Students Attend ACC Leadership Symposium

Spencer Scruggs, Monali Haldankar, Adam Knecht and Travone Taylor were part of University of Louisville’s first visit to the ACC Student Leadership Symposium along with Pam Curtis, Office of Civic Engagement, Leadership and Service, who served as advisor on the trip.  Though UofL attended ACCSLS prior to their actual participation in the ACC, we were welcomed with open arms and our students fit in right away.

The ACCSLS has only existed as a program for seven years.  Its mission is to develop a community of ACC undergraduate students who understand the relationship between global and local issues and work to create innovative initiatives that advance students’ capacity for global leadership.  Each year the host school selects a theme for the conference around the Social Change Model.  This year’s theme was civic engagement and last year it was water.  Schools take turns hosting and there is a schedule up to 2019 already created.

Our students made meaningful connections with students from several other ACC schools as they worked in teams over the weekend to design a response to a social issue they were passionate about.  Our own, Tra Taylor’s team won the competition with a great presentation about the issue of equity.  Though only slightly distracted by a basketball game on Saturday evening our students had an overall amazing experience and will help recruit attendees for next year’s symposium at University of Miami on February 21 – 23.

Final Four Service Project

Dr. Tom Jackson at the Final Four Service Project in Atlanta. Dr. Jackson is with UofL alum and former Resident Assistant Jason Meriwether who is Vice President for Student Affairs at Fisk University. Check out more picture at our Flickr page
Check out the video from the 2013 Final Four Service Project. The four schools in the final four came together with Hands On Atlanta to help sort and package clothing and supplies for homeless families in the city.

Final Four Service Project

The University of Louisville is proud to partner with the University of Michigan, Syracuse University and Wichita State University in a cooperative community service project this year in Atlanta during the Men’s NCAA Final Four.

We will be working to distribute clothing and essential supplies to homeless men, women, and children in Atlanta. Volunteers will be sorting and packaging supplies that will later be distributed to homeless families in Atlanta. Through the help of the organization Hands On Atlanta we will be working with Lift Up Atlanta and also proudly partnering with WNBA team Atlanta Dream, home to former U of L star Angel McCoughtry. Lift Up Atlanta is committed to helping the homeless and feeding the hungry.

The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 6, 2013 for more information contact Glenn Gittings at glenn.gittings@louisville.edu 502.852.6937.

Receptions at ACPA and NASPA

The Student Affairs profession places value on the interaction and professional development opportunities afforded through the national organizations of American College Personnel Association (ACPA) and Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA). With both ACPA and NASPA occurring in March, our Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Tom Jackson hosted institutional receptions at both conferences.  At ACPA in Las Vegas, UofL Student Affairs co-hosted the reception with UK and CPAK.  At NASPA in Orlando, UofL Student Affairs co-hosted the reception with UK.

Both receptions at ACPA and NASPA allowed alumni, current and former staff, and friends of the university to mingle with alumni and network with fellow higher education professionals from the University of Louisville that are working both here at UofL and at institutions across the nation and the globe.  The receptions featured some well known UofL Higher Education professionals and faculty including: Dr. Edward Hammond who is a former UofL Vice President of Student Affairs and current President at Fort Hayes State University; Dr. Bridgette Pregliasco, current UofL faculty member in the Higher Education Program in CEHD and former UofL Assistant Vice President of Student Life; and Dr. Michael Cuyjet, current UofL faculty member and Acting Department Chair of the College Student Personnel Program in CEHD

Check out more photos from the receptions:

NASPA - http://www.flickr.com/photos/studentaffairs/sets/72157633111500414/
ACPA -  http://www.flickr.com/photos/studentaffairs/sets/72157632973647040/

New Student Recreation Center Brochure

Check out the new Student Recreation Center brochure designed by Susie Cucura and Glenn Gittings. The brochure will be used as part of our  discussions with potential donors and community partners.

Spring Break Service Trips

Many UofL students are giving up their traditional spring break trips this year to participate in a week of volunteer service. The Division of Student Affairs is sponsoring alternative spring break trips to New Orleans, Belize, and Trinidad and Tobago this semester. Students will  get to experience a new culture and impact the local community where they are volunteering. All groups are maintaining blogs during their trips - check them out to see what they have been doing this week.

Belize group Blog

Trinidad group Blog

New Orleans group Blog

Career Development Center at HSC

 

The Career Development staff have a satellite office on the Health Science Campus.   Staff spent at least one day a week - more as appointments require- working with the students on that campus. For more information about programs and services offered through the Career Development Center check out their website.