Vibrations March 2014

Vibrations Vibrations March 2014

Table of Contents 1. ACC Leadership Conference 2. UofL Hosts SECSAO Annual Meeting 3. 2014 Veterans Symposium 4. Fryberger Parents/Alumni Reception 5. An Invitation to Honor Dr. Cuyjet 6. UofL Does Well in Energy-Reduction Competition 7. Russell Athletic Bowl Service Project Organized 8. On-Campus Housing Hosts SEAHO Conference 9. Student Involvement Traveled to Dominican Republic 10. Shannon Staten Authors in Book Series 11. New Tradition: 1st Annual Cardinal Camo Run 12. Students Seek Part-time Jobs at UofL Fair 13. KARH Conference 14. The Social Green 15. Student Recreation Center Update 16. Young Adults and Social Media 17. In the Spotlight 18. Meet the New SGA Officers 19. Nobody Special Album Release at the Red Barn 20. International Fashion Show 21. Fryberger Sing 22. The PDC Wants to Know 23. Dean of Students Office Selects New Interns 24. Welcome New Staff 25. High Fives!

26. Kentucky Women in Leadership Symposium 27. Did You Know?

28. Reference Corner 29. Mark Your Calendar

Division of Student Affairs, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

ACC Leadership Conference

D elegations from each of the 12 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) colleges and

universities attended the annual ACC Student Leadership Symposium on February 21 through 23. This symposium, funded by the Athletic Coast Conference Inter-Institutional Academic Collaborative, is designed to develop a community of ACC undergraduate students who understand the relationship between global and local issues, and work collaboratively to create innovative initiatives that advance students’ capacity for global leadership. The second year of UofL’s participation saw five students, selected through an application process, who traveled to Miami with Pam Curtis, Director of Student Leadership and Development. Funding was provided by the SGA, the Dean of Students Office, and the ACC. Next year, UofL will be an official member of the ACC and the ACC will provide all expenses for attending this annual event. UofL students who attended were Sarah Tariq, Valencia Richard, Stephanie Dooper, Camisha Boyd and Travone Taylor.

Students from each participating university were grouped with peers from their fellow ACC schools for the duration of the conference. Each group was assigned a social issue based on their responses to a survey completed before they arrived. Topics included homelessness, mental health, and water.

Besides traveling to some nonprofits in the Miami area, to learn more about what they do to address the issues the students were working on, Clean the World also hosted a service project where the attendees bagged up 1,500 hygiene bags in one hour. This project happened at the ACC symposium because of the project UofL did at the bowl game in December when we played the University of Miami.

UofL Hosts SECSAO Annual Meeting

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he University of Louisville division of Student Affairs, in cooperation with the University of Kentucky division of Student Affairs, was honored to host the annual Southeastern Chief Student Affairs Officers (SECSAO) meeting. The SECSAO is an annual meeting that has taken place for more than 40 years and allows chief student affairs officers and their Associate Vice

Presidents from public research universities in the southeast to meet annually and share

best practices. The participants were able to tour the UofL campus and attend most of their workshop in the new UofL SRC.

2014 Veterans Symposium

M ore than attendees from

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institutions across the country came to Louisville for the 6th Annual Veteran Symposium.

Participants came from 38 states and 175 different institutions. The symposium featured presentations and discussions related to providing programs and services for student veterans. The event was coordinated and hosted by the UofL office of Student Affairs. Dave Horrar and Dave Shaw provided technical support and Glenn Gittings served as Master of Ceremonies for the event.

Fryberger Parents/Alumni Reception

Sreception tudent Affairs hosted a Parent/Alumni prior to the Fryberger performance.

This reception connected guests young and old and was an excellent chance to tell stories and share experiences with alumni, mingle with other parents, and meet UofL administrators.

Guests also learned about the Greek Leadership Funds that benefit UofL students. Learn more and make a gift at: https:// louisville.edu/ studentaffairs/giving/givingmain/giving/ greekleadershipfunds.html

An Invitation to Honor Dr. Cuyjet

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uring ACPA, we will be honoring a legend in the profession of Student Affairs and one of our beloved faculty members Dr. Michael Cuyjet.

Dr. Cuyjet is a Professor in the College Student Personnel Program in the Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology, Counseling, and College Student Personnel (ECPY) at the University of Louisville. He has been at UofL since 1993.

You are cordially invited to attend a reception honoring the retirement of Dr. Michael Cuyjet: 2014 ACPA Conference Reception Monday, March 31, 2014 9:00 – 10:30 p.m.

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Michael J. Cuyjet Graduate Student Fund Matching Gift Challenge In honor of Dr. Cuyjet, Student Affairs established a fund to benefit UofL graduate students in the College Student Personnel program. The Michael J. Cuyjet Graduate Student Fund will honor the legacy and the impact Dr. Cuyjet had on the profession of Student Affairs. Currently, Dr. Cuyjet has issued a giving challenge and will match any gifts to the fund for a limited time! Make a gift to the fund and honor Dr. Cuyjet at: https://louisville. edu/studentaffairs/giving/givingmain/giving/ fundingpriorities.html

Two waysStudent you can help Affairs!

The most recent round of personalized bricks were installed over the holiday break. The project is becoming a unique and exciting way for alumni and friends of UofL to leave a lasting legacy on the UofL campus. Orders are currently being collected for a late spring installation. To commemorate your UofL Legacy or honor a loved one, purchase your West Plaza Legacy Brick by visiting: www.bit.ly/Legacybrick

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UofL Does Well in Energy-Reduction Competition

C ollaborating with the Physical

Plant office and the Provost’s Sustainability Council, the University of Louisville OnCampus Housing participated in Campus Conservation Nationals from January 27, 2014–March 3, 2014. This was an energy-reduction competition in which each of our on-campus halls (plus Cardinal Towne) tracked their electricity usage. Halls competed against each other, and our University as a whole competed against Berea College and the University of Kentucky. The first two weeks of the program established a baseline in energy usage, and the last three weeks were the actual competition.

Overall, our campus saw a 2.9% decrease in electricity usage. The winning hall, Threlkeld Hall, posted an 8.9% reduction in electricity usage.

Cardinal Towne and Kurz Hall came in 2nd and 3rd respectively, with decreases of 6.8% and 6.7%.

Additionally, although we came in 2nd overall to Berea, we were successful in defeating the University of Kentucky!

Several prizes were given as part of the Campus Conservation Nationals program.

Students had the ability to engage with us via social media and some tabling.

They had the opportunity to nominate one another as a Conservation Hero or to take a pledge to reduce their energy consumption. All students who engaged in one of these activities (nominating, actively participating on social media, or taking the pledge) were eligible

to be drawn for a prize. Five students—Maya McClendon, Andrea Acquista, Kelsey Voit, Kaley McElvain, and Kaitlin Lloyd—were selected to attend dinner at Amici’s with Provost Willihnganz on April 23. Additionally, one student, Hannah Noel Harrison, was the lucky recipient of a brand new bike.

Russell Athletic Bowl Service Project Organized

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he University of Louisville division of Student Affairs continued its tradition of bowl service projects by participating in a cooperative community service project this year in Orlando during the Russell Athletic Bowl in December.

We worked cooperatively with the University of Miami and the organization Clean the World which is based in Orlando. Students, alumni, and staff helped assemble hygiene kits for those affected by typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Clean the World serves as a catalyst to prevent hygienerelated illness around the globe through recycling soap and bottled amenities discarded by the hospitality industry, and distributing these and other hygiene products to impoverished populations.

On-Campus Housing Hosts SEAHO Conference

Ftheebruary 18–21, 2014 marked 50th anniversary of the

Southeastern Association of Housing Officers (SEAHO) annual conference. The University of Louisville OnCampus Housing department played an integral role in planning and facilitating the conference which was hosted at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. For approximately two years, Bryan Shelangoski, Shannon Staten, Michelle Massey, Jenny Todden, and Mohammad Hussain have been working in conjunction with the rest of the conference committee from institutions throughout the southeastern United States, to ensure the comprehensive success of this very prestigious housing conference. The conference committee held nothing back!

There were surprises around every corner: bourbon tasting,

a special anniversary cake, the call to order from the bugler at Churchill Downs, delicious food and drinks galore, professional photographs around every corner, and most important, lots of intentional professional development for approximately 700 delegates from around the region. The entire conference was a tremendous success for our program, our institution as the hosts, and our city as a whole.

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Student Involvement Traveled to Dominican Republic

PInvolvement am Curtis and Kathy Meyer from Student traveled to the Dominican Republic December 14-22 with eight student leaders to perform service work in the rural community of La Represa.

The assignment was to complete the foundation for a new school

building scheduled to be complete by July 2014. This particular project will benefit the La Represa community, as it will allow the school-aged children in the area to go to school for an entire day. The children currently can only attend half-days, as there is not enough space to accommodate all the children at once. In addition to completing the foundation for the school house, trip participants met with members of the community and learned about local business ventures, such as a cocoa cooperative for women. They also enjoyed one day of sightseeing in the capital, Santo Domingo, and relaxation at the beach. Baseball is a national pastime in the Dominican Republic, so they wanted to share a little of our Louisville culture with the them. They took donations of bats, gloves, and baseballs from the Louisville Slugger Museum and University of Louisville’s baseball team. The community members of La Represa instantly fell in love with the donations and struck up a game in the neighborhood baseball field!

Shannon Staten Authors in Book Series

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hannon Staten authored a chapter in the new Housing Management Book Series published this fall by ACUHO-I. Her chapter, “Outsourced Services and Contracts,” found in the Business & Information Technology Services book, discussed the steps to take in deciding whether to outsource a service to a third party private vendor and how to maneuver the process in setting up a strong service contract. To read her chapter, go to: https:// louisville.edu/studentaffairs/staff/professionalactivities/publications/shannonpublication.pdf

New Tradition: 1st Annual Cardinal Camo Run

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njoy a 5K Run/Walk through UofL’s campus and participate in family friendly activities to help raise funds and awareness for veteran students at the University of Louisville.

Saturday, March 29, 2014 George J. Howe Red Barn University of Louisville Belknap Campus This event celebrates military and veteran students and their families. All donations will directly benefit University of Louisville military and veteran students.

The Cardinal Camo Run is a family event consisting of

a run/walk, family activities, stage programs, and optional lunch. We hope that you are able to come and celebrate the men and women who have so proudly served our nation. Register for the March 29th Cardinal Camo Run at https://louisville.edu/ studentaffairs/camorun

Students Seek Part-time Jobs at UofL Fair

By Warren Combs– Louisville Cardinal Newspaper

Lwasunchtime at the Swain Student Activity Center busier than usual last Tuesday [January 14,

2014] as a Part-time Job Fair brought recruiters from 30 different employers hoping to catch the attention of

students seeking part-time work. Josh Staten, Job Location and Development Coordinator for the University of Louisville Career Development Center, said that he considers the efforts of such fairs a success. “Last time we had about 450 students show up, and we’re hoping to get that number again,” Staten said.

“Aside from the obvious of helping students find jobs, it also allows students an opportunity to gain experience and know what to look for in a career fair setting. Students get the chance to speak to employers, and employers get a chance to better know our campus.” Employers ranged from local businesses to recognizable names of 4

Corporate America, and some have been coming to these events at the University of Louisville for years. Tina Cheshire, a representative from UPS, said, “We’ve participated in every one they’ve had. The University of Louisville is a huge pull for us.” For other employers, this was their first time in attendance. “We really kind of expected people to pass us by because we’re a gymnastics facility, but there have been a decent amount of people who have been curious about it and wandered over,” said Kate Harpring, a Master of Business student and representative from Louisville Gymnastics. She added that Louisville Gymnastics planned to participate in future events based on the day’s turnout. Many students were making their way around the room to various tables, and some were eager to take advantage of the opportunities before them. Emily Ware, junior English major said, “I’m really liking some of the jobs offered here. They really cater to each major. The Courier-Journal would be a great opportunity for me as an English major.” When asked if she saw herself working for one of these employers in the near future, Ware said, “I hope so, maybe something I pursue today will turn into a better, full time position in the future.” The Part-time Job Fair is held every semester and is hosted by the University of Louisville Career Development Center.

KARH Conference

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he Resident Student Association (RSA) Executive board, advisors, delegates of RSA and National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH), and several Resident Assistants made their way to the KARH state conference February 7-9. KARH is an acronym that stands for Kentucky Association of Residence Halls. At the KARH conference, colleges

and universities from all across the state of Kentucky met to discuss residence life and how to improve the quality of residence life as a whole.

The group represented UofL very well and got to explore and bring back a lot of self-reflection, new initiatives, awards, and a network of new colleagues. Some of the highlights included the following Program Presentations presented by UofL. Joel Houlette, NRHH President, presented Writing ‘Of the Months’ that Do Justice and Get Your Campus Recognized, which was recognized for being one of the top five programs at the conference. Samantha Stephenson, RSA Director of Promotions, presented Networking Works. And Lauren Lewis, RA of Miller Hall, presented Avoiding Burnout and How To Move Past It.

Three Conference Honors were received by UofL including: Best Banner, Best Display and Best Roll Call.

Four 2014-2015 State Awards and nine Best of the Bluegrass (BOB) Awards were received

by UofL participants.

The Kentucky Association of Residence Halls 2014-2016 State Executive Board Elections included three UofL representatives. Aaron Schultz was elected Resident Assistant Representative, Joel Houlette was elected Associate Director for Recognition

and Ashley Hazen is the State Board of Directors Advisor.

The RSA brought back to campus several things from the conference, including programs geared towards upper classmen communities, the Hall-a-day Week campus wide event, RSA Welcome Week events, the restructuring of RSA organizational structure, inner hall programs, and the College Budget Olympics program. They are looking forward to a great year.

The Social Green

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his semester at Bettie Johnson, a transformation is underway and not just in the lives of our students. What was once a dark, dingy, dungeon of a workout room has become a lively new space known as “The Social Green.” The Social Green aims to be a room for inspiration, programming, exchanging of ideas and the betterment of one’s self and this world. The room is painted a bright green, and with the desire to have it full of people its name makes sense. The Green is set up for presenters and makes an excellent work and study space. It is decorated brightly with inspiring quotes and vivid decorations that make it one of a kind. Not knowing what The Social Green is, students have walked by excited that we were building a “craft room.”

While the Green is not primarily a room for crafts, it does embody the spirit of the room’s design. The Social Green is an environment for creating, whether that’s in a student’s school work, crafts, or the recreating of oneself through learning and relationships. It is a place for coming 5

together as a campus community and impacting each other’s lives as we think, learn and create together. The vision for the space is to have an easily accessible programming area to enable our campus partners to meet students where they are. Through this space, we would like to give campus partners and students a common ground to meet together for programs, activities, or meetings. The Social Green is available for all ULH Inc. residents to use freely and it opened in January 2014 at Bettie Johnson Hall. We hope to have all residents be a part of our programming and help to really make the space their own. Kermit the Frog might have said “it’s not easy being green,” but from here it looks pretty great.

of the new center. The increase in participation is also making itself evident in other areas of the program. The sport club program continues to grow as students experience increased exposure to other students with similar interests.

The inclusion of wrestling and table tennis clubs last fall brought the club total to 21 active organizations. Currently student groups are organizing clubs in cycling, spin cycling, (yes they are different) women’s rugby, and jiu-jitsu. It is easy to see the impact of the SRC when you look at growth like this. In addition to the sport club program, the group fitness program is now offering 39 classes per week. Participants do not have to register or sign up for the classes; they just walk into whatever class is taking place and join in! It’s great whenever

Student Recreation Center Update

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ow that the new Student Recreation Center (SRC) has been open for a while, it might be a good time to take a look at the events going on and how they are contributing to making our campus a vibrant experience for our students and community. The easiest way to do that is to just look at the number of students coming to the SRC on a daily basis. On average, there are around 2,700 users per New SRC Compared to SAC weekday, around Users per Weekday 1,000 more than SRC 2,700 was averaged SAC 1,700 in the Student Activities Center 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 (SAC). There are Users Each Day of the Weekend an average of SRC 800 around 800 users SAC 300 on each day of the weekend, 0 500 1,000 which is around 500 more than was averaged in the SAC. It is very gratifying to see students making this kind of use

any barrier to participation can be eliminated, like registrations etc. and the group fitness program is modeling that to many schools in the nation as it is not a wide spread feature of other programs. The structured intramural phase of the program is growing in the same manner. There are 108 basketball teams in intramural leagues right now. The previous high was 91. An increase of 17 teams is very significant. The department of Intramural Sports and Recreation would like to express thanks to all friends and colleagues in Student Affairs for their support over the past year. Knowing the project of getting the SRC open would have residual impact throughout the division was a very motivating factor and they sincerely appreciate that opportunity.

Young Adults and Social Media

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from Adweek Magazine, Facebook is the most frequently used social media, after YouTube, for ages 1924. Of the trendsetters, ages 14-34, YouTube and Instagram are considered the most “cool,” followed by Facebook, Snapchat and then Twitter. Among mainstream users, YouTube is still the preferred platform, followed by Facebook, Instagram, and then Twitter.

The growth of Facebook users age 1829 is slowest of all age groups, going from 83% to 84% from 20122013. Even though it is slowing down, Facebook is still one of the most used social media outlets. Don’t give up on Facebook marketing, it’s still the preferred platform for brand communication.

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In the Spotlight

Meet the New SGA Officers

International Fashion Show

Ltheeeoffice Ann Riffle is an Administrative Assistant for of Student Involvement. She supervises

front office student workers and creates their work schedules. Other duties include: taking care of procards for the office and SGA; ordering supplies for the office, SGA, Engage Lead Serve Board, and the Student Activities Board; making travel arrangements for staff as needed; and entering payroll for office student workers. Lee Ann is the go-to person for the office troubleshooting, like copier issues or “where can I find this,” “how do I do this” issues. She has been at UofL for 4 years.

The DRC is where she started working and she has been in Student Involvement since July of 2012. She really enjoys working in Student Affairs. “Being around the students really keeps things interesting.

Everyone who works in Student Affairs really seems to have the student’s best interest at heart. I have gotten so much help from so many people that work here,” she says, “In particular is Robin Sutherland. She has been my go to person since I first started working at UofL in the DRC and she is still helping me now that I am in Student Involvement.“ Lee Ann has seen so many changes just in the 4 years she has been on campus: the expansion of the Speed Museum, the new equine addition to the Business School, Cardinal Town, and of course the new Student Recreation Center.

“The west side of campus has really become the main focus of campus” she says.

Lee Ann has one son who is 24 and one grandson who is 3. She enjoys reading, and exercising to Jazzercise. She loves to spend time with her family and friends, and loves sports (football and basketball). “GO CARDS!!”

Left to right: Morgan Cooksey, Ross Hofele, Monali Haldankar, and Allie Funk

Monali Haldankar Student Body President Ross Hofele Student Body Executive Vice-President Allie Funk Student Body Academic Vice-President Morgan Cooksey Student Body Service Vice-President

Fryberger Sing

Nobody Special Album Release at the Red Barn

The group Buzzard Rock String Band will release their latest album entitled Nobody Special on April 27 at 5pm in the Red Barn. The group is comprised of Doc Hamilton, Harry Sparks, and Harry Bickel. Doc Hamilton will not be present, however, Jack Ashworth will take his place. Hope to see you there!

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The PDC Wants to Know

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he Professional Development Committee would like to ask you two questions.

Take a minute and fill out Taking it to the next level! this survey. Click here.

Dean of Students Office Selects New Interns

Itransform n conjunction with the Divisional goal to theory into practice and support

student learning, the Dean of Students Office would like to recognize our internship students and their work: Elizabeth LiebschutzRoettger, a Ph.D. intern and Program Director in the College of Business, is working with Dr. Michael Mardis on completing a compliance risk assessment for the areas of responsibilities in Student Affairs.

Courtney Tipton, a Master’s degree student and Graduate Assistant in Housing and Residence Life, is working with Dr. Angela Taylor on preparing for our summer orientation sessions, completing a Hearing Board training manual and researching ACC institutions to understand the organization of their Offices of Student Rights and Responsibilities. Courtney will graduate with her Master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina in May 2014.

Leah King, Drew Lail and ShirDonna Lawrence are interning with Laura Ulmer and assisting with various projects.

Leah is conducting a benchmark study and program proposal of student chaplains for the religious life association and campus-wide campaign for safety. Drew is performing a benchmark study and program proposal for alternative dispute resolution, and ShirDonna is doing a benchmark study and program proposal for suicide prevention training for veterans.

Jessica Ballinger is in her final semester of Kent School of Social Work’s MSSW program and is serving as the Dean of Students Office first social work practicum student. Jessica, who works with Geri Morgan, has a passion for working with college students and is employed in the Office of Admissions. Jessica has played a role within the Student Care Team, aiding in the development of best practices in assisting students. With her background as both a student and employee, she has been able to connect students to various campus resources and navigate the university. In an effort to promote greater academic persistence, she is currently researching the benefits of utilizing a resiliency framework. Jessica has been an asset in helping to improve caring and developmental responses to students who are experiencing distress in many situations.

Many thanks to all of the interns for their hard work in helping us improve services for students and expand our knowledge.

Welcome New Staff Brooke Kingsley Isbell Assistant Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life, Student Involvement Brooke completed her undergraduate degree in Consumer Sciences at Purdue University in 2008, where she was initiated into the Delta Epsilon Chapter of Phi Mu Fraternity in November of 2004. She attended North Carolina State University for her Masters of Education with a Student Affairs specialization.

While at NC State she has served as the Panhellenic Advisor and the National PanHellenic (NPHC) Advisor, while working with NC State Standards Program and leadership development. Prior to coming to the University of Louisville she was the Coordinator for Fraternity and Sorority Life at Virginia Commonwealth University, working with NPHC and Panhellenic. She volunteers with Pi Kappa Phi doing Ladder of Risk Social Host Responsibility training and alcohol education.

She has also facilitated programs such as IMPACT, UIFI, and other university leadership development retreats. In her free time, she and her husband, Zach, love to travel and try restaurants.

Candace Lamb Career Coach for Music and Engineering, Career Development Center Originally from South Carolina, Candace completed her graduate studies at the University of Louisville in the College Student Personnel program. While a graduate student, Candace worked in the LGBT Center and the Career Development Center on campus. After graduation, Candace worked in career 8

services at Indiana University in Bloomington before coming home to Louisville and UofL’s Career Development Center. During her first class at UofL, Candace was asked about her goal as a student affairs practitioner. Her response, “I want to affirm the identity of every student and challenge them to view their years in college as a time to begin understanding themselves and their purpose in life,” still holds true today.

Courtney Tipton Graduate Assistant, Housing and Residence Life Courtney served as an intern for summer conferences with Housing and Residence Life this past summer, and absolutely loved her experience working in the department. She was adamant about making her way back to the University of Louisville, and was anxious to get back to the Housing and Residence Life team. “It is with enthusiasm to share, that I joined the team as a Graduate Assistant for the remainder of the spring semester while I finish the last two courses of my master’s program” she says. Courtney is working directly with Shannon Staten and the Housing Leadership Team on special projects including, but not limited to, the summer internship search process, a departmental policy manual, a new employee orientation manual, conference host committee responsibilities, and more.

Jenny Wade Graduate Assistant, Housing & Residence Life Jenny is assisting Shannon Staten in the completion of multiple HRL projects, in addition to working with the Affiliated Properties and the SEAHO host committee.

Leah King Department Assistant for Marketing and Assessment, Housing & Residence Life

Leah assists with all marketing and public relations for the department, correspondence, data entry, publications, signage, housing web page, scheduling and staffing the outreach to university departments and prospective students, working with affiliated housing properties, preparing reports, maintaining records, and implementing assessment surveys.

High Fives!

Rebekah Tillotson, VPSA “Rebekah has been so helpful with her photography, and her smiling face and positive attitude are always nice to see.”

Shirley Hardy, VPSA I would like to recognize Shirley “because everyday her smiling face and kind nature inspires everyone around her. She always volunteers to help with any task that others need assistance with. She is never too busy to answer a question, to assist a campus visitor, or to jump in when someone’s work load is too much that day. Thank you Shirley for being an inspiration!”

Jacqui Smith, Housing & Residence Life “Meeting Jacqui for the first time, I was struck by her optimism and thoughtfulness. In working with her, I see a keen intellect, a true team player, a really nice person, and a multi-talented employee. Jacqui willingly takes on departmental projects in addition to her demanding workload. She works with

colleagues in a professional and open manner and genuinely wants to move the department forward while also providing valuable training and intellectual transfer to her colleagues.”

Susie Cucura, VPSA “The fact that Susie Cucura has undertaken and will complete the daunting task of recording the history of Student Affairs which is monumental in preserving this information for rest of time. Kudos to Susie Cucura for this and for all Susie does to enhance Student Affairs.”

SEAHO Host Committee, Housing & Residence Life “The Host Committee has been committed to making the 50th anniversary of SEAHO truly a remarkable conference.

They have worked for over a year to insure that the University of Louisville and the city of Louisville are represented in a very positive light. This is a time consuming operation and each have gone over and above to highlight the Housing area of UofL and the city. They truly deserve a HIGH FIVE.” The UofL members of the committee were: Bryan Shelangoski, Jenny Todden, Mohammad Hussein, Shannon Staten, and Michelle Massey.

Albert Burton, Student Involvement “I would like to acknowledge Albert for being here every workday morning at 6:30 a.m.

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regardless of delays, closings or bad weather.

He makes sure that the students have access to the SAC early and gets students to cover shifts until 8 p.m. on snow days. I appreciate his dedication when many of us get to stay home.

David Shaw” Dale Ramsey, Intramural Sports I would like to recognize this individual because: “of all the extra, extra, extra time Dale put in over the last two to three years in preparation for the opening of the new Student Recreation Center (SRC). Dale made sure the SAC Gym and HSC Fitness Center ran smoothly through all of the planning phases of the SRC. He insured the transition from the SAC to the SRC went seamless (as well as the unexpected force closing of Humana Gym). Mr. Ramsey did all this while losing three facility supervisors over that time span. I just wanted to make sure he realized how much he is appreciated for all he has accomplished for our department, staff, and students (both workers and participants).”

David Hatfield, Intramural Sports I would like to recognize this individual because: “of the enormous amount of hard work and extra time Mr. Hatfield has given to the closing of the SAC Gym and opening of the new Student Recreation Center (SRC). David is such a caring and heartfelt person I’m sure it had to be rough for him to close down the SAC Gym as he was instrumental in its opening years ago. Given how much he cares for our department, it’s staff, and students, I’m sure he put twice as much of himself into the planning, preparation, and opening of the SRC. I know he spent countless hours going over the building blueprints (floor plans), equipment ordering (choosing between so many different vendors), and new student staffing. I hope he can be recognized for all he has given to this department as he cares so much for all of us. Thank you.”

John Smith, Intramural Sports I would like to recognize this individual because: “of the extra time John has put in with preparation of the new Student Recreation Centers opening. In addition to testing (and implementing) a new ID software for our users 8 months in advance of the SRC’s opening, spending countless hours fund-raising for the SRC, and continuing to fulfill his SAC Gym duties, John also took on overseeing the HSC Fitness center. Through all of this added responsibility he has remained his caring and helpful self when dealing with fellow staff, student workers, and our users.

Thanks for letting me give him a High Five!”

Debby Woodall, Intramural Sports I would like to recognize this individual because: “of all the extra time Debby spent in preparation for the new Student Recreation Centers opening.

While still the Director of the HSC Fitness Center she was assisting in ordering the strength/ cardio equipment for the SRC, organized the greatly expanded Fitness program for the SRC, and interviewing/selecting her new staff. She did all this with an obvious emphasis on the big picture of the future user’s of the SRC. I’m so glad for this avenue to thank her. Thank you.”

Bob Blake, Disability Resource Center “A huge High Five to Bob Blake for managing the accommodated exam program in the Disability Resource Center with utmost efficiency despite dozens of weather related revisions! Drat that pesky groundhog!!”

Submit your High Five recommendations here: https://louisville.edu/studentaffairs/staff/ department/staff/staffmain/form/student-affairshigh-five/

Kentucky Women in Leadership Symposium

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he 2014 Kentucky Women in Leadership Symposium was held on March 4 at Shelby Campus. Thanks to the Dean of Students Office and the Kentucky Diversity Council, the event provided an opportunity for our female student leaders to network with business professionals from across the Louisville area, and hear them address their personal challenges, failures, and successes as they climbed the corporate ladder. Thank you Morgan Cooksey, Elizabeth Delaney, Allie Funk, Monali Haldankar, Deja Jackson, Sydney Morton, Priska Ndege, Samantha Petter, Danielle Sander, and Tristan Smith for representing the University of Louisville!

Did You Know?

Ahasnew, interactive event calendar launched which will bring

information about UofL’s activities and events together in one easy-to-use package. The calendar, now live at http://events. louisville.edu, features images, directions to events, links to social media and more. You can view the events by type, date, campus, department, and even by audience (students, etc.)

This calendar will become the official events calendar for UofL and will take the place of the Student Events Calendar.

There is a place on the front page of the new calendar to submit events for listing.

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Reference Corner

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hree websites to keep handy. Click on the buttons here and then bookmark them on your web browser.

When you have events you want students to attend, be sure to submit them to be placed in the Student News, Student News and Events email and Digital TV. The Follow the Bird button will take you to the Student News and Events Facebook page. Feel free to “like” our page.

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Student Affairs

Mark Your Calendar 3/21 Coffee & Conversation, 9-10:30am, Career Center 3/28 Live Lunch – Kyle James Hauser, 12pm, Red Barn 3/29 Cardinal Camo Run 3/30 ACPA Conference 4/3 Career Expo, 11am-3pm, SAC East (Old IM Gym) 4/9 iCOUNT Event, 11:30am-1:30pm, Red Barn/West Plaza 4/11 Crawfish Boil, 5-8pm, Red Barn 4/17 Student Awards, 7-9pm, SAC MPR 4/18 Live Lunch – Heidi Howe, 12pm, Red Barn 4/22 Coffee & Conversation, 9-10am, Dean of Students office 4/27 Album Release Party, 5pm, Red Barn 5/8 Senior Day at the Downs 5/15 Coffee & Conversation, 9-10am, Student Rec Center 5/23 Classified Staff Retreat, 9am-2pm, 6/9 Coffee & Conversation, 8:30-9:30am, Counseling Center 7/10 Summer Academy

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Special Thanks

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hank you Pam Curtis, Heather Doiron, Glenn Gittings, Shirley Hardy, Ashley Hazen, Dr. Tom Jackson, Jr., Jeremy Johnson, Candace Lamb, Dr. Michael Mardis, Michelle Massey, Laura Mercer, Kathy Meyer, Frank Mianzo, Tim Moore, Julie Onnembo, Cathy Patus, Kathy Pendleton, Lee Ann Riffle, Brian Shelangoski, John Smith, Shannon Staten, Charisma Stigall, Rebekah Tillotson, Courtney Tipton, Jennifer Todden, Beverly Wolford, and all of those who helped produce this issue of Vibrations for your contributions to this newsletter.

The Student Affairs Vibrations newsletter is edited by Susie Cucura, Student Affairs Publications and Marketing Coordinator, susie.cucura@louisville.edu.

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