UA Students Help Others During Alternative Spring Break

Several groups of students from The University of Alabama will participate in Alternative Spring Break, a program that gives students the opportunity to perform community service.

See Jupiter and Saturn Through UA’s New Telescope

The University of Alabama’s astronomy department will host its fourth free public sky viewing of the spring 2005 season at 8 p.m., Friday, April 8. The viewing will focus on the planets Jupiter and Saturn.

UA Hosts American Society of Civil Engineers Regional Conference

The University of Alabama will host the American Society of Civil Engineers Southeast conference on April 8-9. The Southeast regional conference is the largest ASCE conference in the nation.

UA’s Bankhead Visiting Writers Series to Feature Poet Eliot Weinberger

The Bankhead Visiting Writers Series at The University of Alabama will feature poet Eliot Weinberger reading from his latest work in Room 200 of the Bryant Conference Center at 7:30 p.m. on April 7.

UA Conference Focuses on the Place of African Cultures in the Study of Religion

The department of religious studies at The University of Alabama is hosting “The African Diaspora and the Study of Religion” conference on April 7-8 at the Bryant Conference Center. The conference is free and open to the public.

UA Air Force ROTC Announces Scholarship Winners

Col. Gregory Coker, commander of Air Force ROTC Detachment 10 at The University of Alabama, has announced four Air Force ROTC in-college scholarship recipients who currently attend UA and are part of the cadet corps.

UA Parking Services Offers Car Wash During Customer Appreciation Day

Parking Services at The University of Alabama is sponsoring a car wash for all holders of UA parking permits on Wednesday, March 23, from 1-3 p.m. at the Campus Drive parking deck by Shelby Hall.

UA New College to Host Guest Speakers

The University of Alabama New College will present the following guest speakers during the spring semester.

UA Music Professor Receives Prestigious Burnum Award

Charles G. “Skip” Snead, director of the School of Music and professor of horn in The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.

Alabama Scholastic Press Association Honors Announced

Some 300 journalism students and advisers from high schools across the state were on The University of Alabama campus Friday, Feb. 25, for the annual convention of the Alabama Scholastic Press Association.