September 2012
Table of Contents 1. New Initiative for Career Development Center 2. Student Outreach Uniting Louisville Outstripped Past Years’ Attendance
3. SAC East Renovation Project 4. Student Recreation Center Update 5. Student Affairs Communication 6. A Glimpse of Summer Academy 7. 2012 SON Award Winners 8. Summer Picnic Fun 9. Intramurals Pilots New On-line Sign-up 10. First ISLP Trip to Croatia 11. Parents Association Welcome Tents at Move-In 12. Louisville Hall Renovations 13. There’s a Good Reason to Submit News and Events for
Publicity in the Weekly Email 14. RSO and Involvement Fairs Draw Record Number of Students 15. Summer Time is Camp Time! 16. TRIO Staff Prepared to Stay Dry During the Storm! 17. 2013 Panhellenic Sorority Breaks Record 18. IFC Hosts New Events to Promote Fraternity Membership 19. SGA Honors Two Student Affairs Staff Members 20. Did You Know… 21. Keeley Copridge on the Cover 22. Glenn Gittings Participates in Open Walls Exhibit 23. Welcome New Staff Members 24. High Fives 25. UofL Says Good-bye to Molly Smith 26. DATES To Remember
New Initiative for Career Development Center
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ards Career Navigator took off with a bang this year, as the Career Development Center introduced the new initiative for Freshman Orientation 2012. Developed as an assessment and resource tool for incoming freshman, Cards Career Navigator assist students in discovering and applying their skills, values, and interests toward their individualized career development goals. Through these assessments, students will acquire the tools needed to accurately select their major, identify related occupations within the major, and gather profession specific resources. All incoming freshman were required to take the assessment before attending Orientation and later attended a presentation regarding the services they would receive in the coming year. This is terrific joint venture with Academic Advising. It is anticipated that Cards Career Navigator will change the way that student’s design and navigate in their career development while at the University of Louisville.
Student Outreach Uniting Louisville Outstripped Past Years’ Attendance
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n Saturday August 18, 2012, as part of Welcome Week, the Office of Civic Engagement, Leadership and Service along with First Year Initiatives held the annual SOUL (Student Outreach Uniting Louisville) Service event. Twenty-three community agencies as well as the UL Dance Marathon group put 500 of our students to work on important projects around our city and the campus. 100 upper-class students volunteered to work with the program to help it run smoothly, and 30 University staff and faculty led volunteer teams and helped get everyone checked in. During the service, students were painting classrooms, mulching trees, making cards for kids, building wagons, sorting donations and much much more. Due to the unexpected attendance this year, there were over 200 students who wanted to participate, but all the available service spots had filled up. They were each encouraged to get involved in the many other events coming up over the semester.