Opera theater reaches out to Pre-K
Crimson White – Sept. 30
…the opera theater program has teamed up on a new program that is entering its second year of establishment. The new program, “Opera & Pre-K,” is a set of courses for the Pre-K classroom that combines learning and music. It establishes an innovative way to teach. The project came about from the interaction between Julie Herron and Cecile Komara, both professors in education, and Houghtaling. The College of Education and the School of Music joined forces to make two intimidating subjects — math and music — more fun and enjoyable for pre-K children…The University works together with two elementary schools, Central Primary and Woodland Forrest Elementary, and hold the program the last Friday of each month. University graduate students present the material to the children, allowing the graduate students to learn about teaching while the children learn about math…
Students get hands-on experience with disaster equipment
Crimson White – Sept. 30
…Two large blue tents and three trailers were set up in front of the Gorgas House. The unit, which included a triage tent and refrigerated morgue, was set up as part of disaster response module of the Capstone College of Nursing College’s community health course, said Melondie Carter, an associate professor in the nursing college.
Remembering a fighter
Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger – Sept. 27
…T.R.M. Howard, a largely forgotten hero of Mississippi’s civil rights movement, organized the event. Now, 55 years later, the first-ever book on Howard -Black Maverick: T.R.M. Howard’s Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power – chronicles the life of this physician, wealthy entrepreneur, civil rights leader and big-game hunter. “He doesn’t fit our image of a Gandhian figure for a civil rights leader,” said (UA history professor) David Beito, who along with his wife, Linda, have related the journey of this native Mississippian…Beito said many books on the civil rights movement don’t mention Howard, despite the fact he started the Regional Council of Negro Leadership in Mississippi…
Rodgers Library open 24/5
Crimson White – Sept. 30
…Rodgers Library is now open 24 hours a day Monday through Friday, instead of just Monday through Thursday. According to SGA President Steven Oliver, many of the students he spoke to wanted extended library hours because they had jobs earlier during the day and were unable to do their homework during normal hours…
Have ‘The Time of Your Life’ at theatre
Crimson White – Sept. 30
The UA theatre department’s production of “The Time of Your Life” premiered Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Gallaway Theatre of Rowand-Johnson Hall. The production will run until Sunday…The play features the acting talents of undergraduate and graduate students, including MFA program graduate students Matt Lewis and Peyton Conley.
Arts and Sciences holds majors fair
Crimson White – Sept. 30
Any student who is curious about the different majors offered at the University will have an opportunity to learn more at the Arts and Sciences majors fair Thursday from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom…
UA Hosts Panel on Financial Concerns
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Sept. 29
…the University of Alabama’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute hosted a panel on “Financial Concerns of the Times.”…