UA Department of American Studies Raising Funds for Lecture Series
The department of American studies at The University of Alabama is raising funds to support a new lecture series: The Rose Gladney Lecture on Justice and Social Change.
UA Roll Tide Run and Basketball Tournament Winners Announced
The University of Alabama kicked off Homecoming Week with the 15th annual Roll Tide Run on Sunday, Oct. 5. Nearly 350 students participated in the two mile walk, while 40 runners competed in a 10K run.
Homecoming Court Announced at UA
The 2003 University of Alabama homecoming court was selected in a general student election on Oct. 7-8.
UA Office of Student Media to Unveil Wall of Fame
The University of Alabama Office of Student Media will unveil the 2003 “Wall of Fame,” to honor and preserve the names of distinguished leaders in media. The event will take place Friday, Oct. 10, at 4:30 p.m. at the Student Media Building, located at 923 University Blvd., on the corner of University Blvd. and Stadium Drive.
UA Professor Signing Books About Sex in Advertising
Dr. Tom Reichert, author and professor of advertising in the College of Communication and Information Sciences at The University of Alabama, will be signing copies of his new book, “The Erotic History of Advertising,” on Oct. 10 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Books-A-Million.
ARAMARK International Chef Exchange Program Brings Renowned Chilean Chef to UA
The University of Alabama’s dining service provider, ARAMARK, will bring world renowned Chilean chef Carlos Carmona to the Capstone Oct. 10-14 as part of ARAMARK’s 9th Annual International Guest Chef Exchange.
C&BA Business Hall of Fame to Induct 5 New Members in UA Ceremony: CEO of Textron Keynote Speaker
Five of the state’s leading business and civic leaders will be inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame on Thursday, Oct. 16 at the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.
Genetic Researcher, Tuscaloosa Native Richard Myers to Lecture at UA
University of Alabama alumnus and geneticist Dr. Richard Myers, researcher with the Human Genome Project, will return to his alma mater to speak on “The next 100 years: How the sequence of the Human Genome will affect biology, medicine and our lives.”
UA Sponsors Visit by NYC ‘Official Storyteller’
The School of Library and Information Studies at The University of Alabama will host a luncheon talk on “The Nature of Storytelling and the Work of the Storyteller” by noted storyteller, author and teacher Diane Wolkstein. The event is 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, at the Tuscaloosa Public Library, 1801 Jack Warner Parkway.
Record Enrollment in UA College of Nursing to Counter Shortage
Enrollment in The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing hit an all-time high this semester – welcome news to a health care industry reeling in the midst of a national nursing shortage. The flood of students has led to creative ways of obtaining sufficient classroom and laboratory space.