DATES TO REMEMBER
Feb. 17
Hunger banquet, Ferguson Student Center East Dining Room, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 18
Brown-bag lunch addressing HOPE Initiative, 360 Ferguson Student Center, 12:30 p.m.
‘Grate’ American Sleep Out, northeast section of the Quad across from Lloyd Hall, 8 p.m.
Women’s basketball vs. Tennessee, Coleman Coliseum, 8 p.m.
Feb. 19
Women’s gymnastics vs. Arizona, Coleman Coliseum, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 20
Men’s baseball vs. South Alabama, Sewell-Thomas Stadium, 2:05 p.m.
Feb. 22
Applications for executive director of Alabama Youth Summit due at 4:45 p.m.
Feb. 23
Fashion Rocks…and So Does My Body, Ferguson Student Center Theater, 7:30 p.m.
EVENTS, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week continues through Feb. 18. Events include a hunger banquet, a brown-bag lunch with the director of Tuscaloosa’s HOPE Initiative and the “Grate American Sleep Out.” Visit http://volunteer.ua.edu for a complete schedule. More information: Charlotte Brown at 348-2865.
All members of the UA community are encouraged to wear pink on Feb. 18 and Feb. 19 in an effort to raise awareness and support for breast cancer research. UA Intercollegiate Athletics is hosting the Power of Pink women’s basketball game with Tennessee on Feb. 18 and the Power of Pink women’s gymnastics meet with Arizona on Feb. 19. Pink luminaries will light the paths to Coleman Coliseum prior to and at both sporting events. UA students get in free to the sporting events with their Action Cards. More information: Intercollegiate Athletics’ Web site.
Opening day of baseball season will be Feb. 20 at 2:05 p.m. as the team hosts South Alabama. All students get in free with their Action Cards.
The Fashion Rocks and So Does My Body Fashion Show will be Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Ferguson Student Center Theater. In celebration of Body Appreciation Week, this fashion show will feature all sizes to promote healthy body image and prevent eating disorders. More information: Health Promotion and Wellness at 348-3878.
The Hudson Strode Lecture Series in Theory and Criticism presents Jane Gallop, distinguished professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She will present the essay “The Ethics of Close Reading” on Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. in 301 Morgan Hall. More information: Natalie Loper.
Higher Education Day will be March 4 in Montgomery. All students are invited to attend this free trip to Montgomery to advocate for higher education funding. All students who attend will receive two free meals, free transportation and a free T-shirt. More information: http://www.sga.ua.edu/stars.cfm or Seth Morrow or Parker Garrett.
UA outdoor recreation will host a mountain biking trip to Oak Mountain State Park near Birmingham on Feb. 27. More information: Kyle Stephens at 348-7045.
The Honors College is hosting its first student photography exhibit. The exhibit by Marshall Houston and David Kumbroch is titled “Portraits: Layers of the Black Belt” and will be on display until March 15 in the Nott Hall second-floor lobby. The photojournalism exhibit depicts the lives of seven citizens living in Alabama’s Black Belt region. More information: Ruth Reyes at 348-5574.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Remember to update your contact information on UA Alerts. The University uses UA Alerts as its emergency notification system. UA Alerts simultaneously 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. Make sure that your contact information on myBama is updated. To view and make changes to your information online, including updating your phone numbers, log in to your myBama account at http://mybama.ua.edu. To get more information and step-by-step instructions for updating your information on myBama, click here.
Applications for executive director for the Alabama Youth Summit are now available online at http://www.sga.ua.edu. Applications are due to the Student Government Association Office in the Ferguson Student Center by 4:45 p.m. on Feb. 22. More information: James Fowler at 348-2742.
Share your ADHD story. Researchers on campus are looking for students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder to share their experiences regarding safety, relationships, managing stress, health and other topics. Please respond to uaadhd@gmail.com by Feb. 17 if interested.
UA students interested in a new, five-week marine science research internship this summer in the Caribbean should apply by Feb. 26 by completing an application at http://www.bsc.ua.edu. One undergraduate and one graduate student will be selected for the internship opportunity on the Bay Island of Roatan, which is off the northern coast of Honduras. Free room and board will be provided to the selected students; all other costs are the responsibility of the students. More information: Dr. Julie Olson at 348-2633.
Students who need a letter of transiency may obtain one via myBama. Log in to your myBama account and click on the Student tab. In the Banner Self-Service channel, click on the Student Services folder, then the Student Records folder and then the Letter of Transiency file. Follow the onscreen instructions to generate your letter. Upon completion of the process, a transient letter will be generated in the form of a PDF document. You may then print the letter or save an electronic copy. More information: Michael George at 348-7219.
Applications are available for Pinnacle Non-Traditional Honor Society. Students who are at least 25 and who are either undergraduates with a 3.0 or higher grade point average or graduates with a 3.4 or higher GPA are eligible to apply through March 1. Applications are available through the College of Continuing Studies at bamabydistance.ua.edu or by calling 205-348-0089 or 800-467-0227.
The Elliott Society is accepting applications for membership. The society recognizes students, faculty and alumni who have made significant leadership contributions to the campus, community, state and nation in areas of social and cultural progress and who portray a spirit of the ideals held by Carl Elliott. Elliott was a former SGA president who later became a U.S. congressman. Applications are available online. Deadline: March 5. More information: Korey Hayes.
UA’s Up ’til Dawn program is accepting applications for its executive board. As members of the executive board, students will work closely with their peers to plan the Up ’til Dawn event and raise awareness about St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Preparations for the event will start this spring and continue until next fall. More information: Jessica Pearson.
Impact Alabama has full-time positions available for college graduates for July 2010-11. Several regional coordinator slots are open to work with Focus First and Save First initiatives, which address vision-care needs of low-income children and tax preparation and financial literacy needs of low-income families, respectively. Led by college students and recent college graduates, both initiatives are unique to Alabama in their scope and vision and are beginning to attract national attention for their success. More information: Stephen Black.
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University Libraries is co-sponsoring the 4th Annual Book Collecting Contest. The deadline for entry is March 31. For rules and an entry form, visit http://guides.lib.ua.edu/bookcollectingcontest.
If you are an undergraduate with a child and do not currently receive e-mail updates from Undergraduate Parent Support, e-mail Jason Doblin so that you can receive information about events and resources designed specifically for you and your children.
Get a home-cooked meal and donate to Haiti relief at Baptist Campus Ministries, 401 University Blvd., on Wednesdays in February at 11:30 a.m. More information: Alden Jones at 334-618-8814.
UA has implemented a new policy regulating the use of UA grounds and facilities. To make sure your organization is aware of the changes to the policy and the impact it will have on student organizations that want to hold or sponsor events on campus, visit the Dean of Student’s Web site at http://dos.ua.edu and click on “UA Links” and then on “Facilities Use Policy – Download.” More information and for permit requests: Cynthia Dunn at 348-0452.
The UA Office of Information Technology warns that an e-mail scam was recently sent to UA faculty, staff and student accounts. The scam e-mail requests usernames and passwords for Bama e-mail account upgrades. The message is a phishing scam used to get login information, which will be used by the scammers to hijack user e-mail accounts. Do not click the link or reply with usernames and passwords. Delete the message and take no action. Persons who have already replied to the message should change their passwords immediately. More information: OIT Help Desk.
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