UA to Sponsor Business Forum for Minority Contractors

The University of Alabama has invited minority general contractors and subcontractors to attend a forum on doing business with the University on Monday, Oct. 29 from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

UA Junior Panhellenic to Host Trick-or-Treat Event for Area Children

The University of Alabama Junior Panhellenic Council is hosting their annual Sorority Row Trick-or-Treat event open to all local children on Tuesday, Oct. 30 from 6-8 p.m.

AAAS, UA Announce Chemistry Professor as a 2007 Fellow

The world’s largest general scientific society has awarded a University of Alabama chemistry professor the distinction of AAAS Fellow.

UA Plank Center for Leadership in PR Names New Board Members

The board of advisors for The University of Alabama’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations has added three new members to an existing group of 12.

Food Drive Under Way at UA to Beat Auburn Beat Hunger

The competition has begun in the 14th annual Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Food Fight being held at The University of Alabama until Nov. 15.

Four Distinguished Media Pioneers to be Inducted into C&IS Hall of Fame at UA

Four distinguished communication pioneers will be inducted into The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences’ Hall of Fame Oct. 25. The induction ceremonies will be at the NorthRiver Yacht Club.

Home Sales in Alabama Continue to Soften, According to UA’s Alabama Center for Real Estate

Existing home sales in Alabama softened for the second consecutive month as consumers continued to cautiously digest the impact of the evolving credit market, according to Grayson M. Glaze, J.D., executive director of the Alabama Center for Real Estate at The University of Alabama.

UA SPIRIT Campaign Swipe Week Begins Oct. 29

The University of Alabama SGA Student SPIRIT Campaign will hold its second “Swipe Week” Oct. 29-Nov. 1, giving UA students the chance to show their school spirit by swiping their ACTion cards to make small contributions to a UA scholarship fund for first-in-family college students.

Everywoman Book Club to Meet Oct. 25

The Everywoman Book Club, sponsored by The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center, will meet to discuss “Veil of Roses” by Laura Fitzgerald at noon on Thursday, Oct. 25 at the Globe Restaurant in Northport.

UA Wheelchair Basketball Teams Hold Season-Opening Tournament

The University of Alabama Men’s and Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Teams will play their first games of the season in a tournament at UA Friday-Saturday, Oct. 26-27.