This year, the 19th Annual International Fashion Show takes place Jan. 29. Because of social distancing guidelines due to Covid-19, the show will go on without an in-person audience, instead being live streamed on and on . The only people in attendance will be organizers and participants.

“The show will occur just with the group of models and performers who signed up. It will be filmed in the Ballroom at the Student Activities Center and we will be using all of the space available to us in the SAC to social distance. Masks will be worn at all times as well,” said Lilah Kahloon, a junior psychology major who is chair of the Student Activities Board Diversity Committee, which organizes the event.

The show will be separated into six regions: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, Middle East.

“We have students from various cultural RSOs such as Black Student Union, African Student Union and Vietnamese Student Association to name a few,” Kahloon said.

The theme, “Revolution: It’s Not Over,” will be incorporated into every part of the show, Kahloon said, adding it emerged from a feeling that “we could not put on the show without addressing the state of the world we have been living in.”

“It seems like the demand for global change is stronger now than ever. Watching the ongoing protests for Breonna Taylor and the Black Lives Matter movement as a whole, we wanted to address the ideas of revolutions and how students, like those at UofL, can often be seen at their forefront,” she said.

The show’s poster features an image of hands holding up the Earth, a powerful symbol meant to convey that people have the power to change the world they live in, Kahloon said.

Kahloon said there will be about 65 models in the show and eight dance performances.

Because anyone around the world can watch this year’s show, UofL students have the opportunity to demonstrate to an unlimited audience “the joy they have for celebrating their culture with others,” Dean of Students Michael Mardis told WHAS11 .

The show begins airing at 7 p.m. Jan. 29.��

Departmental and individual award winners are listed in full below. Congratulations, Cards!��

Department Awards

DRC Student of the Year: Sierra Stewart��

ACC Top Six For Service Awards: Kim Dil, Rachel Florek, Jazmine Jones, MaKenzie Kelley, Ainsley Mattingly and Emmaline Wuensch��

Adult Learner Awards: Enisha King, Jessica Gardner, Dr. Simona Bertacco,��Dr. Andrew McCart and��Chelsea Wicks

Outstanding Metropolitan College Student Award:��Casandra Hernandez,��Jackson Jones IV, Elianis Rodriguez

A&S Peer Advisor of the Year:��Carley Brueckner

A&S Peer Advisor Rookie of the Year:��DeAsia King

Most Outstanding Gen 101 Teaching Assistant:��Rahaf Alrefai

Most Outstanding Orientation Peer Advisor:��Gabrielle Mabra

Campus Housing Desk Staff Member of the Year: Steven Miritello

Campus Housing Facilities Student Staff Member of the Year: Ty Corbin��

Campus Housing Resident Assistant Leader of the Year: Brooke Armenta��

Campus Housing Office Assistant of the Year:��Bobby Siefert

Campus Housing Conference Assistant of the Year: Victoria Sims

International Student and Scholar Center Award:��Ruth Echiejile, Seyda Muratova, Olalekan Olakitan Olowo, Thuy Trang Do, Sabina Chertmanova

2020 Student Awards

CCU Outstanding Sophomore Student Award:��Eli Cooper, Ugonna Okorie

CCU Outstanding Junior Student Award:��Madelyn Carek, Emma Lawson, Julie Nwosu, Kayla Payne

CCU Outstanding Senior Student Award:��Rita Ackah, Praneeth Goli, Cheyenne Richardson

CCU Outstanding Student Awards for Graduate and Professional Students:��Yomna Amer, Jade Montanez Chatman, Shakeyrah Elmore, Joseph Lee Holland, Samantha Mackenzie, Preston Simmons

Spirit of Service (Individual): Eli Cooper��

Social Justice and Inclusion Award (Individual): Cheyenne Richardson��

Social Justice and Inclusion Award (Student Group or Organization):��Alpha Phi Sigma,��Lambda Alpha Epsilon

Collaboration Award for Student Groups with University Departments:��Student Activities Board, Louisville Alumni

Collaboration Award for Two or More Student Groups:��Black Student Nurses Association,��The Society of Porter Scholars��

Outstanding Academic/����ֱ�� Program:��“Justice And Music (J.A.M.),” sponsored by Lambda Alpha Epsilon & Alpha Phi Sigma

Outstanding Cultural Program:��“Jalsa” sponsored by Indian Student Organization

Outstanding New Program:��“Flourish Your YOU-niverse” sponsored by the Student Activities Board

Outstanding Program of the Year:��“ASEZ Crime Prevention Forum: Reduce Crime Together” sponsored by ASEZ_UofL

Outstanding Student Employee Award:��Dacia Berry – Testing Services, Erin Coppola – VP Student Affair,��Joi Harbison -Dean of Students,��Eriqc Lumzy – SPHIS Undergraduate Student Services,��Kat Stierle – Intramurals,��Dilishia Thomas – Student Involvement��

Advisor of the Year:��Samantha Mackenzie – Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity

Outstanding New Organization of the Year:��Exposure Photography Club

Student Organization of the Year Under 50 Members:��Black Student Nurses Association

Student Organization of the Year 50+ Members:��American Society of Civil Engineers

Cardinal Award of Excellence:��Rita Ackah

Fraternity and Sorority Life Awards

Additionally, the Fraternity and Sorority Life Awards were held in late March. Winners were also acknowledged on social media and are listed below.��

Academic Achievement

• GPA above the All Women’s Average:��Chi Omega, Delta Zeta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Delta, Phi Sigma Rho, Sigma Kappa��
• GPA above the All Men’s Average:��Alpha Tau Omega, Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Triangle
• Highest GPA in Council:��Phi Delta Theta, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Kappa Delta��

Chapter Awards

• Cardinal Credentials:��Delta Zeta
• Outstanding Risk Prevention and Accountability:��Phi Delta Theta, Alpha Omicron Pi
• Outstanding Member Development:��Pi Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Alpha Omicron Pi
• Outstanding Philanthropy:��Pi Kappa Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Alpha Omicron Pi
• Outstanding Communication and Branding:��Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Kappa Delta
• Outstanding Community Engagement:��Pi Kappa Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Sigma Kappa
• Outstanding Campus Program:��Sigma Phi Epsilon, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Kappa Delta
• Outstanding Interfraternal Relations:��Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Delta Zeta
• Outstanding Alumni Engagement:��Pi Kappa Phi, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Alpha Omicron Pi

Individual Awards

• Chapter Advisor of the Year:��Samantha MacKenzie
• Servant Leader of the Year:��Alex Elias
• New Member of the Year:��Hunter West, Manu Nair
• Senior of the Year:��Lizzie Glass, Dylan Haas
• Council Officer of the Year:��Kendall Shook
• Chapter President of the Year:��Brooke Shields, Antonio Burgess
• Sorority Woman of the Year:��Emily Rich
• Fraternity Man of the Year:��Ethan Sammons

Cardinal Awards

Finally, the Cardinal Awards (formerly Mr. and Ms. Cardinal) were presented in early March to Kendra Ford, a senior chemical engineering major with a minor in criminal justice and mathematics, and Praneeth Goli, a senior chemistry major with minors in philosophy and biology, have been presented with the Cardinal Awards.

The Cardinal Awards are presented by UofL’s Student Activities Board and is based on academic excellence, co-curricular activities and service to the university. .��

Five films will be shown on Thursdays and Saturdays on the UofL Belknap Campus in Floyd Theater, Swain Student Activities Center, 2100 S. Floyd St.; the Floyd Theater also will screen the 1980s cult film “Boy Meets Girl” Feb. 19. In partnership, the Speed Cinema, 2035 S. Third St., will feature two French films – an animated tale and a restored classic in the detective Jules Maigret series – as part of its Free Owsley Sundays. All have English subtitles.

“With our partners, we are delighted to offer a nice mix of three classic and five recent films that represent a great variety of cinema genres, including comedy, social drama, business thriller and animated movie,” said Matthieu Dalle, festival director and associate professor of French.

The UofL Floyd Theater schedule includes:

• “The Outsider,” financial drama, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Jan. 31 and 2 p.m. Feb. 2
• “Peppermint Soda,” coming-of-age piece, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 7 and 2 p.m. Feb. 9
• “Gaspard at the Wedding,” romance, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 14 and 2 p.m. Feb. 16
• “Boy Meets Girl,” romantic drama, 8 p.m. Feb. 19
• “The Workshop,” social drama, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 21 and 2 p.m. Feb. 23
• “The Sweet Escape,” comedy, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 28 and 2 p.m. March 2

The Speed Cinema schedule includes:

• “Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case,” crime drama, 12:30 p.m. Feb. 17
• “The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales,” animated fantasy adventure, 1 p.m. Feb. 24.

The festival is a collaboration of UofL’s French section of the classical and modern languages department and the Student Activities Board. Partners include UofL’s Film Liberation Unit student group, Speed Art Museum Cinema and Louisville Children’s Film Festival.

The 5 p.m. Thursday screenings will include post-film discussions with UofL professors and other local experts on films and French-speaking cultures. Paid parking is at UofL’s Floyd Street and Speed Art Museum garages. .��

Next week, on March 7, Miguel will bring his “War & Leisure” tour to the Louisville Palace, courtesy of UofL’s Student Activities Board. The concert, produced by Production Simple, starts at 7:30 p.m.

After a 15-plus-year hiatus, SAB began hosting concerts again in 2013 when it promoted then-rising star Kendrick Lamar at the Palace Theater. The artist has since gone on to win 11 Grammy Awards.

The new concert initiative began with its inclusion in the SGA 2020 Plan and an increase of funding to the SGA and SAB in 2013. More than 15 year prior, the SAB would occasionally host concerts at the Red Barn and other venues, but rising costs ended those concerts until SAB received the funding increase, according to Stuart Neff, SAB’s coordinator for special projects.

Since Kendrick Lamar’s performance, SAB has brought in Craig Campbell, Randy Houser, Chance the Rapper, Jeremih, Matt and Kim, Rae Sremmurd, The White Reapers, Waka Flocka Flame, Migos and Cherub. A wide range of supporting acts have opened these shows.

Sophomore Maddie Offenberger, vice chair of SAB’s concert committee, said planning for the concert began in early November, once SAB’s Homecoming show was over. Concert planning meetings have been held once a week – facilitated by Offenberger and concert chair Evan Tomlinson – and have been open to the student body.

Committee meetings are held to brainstorm artists, look at budgets, plan marketing efforts and more.

“We have our hands in the process every step of the way: we brainstorm artists with our committee, cross-reference sources to see if the artist is attainable with our budget, reach out to a local promoter who then reaches out to the artist’s agent, and then work through a contractual process as a group in order to book the show. We then market the event on and off campus to make sure everyone knows about it and gets excited,” she said.

Offenberger said the concert committee receives plenty of student feedback and input. In addition to hosting open meetings, the SAB also generates surveys to get concert planning input.

“We chose to have Miguel for our spring concert because he fits in a genre (R&B/hip-hop/rap) that many different populations of students here tend to like and that has given us successful turnouts in the past,” Offenberger said.

About 1,800 people are expected to attend the March 7 show. Offenberger said she is a big fan of Miguel and is excited to see him perform. However, she is most looking forward to witnessing all of SAB’s hard work coming to fruition.

“We have spent many hours coordinating with lots of different people to program an event that we know students will love and that will bring some positive light and energy to our campus,” she said. “There’s no better feeling than watching hard work pay off, especially when it’s your own hard work.”

More information about Miguel’s March 7 performance is .

Joseph Holland, a senior on the committee, said the idea behind the event, which included��yoga, music and lunch, was to “give women on campus a chance to connect with the groups on campus and in the community that are women-led and women-empowered that can help them achieve their goals and dreams.”

The week, which includes a number of other events, culminates in a keynote speech by Kathrine Switzer, the famed first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon, on Oct. 26. Her speech is free and open to the public. Switzer is now recognized as an iconic athlete, sports and social advocate, author and Emmy award-winning television commentator. Her��talk is titled,��

Holland said the Diversity Committee started working on the idea of Empowerment Week in the summer, as they realized they didn’t have any female-centric programming.

“We wanted to empower and educate men and women on campus on issues of gender equality and encourage conversations about that,” said Holland. “We really wanted to create a platform to champion women’s rights.”�� ��

Holland, who is a double major in bio-medical science and political science, said the committee is hopeful the week becomes a flagship event.

to see more photos from the Women’s Resource Fair.

After all, Ruben himself is a molecular biologist with a PhD. His satirical approach to surviving the low points of post-baccalaureate education is the reason UofL’s Graduate Student Council, partnered with the Student Activities Board, booked him for a performance on campus next Friday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. in Strickler Hall.��

“We understand graduate school is difficult and want to provide UofL grad students with an opportunity to relax and have some fun. People can look forward to comedy about life in grad school as told from a man who has experienced it himself,” said Kelsey Kaht, VP of External Affairs for the GSC and a chemistry PhD candidate.��

Kaht added that this show fits the GSC’s objectives of providing “social reimbursement” for graduate students.��

“Many students will have difficulties getting through this time in school. It can be very intense. This is just a way to offer a break and to boost morale,” she said. “His humor and his subject-matter is something we can all relate to, which makes it more fun. It’s very applicable.”��

There will be a book signing with Ruben after his free show.��

In addition to authoring “Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to go to Grad School,” Ruben is also co-host of “Outrageous Acts of Science” on the Science Channel, and has been a featured guest on the Food Network, Travel Channel, Weather Channel,��NPR and more.��

More information about next Friday’s event is available on the

The festival explores French and French-speaking cultures through a variety of genres.�� Some films will be shown on the��Belknap Campus, and, in partnership, the Speed Cinema at the Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. Third St., will feature four classic French films as part of its Free Owsley Sundays.

At UofL, the films will be shown in Floyd Theater of the Swain Student Activities Center, 2100 S. Floyd St. The 5 p.m. Thursday screenings will include post-film discussions with UofL and other local experts on French-speaking cultures and film studies. Film descriptions, speakers��and trailers are .��

The UofL Floyd Theater schedule includes:

• “Being 17,” 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 2 and 2 p.m. Feb. 3
• “A Kid,” 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 9 and 2 p.m. Feb. 10
• “School of Babel,” 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 16 and 2 p.m. Feb. 17
• “Things to Come,” 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 23 and 2 p.m. Feb. 24.

The Speed Cinema schedule includes:

• “Rififi,” 12:30 p.m. Feb. 5
• “Elevator to the Gallows,” 12:30 p.m. Feb. 12
• “Hiroshima, Mon Amour,” 12:30 p.m. Feb. 19
• “The Battle of Algiers,” 12:30 p.m. Feb. 26.

Festival sponsors are UofL’s classical and modern languages department, Student Activities Board, Commonwealth Center for the Humanities and Society and Liberal Studies Project; and the Speed Art Museum.

Photo provided by a New Wave Films press release.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 14 and the live broadcast starts at noon. UofL students and employees can attend free of charge, but they need valid UofL IDs for entry.

The University of Louisville Students Activities Board and the Red Barn Alumni Association sponsor the show.

SAB will have a free lunch for attendees.��A limited number of seats are reserved for pre-registered Louisville Public Media members. Remaining seats are first come, first served.

The Villebillies formed in 2000 as a group of loosely-related musicians and MCs to collaborate. The group’s music is a mix of rap, hooks and harmonies. Their new album, “Holy Water” will be released on Oct. 14.

Since 2009, SAB has partnered with the radio station to host a few “Live Lunch” broadcasts at the Red Barn each year.��“Live Lunch” is a weekly concert produced by WFPK. The program features local acts or groups that are in town for performances later the evening of the broadcast.��