Honors Week to be Held at UA April 14-18

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama will recognize the scholarship and leadership of students and faculty with 2008 Honors Week activities on campus April 14-18.

The Tapping on the Mound ceremony, a tradition since the early 1900s, will be held Friday, April 18, at 2 p.m. on the Mound at the west side of the UA Quad (rain location will be Moody Music Concert Hall). Campuswide 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 schedule of honors events also includes:

Wednesday, April 9

• 6 p.m. – Order of Omega Initiation and Awards Dinner, NorthRiver Yacht Club

Sunday, April 13

• 4 p.m. – Alpha Lambda Delta Initiation, Sellers Auditorium, Bryant Conference Center

Monday, April 14

• Noon – Frances S. Summersell Award Luncheon, University Club
• 4 p.m. – Arts and Sciences Graduate Honors Convocation, Moody Music Recital Hall

Wednesday, April 16

• 2 p.m. – Black Scholars Honors Day , Ferguson Center Ballroom

Thursday, April 17

• 11 a.m. – Nu Delta Alpha Induction Ceremony, Johnson Room of Rowand- Johnson Hall
• 4:30 p.m. – Women Involved in Learning and Leading Honors Reception, Anderson Room, Ferguson Center
• 6 p.m. – The Other Club Wine Tasting, TBA
• 6 p.m. – College of Engineering Honors Program/Reception, Sellers Auditorium in Bryant Conference Center

Friday, April 18

• 8:30 a.m. – C&BA Department of Operations Management and Applied Statistics Recognition of Honors Students, 10 Alston Hall
• 8:45 a.m. – C&BA Department of Marketing Recognition of Honors Students, 30 Alston Hall
• 9 a.m. – School of Library and Information Studies Award Ceremony, 205 Gorgas Library
• 9:30 a.m. – College of Education Reception, Graves Hall Rotunda
• 9:45 a.m.- C&BA Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies Recognition of Honors Students, 10 Alston Hall
• 9:45 a.m. – C&BA Department of Management Recognition of Honors Students, 30 Alston Hall
• 10 a.m. – Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Honors Convocation, Moody Music Concert Hall  
• 10 a.m. – School of Social Work Convocation, 223 Little Hall
• 10 a.m.- C&IS Awards, 216 Reese Phifer Hall
• 10 a.m. – College of Human Environmental Sciences Convocation, Ferguson Center Ballroom
• 10:30 a.m. – College of Education Convocation, Graves Hall, Woodis-McDonald Auditorium
• 11 a.m. – C&BA Collegewide Ceremony, 10 Alston Hall
• 11:30 a.m. – Continuing Studies Honors Program & Pinnacle Honor Society Induction Ceremony, Bryant Conference Center
• Noon – Capstone College of Nursing Convocation Luncheon, Sheraton Four Points Hotel
• 2 p.m. – Honors Day Tapping on the Mound
• 3:30 p.m. – C&BA Department of Management Information Systems Recognition of Honors Students, 10 Alston Hall
• 4 p.m. – ODK Initiation, Trinity United Methodist Church

Wednesday, April 23

• 6 p.m.- C&BA School of Accountancy Awards Banquet, Ferguson Center Ballroom

Monday, April 28

• 5:30 p.m. – Academic Excellence Awards Banquet, the Zone, Bryant Denny Stadium