Wayne Thorp, editor of “Computerized Investing,” one of America’s most respected newsletters covering the use of personal computers for financial planning, investment analysis and portfolio management, will speak Thursday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. in the Child Development Research Center on The University of Alabama campus.
The 13th annual Communication Career Fair, one of the longest-running campus job fairs for the communication industry, is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Ballroom of Ferguson Center on The University of Alabama campus.
The University of Alabama Graduate School will host its Graduate School Preview Day on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. in the Ferguson Center on campus.
Vladislav Lavrik, one of the most outstanding classical and jazz trumpeters of his generation, will be the first performance of the School of Music’s 2008-2009 Celebrity Series at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 in the Moody Music Building Concert Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
While many University of Alabama students were enjoying the relaxation of a summer vacation, a group of five students and two faculty members traveled to Peru as part of UA’s Engineers Without Borders international service learning project.
The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center, in conjunction with the department of women’s studies, is hosting a screening of the documentary film “Going on 13” as a part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 12:30 p.m. in 308 Manly Hall.
The University of Alabama chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor society will hold an initiation ceremony Sunday, Oct. 5.
When Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman to join the presidential ticket of a major political party in 1984 she intensified the debates about the integration of women into American politics, and she prompted scholarly attention to gender dynamics in the political arena.
The University of Alabama Alumni Association’s Tuscaloosa County Chapter is presenting “Rolling on the River with the Tide,” its annual riverboat cruise event, on Friday, Sept. 12.
Dr. Forrest Scogin, an expert in mental health and aging and professor of clinical psychology at The University of Alabama, has won the M. Powell Lawton Distinguished Contribution Award for Applied Gerontology from the American Psychological Association. The award was given at the APA’s convention last month in Boston.