UA 2007 Honors Week to be Held April 2-6

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama will honor the scholarship and leadership of students and faculty with 2007 Honors Week activities on campus April 2-6.

The Tapping on the Mound ceremony, a tradition since the early 1900s, will be held Friday, April 6 at 2 p.m. on the Mound at the west side of the UA Quad (rain location will be Moody Music Concert Hall). 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 2007 UA Honors Week schedule includes the following activities:

Sunday, April 1

• 2 p.m. – Alpha Lambda Delta Initiation, Ferguson Center Ballroom

Monday, April 2

• 11:30 a.m. – Frances S. Summersell Award Luncheon, The University Club
• 4 p.m. – A&S Graduate Honors Convocation, Moody Music Building Recital Hall
• 7 p.m. – CCSO Awards Ceremony, Four Points Sheraton

Tuesday, April 3

• 5 p.m. – Student Government Association Officer Installation, Gorgas House
• 6:15 p.m. – Student Government Association Awards Banquet, Ferguson Center Ballroom

Wednesday, April 4

• Noon – Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Awards, The University Club
• 2 p.m. – Black Scholars Awards Program, Ferguson Center Ballroom
• 3 p.m. – Army ROTC Annual Awards Ceremony, Ferguson Center Theater
• 4 p.m. – Penny Allen Awards Reception, Anderson Room, Ferguson Center
• 5 p.m. – Prestige Scholarships and Awards Reception, Smith Hall

Thursday, April 5

• 4 p.m. – Women Involved in Learning and Leading (WILL) Reception, Anderson Room, Ferguson Center
• 4:30 p.m. – Department of English Honors Reception, 301 Morgan Hall
• 6 p.m. – Induction of new Elliott Society Members, The Mound (Reception immediate following in Gorgas Library)
• 6 p.m. – College of Engineering Honors Reception, Sellers Auditorium, Bryant Conference Center

Friday, April 6

• 8:30 a.m. – C&BA Department of Operations Management and Applied Statistics Recognition of Honors Students, 10 Alston Hall
• 9 a.m. – C&BA Department of Marketing Recognition of Honors Students, 30 Alston Hall
• 9 a.m. – School of Library and Information Studies Reception and Recognition of Honors Students, 5th Floor Gorgas Library
• 9:30 a.m. – College of Education Honors Day Reception, Graves Hall Rotunda
• 9:45 a.m. – C&BA Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies Recognition of Honors Students, 10 Alston Hall
• 10 a.m. – School of Social Work Convocation to Honor Outstanding Students, 223 Little Hall
• 10 a.m. – College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Honors Convocation, Moody Music Building Concert Hall, followed by Department of Religious Studies Honors Reception, Second Floor Veranda, Manly Hall
• 10 a.m. – College of Communication and Information Sciences Outstanding Alumni Event, 216 Reese Phifer Hall
• 10:30 a.m. – College of Education Honors Day Awards Convocation, Graves Hall Auditorium
• 10:30 a.m. – C&BA Department of Management Recognition of Honors Students, 30 Alston Hall
• 11 a.m. – College of Human Environmental Sciences Convocation for Parents and Students, Ferguson Center Ballroom
• 11:30 a.m. – College of Continuing Studies Honors Day Program, Rast Room, Bryant Conference Center
• 11:30 a.m. – Pinnacle Honor Society Induction Ceremony, Rast Room, Bryant Conference Center
• 11:30 a.m. – Computer-Based Honors Program Convocation, 170 Nott Hall, reception to follow, 269 Nott Hall
• 11:45 a.m. – C&BA Collegewide Ceremony, 10 Alston Hall
  Noon – Capstone College of Nursing- Convocation Luncheon, Sheraton Four Points Hotel
• Noon – Department of History Honors Program, Summersell Room, 251 ten Hoor Hall
• Noon – Department of Psychology Honors Assembly, 208 Gordon Palmer
• 12:30 p.m. – Department of Political Science Honors Reception, Summersell Room, 346 ten Hoor Hall
• 1 p.m. – Department of Geological Sciences Reception, 101 Bevill Bldg.
• 1 p.m. – Parents Association Honors Day Reception, UA Quad/ Near the Mound (rain location Moody Music Building)
• 1:30 p.m. – Department of Art Presentation of Awards and Scholarships, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art
• 2 p.m. – Honors Day Tapping Ceremonies, UA Quad/ Mound (rain location Moody Music Building Concert Hall)
• 2 p.m. – Department of Chemistry Honors Day Convocation and Reception, 107 Shelby Hall, Shelby Hall Courtyard/Rotunda
• 2 p.m. – Department of Physics and Astronomy Recognition Picnic, River Road Park Poplar Gazebo
• 3 p.m. – New College Honors Convocation and Reception, UA Quad (rain location Dome Room, 3rd Floor Carmichael Hall)
• 3 p.m. – C&BA Department of Management Information Systems Recognition of Honors Students, 10 Alston Hall, reception to follow at 4 p.m.
• 3:15 p.m. – Delta Phi Alpha Reception and Awards Presentation, 200 B.B. Comer Hall
• 4 p.m. – ODK Initiation, Calvary Baptist Church

Other events honoring students and faculty include the following:

Wednesday, April 11

• 4 p.m. – Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Reception, Ferguson Center Heritage Room

Wednesday, April 18

• 6 p.m. – Order of Omega Initiation, NorthRiver Yacht Club
• 7 p.m. – Order of Omega Banquet, NorthRiver Yacht Club

Thursday, April 19

• 6 p.m. – TRIO Honors Convocation: McNair Scholars Program and Student Support Services, Smith Hall Grand Gallery

Monday, April 30

• 5:30 p.m. – Center for Athletic Student Services Academic Excellence Awards, The Zone at Bryant Denny Stadium
• 6 p.m. – Culverhouse School of Accountancy Awards Banquet, Ferguson Center Ballroom

Friday, May 4

• 5 p.m. – Department of Theatre and Dance Presentation of 2006-07 Awards, location TBA
• TBA
• 6:30 p.m. – Alpha Epsilon Lambda Induction Dinner