DATES TO REMEMBER
Nov. 17
Off-campus-housing information, Rose Towers, 6:30 p.m.; Paty Hall, 8 p.m.
Nov. 18
Apple Campus Store Grand Opening, Ferguson Student Center Plaza, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Literacy is the Edge Volunteer and Tutor Recruitment, Ferguson Student Center, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Financial Peace for the Next Generation, 321 Lloyd Hall, noon
H1N1 vaccinations, Rose Towers, 6:30-8 p.m.
Pictures of the South, 173 Knott Hall, 7 p.m.
Nov. 19
Final day of Beat Auburn Beat Hunger
Nov. 20
Kings of the Court, Student Recreation Center, 5:30 p.m.
Leadership UA applications due
The Bachelor King, 126 H.M. Comer Hall, 7 p.m.
Nov. 21
Alabama football vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga, Bryant-Denny Stadium, 11:20 a.m.
Nov. 22
The Bachelor King, 126 H.M. Comer Hall, 2 p.m.
Nov. 23
Landlords, Leases and Legalities, Ferguson Student Center Ballroom, 7 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Help support Nick Saban and a worthwhile charity. Coach Nick Saban is up for Liberty Mutual’s Coach of the Year in an online fan contest. The coach who receives the most votes wins a $50,000 donation to his favorite charity and a $20,000 donation to his school’s alumni association for scholarships. This will be a great opportunity for Nick’s Kids and the Alabama Alumni Association. You can vote once a day at http://www.coachoftheyear.com/ through Dec. 6.
This week’s football game against Tennessee-Chattanooga will kick off at 11:20 a.m. on Nov. 21 at Bryant-Denny Stadium and will be televised on SEC TV. To read more about the latest game-day information, visit http://uagameday.com/football/index.php.
Alternative parking is available on game-day this weekend for students living in the Tutwiler Hall area. Some parking areas near Tutwiler Hall must be vacated by 5 p.m. on Nov. 20. 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.
Persons who tailgate on the Quad or other campus areas are advised that it is their obligation to secure their personal belongings during the time they are away from their tailgate locations. The University does not assume any responsibility for guarding or protecting personal items from theft or other calamity while their owners are at the game or until they return to their tailgate sites to collect those items. Any items not collected by their owners by noon on the day after a game will be considered abandoned and subject to collection by the University.
Fans attending Quad events prior to each home football game are encouraged to drop off 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 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.
UA is launching a new student leadership initiative called Leadership UA. Modeled after Leadership Tuscaloosa and similar community-based organizations, Leadership UA will accept approximately 30 promising student leaders each year. Sophomores and juniors with an interest in campus leadership are encouraged to apply. Applicants will be selected based on campus involvement, GPA and creative ideas for making improvements to the UA community with a team of their peers. Program components include monthly meetings with UA administrators throughout the spring semester, followed by a community-based project during the fall semester. Applications are available at http://leadership.ua.edu and are due to the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership by noon on Nov. 20. Finalists will participate in interviews during the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4. More information: Chris Kennedy at 393-2257.
Make your donation to Beat Auburn Beat Hunger today. Donations can be made online or at one of the Beat Auburn Beat Hunger collection sites through Nov. 19. Contact the Community Service Center for more information about collection sites and other ways to help. Also, persons who bring 10 canned goods or $5 to Alumni Hall or to the Student Alumni Association table at the Ferguson Student Center will receive a “Beat Auburn … Again” T-shirt while supplies last. Contact jdefrance@alumni.ua.edu for information about the SAA drive.
The UA Chapter of the NAACP and Omega Psi Phi fraternity are now accepting monetary or unwrapped toy donations for their annual Christmas Toy Ball. The ball is a benefit that allows attendees to make donations and give toys to needy children in the city of Tuscaloosa and surrounding areas. Tables will be in the Ferguson Student Center Nov. 17-20 and Nov. 23-24 for ticket sales and toy drop off. More information: Amber Parker.
The Our Voice Newsletter is the official newsletter of the Women’s Resource Center at UA. The newsletter contains information about WRC events and programs, as well as information about women’s issues. Visit the Women’s Resource Center Web site to view the current issue and to learn more about the WRC.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
The Honors College announces the 2009 EBSCO Industries Scholarship Program for Honors College students. The scholarship awards range in value from $1,000 to $5,000 per year. The awards are offered for a maximum of eight semesters. To be eligible, a student must be a member in good standing in the Honors College. The criteria for selection are financial need, GPA, involvement, achievement, effort (such as employment) and a short essay. Application forms are available in Nott Hall and must be submitted to 289 Nott Hall by Dec. 1. Decisions will be sent to applicants by mid-January 2010. More information: Fran Oneal at foneal@ua.edu or 348-5554.
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Information sessions for students considering moving off campus next year will be held Nov. 17 at Rose Towers at 6:30 p.m. and at Paty Hall at 8 p.m. The programs are open to all students living in any on-campus residence hall. More information: 348-9647.
Literacy is the Edge, a student-advocacy group for literacy at UA, is kicking off a volunteer and tutor recruitment campaign on campus. LITE needs volunteers to tutor children, tutor adults and recruit volunteers to serve as leaders in LITE. Information and registration tables will be at the Ferguson Student Center through Nov. 19 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. More information: Louise Crow at 348-7692 or e-mail literacyistheedge@gmail.com.
If you live off campus, stay up to date with the off-campus student newsletter, which is published monthly.
EVENTS, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
The grand opening of the Apple Campus Store at UA will be held Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 11:45 a.m. in the Ferguson Student Center Supply Store. There will be one-day-only specials on MacBooks and MacBook Pros, and demonstration computers will be sold at discounted prices. For every Mac purchase, a free HP Three-in-One Printer will be given while supplies last. Education pricing is available to current students, faculty and staff with valid IDs. Headphone company Skull Candy will also have representatives on hand; customers may bring old headphones to trade in for free Skull Candy headphones (available to the first 100 customers or as long as supplies last). Door prizes will be given away between 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. and include two iPod Touch and two iPod Nano players, laptop bags and Mac accessories. No purchase is necessary to register for the door prizes but you must be present to win. Free T-shirts will be handed out beginning at 11:45 a.m. while supplies last. Free pizza will also be available.
A segment of Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace for the Next Generation is being offered free to UA students on Nov. 18 at noon in 321 Lloyd Hall. All students are invited to attend and learn ways to manage finances and prepare for a healthy financial future. More information: Michelle Harcrow at 348-3878.
Pictures of the South will be held Nov. 18 in 173 Knott Hall. This Honors College event will take an in-depth look at the history of race relations in Tuscaloosa and the South. The event will feature presentations from several faculty members and experts, a roundtable discussion and student input. All students and faculty are invited to attend. A reception will follow. More information: Hillary Moore.
The Student Health Center is offering the H1N1 FluMist vaccine at the clinic during normal hours of operation by either walk-in or appointment (call 348-2778). The H1N1 flu vaccine is offered at no cost to University students. The H1N1 FluMist is also available to University students at the Student Recreation Center every Thursday, 4-8 p.m. The vaccine will also be available at Rose Towers on Nov. 18 and at Tutwiler Hall on Dec. 2 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information on swine flu, visit www.prepare.ua.edu. To read more about the H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine, visit http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/general.htm. More information: Student Health Center Flu Hotline at 348-9184.
The Bling Tree, a fundraiser selling vintage and gently used jewelry, will be held Nov. 17 at 4:30 p.m. in the Doster Hall lobby and Alumni Room. Anything not sold will be available for sale Nov. 18. More information: Lauren Holman.
The third annual Kings of the Court Basketball Tournament will be Nov. 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Student Recreation Center. The public is welcome to attend this event, and there will be a raffle for a chance to win a free gift card. More information: Justin Floyd.
The Canterbury Episcopal Student Forum will host a barbecue before the Alabama vs. UT-Chattanooga football game to raise money for the Deacon’s Deli, which provides groceries weekly to needy families in the Tuscaloosa area. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students. More information and to order: 345-9590 or canterburychapel@gmail.com.
Recent student artworks will be exhibited in the Sella-Granata Art Gallery in Woods Hall through Dec. 4. The exhibition is titled “Media Area: Painting and Drawing”. More information: Rachel Dobson.
The Alabama YMCA Collegiate Legislature will be March 4-6, 2010, in Montgomery, Ala. Collegiate Legislature is an annual conference where college students from universities across Alabama participate in a model legislative session in the state capitol. This is an opportunity to be actively involved with debate about important state issues and meet elected officials. Early registration is due Nov. 28. More information: www.cleg.org.
COE does ART presents “The Bachelor King” on Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. in 126 H.M. Comer Hall. COE is an amateur theater group whose members are mostly engineering students. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door or from cast members. More information: coedoesart@gmail.com.
Landlords, Leases and Legalities will be Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Student Center Ballroom. This campuswide event is sponsored by the SGA Alabama Residence Council to educate students about off-campus housing rights and responsibilities. More information: Lexi Campbell.
Capstone Mentors will host an informational meeting on Nov. 23 at 6:30 p.m. in 204-B Ferguson Student Center. Capstone Mentors is a student organization that helps at-risk students in the community by serving as mentors in elementary, middle and high schools. Interested members who attend the meeting will be given priority scheduling. For questions or an application, e-mail Sarah Beth Henson.
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