Circle
This social media circle is available to anyone who manages social media for their area. This circle includes university faculty and staff coming together to discuss innovative and effective social media practices. The group will meet from 1:00pm-2:00 pm virtually on the 4th Tuesday of each month in the spring semester.
COMMUNICATION & EVENTS
UofL COVID-19 updates
Just a reminder that the latest news and announcements regarding the University's policies and responses related to COVID-19 can be found on the website: louisville.edu/coronavirus.
Web Improvement Project reminder
Last year, the university announced that it would undertake a massive multi-year project: The Web Improvement Project (WIP), aimed at revamping and improving the entire digital presence of the institution. This campus-wide effort marks the first funded, comprehensive web initiative in UofL’s history and is the largest concurrent “reset” of UofL websites, systems and platforms. Learn more about the progress of the Web Improvement Project through the website and the UofL News article.
ASL interpretation
If you need ASL interpretation for your next event or meeting, either virtual or in-person, please reach out to Kimmy Clark at Kentucky Interpreting & Coordination Services (KICS) at kimmy@aslcoordination.com or 502.519.2404.
Event guidelines
Event guidelines for all University events as of 8/10/21 can be found on the A&S Advancement Toolkit.
ADVANCING AN ANTI-RACISM AGENDA
MLK Debate Team leading the charge
The University's Malcolm X Debate Program continues to lead the national conversation on anti-racism and social justice within intercollegiate policy debate through research and advocacy. See the recent feature in the New York Times: How a ’00s College Debate Team Predicted Today’s Culture Wars.
KUDOS & BRAGS
Cruz and students work to save endangered languages
Prof. Hilaria Cruz (Comparative Humanities) and her linguistics students co-authored four children's books that will contribute to the survival of endangered languages.
Biology education grant receives funding
Prof. Rachel Pigg (Biology) was notified that her collaborative NSF grant was funded - $500,000 - for her Undergraduate Biology Education project titled "Biologists and Graph Interpretation: Professional development for an online curriculum to foster data literacy and value diverse identities."
Interdisciplinary research between MEIS and GEO
Prof. Bradley Bowman (History), the new director of Middle East and Islamic Studies, had a monograph published by Edinburgh University Press this past spring semester. The book, Christian Monastic Life in Early Islam, involved a collaboration with the Center for Geographic Information Sciences, in which director D.J. Biddle produced the maps for the project.
Mast, a Champion for the Aging
Prof. Ben Mast (Psychological & Brain Sciences) was honored as the 2021 winner of the Elderserve Champion for the Aging Award.
Dolan named the UofL Outstanding Supervisor
Danielle Dolan (A&S Advising) is the 2021 winner of the UofL Outstanding Supervisor Award.
From Dolan’s nomination: “Danielle is the kind of leader that you want to work with for your entire career. She is kind, friendly, motivating, and genuinely cares about all aspects of your being. She has always encouraged a healthy work/life balance, with constant reminders to take care of ourselves. She consistently reminds us to make sure our mental health is a priority. After all, we cannot tell our students to do these things if we are not doing them ourselves! Danielle is the absolute embodiment of the Cardinal Principles. She has always worked diligently to create a community of care that is both accountable and respectful, both for our office and in working with our students. She creates an environment that allows everyone to be who they are and allows all voices to be heard and acknowledged. She has become a true leader by being transparent, honest and open with her staff and flexible in both processes and operations.”
Nuessel honored for lifetime achievement
University Scholar and Professor Emeritus Frank Nuessel (Classical & Modern Languages) has received The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese’s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award. This distinguished award is a tribute to leadership, service and dedication to the AATSP throughout one's career. The AATSP commends Professor Nuessel as a distinguished scholar and teacher who embodies its motto: Todos a una! Todos por um!
The Board of Directors of the National Association of Schools of Theatre appointed Prof. Nefertiti Burton (Theatre Arts) to serve on the Association's Committee on Nominations for a one-year term.
Almousily keynote speaker at Arab World Conference on Gifted Education
Khaldoun Almousily, coordinator of the Arabic language program, represented UofL at the 14th Arab World Conference on Gifted Education in Cairo, Egypt July 1-3. He was a keynote speaker, presented a paper “Challenges of Online Teaching of Gifted Students” and co-presented two 3-hour workshops titled “Moving Formative Assessments from Remembering Answers to Creating Answers” and “First Steps in Differentiating Instruction.” Almousily also interpreted the main sessions into English. The conference was attended by educators from 14 countries.
Two A&S staff named Cardinal Champions
Respect: Tamara Russell, MLK Scholars Program
According to her nomination letter, Russell “has a rare and extraordinary ability to subvert existing hierarchies to uplift and empower students. She is ceaseless and unwavering in highlighting students’ strengths, making space and creating platforms for them to speak their own truths, and supporting them to carry out their visions and plans … At the same time, she is able to see multiple perspectives and act as a liaison and mediator.”
Noble purpose: Karen Thompson, Criminal Justice
During the pandemic, Thompson continued to come into the office, stating the work needs to be done and the faculty need support. According to her nomination, “Her belief in the noble purpose of our collective work has definitely helped the department’s faculty weather the storm of 2020-21, but it has also helped to shine a bright light on how her kindness, generosity and sense of care are too often underappreciated. This past year has made it abundantly clear … that things would fairly quickly start coming apart at the seams if she wasn’t there to keep holding it all together.”
Oprah gives the thumbs up to Griner's latest
The publication of Prof. Paul Griner (English) - "The Inquisitor's Manual" - was recommended on the Oprah Daily site.
Oral history featured in anniversary film
Prof. Tracy K'Meyer (History) and four students were engaged in a joint independent study to conduct oral history interviews with cast and crew of the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival to commemorate the 60th year of free Shakespeare in Central Park. The interviews have been used in Kentucky Shakespeare’s anniversary film, 60 Years in the Park: an Oral History of Kentucky Shakespeare.
Honors society chapter goes "Platinum"
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) Chapter at University of Louisville (chartered on our campus in 2004) was named a Platinum Star chapter for the 2020-21 academic year. This accomplishment distinguishes it as one of the best NSCS chapters and is made even more impressive because of all the challenges students faced last academic year.
NSCS is certified by the Association of College Honor Societies and is a nonprofit honors organization that recognizes and elevates high-achieving undergraduates who excel academically during their first-and second year of college.
Special shout out to our NSCS chapter advisor, Sarah Spring (University Honors)!
Keeley receives sabbatical grant
Prof. Theresa Keeley (History) was awarded a Sabbatical Grant for Researchers from the Louisville Institute for the 2021-2022 academic year. Her second book project, “Suffer Little Children: Health, Harm, & U.S. Foreign Policy,” examines how secular and faith-inspired activists used medical aid for children to challenge U.S. foreign policy on moral and religious grounds.
Engaged scholarship on jail population
Professors Tom “Tad” Hughes and Heather Ouellette (Criminal Justice), along with colleague Brian P. Schaefer with Indiana University Southeast, finished a comprehensive review of the jail population in Louisville. The report titled, "Understanding Trends in the Jail Population in Louisville Metro, Kentucky: 2010 to 2019" was made possible through the support of the Pew Charitable Trusts and can be viewed on the Data Collaborative for Justice website.
IN THE NEWS
UofLNews.com
UofL art professor gets creative with invasive species
Prof. Rachel Singel (Fine Arts) proposes that "paper made from invasive plants and recycled materials may be a solution to many of the ecological and economical problems that face our world today."
UofL’s Covi Award winner inspired by late mentor, professor
One of the scholarships available in the Hite Art Institute in the College of Arts & Sciences is the Dario Covi Award, named for the beloved professor emeritus and art historian who was an important part of Hite for 50 years.
Sociology alumna LaToya Whitlock ’14 made it her business to tackle those statistics and break down barriers for children who struggle to read. She is the co-founder and executive director of Decode Project, a Louisville nonprofit with a mission to eliminate inequities in education by fostering a diverse community of learners prepared to navigate the world.
UofL researchers find more health benefits of living in a greener environment
Greenness and depression: A study led by Professors Kandi Walker and Joy Hart (Communication) and other researchers in UofL's Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute found that people’s satisfaction with levels of greenness in their neighborhood was associated with lower levels of self-reported depressive symptoms.
New ABI director wants more people to join ‘long chain of struggle’
Prof. Michael “Brandon” McCormack (Comparative Humanities & Pan-African Studies) has been named director of UofL’s Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research.
UofL professor part of important cosmology discovery
Prof. Gerald Williger (Physics & Astronomy) is part of an international team of researchers working on a discovery that could change one of the basic concepts of the cosmos.
UofL psychology specialists launch low-cost ADHD evaluation service
A group of psychologists led by Prof. Paul Rosen are making ADHD evaluations more accessible and affordable for Louisville area families.
Designing women encourage others through new UofL scholarship
Seven young women who graduated from UofL with fine arts degrees lost no time in generously designing a way to help others like them.
Color-craving alumna ‘making it’ on TV competition
For a peek inside color-loving UofL alumna Kaviya Ravi’s crafty talents, people can tune into NBC’s “Making It” summer series.
In the Media
Reprinted birding book blends art and science Kentucky Living (regarding the work of the late Professor Emeritus Burt L. Monroe, Jr., Biology)
Female big-game hunters may have been surprisingly common in the ancient Americas VN Explorer (quotes Prof. Ashley Smallwood, Anthropology)
What To See: Gallery Roundup LEO (UofL Hite Art Institute-Cressman Center for Visual Arts)
What Is Critical Race Theory, Really? A Q&A With Ricky Jones LEO
Democrats begin lining up for right to challenge Sen. Rand Paul WDRB (Prof. Dewey Clayton, Political Science)
Salute: Capt. Stephen Corbett brought Army training to bear at LCSO post Daily Commercial (alum Stephen Corbett, Southern Police Institute)
$1.5 million federal grant will help expand sexual assault investigative efforts WTVQ (Prof. Bradley Campbell, Criminal Justice)
Brood X cicadas damaging trees as annual cicadas begin to emerge WDRB (Prof. Steve Yanoviak, Biology)
'This race is about the people of Louisville.' | Rep. Attica Scott runs for Congress WHAS11 (Prof. Dewey Clayton, Political Science)
10 Things To Do For $5 And Under In Louisville This Week (7/12) LEO (Profs. Paul Griner and Ian Stansel, English)
13 Creators On The Future Of The Arts: What’s Next After COVID And Racial Justice Reckoning? LEO (Prof. Nefertiti Burton, Theatre Arts)
The Urban-Rural Divide in Kentucky KET (Prof. Matt Ruther, Urban & Public Affairs)
“My best paintings haven’t come yet”: This 71-year-old artist is still breaking new ground | on the pulse Pennsylvania News Today (The Hite Art Institute)
State Commission on Race and Access begins work WTVQ (Prof. Ricky Jones, Pan-African Studies)
Craig Greenberg is pulling away in Louisville mayor race. But don't 'anoint him,' some say Courier Journal (Prof. Dewey Clayton, Political Science)
Bi-partisan State Commission on Race and Access begins Work in Frankfort, Kentucky Clay Co News (Prof. Ricky Jones, Pan-African Studies and OJ Oleka, A&S alumnus)
Heavrin co-chairs State Commission on Race and Access The Grayson County News-Gazette (Prof. Ricky Jones, Pan-African Studies)
Marketing agency CEO David Power dies at 49 Louisville Business First (David Power, A&S alumnus and donor)
Rand Paul, John Yarmuth tee it up for charity WAVE3 (Junior Bridgeman, A&S alumnus)
U of L professor works on discovery of new arc of galaxies in distant space WDRB (Prof. Gerard Williger, Physics & Astronomy)
Amid critical race theory outrage, JCPS approves Black studies dual-credit course Courier Journal, News Dump (Prof. Ricky Jones, Pan-African Studies)
JCPS approves dual credit agreement with UofL WHAS11 (Prof. Ricky Jones, Pan-African Studies)
Would requiring vaccine passports 'crush freedom' or 'safeguard' it? Courier Journal (op-ed by Prof. Avery Kolers, Philosophy)
Industry Showcase: The Artists of Our Community The Voice Tribune (Karen Boone, A&S alumna)
First Annual Marcus Garvey Day Festival and Black Market Celebration LEO (Ricky Jones, Pan-African Studies)
Expert, student push back against the idea that masks harm kids Spectrum News1 (Prof. Judith Danovitch, Psychological & Brain Sciences)
Actually, Wearing a Mask Can Help Your Child Learn NY Times, Lightly News, Salt Lake Tribune (op-ed by Prof. Judith Danovitch, Psychological & Brain Sciences)
Inaugural Louisville Teacher Residency graduates begin year at JCPS schools WHAS (Jamaia Daugherty, Math alumna)
Leftists Love The Pandemic And Want You To Learn To Love It, Too The Federalist (Prof. Judith Danovitch, Psychological & Brain Sciences)
‘Witness And Testimony’ LEO (Cressman Center for Visual Art)
‘Voices And Votes’ LEO (Prof. Jasmine Farrier, Political Science)
Introducing The New Leaders Of Louisville Arts And Culture Orgs LEO (Julie Leidner, A&S alumna)
Louisville’s Festival Of Faiths To Tackle The Interplay Between Faith And Race This Year LEO (Pan-African Studies and Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research)
Fact check: Biden didn't 'gift' weapons to Taliban, hasn't proposed banning pistols MSN, USA Today (Prof. Melissa Merry, Political Science)
U.S. Veterans View Afghan Collapse With Anguish, Rage and Relief NY Times (Prof. Janet Holliday, English)
Promote Your Events
Events submitted to the UofL Events Calendar and tagged with A&S will automatically appear in the Monday Memo.
More Monday Memo
To submit an announcement, review submission criteria and deadlines, and view this and past Monday Memos, go to uofl.me/as-mondaymemo.
