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February 2009, Vol. XI, No. 2

$20 million gift brings renewable energy center to UofL

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and President James Ramsey recently announced the largest private gift in UofL's history. The more than $20 million pledge--from J. B. Speed School of Engineering graduate Henry Conn and his wife, Rebecca (left)--will help fund the Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research and Environmental Stewardship. The state created the center to provide leadership, research, support and policy development in renewable energy.

Alumni Assoc. has free tickets to UofL vs. Pitt women's game

	The UofL Alumni Association has a limited number of complimentary tickets to the Feb. 28 UofL vs. Pittsburgh women's basketball game. Tipoff is at 2 p.m. at Freedom Hall. Limited to six tickets per person. To reserve your tickets, RSVP online or call the UofL Alumni Association at 502-852-6186.


Alumni personal development series continues
Stressed out? The Alumni Association's Personal Development Series can help. Free workshops are offered in financial planning, career development, continuing education and health management. UofL professors, alumni and other experts are leading the four-week sessions, which began in January. New registrants are welcome. RSVP online.


UofL graduates get 50 percent off Delphi Center classes
UofL's Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning offers UofL graduates 50 percent off most professional development courses. This spring the center will offer half-day seminars, classes geared especially toward managing strategically in tough times, labor-management seminars and three new seminars. Help recession-proof yourself by learning new skills or improving the ones you have.


Labor-Management Center offers new business seminars
UofL's Labor-Management Center is offering new business seminars this spring. They include "Restoring Harmony: Going Beyond 'Win-Win,'" Feb. 20, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The seminar will teach participants to merge the philosophy of Aikido with the lessons of police hostage negotiations. Registration is $195 or $35 for luncheon only. March 6's seminar is on "Mentoring and Coaching Skills for Managers."

Get Healthy Now club welcomes runners and walkers

	Interested in running or walking for general fitness or for mini-marathon training? The UofL Alumni Association and the university's Get Healthy Now program invites runners and walkers of all levels to join a no-cost running club. The group meets on Monday and Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. Find out more.


'Abe Lincoln and Uncle Tom in the White House' premiere
What advice would the title character of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin have given to Abraham Lincoln as he pondered the moral and political issue of slavery leading to the Emancipation Proclamation? That question is the basis of Carlyle Brown's play Abe Lincoln and Uncle Tom in the White House, directed by Lundeana Thomas. Productions will be held at The Playhouse Feb. 4-8 at 8 p.m. plus a 3 p.m. matinee Feb. 8. $12.


Literature-culture conference to draw authors, scholars
The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture Since 1900 is expected to draw 600 scholars to UofL Feb. 19-21 for discussions of literary styles from poetry to cinema and novels to criticism. UofL's English and classical and modern languages departments sponsor the annual event. Keynote addresses are free and public.

Students' videos record inauguration

	Eric Kiser stood about 200 yards from the platform where Barack Obama was sworn in as the nation's 44th president Jan. 21. Kiser and other UofL students captured the event in photos and talked to UofL News; SGA President Rudy Spencer videotaped his experience for Cardinal Cam.


Football signing party today at 6 p.m.
The UofL football program will host a Signing Day Party Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. on the third floor of the Brown and Williamson Club. Louisville head coach Steve Kragthorpe and his staff will unveil the 2009 recruiting class, show video highlights and give a brief overview of each signee. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. for free food and drinks.

Scott accepted to study at Oxford University

	UofL basketball player Will Scott is one of only 15 people accepted to participate in a master's degree program in Modern Chinese Studies at Oxford University. Scott, who has a cumulative 3.9 grade point average, will complete his master's in business administration at UofL this summer. He has already earned a bachelor's degree in marketing with a minor in Chinese from UofL.

Former UofL athletes compete in "The Amazing Race"

	Sisters Jennifer and LaKisha Hoffman, both former UofL athletes, are competitors in CBS's "The Amazing Race 14," which premieres Sunday, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Jennifer, a 2006 graduate from the College of Business, was an All-America volleyball player for the Cardinals. Her older sister, LaKisha, was a member of the women's basketball team.


UofLArenaSeats.com has info for Cardinal basketball fans
For fans who live and breathe Cardinal basketball, UofL Athletics recently launched UofLArenaSeats.com. The site provides news about the new downtown arena, which will be the home for the men's and women's basketball teams. UofLArenaSeats.com includes a Q&A section, facts and figures, a live web camera of the construction site, seating diagrams, donation levels and timelines.

Upcoming Events

Find a listing of campus events and Alumni Association events.

Feb. 5
National Teach-In on Global Warming, Rauch Planetarium and Ekstrom Library, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Attendees will hear talks by environmental experts, engage in hands-on learning, watch a webcast about global warming and tour UofL's steam and chilled water plant.

Feb. 5
"Face Transplantation: A New Frontier in Surgical Ethics" lecture by philosophy professor Osborne Wiggins, University Club, noon. Part of the A&S Meet the Professor Series. $14 (includes lunch). RSVP required, 502-852-2247.

Feb. 5
Reading by Scott Russell Sanders, Bingham Poetry Room, Ekstrom Library, 7:30 p.m. Saunders, whose work was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Literature, will give a reading as part of the Anne and William Axton Reading Series.

Feb. 6
Advanced drawing concepts class artists' reception, Rouge Noir Gallery, 333 E. Market St., Louisville, 6-9 p.m.

Feb. 12
"Green Urbanism" lecture by Tim Beatley, Room 275 Brandeis School of Law, 6 p.m. Beatley is the Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities at the University of Virginia. Presented by the Boehl Distinguished Lecture in Land Use.

Feb. 18
Farai Chideya lecture on "The Color of Our Future: Race and the Media," Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library, 1 p.m. Chideya is host of host of National Public Radio’s “News and Notes."

Feb. 19
Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet, Margaret Comstock Concert Hall, School of Music, 2 p.m. With banjo master Bela Fleck, acclaimed cellist Ben Sollee and Grammy-nominated fiddler Casey Driessen. $15. 502-852-6907.

Feb. 19
UofL South Florida Alumni Club Reception, The Tower Club, 100 SE Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla, 6:30-8:30 p.m. UofL President James Ramsey will give a university update. Drinks and appetizers provided. RSVP online.

Feb. 20
"First Amendment Issues in Emerging Technology" Law Symposium, Brandeis School of Law, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. With panel discussions on areas impacted by our society's increasing reliance on evolving technologies. $25 to attend, or $125 per CLE credit hour up to six hours.

Feb. 21
Wine tasting hosted by Central Kentucky UofL Alumni Club, 3620 Barrow Wood Lane, Lexington, Ky. Proceeds benefit scholarships for Lexington-area students attending UofL. Suggested donation: $30 per person or $50 per couple. Register online.

Feb. 23
UofL vs. Georgetown pregame party, Washington D.C., 4:30 p.m., FADO Irish Pub, 808 Seventh Street NW; $20 (drinks and appetizers provided). The Cardinals will face the Georgetown Hoyas at the Verizon Center at 7 p.m. RSVP online.

Feb. 25-29
UofL's 2009 Jazz Week, Margaret Comstock Concert Hall, School of Music, 8 p.m. concerts. The week's concerts include an International Night with the Davide Logiri Trio and jazz masters' concerts with Jim Walker and UofL jazz faculty and students. $10-$15, depending on the concert. 502-852-6907.

Feb. 26
Reading by Vasugi Ganeshananthan, Bingham Poetry Room, Ekstrom Library, 7:30 p.m. She has reported for The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, and her first novel, Love Marriage, was published last spring. Part of the Anne and William Axton Reading Series.

Feb. 26
UofL Kentucky Author Forum presents Elizabeth Gilbert, Kentucky Center, 501 W. Main St. Gilbert is the author of Eat, Pray, Love. Book sale and reception at 5 p.m. followed by the 6 p.m. talk and 7 p.m. audience Q&A. $17. Dinner with author ($100) at 8:15 p.m. Registration required.

March 3-5
Grawemeyer talks in education, psychology, religion and world order. See calendar for schedules.

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