CHS Announcements

Calendar of Events

February 15		College Meeting CTW 216 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
February 18		CSD Division Faculty Meeting 214B 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
February 18		Administrative Council Dean's Conference Room 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
February 18		PAS Admissions Committee 205A 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
February 25		Clinical Sciences Department Meeting CTW 219 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
February 25		Division Directors & Administrators Meeting CTW 214B 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
February 25		CSD Division Faculty Meeting 214B 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
February 25		PAS Program Meeting CTW 216 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
February 25		Administrative Council Dean's Conference Room 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
February 27		AT MSL Lab Meeting 214B 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Note: More dates can be found on the CHS Sharepoint Calendar

Muscle Forum

Date	February 21, 2013
Time	11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Speaker	Campbell Lab
Topic	Biophysics Update
Location	MS505

Nutritional Sciences Seminar Series

Date	February 20
Time	8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
Speaker	Rolf Cravens, PhD Professor, Dept. of Molecular & Biomedical Phamacology University of Kentucky (Shuxia Wang, PhD)
Topic	Sigma 2 receptor: an intra-cellular receptor linked to metabolism, cancer signaling and autophagy
Location	CTW 411

Don't forget to check for updates on The Staff Voice. Announcements made frequently.

The annual Physical Therapy Career Fair will be held on Friday, Feb. 22 from 9:30-12:00 in the CTW Building throughout the first and second floors. There will be 48 physical therapy companies and healthcare facilities in attendance. Most of these facilities provide clinical education to CHS PT students. During the afternoon the third year PT students will interview with facilities of their choosing. For more information contact Leslie Simpson at leslie.simpson2@uky.edu or 218-0591.

Gilson Capilouto will lead an education abroad trip to Israel May 7-31. Clinical Experience in Communication Sciences and Disorders in Israel will expose students to healthcare delivery in Israel as it relates to speech-language-hearing services. They will identify and examine the cultural differences that influence SLP clinical service delivery in Israel. Click here for a flier to share with students.

The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) will provide in 2013 up to $15,000 in seed money for one new interdisciplinary research project that focuses on health and rehabilitation. The aims of the project and the investigators who work on it must represent more than one discipline (from within or external to a specific university). More information is posted under the heading Interdisciplinary Research Award in the Breaking News section in the middle column of the homepage at www.asahp.org.

One item in the program description that appears on the homepage needs to be changed. Applications should NOT be sent to anybody at the ASAHP office. Instead, ALL INQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS should be sent to the grant review chairperson: Christopher Ingersoll at c.d.ingersoll@cmich.edu.

The deadline for applying is March 15, 2013.

Priorities for the Research Award are as follows:

Position new scholars to seek larger extramural grants.

Align with priorities of leading extramural agencies (e.g., NIH, AHRQ, CDC).

Address translational, outcomes, and comparative effectiveness research.

The Hall of Fame and Student Recognition Dinner will be held on Thursday, March 21st at Baptist Health (formerly Central Baptist Hospital) Education Center. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the program will start at 6:00 p.m. If you plan to attend, please RSVP by March 7th at bit.ly/ZtCNGd. If you have any questions, please contact Keturah Taylor at Keturah.taylor@uky.edu or 218.0479.

The University of Kentucky Program in Communication Sciences & Disorders is currently undergoing an accreditation review by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and will host a site visit with a CAA site visit team on February 21 & 22, 2013.

As a part of the accreditation review, the Communication Sciences & Disorders Program will hold an open, public meeting on February 21st at 4:15 p.m. in Room 127 (“Commons”) of the Charles T. Wethington Building located at 900 S. Limestone Street on UK’s campus. This event allows for public comment about the program.

We encourage all interested individuals to attend. For more information, please call 859-218-0493 or email meredith.lovelace@uky.edu. A copy of the Standards for Accreditation and/or the CAA Policy on Public Comment may be obtained by contacting the Accreditation Office at the American Speech- Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, MD 20850, calling ASHA’s Action Center at 800-498-2071, or accessing the documents on ASHA’s Web site.

If you have questions, please contact Meredith Houlihan by email or call 218-0570.

It is time for faculty to begin preparing their 2013-2014 Distribution of Effort Forms. All faculty should have received an email with the DOE Memo outlining the timeline (PDF) and Instructions for the DOE Calculation Worksheet (PDF). New faculty members should download a blank DOE Calculation Worksheet from the link below. Returning faculty members should use the final copy of the work sheet provided to your division directors last year and make corrections/updates as necessary.

The forms will also be located on the Academic Affairs website under the Distribution of Effort tab.

If you have questions, please contact Phyllis Nash at pnash@uky.edu or 218-0570.

All staff should please save the date for CHS Staff Retreat to be held March 11, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. More information to follow. Please contact Kristie Bruner with any questions.

The Fourth Annual Conference on Meeting the Therapy Needs of Infants, Toddlers and Children with Disabilities in Rural Communities will be held on Saturday, March 9 at CHS. This conference focuses on serving the needs of rural occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists who desire increased competency in the provision of evidence-based practice service delivery and increased understanding of diversity issues for infants, toddlers and children with disabilities in early intervention or school-based settings.

The major focus of this conference is on the intersection of Policy, Advocacy, and the Best Practice of Related Services Personnel. A summary and the specific objectives for each session are provided in the conference schedule.

Click here for more information and to access the registration form.

University Announcements

Judicial Conversation Series

UK College of Law invites you to a series of thoughtful and engaging interactions between members of Kentucky's highest court and students preparing for a career in law. Each forum will take place in the courtroom at the College of Law. Click here for a schedule of presentations or visit www.law.uky.edu. Contact Amanda DeBord with any questions.

Sarah Bennett Holmes Award

Nominations for the Sarah Bennett Holmes Award are being accepted until February 21, 2013. Nomination forms are available at http://www.uky.edu/womensforum/nominate.html .

Created by the UK Women’s Forum, the Sarah Bennett Holmes Awards have been among the most esteemed recognitions bestowed at the University of Kentucky. The award recognizes two female UK employees, one faculty member and one staff member, for their contributions to issues that affect women at UK and across the commonwealth. For more information, visit http://www.uky.edu/womensforum/SBH.html.

All nominees will be recognized during the annual Sarah Bennett Holmes Awards luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 7,in the Frank Harris Grand Ballroom of the Student Center. Luncheon reservations are open until Friday, March 1.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Heidi Morrow or Keturah Taylor in the Business Office.

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