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Partnership for a Green City, a coalition of four public organizations working to boost sustainable practices in the Louisville area, has won the Center for Nonprofit Excellence’s 2014 Pyramid Award for the Art of Collaboration.

The University of Louisville has been named a Military Friendly School for 2015 by Victory Media Inc., a publishing company formed to help military veterans move to the civilian workforce.

A Nov. 12 conference at the University of Louisville will focus on improving job opportunities and other services for veterans transitioning back into civilian life.

Now is the time to evaluate your benefits and choose the best benefit options for 2015. UofL employee benefit Open Enrollment will run Oct. 17 through Oct. 31. Open enrollment is your once-a-year opportunity to choose your benefits for the coming year.

The following are parking and street closures for the 2014 UofL Homecoming Parade on Friday, Oct. 17.

University of Louisville President James Ramsey will continue his annual outreach tour with visits to four Jefferson County public high schools on Oct. 15 and Oct. 16. He will also host a luncheon for Union County High School students Oct. 16.

People can learn mindful practices to last a lifetime during a Nov. 1 mini-retreat offered by the University of Louisville’s College of Arts and Sciences.

The University of Louisville is continuing to map out new priorities through the 21st Century University Initiative that will allow it to flourish in the face of decreasing state funding, UofL President James Ramsey said this week.

Craig J. McClain, MD, UofL associate vice president for health affairs/research and a prominent alcohol researcher, will deliver the 19th Annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the National Institutes of Health.

The University of Louisville and Louisville Independent Business Alliance (LIBA) will take shoppers on a Dec. 5 whirlwind tour of local shops and restaurants on the fourth annual Holiday Cards Buy Local Shopping Tour.