According to Jeanine Triplett, president of the University Club’s board of directors, club members can expect a top-notch food and beverage menu under the direction of Executive Chef Eric Morris, who most recently worked at Wiltshire on Market. Further, services provided by Creative Dining Services, a national dining and hospitality consulting firm, will bring more quality to the University Club experience.

“We want to offer something that is not available on UofL’s campus in terms of atmosphere and service for those who eat and host events at the club,” said Triplett.

In 2021, the club underwent several renovations to furniture, lighting and décor. Future plans involve adding more UofL artwork to the hallways and enhancing the courtyard area.

University Club services include access to special member events, such as the June 14 National Bourbon Day experience. The club is also available for private events with individual event space capacities ranging from 24 to 200 people.

With about 700 members, the University Club is one of only 53 similar type clubs located on university campuses. The club is not a unit of the University of Louisville nor does UofL have control over its operations, and the club’s finances are not tied to the university. However, given the strong relationship the club shares with the university, one representative from the university’s president’s office and one representative from the alumni office serve on the club’s 17-member board of directors.

“I believe that having such a club elevates the image of the university and can be a selling point when recruiting faculty and staff members to Louisville,” said Triplett. “We are fortunate to have a place on campus where faculty, staff, alumni and university friends can come together to socialize and celebrate family, life and university events. The atmosphere of the club provides so many opportunities for individuals to feel more connected with UofL.”

University of Louisville President Kim Schatzel echoed Triplett’s sentiments.

“I talked to a lot of people who shared so many stories about the University Club’s importance,” said Schatzel at the May 17 grand reopening event. “This club means so much to the people on campus – a great place for people to gather and strengthen our sense of community.”

Monthly University Club membership dues are $15 for Lunch Club, $25 for non-resident alumni, $30 for UofL faculty, staff and retirees and $50 for alumni, parents of students and friends.

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The majority opted to continue to pay. Today, that loyalty has paid off.

The University Club reopened in September with a new catering partner, Aramark, which also provided $350,000 to replace worn carpet and furniture, redecorate and give the inside of the building a fresh coat of paint.

And while the pandemic’s latest victim – the supply chain – has delayed some of the new décor, the University Club is already hosting catered events, serving lunch along with a new menu of pub dinners and is offering Thanksgiving take-out meals.

“Slowly but surely, we’re getting all the pieces back in place,” said University Club President Jeanine Triplett. “We were able to open again because everyone stayed with us.”

The club is waiving initiation fees to encourage more to join. A partial membership costs $15 monthly and entitles the member to dine in for lunch or a dinner in the pub. Other levels allow members to host private events with no rental costs. All members can participate in members-only events, such as Trivia Night.

“This is the place where people connect,” said longtime member Brian Buford, UofL’s executive director for university culture and employee success. “When you’re a young professional and you’re trying to find your way and establish yourself in your career, making those personal connections is really important. And so for the small price of membership, a lot of really valuable things happen here, a lot of important meetings happen here, conversations. I can think of so many times over the years that big transitions in my life or big moments in my career really happened over conversations here at the club.”

Matt Willinger, executive director of UofL Alumni, said the club is also great for recreation, especially for keeping tabs on the Cardinals when they’re on the road.

“Whether you’re coming down to campus to meet somebody for lunch or whether you’re joining a group of friends or family for a game to watch here at night, they’ve got a little bit to offer for everybody, no matter what you’re into,” Willinger said. “It’s just a great gathering place and the central location here in the middle of campus makes it really easy for everyone.”

Another longtime member, former UofL basketball player Phillip Bond, called the club the “best kept secret in town,” especially because of its variety of good food.

“I guarantee that you would enjoy it,” he said.

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The College of Arts and Sciences and the Liberal Studies Project offer the monthly Meet the Professor series to highlight the college’s research and cultural offerings.

The Thursday luncheon talks begin at noon in the University Club. Reservations are required, with $15 payment by check. To reserve a spot, contact Janna Tajibaeva via email by the Monday before each event. Here are the fall 2018 semester talks:

• Sept. 6: “Latest from the Proximity Orbits of Juno at Jupiter and Cassini at Saturn,” Timothy Dowling, physics and astronomy professor. The scientist will discuss the solar system’s two largest planets, showing recent images of giant windstorms and folded jet streams, updating on Jupiter’s interior and examining evidence about Saturn’s famous rings.
• Oct. 4: “Cracking Up: Laughter without Humor in 20th Century Philosophy and Literature,” Frances McDonald, English assistant professor. She will talk about how several artists and philosophers considered laughter eruptive, irrational and contagious rather than a traditional human response to humor.
• Nov. 1: “Epidemics, Pandemics and Now Syndemics: Lessons from Tuberculosis and Leprosy in Medieval Europe,” Fabian Crespo, anthropology assistant professor. He will talk about a modern look at the interconnectedness of infectious diseases in human evolution.
• Dec. 6: “Spain’s Reconquista: Fact and Fiction,” Gregory Hutcheson, classical and modern languages associate professor. Revisiting 1492 as Spain reclaimed the Iberian peninsula from Muslim rule, Hutcheson will examine the complex realities behind some of the reconquest’s touchstones, such as patron saint St. James the Moorslayer and epic hero The Cid.

The College of Arts and Sciences and the Liberal Studies Project host the monthly Meet the Professor series to highlight the college’s research and cultural offerings.

This��semester’s��talks are:

Sept. 7:��“Attending to What Remains: Public Memory at Louisville’s Cave Hill Cemetery,” Stephen Schneider, English associate professor. He will discuss the cemetery’s memorial landscape that has become a museum of municipal history dedicated to notables ranging from Louisville’s first mayor to Muhammad Ali.

��Oct. 5:��“Pipe Politics, Contested Waters: Embedded Infrastructures of Millennial Mumbai,” Lisa Bjorkman, urban and public affairs assistant professor. She will talk about the deterioration of the Indian city’s water-delivery system despite economic growth and development and its social, political and hydraulic effects.

Nov. 2:��“How to Tame a Fox and Build a Dog,” Lee Dugatkin, biology professor. Drawing on his 2017 book title, the science historian will share the story of lead scientist Lyudmila Trut and a research team in Siberia that for six decades has been domesticating silver foxes to replay the evolution of dogs in real time.

Dec. 7:��“Using Technology to Develop Novel Treatments for Eating Disorders,” Cheri Levinson, psychological and brain sciences assistant professor. The director of UofL’s new Eating Anxiety Treatment (EAT) laboratory and clinic will talk about the deadliest of mental illnesses and discuss her ongoing research to develop novel interventions to treat the disorders.

The Thursday luncheon talks begin at noon in the University Club. Reservations are required, with $15 payment by check. To reserve a spot, contact Janna Tajibaeva via email or 502-852-2247 no later than the Monday before each event.

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In a presentation titled, “Beyond Recovery: Using Physical Therapy as a Springboard for Health and Wellness,” three presenters – all physical therapists and faculty from Bellarmine University – first will explore how physical therapists traditionally have provided services in response to injury and illness with a rehabilitative focus.

Then, noting shifting values on prevention, wellness, fitness and optimal aging – and how physical therapists are uniquely positioned to provide consultation and evaluation for older adults seeking optimal health and function – the panelists will share their vision for integrating annual physical therapy exams into routine care and address the benefits of tracking functional outcomes vital to healthy aging.��

The event��is April 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University Club, 200 E. Brandeis Ave. Doors open at 11:30 with the presentation beginning at noon. Admission is $25 per person and includes lunch. Reservations are by Thursday, April 6.

The panelists each work and study at the intersection of aging issues and physical therapy:

• Sonja Bareiss, PT, PhD, MPT, is an associate professor of physical therapy and teaches Neuroscience, Anatomy, Pain Neuroscience, and Biophysical Agents. Her research interests are in the area of pain following central nervous system injury and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease.
• Dennis Lesch, PT, GCS, is an associate professor of physical therapy and teaches Acute Care, Gerontology, Adult Neurological Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Techniques. He is the director of the Bellarmine University and Kindred Rehabilitation Geriatric Residency, which is one of just 15 accredited post-doctoral geriatric physical therapy residency programs in the United States.
• Beth Quinn, PT, MPT, GCS, is an instructor of physical therapy and teaches Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy, Acute Care, Gerontology and is the Associate Director of Clinical ����ֱ�� at Bellarmine. She is board certified as a Geriatric Clinical Specialist by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.

March marks Colon Cancer Awareness Month. For the occasion, the Kentucky Cancer Program, University Club and Get Healthy Now are teaming up in promotion of Blue of L Day, encouraging staff and faculty to dress in blue for prizes and to raise awareness.

On Friday, employees can stop by the University Club between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and pick up a free cancer colon screening kit, learn about Get Healthy Now healthy campus initiatives and take advantage of the U Club’s “open to everyone” lunch invitation.

Additionally, Connie Sorrell, director of the Kentucky Cancer Program, has put out a “Dress in Blue” challenge to each UofL department. The winning department will receive $250.���� Put on your blue and share your pic via KCP e-mail��kycancer@louisville.edu and photos will be posted to KCP facebook page .

Encourage your family, friends, and colleagues to “like” your photo, as the photo with the most “likes” wins.��

Few cancers are as easily prevented as colon cancer. Yet in Kentucky, nearly 2,600 new cases will be diagnosed each year and more than 800 people will die. Colon cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women combined in the state.

Routine screening is highly effective. It is recommended that everyone age 50 and older be screened, as age is the most common risk factor. March is a good time to call your doctor and schedule an appointment.��

The College of Arts and Sciences and the Liberal Studies Project offer the monthly Meet the Professor series to highlight the college’s research and cultural offerings.��The Thursday luncheon talks begin at noon in the University Club.��

Here are the spring 2017 semester talks:

January 12 – “Why is the Muslim Brotherhood So Good at Winning Elections in the Middle East?” by Steven Brooke, political science professor. He will discuss why Islamist parties so consistently outperformed opponents in elections since Arab Spring and will draw on his fieldwork in Egypt, original surveys of Egyptians and new internet-based geographic data.

February 2 – “Art and ‘Terrible Truth’,” by John Gibson, philosophy professor and Commonwealth Center for the Humanities and Society director. He will highlight ways in which literature, painting and music make life tolerable while revealing it at its worst, as people delight in viewing the tragic and horrible from an aesthetic viewpoint.

March 2 – “Harold Pinter, Robin Williams, Somnabulants and Galloping Horses,” by Ann Hall, chair of comparative humanities. She will examine time and gender as she discusses the 1982 Harold Pinter play “A Kind of Alaska” and the 1990 Robin Williams film “Awakenings,” both based on neurologist Oliver Sacks’ work with catatonic patients.

April 13 – “From People to Pixels: Mapping Global Population Patterns with the WorldPop Project,” by Andrea Gaughan and Forrest Stevens, geography and geosciences professors. They will talk about their work to generate human population maps that are easily accessible so international and government agencies can use them for work such as hazards risk managements, disease control and economic and environmental planning and intervention.

Reservations are required for each Meet the Professor, with $15 payment by check. To reserve a spot, contact Janna Tajibaeva at 852-2247 or via email no later than the Monday before each event.

Lunch is available from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Those taking advantage of the promotion can choose from a full buffet, soup/salad, the special of the day, or order from the menu.

The open dining promotion is a way to extend a welcome to new faculty and staff, said Linda Johnson, director of membership at the University Club. Tours are also available.

For reservations, call 852-6996.

More information about the U Club is available below:

The college and the Liberal Studies Project offer the Meet the Professor series each semester to highlight the college’s research and cultural offerings. Here is the fall 2016 schedule:

Sept. 1 – “Recognizing Quality and Value in Handmade Glass,” Che Rhodes, head of studio glass, fine arts. He will discuss the practical aspects of determining quality as well as the personal sensibilities that combine with quality to assign value to crafted glass artwork.

Oct. 6 – “Can Species Conservation and Urban Development Co-exist?” Margaret Carreiro, biology professor. She will dispute the common misperception that true urban nature can only be sustained in parks and reserves and discuss how people in cities and suburbs can create species-friendly habitats where they live and work.

Nov. 3 – “Smokin’ Hot Issues and Smoldering Concerns: Appalachian Youth and Tobacco,” Joy Hart and Kandi Walker, communication professors. They will discuss youth perceptions of tobacco use and products and will report on research from Appalachian regions of Kentucky, North Carolina and New York.

Dec. 1 – “Capital Sentencing in Kentucky,” Gennaro Vito, criminal justice chair. He will talk about research into the state’s capital sentences from 1976 to 2010, how capital punishment operates and why influencing factors at the jury and prosecutorial levels have changed over time.

The Thursday luncheon talks begin at noon in the University Club. Reservations are required, with $15 payment in cash or check. To reserve a spot, contact Janna Tajibaeva at 502-852-2247 or janna@louisville.edu no later than the Monday before each event.

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