Former U.S. Ambassador to Talk at UA about Relations with Cuba

Lino Gutiérrez, former U.S. ambassador to Argentina and Nicaragua and a University of Alabama alumnus, will deliver a lecture and meet with faculty and students at UA Monday, Nov. 2, and Tuesday, Nov. 3.

UA Student News for Oct. 27, 2009

DATES TO REMEMBER Oct. 28 SGA Goes Pink Financial Peace for the Next Generation, 321 Lloyd Hall, noon Oct. 29 How to Pay for College, 205 Gorgas Library, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 Crimson Gamers Halloween Party, Ferguson Center Heritage Room, 6–10 p.m. Oct. 31 Halloween Half-Hundred Fundraising Celebration, UA Arboretum, 4 p.m. Nov. 1 Discovery

UA Wheelchair Basketball Kicks Off Season, Holds Fundraiser

The University of Alabama wheelchair basketball teams will kick off their season this weekend with the Eagle Classic played at the University Recreation Center.

DOE Adviser to Keynote UA’s Blackburn Symposium on Energy Crisis, Alternative Fuel Solutions Oct. 30

Dr. Linda Blevins, an adviser for the U.S. Department of Energy and a University of Alabama alumna, will be the keynote speaker for the Gloria and John L. Blackburn Academic Symposium at UA Oct. 30.

UA College of Human Environmental Sciences Presents Alumni Awards

The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences presented the Jack Davis Professional Achievement Award during recent homecoming activities on campus.

UA Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility Hosts Moral Forum Competition – Awards $10,000 in Scholarships

The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility will host the final round of the fifth annual Moral Forum Tournament on Monday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. in Morgan Auditorium.

Former Congressman Browder to Speak at UA

Dr. Glen Browder, known across the state for his political service, will be on The University of Alabama campus Tuesday, Oct. 27 to discuss his new book “The South’s New Racial Politics: Inside the Race Game of Southern History” in a lecture at 4 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library.

Boo! UA Panhellenic Hosting Trick-or-Treat Event for Children

The University of Alabama Junior Panhellenic will be hosting the annual Sorority Row Trick-or-Treat event for children on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 6-8 p.m.

Book Project Captures ‘Greatest Generation’ of UA Athletes, WWII Vets

The author of a new book that will tell the stories of University of Alabama “untold heroes” is searching for former Alabama football players who also served in World War II to document their experiences in war and on the sports field.

Symposium at UA Gives African-American Women Voice to Their Stories

The historically submerged voices of African-American women will be heard in a symposium Thursday, Nov. 19, at The University of Alabama.