Announcements
Post syllabuses to Blackboard
Please post your spring 2015 syllabuses to Blackboard. Visit Missing Syllabi for a list of those not yet posted. If you believe you have posted your syllabus correctly but your course is still listed as missing a syllabus, please email Julia Dietrich.
Place textbook orders by March 31
Instructors for summer and fall term courses must order textbooks as soon as possible. To comply with federal requirements for financial aid, the university must provide students with information about textbooks for each scheduled course no later than the beginning of registration on Tuesday, March 31. Courses for which no text is required must so indicate in the online schedule of courses. Textbook adoptions must be entered through FacultyEnlight. For instructions, visit FacultyEnlight Guide. If no text is required for a course, that information must be posted to the system through the FacultyEnlight page.
Study Abroad Photo Contest
A&S faculty and staff are encouraged to vote in the College of Arts & Sciences 8th Annual Study Abroad Photo Contest Co-Sponsored by Murphy's Camera. This is a great opportunity for A&S Students to showcase their travels and experiences. This year, we had over 80 submissions from students who traveled to 21 different countries across the globe. View Contest Submissions and then Vote for Your Favorites.
Calls for Nomination
Outstanding Community Engagement Award deadline April 30
Nominations are now being accepted for the 7th Annual Outstanding Community Engagement Award. This award recognizes the exemplary community engagement activities of students, staff, faculty and community partners. Recipients will receive a crystal award, a $2,500 monetary award and their name will be added to the permanent recognition display in Ekstrom Library. Deadline to submit nominations is April 30. See the award website for criteria and nomination forms.
Trustees Award deadline March 25
Nominate a faculty member who individually impacts the future of our students for the 2015 Trustees Award. The recipient will receive a $5,000 cash award and a commemorative plaque. The deadline has been extended to March 25. For more information, visit Trustees Award.
Woodcock Medal deadline March 24
Nominations for the Woodcock Medal are open. The award is considered the most prestigious recognition of accomplishment by an undergraduate student in the College of Arts & Sciences. Students who graduated in December 2014 or will graduate in May 2015 are eligible. Please note that students will be considered only if we receive letters of nomination/support from members of the faculty. The deadline for nominations is March 24. For more information, email Joy Hart.
Teaching, Service & Research and Creative Activity
Psych. team presents at Philadelphia conference
Profs. Cara Cashon, Judith Danovitch, Nicholaus Noles and Patrick Shafto, and students in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences gave 15 presentations at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development in Philadelphia March 19 through 21. The meeting was attended by more than 6,000 child development researchers from around the world.
Prof. Dugatkin speaks in Romania
Prof. Lee Dugatkin (Biology) recently gave three invited lectures in Romania. At Babes Bolyai University (Cluj, Romania) and at the Antipa Natural History Museum (Bucharest), Prof. Dugatkin spoke on “The Evolution of Goodness, Empathy and Justice," and at the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Cluj, he lectured on the interaction of genetic and cultural transmission in nonhumans.
Prof. Buchanan presents latest translation at Mexican Embassy
Prof. Rhonda Buchanan (Latin American and Latino Studies) was invited by the Mexican Cultural Institute of the Mexican Embassy in Washington, DC to present her translation of Alberto Ruy Sánchez’s novel, Poetics of Wonder: Passage to Mogador on March 17, 2015.
Prof. Remold to present at European Society for Evolutionary Biology
Prof. Susanna Remold (Biology) will present a symposium to the highly selective biennial congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology in August. Her symposium, coauthored with Tom Bell of Oxford, is titled Experimental evolution and ecology of (microbial and other) ecosystems.
Matthew Reid awarded ecological restoration fellowship
Graduate student Matthew Reid (Biology) was awarded the 2015 Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration. Mathew will receive $8,000 to expand his dissertation research on the effects of invasive plant species on soil communities in the Great Lakes sand dunes.
Dr. Running receives NSF Award
Dr. Mark Running (Biology) received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award with an intended total amount of $457,420 for his project, "Cell Adhesion and Fate Determination in Physcomitrella Patens.” From the abstract, “studies of prenylation in moss will advance our understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of many important plant processes of broad scientific interest. This project will provide training in a wide variety of experimental techniques, and will include extensive participation by students, especially those from groups underrepresented in the sciences.”
Prof. Du-Caines receives NASA award
Prof. Jian Du-Caines (Department of Physics and Astronomy) received a NASA award of $394,555 for her project “Short-term Tidal Variability from the Troposphere to the Dynamo Region HSPH to ITM.” The investigation will examine the statistical characteristics of the tidal short-term variability, how it varies as a function of year, season, latitude and altitude, and quantify the relative importance of various causes for the short-term tidal variability and their respective atmospheric impacts.
Prof. Sheridan and graduate fellows receive research grant for Digital Media Academy
Prof. Mary P. Sheridan and graduate fellows Rachel Gramer and Megan Hartline were awarded a 2014-2015 Research Initiative grant from the Conference on College Composition and Communication for their work with the Digital Media Academy, a 2-week summer camp for rising sixth grade girls from JCPS schools. Mary P. Sheridan gave a keynote address, “Emerging Trends in the Digital Humanities,” at the Language and Communication in the Digital Era Conference inTimisoara, Romania.
Prof. Negrey to serve on Academic Leadership panel
Prof. Cynthia Negrey (Sociology) will serve on the panel for the Academic Leadership Session March 27. It is titled, "Mistakes I've Made and Lessons I've Learned.” Prof. Negrey and three other department chairs will engage the group in a frank discussion about their learning experiences in the role of chair. The aim is to learn from each other and to become better department leaders and managers. The panel will be held at the University Club on the Belknap campus from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be served beginning at 11:30 a.m. and the presentation will begin at noon.
Publications
“Petra’s Underworld: Rational Speech in Rosario Ferré’s ‘The House on the Lagoon,’" – Prof. Melody Carriere (Classical and Modern Languages). The Arts Journal: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Literature, History, Art and Culture of Guyana and the Caribbean.
Kudos and Congratulations
Buchanan and Buckman win awards for advising
The following faculty and professional advisors from A&S were nominated for the Provost’s Awards for Exemplary Advising. Faculty: Garry Brown, Theatre Arts; Rhonda Buchanan (winner), Classical & Modern Languages; Ronald Fell, Biology; and Kristopher Grady, Political Science. Professional: Luke Buckman (winner), Honors Advising; Matt Church, A&S Advising; Danielle Dolan, A&S Advising; and Meagan West, A&S Advising. They will be honored at an awards presentation on April 21.
Prof. Skinner receives Arts and Letters Award in Literature
Prof. Jeffrey Skinner (English) has been honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters with an Arts and Letters Award in Literature. The Academy makes eight such awards annually, to "writers of exceptional accomplishment.”
Christopher Vincent honored at debate tournament
Christopher Vincent, graduate assistant for UofL’s Malcom X Debate program and seeking a Masters of Arts in Communication, was honored at last weekend’s district debate tournament. Vincent was named 2015 Graduate Student of the Year in the Southeast Region of the Cross-Examination Debate Association.
Seniors Brewer and DeMarcus win State Department scholarships
Seniors Paige Brewer and Hanna DeMarcus were awarded State Department Critical Language Scholarships, a fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students, for Russian and will spend eight weeks this summer in either Vladimir or Nizhniy Novgorod.
UofL Debate teams to compete in Wichita
Debate teams from the University of Louisville will compete in the annual Cross Examination Debate Association Championship, which will take place at Wichita State University from March 20-23. This event will host nearly 200 two-person teams along with their coaches and supporters. The topic for debate is legalization of controversial topics, such as marijuana, euthanasia, etc.
Prof. Fosl awarded Yarmuth Book Award for second straight year
For the second year in a row, high school juniors who win the University of Louisville Yarmuth Book Award will be given a copy of “Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South,” Prof. Cate Fosl's (Women’s and Gender Studies, director of the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research) biography of Kentucky civil rights activist Anne Braden. The Yarmuth Book Award recognizes Kentucky and southern Indiana high school juniors who show academic promise, intellectual curiosity and dedication to community-service.
Items of Note
Prof. Jarosi’s talk rescheduled for March 26
“Meet the Professor” with Prof. Susan Jarosi was rescheduled for March 26 - this Thursday – at noon at the University Club. Her discussion will explore the ways in which economic histories of the arts can inform the study of the markets for contemporary art. For more information visit Meet the Professor: Susan Jarosi.
Fair Use in Copyright Discussion
As part of Fair Use Week, Prof. Dwayne K. Buttler, Endowed Chair, University Libraries, will discuss copyright in teaching, research, and beyond on Wednesday, February 25 at 10:30am in Ekstrom Library W104. University Libraries will also host a copyright Q&A session at noon with pizza in Ekstrom Library 254. For additional information, email Prof. Butler or call 502-852-3128.
Former NSF Officer to Speak on External Funding
The College of Education and Human Development’s Research Office will host guest scholar Dr. Regina Werum. Dr. Werum spent two years as a program officer for the National Science Foundation’s Directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences and has expert advice for those seeking external funding for research. The discussion open to the University community will be held on Friday, March 27, at 11am in Ekstrom W104. For more information, contact Christine Payne.
UofL community partners seek volunteers
The following UofL Community Partners are requesting volunteer assistance:
If you are interested in volunteering, please email Ralph Fitzpatrick, Ed.D or call 852-6026.
In the News
UofL’s Center for Arts and Culture Partnerships hosted a filmmaking conference March 13
Chicago land feud over Obama presidential library plan reflects familiar history (Los Angeles Times, 3/15/2015) – Prof. Benjamin Hufbauer (History) on the debate over the placement of presidential libraries.
Possible trail could link Beargrass, Waterfront (The Courier-Journal, 3/18/2015) – UofL honors students’ project researching the possibility of linking Waterfront and Cherokee Parks.
Charles And Camilla’s Visit Rekindles Royal Ties To Kentucky (WFPL, 3/20/2015) – Prof. John McLeod (History) on Britain’s royal family and Kentucky.
Study: Sex trafficking up during March Madness (The Courier-Journal, 3/20/2015) – UofL alumni Dianna Anderson on the increase in sex trafficking during sporting events.
Economy Inn hotspot for drugs, illegal activity (The Courier-Journal, 3/22/2015) – Prof. Theresa Hayden on human trafficking at the Economy Inn in Louisville.
More than one way to think about urban streets (The Courier-Journal, 3/23/2015) – Prof. John Gilderbloom on urban planning and street design in Louisville.
Solving Problems through Partnerships: Math Department teams up with Education to teach exceptional high school students (UofL College of Arts & Sciences, 3/23/2015) – Profs. Thomas Riedel and Jennifer Bay-Williams teamed up to offer a new kind of college experience for exceptional high school students.
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