DATES TO REMEMBER
Jan. 14
Off-campus Housing Fair, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Ferguson Center
Jan. 13 and 15
Alpha Delta Chi Spring Rush, 8 p.m., Ferguson Center
Jan. 17
Miss UA Pageant, 7 p.m., Morgan Auditorium
Realizing the Dream Concert, Moody Music Building
Jan. 19
Ferguson Center Hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Supply Store, noon-4 p.m.
EVENTS, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
• The 2009 Miss UA pageant will be Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. in Morgan Hall Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased from any of the 20 candidates or in the lobby the night of the pageant. More information: Carol Wright at 752-3774.
• Realizing the Dream Concert is Jan. 17. Dr. Clayborne Carson, professor of history and director of the King Papers Project at Stanford University, will be the featured speaker for the 20th annual Realizing the Dream Concert Saturday, Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Concert Hall of Moody Music Building. The concert will feature music from seven area choirs, including three from UA. Tickets are $15. For details, go to http://realizingthedream.ua.edu/events.html.
• Higher Education Day will be held March 5 in Montgomery. This event provides students with the opportunity to show unity among all 13 public universities throughout the state of Alabama and to contact the state legislature directly. Students will need to register in the SGA Office on or before Feb. 24. Buses will leave at 7 a.m. from the soccer field parking lots on the east side of campus. Breakfast, lunch and a T-shirt will be provided to all attendees free-of-charge. More information: Mike Dodson at 348-2742.
• Developing Character to Become an Effective Leader. Dr. Will Keim, author and speaker to more than two million college students nationwide, will speak Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. in Morgan Auditorium. Keim’s message is about developing your character to become an effective leader. Keim is the founder of The Character Institute which was established in 2003. Keim’s visit to campus is being sponsored through a partnership of housing and residential communities, Greek affairs, and University Programs. If you would like more information, visit Keim’s Web site at www.willkeim.com.
• Capstone International Center (CIC) invites faculty, staff and students to Capstone International Coffee Hour, Friday, Jan. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in 121 B.B. Comer Hall. Coffee Hour will be sponsored by New College http://www.as.ua.edu/nc/.
• Dr. Pamela Payne Foster will present “Ten Things the African-American Community Should Know About HIV/AIDS: Sharpening the Focus on the Epidemic in the African-American Community” Friday, Jan. 16 from 5:30–7 p.m. in 110 AIME. Foster is a preventive medicine/public health physician who has been involved in HIV/AIDS activism in minority communities for nearly 20 years since the beginning of the epidemic. Her recent book, Is there a balm in Black America?, aims to educate and empower community persons, particularly church leaders, on HIV/AIDS. The event is sponsored by the Black Faculty and Staff Association. Light refreshments will be served.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
• UA Honor Society applications are now available. Students interested in membership into the various student honoraries can visit the Coordinating Council for Honor Societies (CCHS) Web site to gain access to the online application. Applications are due Feb. 1. More information: Rosalind L. Moore at 348-6796.
• Summer 2009 classes for college and graduate students at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab are now open for enrollment. Located on a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, the Dauphin Island Sea Lab offers a wide variety of intensive marine science courses taught by experienced educators/scientists. Established in 1971 by the state legislature, the DISL is a consortium of 21 four-year Alabama colleges and universities and is considered the marine science campus for these institutions of higher learning. More information: www.disl.org or Sally Brennan at 251-861-2256.
STUDENT AFFAIRS
• Looking for off-campus housing for next year? The Off-campus Housing Fair will be held Jan. 14 from 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. on the main floor of Ferguson Center. This event will provide students with the opportunity to speak with local rental property owners/managers about properties available in the area. More information: Julie Elmore at 348-9647.
• Recontracting for Campus Housing. The online housing application for Fall 2009 is now available. Students living on campus who want to return to campus housing next Fall must recontract before Feb. 1. More information: 348-6676.
• Alpha Delta Chi Christian sorority will host its spring rush Jan. 20-25. Information sessions will be held Jan. 13 and 15 at 8 p.m. in the Ferguson Center. More information: click here or contact Lindsay Perrine.
• Ferguson Center Operating Hours for Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. On Monday, Jan. 19 the Ferguson Center will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Supply Store will be open from noon to 4 p.m. A special screening of the movie Saw V will be shown in the Ferguson Center Theater at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. More information: Ferguson Information Desk at 348-6063 or http://ferguson.ua.edu.
• Street closing. Wallace Wade Avenue between Bryant Drive and Eighth Street will be closed to through traffic on Tuesday, Jan. 13 and Wednesday, Jan. 14. Traffic will be detoured to 12th Avenue.
• Power outage this weekend. The temporary disruption in power services has been rescheduled from Saturday, Jan. 17 to Sunday, Jan. 18 beginning at 6:30 a.m. ending approximately at 3 p.m. Buildings affected by these power outages are the following: Ridgecrest North, Somerville Hall, Blount Hall, Palmer Hall, Paty Hall, and Ferguson Parking Deck
• Train speeds increase. As of Dec. 27, 2008, locomotives operated by Norfolk Southern Corp. have been traveling between 10 and 20 mph faster through Tuscaloosa railroad crossings. At three crossings — 26th Avenue East, 19th Avenue (Kicker Road) and Sixth Avenue East — the normal 25 mph limit has increased to 45 mph. Speeds have gone from 25 mph to 35 mph at nine other crossings, including Hackberry Lane, Greensboro Avenue and Hargrove Road. The railroad gates have been technologically upgraded to ensure the 15- to 20-second warning window remains at all the crossings. Information: http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20090103/NEWS/901020269.
• The energy management department is conducting a campuswide assessment of UA’s environmental stewardship. Part of this evaluation is a quantification of greenhouse gas emissions – or “carbon footprint.” A key component of UA’s footprint is transportation and daily commuting of members of the University community. Therefore, energy management is asking all faculty, staff and students to help by completing a short and anonymous survey. It should take approximately five minutes to complete. Clicking on this hyperlink http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=1111558 will take you to a Web page where the survey can be completed. The survey will be available online for two weeks.
• Due the increasing complexity of automobile locking devices and to possible liability issues, the Motorist Assistance Program, also known as MAP, no longer will be able to unlock vehicles when keys have been locked in a car. Calls will still be received by MAP and referred to a local vendor who will unlock the vehicle at a charge of $45. Students, faculty and staff on campus may contact MAP at 348-0121 (8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday) or 348-9494 (4:30 p.m.-8 a.m. weeknights and weekends) for free motorist assistance if you need to have a battery jumped off, if you run out of gas or if you need air in your tires.
• The Student Government Association, the Community Service Center, and the University Center for Economic Development are coordinating the spring 2009 “Books for the Alabama Black Belt” drive. The UA community may participate by giving new or gently used classic and award-winning books found on approved school reading lists. Collection bins are located in Gorgas Library and the Ferguson Center. Action Card donations will be accepted Jan. 14 at Get On Board Day on the Quad and Jan. 15–16 in the Ferguson Center. The campaign will begin Jan. 14. More information: Maigen Sullivan at 348-7058.
• The UA American Marketing Association is now accepting applications for spring 2009 membership. AMA is a student-run professional organization open to all majors for students interested in the field of marketing. Applications are available online and can be submitted with dues in 105 Alston. More information: Valerie Jones.
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