Moundville Archaeological Park, a National Landmark site and a division of The University of Alabama Museums, has been awarded a highly competitive $40,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for a one-year collaboration of park staff and an advisory group to plan new permanent, interpretive exhibits that will enhance the park as an education center.
Several groups of students from The University of Alabama will participate in the upcoming Alternative Spring Break, a program sponsored by the UA Office of Community Service and Volunteerism that gives students the opportunity to perform community service.
M.T. Anderson and Aldo Alvarez will read selections from their latest works at 7:30 p.m. on April 8 in 205 Smith Hall on the campus of The University of Alabama as part of the Bankhead Visiting Writers Series.
Robert Blevins, president and chairman of the board for Texican Natural Gas Co., recently gave $250,000 to the Crimson Tradition Fund, a $100 million fundraising campaign for The University of Alabama’s athletic facility improvements.
The University of Alabama Alliance for Women of Color, a newly formed group on campus, will hold a meeting open to all faculty, staff and students on Friday, April 9, at 2 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Heritage Room.
On Wednesday, April 7, the Women’s Resource Center, (WRC) at The University of Alabama will sponsor its annual “Take Back the Night” march at 7 p.m. to support the end of violence against women.
The University of Alabama Libraries will host the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Lecture featuring Professor Harry Fritz from the University of Montana on Thursday, April 8, from 8-9:30 p.m. in 30 ten Hoor Hall on the UA campus.
Dr. Robin D. Rogers, established scientist and chemistry professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama , has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.
A group of advertising and public relations students at The University of Alabama have been honored on campus for their work in the “Creative Challenge,” an advertising contest held each fall in Marilyn Mancini’s advertising copywriting class (APR 322).
The Greater Birmingham Chapter of the Capstone Engineering Society of The University of Alabama College of Engineering will hold the fourth annual CES Golf Tournament on Tuesday, April 13, at the Bent Brook Golf Course in Bessemer with registration beginning at 11 a.m.