University of Louisville Magazine

FALL 2011

The University of Louisville Alumni Magazine: for alumni, faculty, staff, students and anyone that is a UofL Cardinal fan.

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Ekstrom Library's west-facing entrance pavilion and expansive green lawn provide the perfect spot for students to mingle, study and enjoy the weather. With more than 1,100 trees on 309 acres, Belknap Campus offers expansive green space for outdoor campus life. It is not unusual to see professors and students in an "outdoor classroom." Intellectual transformation A vital university draws nourishment from both strategic and organic change. Plant the seeds of success, nurture the crop and witness the cross-pollination and yields. Nowhere is that more true than in the College of Arts and Sciences, where record numbers of post-graduate scholarships and soaring graduation rates have shown the promise of poli- cies enacted on students' behalf. Some examples: – Ensuring that every academic major offered continues through at least the master's level – Tripling the number of student advisers available for tutoring and academic and career development – Expanding the college's honors program so talented students can attend smaller and more-intensive classes to slake their thirst for learning – Adding 50 full-time faculty positions to keep pace with benchmark universities and rely less on part-time teachers to lead crucial foundation courses – Developing long-range plans for every department in the college, aligned with both A&S;'s vision for the future and the university's greater goals "Someone who attended UofL in the '80s who brought their children here now would really notice the difference," 18|LOUISVILLE.EDU said Dr. J. Blaine Hudson, dean of A&S; since 2004. "The look of the campus, the faculty and the variety of course offerings: Students get a lot more individualized attention. There are more activities and enrichment. If students want to live on campus, they have more opportunities than they did before. When we have alumni come back, they're amazed at this transformation." One shift Hudson takes particular pride in is increasing the college's global outreach. A&S; has added Chinese and Arabic languages; and Middle East and Islamic and Latin American and Latino Studies. It also has expanded its study abroad program. "To get students out in the larger world is a critical part of their education," said Hudson, who aims for every A&S; graduate to spend time learning in another country. "We always talk about how study abroad is a life-changing experience, but all you have to do is ask the students after they've gone on these international trips and they are our best ambassadors." Louisville native Ellie Nolan embodies that descrip- tion. To get to UofL, she had to walk just two blocks from duPont Manual High School. But she has since leaped miles beyond. The senior liberal studies major has literally traveled the world to enrich her education, spending time

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