DATES TO REMEMBER
Ongoing
Academic Integrity Week, through Sept. 25, various activities, times and locations
Sept. 23
General Interest and Business Career Fair, Bryant Conference Center, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Sept. 26
Alabama vs. Arkansas in football, Bryant-Denny Stadium, 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 28
Afflink recruiting event, 140 Bidgood Hall, 7 p.m.
Sept. 30
English Graduate Organization paperback book sale, in front of Morgan Hall, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Student Health and Wellness Fair, Ferguson Plaza, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Alternative parking is available on game-day weekends for students living in the Tutwiler Hall area. Some parking areas near Tutwiler Hall and the 31 spaces on Colonial Drive, south of Eighth Street, must be vacated by 5 p.m. Friday on game-day weekends. Alternative student parking is available in the following parking lots: Barnwell, Parham, Osband, Burke, Hayden-Harris, Farrah, the Aquatics Center and the lot at the corner of Bryant Drive and Hackberry Lane. Click here for a map of these areas. If all of these parking options are full, students should go to the Campus Drive Deck, which is free for students after 5 p.m. on Friday. From the Campus Drive Deck, Crimson Ride will take students back to Tutwiler. For later hours, the 348-RIDE express or 348-RIDE will provide service to Tutwiler.
Students who have split football-ticket packages can find out information about their packages at My Football Ticket. Go to http://actcard.ua.edu/, click on the My Tickets link, click on the My Football Ticket Tab and log in. Each Sunday before a home football game, My Football Ticket is refreshed with the current week’s information. You can confirm you are holding a ticket or join the list of students who would like to receive a donated ticket. Also remember, a specific student can transfer a ticket privilege to you also on this site.
Fans attending events on the Quad prior to each home football game are encouraged to drop off their game-day recyclables at a tent east of the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library. Plastic, aluminum and cardboard will be accepted at the tent, staffed by employees from UA’s logistics and support services department. UA employees and SGA volunteers will also hand out recycling bags to individual groups tailgating on the Quad so that cardboard, aluminum cans, plastic cups, food wrappers and other types of plastics, including ice bags, can be recycled.
The UA collegiate license tag is available at local county license offices. Both numbered tags and personalized tags are available; the cost of either one is $50 above the normal tag cost. Collegiate license tags may be purchased at any time, regardless of the individual’s tag renewal month. UA’s National Alumni Association raised more than $3 million through the car tag program in the 2007-2008 fiscal year—the most of any university in the state. Funds raised through the statewide program are used for scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students. For more information on UA’s “Ride with the Tide” program, go to http://alumni.ua.edu, or call the UA Alumni Affairs office at 348-5963.
The Student Government Association announces the launch of 348-Ride Express. The 348-Ride Express is a shuttle bus that will continuously loop the campus on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. The estimated maximum wait time is 8–10 minutes. More information: www.crimsonride.ua.edu or www.sga.ua.edu.
Voter registration for out-of-state students. The next general election is Nov. 3. Even though Alabama will not hold a general election in 2009, several states will hold gubernatorial elections and special elections. The deadline for voter registration for the upcoming November elections varies from state to state, but it typically is in early October. If you reside in a state other than Alabama, contact your state or local election officials for election and voter registration information. You can also visit the Web site of the Election Assistance Commission at http://www.eac.gov/index_html1 to review the federal postcard form for voter registration.
New emergency notification system: UA Alerts. To keep you better informed if severe weather or an emergency occurs on campus, the University has installed UA Alerts, a technology tool that sends voice calls and text messages to your cell phone and e-mails to your myBama account. In an emergency, an e-mail will be sent to your myBama account. Please make sure that your contact information on myBama is updated. If you do not check your myBama e-mail account, then you need to turn on e-mail forwarding. You can find directions for doing this under the Student tab on myBama. To view and make changes to your information online, log in to your
EVENTS, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Academic Integrity Week, which kicked off Sept. 21, will continue through Sept. 25. Prizes will be handed out at various events. Visit http://viceprovost.ua.edu for times and locations.
The General Interest and Business Career Fair will be held Sept. 23, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., at the Bryant Conference Center. Network and gain valuable career information and visit with employers to discover opportunities available for individuals with your skills and abilities. Bring your Action Card and copies of your résumé. Dress is business professional; no flip-flops, jeans, shorts, T-shirts or social-event attire allowed. More information: http://www.career.ua.edu.
This week’s game against Arkansas will kick off at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 26 at Bryant-Denny Stadium and will be televised on CBS. As you make your plans for this weekend on campus, be sure and read about the latest game-day information at http://uagameday.com.
PSE hosts Afflink recruiting event. Afflink executives, hosted by the Pi Sigma Epsilon business fraternity, will be on campus Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. in 140 Bidgood Hall to meet students interested in inside business development positions. Students with an interest in sales, marketing or supply chain management are encouraged to attend. Afflink executives will answer questions following a brief presentation. More information: Tiffany Evans at tevansj@gmail.com.
The Student Health and Wellness Fair will be Sept. 30 at the Ferguson Plaza. Learn how to improve your physical, mental, spiritual, social and environmental health. Flu shots will be available, as well as free entertainment, music, games and food. More information: Michelle Harcrow at 348-3878 or health@ua.edu.
Sigma Gamma Rho sorority will collect Box Tops for Education throughout the semester. The box tops will be given to a local school. Please remove box tops from any approved product and give them to a member of the organization. More information: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
The English Graduate Organization will host a 50 cents paperback book sale on Sept. 30, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., in front of Morgan Hall. Profits will benefit English graduate students in their academic and professional pursuits.
The Women’s Resource Center at UA will kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Oct. 1 with the third annual Breast Cancer Tree of Honor and Remembrance month-long display and the Susan G. Komen On the Go mobile experience. The bright pink Komen on the Go breast cancer awareness trailer, which opens into an interactive learning center, will be located next to the Gorgas House on Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Women’s Resource Center will set up four Breast Cancer Awareness Trees of Honor and Remembrance across campus for the UA community to write messages on pink ornaments to remember those who have lost their lives to or survived breast cancer. More information: the Women’s Resource Center at 348.5040 or online.
Stay Beautiful, Stay Informed: A Healthy Skincare Seminar will be held Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the “Tut Hut.” Hosted by Sigma Lambda Gamma, this seminar will feature a certified esthetician, who will show attendees how to protect themselves from the sun and how to correct sun damage, aging and acne. She will offer free individual skin consultations. More information: Amber Hamby.
Changing Tides, the new online magazine, will launch Oct. 5 with its football issue. Changing Tides tackles a different campus issue with each edition through feature articles, video interviews and multimedia projects. Visit http://changingtides.ua.edu to explore a social analysis of UA’s football phenomenon and how it impacts UA.
The October Brown Bag Lecture Series will be held Oct. 7 at 12:30 p.m. in 308 Manly Hall. Master’s students Amy Brock-Reed and Annie Herlocker will lead a discussion on women in the book arts. This event is sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center and the department of women’s studies at UA. More information: Kristen Robinson at 348-5040.
FATE will host a riverboat cruise on the Bama Belle on Oct. 22, 7–9:45 p.m. The cruise is free to members of Future Alumni for Tradition and Excellence. Membership in FATE is $15 per year. Visit http://fate.ua.edu to find out more about the cruise and all the benefits of FATE membership.
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Freshmen being recruited for premedical mentoring program. The UA premedical advising staff, along with Alpha Epsilon Delta, UA’s premedical honor society, is recruiting freshmen to participate in a yearlong mentoring program with premedical upperclassmen. Freshmen who are selected will meet once a month with mentors and other freshman mentees to discuss the mechanics of applying to medical school, taking the MCAT, and conducting undergraduate and summer research, among other topics. In addition, participants will receive preference in the application process to be mentors as upperclassmen, an excellent service opportunity. Interested freshmen should visit http://aed.ua.edu/volunteering.shtml and submit the form by Sept. 27 at 11:59 p.m.
Avanti Team applications are available online and are due to 205 Student Services by Oct. 2. Applications are also available this week in the Ferguson Student Center at the Avanti information tables. Interest sessions will be held at noon and 6 p.m. on Sept. 24 in the Ferguson Forum. More information: Carissa Sweatman at 348-4999.
Financial Affairs Committee funding applications are available online. Forms are available to all registered student organizations under the forms tab of OrgSync. To be eligible for the Oct. 5 FAC meeting, forms must be submitted by Sept. 28 at midnight. For future dates, see the events calendar on OrgSync. More information: Edward Patton.
Always remember to check the Crimson Calendar for all the week’s events.
For athletic events, go to http://www.rolltide.com.
Submit your news at http://uanews.ua.edu/submit-student/.