UA 2005 Honors Week Set for April 11-15

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama will honor the scholarship and leadership of students and faculty with 2005 Honors Week activities on campus April 11-15.

The Tapping on the Mound ceremony, a tradition since the early 1900s, will be held Friday, April 15, at 2 p.m. on the Mound at the west side of the UA Quad (rain location will be Moody Auditorium). University-wide honoraries Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board, Blue Key National Honor Society, and Anderson Society will induct new members at this time.

ODK’s membership is restricted to students of junior standing or above who are in the top 35 percent of their class scholastically and who exhibit leadership. Mortar Board membership, one of the highest honors granted to college seniors, is based on leadership, scholarship and service. Blue Key National Honor Society recognizes seniors who represent high scholastic ideals, leadership and diversity of background. The Anderson Society recognizes UA students who have made significant contributions to the University or the Tuscaloosa community.

The 2005 UA Honors Week schedule includes the following activities:

Monday, April 11

• 1 p.m. — National Student Employment Ceremony, 300 Mortar Board Room
• 4 p.m. — A&S Graduate Honors Convocation, Moody Music Recital Hall
• 7 p.m. — CCSO Awarding Excellence Banquet, Ferguson Center Ballroom
• 6 p.m. — Center for Athletic Student Services, Bryant Conference Center

Tuesday, April 12

• 3 p.m. — Capstone International Center Honors Reception, 135 B.B. Comer

Wednesday, April 13

• 3 p.m. — ROTC Honors Week Award Ceremony, Ferguson Center
• Noon — Randall Research Recognition Luncheon, The University Club
• 5 p.m. — Scholarships and Awards Reception, Temple Tutwiler Lobby
• 4 p.m. — Penny Allen Award Reception, Anderson Room

Thursday, April 14

• 7 a.m. — Lambda Pi Eta Breakfast, Reese Phifer Rotunda
• 3 p.m. — Department of English Honors Ceremony, 301 Morgan Hall
• 4 p.m. — Black Scholars Day Program, Ferguson Center
• 4:30 p.m. — Alpha Epsilon Lambda Induction, Mortar Board Room
• 4:30 p.m. — Volunteer Academy Awards, Ferguson Center
• 6 p.m. — Engineering Awards Reception, Sellers Auditorium
• 6 p.m. — Induction Banquet Pi Mu Epsilon, Anderson Room

Friday, April 15

• 8:30 a.m. — ISMS Awards Ceremony, 10 Alston
• 9 a.m. — Marketing Awards Ceremony, 10 Alston
• 9:30 a.m. — College of Education Honors Day Convocation, Ferguson Center
• 9:45 a.m. — EFLS Awards Ceremony, 10 Alston
• 9:45 a.m. — ISMS Reception, Alston Parlor
• 10 a.m. — School of Social Work Convocation, 223 Little Hall
• 10 a.m. — School of Library and Information Sciences Reception, Gorgas Library
• 10 a.m. — College of Communication and Information Sciences Awards Ceremony, 216 Reese Phifer Hall
• 10 a.m. — A&S Undergraduate Honors Convocation, Moody Music Concert Hall
• 10:30 a.m. — Management Awards Ceremony, 30 Alston
• 11 a.m. — College of Human Environmental Sciences Convocation, Sheraton Ballroom
• 11:30 a.m. — C&IS Reception, Reese Phifer Rotunda
• 11:30a.m. — Continuing Studies/Pinnacle Honors Program, Sellers Auditorium
• 11:30a.m. — Computer Based Honors Program Convocation, Maxwell Hall
• 11:45 a.m. — Culverhouse College of Business Awards Ceremony, 10 Alston
• Noon — Capstone College of Nursing Luncheon, Sheraton Hotel
• 12:45 p.m. — Culverhouse College of Business Reception, Alston Courtyard
• 1 p.m. — Parents Association Honors Day Reception, UA Quad/near the Mound
• 1 p.m. — Department of Geological Sciences, 101 Bevill Building
• 1:30 p.m. — Department of Art Awards and Scholarships, Sarah Moody Art Gallery
• 2 p.m. — Honors Day Tapping, UA Quad/Mound
• 2 p.m. — University Libraries Reception and Ceremony, Rotunda Plaza
• 2 p.m. — Department of Chemistry, Shelby Hall Courtyard
• 2 p.m. — Physics and Astronomy Picnic, Snow Hinton Park
• 3 p.m. — Political Science Reception, 251 ten Hoor Hall
• 3 p.m. — New College Honors Convocation and Reception, UA Quad

Tuesday, April 19

• 6 p.m. — Culverhouse School of Accountancy Banquet, Ferguson Ballroom