< PreviousT he University of Louisville boasts some of the nation’s best and brightest minds amid a friendly, park-like setting in the heart of Kentucky’s largest city. Founded in 1798 as one of the nation’s first city-owned, pub- lic universities, the University of Louis- ville (UofL) is a vital ecosystem that creates thriving futures for stu- dents, the community and society. UofL is one of only 69 universities in the United States to earn recognition by the Carnegie Foundation as both a Research 1 and a Community Engaged university and is proud to be ranked among the nation’s best institutions for African American and LGBT+ students, as well as a designated Military Friendly school. The institution is a producer of top scholars, including 148 Fulbright Scholarships awarded since 2003 – more than all other Kentucky public insti- tutions combined – and has earned interna- tional acclaim for groundbreaking discover- ies in areas including transplantation, can- cer research, cardiac care and spinal cord research. This dynamic tapestry of diverse perspectives makes UofL a place where potential is unleashed and positive change for humankind is fueled. UofL serves as an engine that powers Metro Louisville and the commonwealth. Our more than 23,000 students, 7,000 fac- ulty and staff, and 150,000 alumni con- tribute daily to ideas and innovations that make lives better. nYoung people who choose UofL enjoy a wide range of study options – more than 200 fields in 12 schools and colleges. The city also serves as a classroom for UofL students, who ben- efit from internships and partnerships with Fortune 500 companies such as Kindred Healthcare, Ford, Haier (formerly General Electric), Humana, Yum! Brands and others, as well as Metropolitan College, a unique work-study program with UPS. 38 University of Louisville | gocards.com BASEBALL University of LouisvilleUofL is a leader in research with faculty who have conducted the world’s first suc- cessful implantation of an artificial heart and the nation’s first successful hand transplant. Our faculty currently lead the world’s first FDA-approved clinical trial using adult car- diac stem cells to treat heart disease and pioneered the use of locomotion training to help paralyzed patients walk again. UofL is furthering discovery through research proj- ects funded at over $161 million in federal, local, and private grants for Fiscal Year 2020. Innovation runs rampant across UofL, and corporate partners are joining with the university to solve global challenges. In recent years UofL has emerged as a hub for advanced manufacturing. Through partner- ships with industry leaders such as Gen- eral Electric, faculty and students are able to interact with makers from around the world. In addition, UofL has installed maker spaces in the West End School and Nativity Acad- emy — both located in lower income areas of Louisville — to allow at-risk students to learn the latest 3-D printing techniques and envision a whole new world of opportunity. UofL expanded its healthcare enterprise by acquiring several Louisville-area health assets including UofL Health – Jewish Hos- pital, UofL Health – Frazier Rehab Insti- tute, three additional regional hospitals, four regional medical centers and numerous physician groups. UofL Health ensures a continuation of high-quality medical care to patients throughout our communities. Service with a purpose is at the core of the university. UofL’s Signature Partnership, a project with community organizations and businesses to improve the social, cultur- al, educational, health care and economic development services in a historically under- served area of Louisville, is considered a national model for community engagement. UofL remains committed to ensuring a nurturing and challenging intellectual cli- mate that demonstrates a genuine under- standing of how diversity enriches a vibrant metropolitan research university. Under the leadership of President Neeli Bendapudi, the university aims to position itself as an anti-racist university by celebrating diversity, fostering equity, and striving for inclusion. gocards.com | University of Louisville 39 BASEBALL University of Louisville40 University of Louisville | gocards.com BASEBALL Lori Stewart Gonzalez, PhD n Interim President n University of Louisville L ori Stewart Gonzalez, PhD, was named interim president at the University of Louisville effective Dec. 13, 2021. She has served as executive vice president and uni- versity provost at UofL since April 2021. Her move to UofL was a homecoming of sorts. A native of Mount Vernon in Rockcastle County, Ky., Dr. Gonzalez received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kentucky in speech-pathology and audiol- ogy. She received a Master of Arts degree in communication disorders from Eastern Ken- tucky University and a Ph.D. in communica- tion disorders from the University of Florida. She began her academic career at South- ern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1988. In 1991, she returned to UK as an assistant professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders program. She then spent 20 years in roles as a professor and associate dean of academic affairs. In 2005, she was appoint- ed dean of the College of Health Sciences, a position she held for seven years. In 2011, Dr. Gonzalez moved to Appa- lachian State University, where she served as provost and executive vice chancellor for three years, followed by a year as spe- cial advisor to the senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of North Carolina General Administration, the North Carolina public higher education authority. From 2015 until the spring of 2021, she served as vice chancellor for academic, faculty and student affairs at the Univer- sity of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.gocards.com | University of Louisville 41 BASEBALL Interim Athletic Director n Josh Heird J osh Heird, who has over 13 years of experience in athletics administration at the University of Louisville and at Villanova University, was named the Interim Ath- letic Director in December 2021. After a previous stint at UofL, Heird returned to Lou- isville as the Deputy Ath- letic Director in April 2019. In that role, Heird serves the sport administrator for baseball, men’s basketball, and football, as well as providing administrative oversight for championships, facilities/events, capital projects and equipment operations; plus sport oversight for men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s swimming and diving. Heird served as Senior Associate Athletics Direc- tor/Chief Athletics Oper- ating Officer at Villanova in 2018-19 after operating nearly two years as Asso- ciate Athletic Director for Internal Operations and Finance. In those roles, he provided leadership for all internal units of the athletic department and had admin- istrative oversight with finance and budget, capital projects, ticket and equipment operation, food service, camps and overall project and event management. He also was the sport administrator for the men’s lacrosse and men’s soccer programs, as well as the sec- ondary administrator for men’s basketball. Before moving to Villanova, Heird worked nearly 10 years at UofL (2007-16), most recently as Assistant Athletic Director for Championships and Facilities from 2012- 16. In that role, he had oversight of capital projects approved by the UofL Athletic Asso- ciation. He also assisted with the day-to-day management of facility operations. Heird was responsible for the management of all ACC and NCAA postseason events hosted by UofL. During his time at Louisville, Heird helped design and oversee the construction of the Jim Patterson Baseball Stadium expan- sion, the Ulmer Softball Stadium expansion, the building of the Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Soccer Stadium, the lacrosse stadium press box, as well as the Thorntons Academic Center of Excellence. Heird coordinated several postsea- son events hosted by Louisville, including the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Region- al. Louisville also served as home to the 2015 and 2012 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country National Championships, the 2015 and 2012 Men’s Basketball Second and Third Rounds, the 2014 Women’s Basket- ball Regional, the 2012 Women’s Volleyball National Championship and the 2012 Field Hockey National Championship. He began his career at UofL as Assistant Director of Championships in April of 2007 before being promoted to the Director of Championships in 2009. Before starting a career in collegiate athletics, Heird spent five years in Washington, D.C. working for Congressman Mike Simpson of Idaho and Senator Wayne Allard of Colorado. Heird is a 2002 graduate of Mississippi College, where he was a member of the cross country, track & field and football teams. In addition to being the American Southwest Conference 800 meter champion in 2001, Heird was an all-conference cross country selection in 2001 and was an aca- demic all-conference honoree every semes- ter of his career. He earned an MBA from Louisville in 2009. Heird is married to the former Abbey Woolley. The couple has two children, Had- ley and Gus.NEW STUDENT-ATHLETE ORIENTATION WELCOME BACK LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (TEAM ONE AND TEAM ELITE) PEACC (PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY ON CAMPUS AND IN THE COMMUNITY) CARDINAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS PERSONAL BRANDING WORKSHOPS STUDENT-ATHLETE LIFE SKILLS CLASS CARDINAL CUP (STUDENT ATHLETE ENGAGEMENT COMPETITION) L.I.F.E. – LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL FAMILY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM S.C.O.R.E. – STUDENT-ATHLETES OF COLOR COMBINING OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR EXCELLENCE SAAC – STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SATA – STUDENT-ATHLETES TAKING ACTION SENIOR EXIT INTERVIEW CARDINAL DEVELOPMENT STUDENT DEVELOPMENT 1CARDINAL ACADEMICS OLGA PEERS ACADEMIC UNIT 2 ACADEMIC COUNSELING OBJECTIVE BASED STUDY HALL TUTORING COMPUTER LABS AND SUPPORT FACULTY GUEST COACH LEARNING SPECIALISTS HOUSTON-BRIDGEMAN FELLOWS CARDINAL DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM ACADEMIC PROGRESS MONITORING TRAVEL LETTERS AND ACCOMMODATIONS PRIORITY REGISTRATION HOLISTIC, ATHLETE-CENTERED, PERFORMANCE-FOCUSED MODEL HIGH-PERFORMANCE ATHLETE ASSESSMENTS (INCLUDING FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SCREENING) IN-SEASON ATHLETE MONITORING WITH ADVANCED SPORT TECHNOLOGIES INDIVIDUALIZED, ASSESSMENT-BASED PROGRAMMING HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAM NUTRITION FUELING STATIONS (PRE/POST WORKOUT FEEDING) INDIVIDUALIZED FEEDING PLANS GROCERY STORE TOURS COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS DIET ANALYSIS & PERSONALIZE MEAL PLANNING INJURY NUTRITION CLINICAL NUTRITION THERAPY FOOD ALLERGIES/ SENSITIVITIES TEAM TRAVEL NUTRITION CARDINAL PERFORMANCE INTEGRATED PREVENTION AND PERFORMANCE 3 CARDINAL ATHLETIC CAREER CENTER ‘THIRD THURSDAYS’ LUNCH SERIES CAREER TALKS ‘SWEATS TO SUITS’ MOCK INTERVIEW & NETWORKING EVENTS PERSONALIZED CAREER PLANNING JOB SHADOWS INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT PART-TIME AND FULL TIME JOB SEEKING ASSISTANCE RÉSUMÉ PREPARATION PERSONALIZED JOB INTERVIEW COACHING ‘PROJECT PROTÉGÉ’ FRESHMAN CAREER MENTORING PROGRAM BUSINESS ETIQUETTE CARDINAL STUDENT CAREER PLANNING 4 TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SERVICE HOURS (INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM AWARDS) UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SIGNATURE PARTNERSHIP SAAC’S “CHARITY OF CHOICE” APPROXIMATELY 7,000 HOURS OF OUTREACH PER YEAR 50+ COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PER YEAR HELPER HELPER APP (COMMUNITY OUTREACH APP) NCAA TEAM WORKS CHALLENGE MEMBER SCHOOL CARDS CARE COMMUNITY OUTREACH 5 LEARNING SPECIALISTS COUNSELING SERVICES LGBT CENTER/SUPPORT SERVICES SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY/MENTAL CONDITIONING THE MORTON CENTER-DRUG & ALCOHOL ADDICTION COUNSELING DISORDERED EATING COUNSELING DIETICIAN GRIEF COUNSELING / CRITICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM FCA-SPIRITUAL COUNSELING PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES PERFORMANCE TEAM SYSTEMS44 University of Louisville | gocards.com BASEBALL City of Louisville T he Louisville area owes its existence to the Falls of the Ohio, the only place where the 981-mile Ohio River flows over bedrock. The falls were really a rapids where the river dropped about 27 feet in three miles, usually blocking passage by boat. Early explorers recognized the strategic importance of the Falls. George Rogers Clark established the first settlement there in 1778, to use as a base of his invasion of British territory in Southern Illinois and Indi- ana. Two years later that settlement became Louisville -- named for King Louis XVI of France, who was supporting the American Revolution. Louisville quickly became a vital transpor- tation center for the young nation. Ports were establish above and below the Falls. Passen- gers and freight moved overland around the rapids. Trails and roads connected the ports to inland settlements in Kentucky and Indi- ana. The steamboat brought prosperity and growth to the area; by 1850, Louisville was the 10th-largest city in the nation. In the decades that followed, railroads greatly improved connections with cit- ies throughout the nation, and Louisville became known as the “Gateway to the South.” Businesses and industries were attracted by the strong and convenient trans- portation network and Louisville became an industrial center. In recent years, the economy of the Lou- isville area has shifted from a heavy reliance on industry to an increasing emphasis on services, including earning a worldwide rep- utation as a transportation and distribution center. Once again, location is a key factor. Louisville is located near the center of the eastern half of the contiguous 48 states, with nearly half of the nation’s consumer markets within a 500-mile radius. The climate is mild enough that Louisville’s airport is rarely closed because of weather. Climate, location and a good transporta- tion system helped convince United Parcel Service to establish its national hub in Lou- isville in the early 1980s. UPS, in turn, is attracting businesses that depend on fast and efficient transportation of their goods to other parts of the nation and throughout the world. The Kentucky Center for the Arts is one of the nation’s premier performing arts facili- ties, housing three spacious theatres. Sports, including UofL athletics, are an important facet of life in the Louisville area. Churchill Downs has hosted three Breed- ers’ Cups and continues its traditional Run For The Roses -- the Kentucky Derby -- the first Saturday each May. The 1996, 2000 and 2014 PGA Championships were staged at Val- halla Golf Course in eastern Jefferson County, which was also the site of the 2008 Ryder Cup international competition. The Louisville Bats, the triple-A baseball team of the Cincin- nati Reds, have drawn over 1 million fans to games in a single season with Slugger Field stationed on the downtown riverfront. Over 140 public parks, 20 public golf courses and 226 public tennis courts also provide outdoor entertainment. Yet even though Louisville has changed through the years, it still has the flavor and gentleness of a Southern town. The Belle of Louisville steamboat still paddles its way up and down the Ohio River daily, mint juleps are still served under an old oak tree during the hot and muggy summers and fishing in the many lakes and rivers of Louisville and surrounding counties is still a favorite pastime. Another favorite in Louisville is trying to figure out the correct pronunciation of the city. So if you’re a tourist, don’t say Louie- ville or Lewis-ville. Natives claim it’s Lou-a- vuhl. Either way, Louisville is still the same happy place. "The Ville" has been labeled as the Best College Sports Town in America Cardinal fans participate in a rally at Fourth Street Live!, a downtown entertainment area.gocards.com | University of Louisville 45 BASEBALL City of Louisville Louisville Quick Facts Louisville, Kentucky n Metropolitan area size: 2,179 square miles (includes eight neighboring counties). n Population: approximately 1.26 million, the nation’s 16th-largest urban area in population. n Median Age: 37.6 n Weather: average annual rainfall is 46 inches; average summer/fall temperature is 84 degrees; winter/spring temp. is 64. n Louisville ranks among the top 50 convention cities in the United States. Louisville hosts more than 24 million visits annually for an estimated economic impact of $1.6 billion. n Louisville is home to legendary Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby, known as “the greatest two minutes in sports.” n The Jefferson County Public School System is the nation’s 29th largest public school system, with over 96,000 students. n Louisville’s top local manufacturers: Ford Motor Company, General Electric Company, Publishers Printing Company, Brown-Forman Corp. n Kentucky Harvest, which collects surplus food to feed the homeless and needy, started in Louisville and spawned the national USA Harvest. n The area’s largest private employer is UPS, the worldwide shipping business which uses Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport as a hub. Louisville’s airport ranks third in the U.S. – and sixth in the world – in tons of air freight handled. n Hillerich & Bradsby’s Louisville Slugger baseball bats are a hit at ballparks. n Listed in “Best Small Cities in the U.S.” by National Geographic (2018). n A “Top 15 City for Affordable Living” by Forbes (2018). n A “Top Digital City” by Digital Communities and e.Republic’s Center for Digital Government. n One of the “Top Cities to Visit in 2019” by TripAdvisor (2019). n Among the Top 10 “Best Cities For Families” by Parenting Magazine (2011). n Third among “Top 30 City for Young Entrepreneurs” by Livability.com (2012). n One of the Top 10 Cities for Obtaining a Job by USA Today (2017). n One of the Top 10 Coolest U.S. Citites by Forbes (2018). n Top 10 “Bike Friendly City” by USA Today. n Among top cities for college graduates (12th) by SmartAsset (2020). n Among 15 best cities in the world for food, according to The Culture Trip (2016). 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