University of Louisville — Attraction in Louisville

So for those who do not know... UofL is trying to sell agricultural land in Okolona that was donated for the purpose of agricultural research to a developer so that they can build a 260 unit apartment complex where they plan to house refugees once its built. This will effectively triple the population of that neighborhood, gridlock local traffic all the time, and tank the property values of people in that neighborhood. Okolona and Highview where I live is a very blue collar single family area where hard working people live. The mostly elderly folk in that neighborhood have been fighting this for 2 years but the city is trying to push it through because the Developers lawyer was previously on the Louisville planning board. They are only trying to build it here because they know this part of the city doesn't have the money to fight it in a court room.

Last night over 200 people showed up for the zoning change meeting. There were so many people that the Planning Board cancelled the meeting. I believe that if my like minded friends and the people of this city air their grievances on UofL's social media they will think twice about selling land that was donated to them for agricultural research so some builder can add more urban sprawl to an already struggling community.

#TellUofLDontSell

Don't sell that land to Barrett. You are lowering the value of Highview and Okolona to make a quick buck.

Don't rezone agricultural land that's been in that neighborhood for centuries when it was given to the university...

University of Louisville is where I am doing my PhD. I really love what I do and my supervisor, professor Sharp, is a great person both in research and personally. I learnt a lot from him. I am in mechanical engineering school. They have been spending a lot of money recently to renovate all the instruments in the mechanical workshop. For example they added five new 3d printer for students to play with. Also, they bought 5 new micro cnc machines. There is also one faculty member that teach the students how to safely work with these new devices. For the measurement lab, a couple of new instruments have been purchased that are really awesome. Fluid mechanics lab also has new facilities to explore different aspects of the fluid mechanics concepts. Being a lab TA, I can tell for sure that all the ME students are enjoying the new facilities. They have also been hiring top ranked new faculty members. I know some of them, they are from very top universities and can add to the reputation of the ME department. So if you are thinking about joining the engineering group in University of Louisville, do not hesitate to do that. Good luck with your study...

The financial aid department is the worst! I'm not certain if it's just "certain" students (everyone knows that certain means black students....well the ones who don't play sports for the school) who this department gives a difficult time or if they just don't know their jobs in that department. They will tell a student that they need 1 thing to complete their file, and once the student returns the paperwork, they will tell them they still need another document. The student will return that document and then be told that they need another. Instead of giving a student a list of everything that they need to complete their file they will have students jumping through hoops, running back and forth to their office and placing holds on the students account as if the student has done something wrong. University of Louisville, if you want to revamp, start with firing everyone in the financial...