Thursday, Sept. 6 - 'Tracing the Underground Railroad' by A&S Dean Blaine Hudson, University Club, 12:30 p.m. RSVP to 502-852-2247.
Thursday, Sept. 6 - UofL vs. Middle Tennessee (home), 7 p.m., ESPN2. $1 hot dogs and drinks music, games, rock climbing wall and contests at the Liberty Mutual UofL Alumni Association Tailgate Central, Jim Patterson Stadium. Free.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 7 - UofL night at the Gallery Hop, Louisville. View art and participate in a UofL scavenger hunt! Meet at UofL's Cressman Center, First and Main, 5:30-6:30 p.m., for a reception and map. RSVP to Valerie French, 502-852-6186.
Saturday, Sept. 8 - 'Walk Away from Colon Cancer,'Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. walk. Participate in this two-mile walk will be led by Stanley Frager, a 35-year survivor of colon cancer and UofL professor emeritus.
Wednesday, Sept. 12 - President's State of the University Address. Bigelow Hall, Belknap Campus, 3:30 p.m. President Ramsey will discuss UofL's achievements and vision for the future. Free. RSVP to 502-852-6186.
Friday, Sept. 14 - UofL vs. UK pregame party at Felt, Fourth Street Live, 8:30-10:30 p.m. With free appetizers and bourbon tastings sponsored by Bulleit Bourbon.
Friday-Saturday, Sept. 14-15 - UofL vs. UK football game and festivities. Enjoy a picnic at Red Mile Race Track in Lexington 6 p.m. on Friday. On Saturday, tailgate at the track before the 7:30 p.m. game. $50 for the Alumni Association tailgate, with full menu and hosted bar. RSVP to 502-852-6186.
Monday, Sept. 24 - Night of the Performing Arts in Paducah, Carson Four Rivers Center, 4:30 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. performance. President James Ramsey will host a reception, and UofL music and theatre students will perform. Free. RSVP to the Alumni Association, 502-852-6186.
Sunday, Sept. 30 - Denny Crum Scholarship Foundation Welcome Reception and Auction, John E's Restaurant, 3708 Bardstown Rd., Louisville, 5:30-8:30 p.m. To honor the 2007 DCSF recipients. $25; donations welcome. RSVP to Judy Cowgill, 502-852-0841.
Wednesday-Sunday, Sept. 26-30 - Interrogating the Nude the Playhouse, 8 p.m. nightly, 3 p.m. Sundays. Meet Marcel Duchamp, his twin, Rose Selavy and Man Ray. $12 at Box Office, 502-852-6814. Full schedule
Thursday, Oct. 4 - Cardinal Hall of Fame Dinner, Downtown Marriott, Louisville, 6:30 p.m. reception, 7:30 p.m. dinner. $40. RSVP to Cardinal Athletics, 502-852-5735.
Friday, Oct. 5 - UofL vs. Utah (home), 8 p.m., ESPN. Enjoy $1 hot dogs and drinks at the Liberty Mutual UofL Alumni Association Tailgate Central, Jim Patterson Stadium. Free admission.
Philanthropy in action
Papa John's, Schnatters give $10 million for stadium
Louisville-based Papa John's and founder John Schnatter and his wife, Annette, have committed $10 million toward the expansion of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, home of the Cardinal football team. The gift, announced last week, is the largest single gift ever made to UofL Athletics and brings the total UofL support by Papa John's and the Schnatters over the last 10 years to more than $20 million. With the expansion, stadium seating will increase from 42,000 to about 63,000.
Outstanding alumnus
UofL grad to help score music for 2008 summer Olympics
A UofL graduate's music will be televised internationally as athletes enter China's immense 100,000-seat Beijing National Stadium for the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games. Zhiyi Wang, a 2006 graduate of UofL's School of Music, will assist the music director of the Olympics' opening ceremonies in composing and orchestrating music. After graduating, the 27-year-old was appointed composer-in-residence at the Shanghai Opera House.
Accountability
Quality students make Kentucky's future bright
UofL's 2,600-strong freshman class is the most academically gifted in UofL's history, with an average ACT score of 24.3, compared to the state's and nation's average of 20.7 and 21.2, respectively. A record number of our new freshmen -- more than 700 -- had ACT scores of 27 or higher. UofL President James Ramsey discusses UofL students and their future impact on Kentucky.
Student excellence
Business runs in the Brohm family
UofL quarterback and Heisman Trophy contender Brian Brohm is on track to get a business degree in December -- joining his brothers, sister and dad as UofL College of Business graduates. The Louisville native could have played college football anywhere, but he wanted to play for UofL -- the team for which his dad and older brothers played. More than that, he wanted to help make UofL a winner and national contender, and he has.
Research achievement
UofL has Kentucky's first Parkinson 'Center of Excellence'
UofL's Movement Disorders Program has been designated a National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence -- the first and only program to receive this designation in Kentucky. The highest designation offered by the foundation, it honors centers that provide outstanding comprehensive care for Parkinson disease patients and engage in research and community outreach. An estimated 4,000 people in the Louisville Metro area have Parkinson disease and more than 42,000 suffer from movement disorders, says Director Irene Litvan, M.D. (left).
Alumni services
From gallery hops to sports: events for all alumni
The UofL Alumni Association is hosting a variety of fall events -- ranging from a scavenger hunt at Louisville's Gallery Hop on Sept. 7 to game-watch parties and UofL Night at Actor's Theatre. And don't miss $1 hotdogs and drinks, a rock climbing wall, games for the kids and music at the Liberty Mutual UofL Alumni Association Tailgate Central on home weeknight games. Regional clubs throughout the nation host alumni events too, from New York to L.A. and Chicago to Houston. Full calendar
Research achievement
NIH awards environmental disease center to UofL
In August, UofL received a $4.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create a Center for Environmental Genomics and Integrative Biology. The center, one of only 22 NIH-designated environmental health centers nationwide, will study the interaction between genes and environmental factors that negatively impact human health, whether through disease or through developmental problems.
Student excellence
UofL teams with Polish conservatory to stage Mozart opera
This fall UofL opera students are teaming with students from a Polish conservatory to perform Mozart's Marriage of Figaro. Although separated by an ocean, students from the UofL Opera Theatre Program and the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland, have been anticipating the performance since they started planning for it in 2005. In November the Polish students will join UofL students on the stage at Louisville's Kentucky Center, and in January, UofL students will travel to Poland.
Community partnerships
Frederick Hart exhibit opens Thursday
More than 100 sculptures by artist Frederick Hart will be on display Sept. 6-Nov. 17 at various UofL locations, including Grawemeyer Hall, the Hite Art Institute, Ekstrom Library and the downtown Cressman Center for Visual Arts. And many UofL faculty and area teachers will be incorporating the artwork into their classrooms, using the artwork to promote student discussions about art history and the creative process.
Student excellence
Meet SGA President Brian Hoffman
Student Government Association President Brian Hoffman thinks this is an exciting time to be a UofL Cardinal. The senior from northern Kentucky is majoring in economics and political science. After graduating in May, Hoffman plans to spend a year abroad in Southeast Asia earning a master's degree in international relations as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. He says one of his primary goals as SGA president is to "revolutionize student government at UofL" by focusing on student involvement and outreach.
Community partnerships
UofL vs. UK Blood Donor Challenge continues
Kentucky residents have until Sept. 13 to participate in the annual UofL vs. UK Blood Donor Challenge. UofL has a five-year winning streak - let's make it six! A trophy will be presented to the victorious alumni association at the UofL vs. UK football game in Lexington on Sept. 15. To donate, call 1-800-775-2522 or visit Give Blood Now.
