Monday Memo March 6, 2017
Dear Colleagues and Friends of A&S,
Based on feedback from faculty and staff, we are trying a new format for the Monday Memo. The basic content structure remains the same, but our hope is that the new format will be a bit easier to read and navigate. Please note that we will continue to pull all of the content for our Events section from the UofL calendaring system (events.louisville.edu). So, if you are not submitting your events to that calendar, they will not appear in the Monday Memo either.
Please forward us your suggestions and/or comments regarding the new format to asadvance@louisville.edu. Your input is not only welcome, but appreciated.
– The A&S Communication Team
Kudos
Eight A&S scholars reach semifinalist status for Fulbright award
Eight scholars from the College of Arts & Sciences, of 12 total students and alumni university-wide, are in the homestretch as they vie for a prestigious 2017-2018 Fulbright scholarship. The scholars have reached semifinalist status, which means they have been recommended to their host countries by a Fulbright screening committee and their chances of getting the award are high, according to Patricia Condon, who heads the national and international scholarship program at UofL.
Prof. Omer-Sherman appointed editor of Jewish Studies journal
Prof. Ranen Omer-Sherman (Humanities), the JHFE Endowed Chair in Judaic Studies, has been appointed to a 5-year term as co-editor of Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies. Founded in 1981, Shofar is a peer-reviewed journal of original scholarship that is published quarterly by Purdue University Press on behalf of the University's Jewish Studies Program. It is the official journal of the Western and Midwest Jewish Studies Associations. Shofar is available through Project Muse/UPCC and JSTOR.
Prof. Biddle receives Volunteer of the Year award
DJ Biddle (pictured far left), GIS Technology Consultant for the Department of Geography and Geosciences, recently received the “Volunteer of the Year Award” by the YMCA of Greater Louisville and the National Safe Place Network for work he did developing maps and web applications for these agencies.
Nominate Outstanding Director of Graduate Studies by Mar. 20
This award will be presented to an A&S graduate program director who excels in his or her work on behalf of the program and its students. Excellence may be indicated by effective leadership; advocacy for students and the program; commitment to student training; curricular innovations that enhance student training; and a commitment to student professional development. A letter of nomination, accompanied by any supporting letters, may be sent by faculty or graduate students to Janet Woodruff-Borden, A&S Associate Dean for Graduate Education by Mar. 20.
2017 (Spring) Internal Grants Program deadline is Mar. 27, at 5pm
The Office of the EVPRI is accepting applications for the Internal Grants Program. The Internal Grants Program (Research I, Research II and URG) aims to assist faculty in new highly productive research projects. All grant categories are open to full-time faculty.
Olorunsola Award for full-time, tenure-track assistant professors in A&S
Deadline: March 10
A&S is soliciting applications for the Victor Olorunsola Endowed Research Award, which is awarded to faculty in their first four years of teaching. One award of $2,000 will be made this year. Guidelines and additional information.
A&S Research and Creative Activity Grant for Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty
Deadline: March 10
A&S announces funding opportunities to promote the research and creative activities of faculty members with the purpose of increasing the extramural research funding, and the number of scholarly publications, refereed exhibits, and artistic performances of the college. Guidelines and proposal template.
A&S Research and Creative Activity Grant for Graduate Students
Deadline: March 23 - 4PM
A&S announces funding opportunities to promote the research and creative activities of graduate students with the purpose of increasing the extramural research funding, the number of scholarly publications, refereed exhibits, and artistic performances of the college. Guidelines and proposal template.
Items of Note
A&S building community through transdisciplinary research
The College of Arts & Sciences faculty will play a leading partnership role with the Office of the Vice President for Community Engagement in a symposium on “Crossing Disciplinary Borders: Expanding the Signature Partnership Initiative." Prof. Cate Fosl (Women's & Gender Studies), director of the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research, is one of two presenters and will be discussing the objectives, the formation process, and the work of the new Cooperative Consortium for Transdisciplinary Social Justice Research, funded through the 21st Century Initiative. Professors Dan Vivian (History) and Theresa Rajack-Talley (Pan-African Studies/IDEP) will coordinate participants’ working sessions on “Opportunities for A&S faculty to contribute to the Signature Partnership.” For more information, visit International, Diversity, & Engagement Programs.
Resilient Families Project seeking contributions for summit
Twelve members from the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences' Resilient Families Project (RFP) team at Wayside Christian Mission’s Hotel Louisville have been working since last summer to collaborate with members of the Flint, Michigan community to plan and launch a Resilience Summit, which will be held Mar. 14-17 at the University of Michigan-Flint. This work is supported by a grant awarded by the Association for Psychological Science (APS) to engage in the teaching and application of the science of psychology. The group is seeking financial donations and/or any of the following contributions:
• Bottled Water – LOTS!!
• Louisville-Themed Gift/Thank-You Baskets for our friends on the Resilience Summit Planning Committee in Flint
• City of Louisville GEAR and Swag
• University of Louisville GEAR and Swag
• Hand-Written LETTERS or PHOTO-Messages to Flint community members
• Travel Goodies Gift/Thank-You’s for our UofL Flint RFP Travel Team
• Letters or Photo-Messages of Thanks to the Resilience Summit SPONSORS
For more information, contact ResilientFamiliesProject@gmail.com.
Faculty & staff: Please spread the word to students about the online resume review Mar. 27
Students and recent graduates can get a professional resume and LinkedIn profile review Mar. 27 from experts in various industries and from University of Louisville Career Services. It is free and guaranteed to improve their resume. For more information, contact Amanda James.
In the News
IMPACT: The 9th Street Divide (WHAS-11) - Prof. Tracy K'Meyer (History) on West Louisville.
What lesson does painting offer digital artists? (The Courier-Journal, 2/16/17) - Prof. Chris Reitz (Fine Arts) on the latest exhibition at the Cressman Center for Visual Arts, "Painting in the Network: Algorithm and Appropriation."
Mr. & Ms. Cardinal 2017 (UofL News, 2/20/17) - A&S students Jason Jewell (Political Science) and Jessica Morgan (English/Spanish) were crowned Mr. and Ms. Cardinal.
Don't open Pandora's box (The Courier-Journal, 2/23/17) - Prof. Dewey Clayton (History) on calls to amend the Constitution.
Yarmuth, dems question Trump's mental state. Fair? (WFPL News, 2/24/217) - Prof. Dewey Clayton (Political Science) on the rhetoric of President Donald Trump.
Critics fear bill would resegregate JCPS (The Courier-Journal, 2/28/17) - Prof. Tracy K'Meyer (History) on a proposed bill to alter JCPS school assignment.
AG to transfer $30,000 to State Police to help end rape kit backlog (The Kentucky New Era, 2/28/17) - On a partnership between the state Attorney General's Office and the Department of Criminal Justice to provide accountability in Kentucky’s rape kit backlog efforts.
Interview: former Gov. Steve Beshear explains how he sold deep-red Kentucky on Obamacare (Vox, 2/27/17) - On research done by the Louisville Urban Studies Institute into the issue of expanding Medicaid in Kentucky.
Twelve UofL scholars are semifinalists for Fulbright (KY Forward, 3/1/17) - On UofL's Fulbright Award semifinalists, eight of which are A&S majors.
