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DATES TO REMEMBER
Oct. 12-16
Homecoming week continues
Oct. 14
Graduation Celebration, Ferguson Student Center Plaza, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
“Paint the Campus Purple”
“Telling Amy’s Story,” 301 Ferguson Student Center, 6:30 p.m.
WVUA-FM 90.7 The Capstone concert, Mellow Mushroom
Oct. 15
Graduation Celebration, Ferguson Student Center Plaza, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Registration deadline for undergraduate study in Havana, Cuba
Homecoming pep rally and bonfire, front steps of Gorgas Library and the Quad, 7 p.m.
“Call+Response,” Ferguson Student Center Theater, 7 p.m
Oct. 16
Homecoming parade, noon
Alabama football vs. Ole Miss, 8 p.m., Bryant-Denny Stadium
Oct. 16-17
Kentuck Festival of the Arts, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Kentuck Park in Northport
Oct. 18-22
Academic Integrity Week
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bruno, Rodgers and McLure libraries will close on Oct. 15 at 5 p.m., and Gorgas library will close at 6 p.m. The schedule for Oct. 16 is as follows: Gorgas Library, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Rodgers Library, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Bruno and McLure libraries, closed. Whenever the libraries are closed, all databases, e-journals and e-books remain fully accessible from the libraries website at: http://www.lib.ua.edu.
The High Tide Club provides an exciting and engaging game-day experience for students attending Alabama home football games. The bottom of the upper deck of the south end zone features reserved seats for High Tide Club members. Benefits include free T-shirts and concession giveaways throughout the season, as well as an opportunity to receive book scholarships. Easier entrance into the stadium will be available at Gate 30. Students can join the High Tide Club for $10, and the membership fee will be charged to their student accounts. More information: http://sga.ua.edu/hightide.cfm.
Registration closes Oct. 15 for undergraduate students to study in Havana, Cuba, in spring 2011. Students can earn 12-15 semester hours. Minimal Spanish is required. The study includes field experiences, round-table discussions with Cuban citizens and historical excursions. More information: Dr. Michael Schnepf.
Students are encouraged to take advantage of Career Connection, a program developed through UA’s Professional Staff Assembly to connect students with UA professionals who hold similar career interests. Through this initiative, students can develop a relationship with a UA professional and participate in a short-term job-shadowing process. Students and professionals will be matched according to the student’s field of study and the professional’s area of knowledge. Visit http://www.sa.ua.edu/psa/careerconnection.cfm for an application. Deadline to apply is Nov. 1. More information: UACareerConnection@gmail.com.
HelpDesk is now IT Service Desk, fully staffed with professionals and students who are receiving enhanced training and education on core IT services. IT Service Desk now provides 24-hour phone support and has new contact information: 348-5555 or itsd@ua.edu.
EVENTS, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
This week’s football game against the University of Mississippi will start at 8 p.m. on Oct. 16 at Bryant-Denny Stadium and will be televised live on ESPN2. Visit Action Card Office, http://uagameday.com and http://www.rolltide.com for information.
The Anderson Society senior leadership honorary is selling homecoming T-shirts through Oct. 20 for $10, payable by cash or check. Shirts are available at a table in the Ferguson Student Center Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Shirts can also be purchased from Anderson Society members
Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive continues through Nov. 22. UA won last year’s drive.
Graduating students can place orders for class rings, graduation announcements, regalia and diploma frames during the Graduation Celebration at the Ferguson Center Plaza Oct. 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Students can also have their cap and gown graduation portraits taken and choose from various packages for purchase. Pizza and door prizes will be available. More information: Peter Pierre at 348-8847.
The Ferguson Center will have a free shuttle taking students to and from The Kentuck Festival of the Arts on Oct. 17, 1-4 p.m. Day passes are $10 at the gate. The Ferguson Center is giving away free Sunday passes. E-mail uaprograms@gmail.com for a chance to win a free ticket. More information: http://ferguson.ua.edu/recentnews.html or http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157407914292261.
Housing and Residential Communities will host an Off-Campus Housing Fair on Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., on the main floor of the Ferguson Student Center. Students can learn about the variety of rental properties and which off-campus housing options are available for next year. More information: Julie Elmore at jelmore@sa.ua.edu.
Academic Integrity Week is Oct. 18-22. The Academic Honor Council is hosting the following events:
- Computer Wallpaper Design Competition. Students can submit wallpaper designs that express academic integrity through pictures and quotations to IntegrityContest10@gmail.com by noon, Oct. 18. The winning design will be placed on computers in select computer labs across campus, and the winner will receive a $100 prize. The winner will be announced on Oct. 22. More information: Josh Cirulnick.
- “Champions Don’t Cheat. Choose Integrity,” Oct. 20, 7 p.m., 118 Graves Hall. This panel discussion on academic integrity will feature current UA football player Nico Johnson, the AHC president, Student Government Association representatives and faculty members. More information: Angel King.
Bama Dining is offering students a chance to win a 3D Blu-ray disc player with Wi-Fi or a $50 gift card for participating in a brief online survey until Oct. 22. Responses are confidential. Click here to begin the survey.
The Breast Cancer Honor and Remembrance Tree project has started. Students can write messages to breast cancer patients or survivors on pink ribbon ornaments during October at the following locations: Ferguson Student Center, Women’s Resource Center, Capstone Village or Student Health Center. More information: Cyndi Hamner at 348-5040.
Students are encouraged to wear purple on Oct. 14. UA’s Relay for Life Committee is participating in a nationwide competition called “Paint the Campus Purple.” The weeklong competition is focused on promoting Relay for Life and raising cancer awareness through creative uses of the color purple on college campuses. More information: Andres Pena.
Dating/Domestic Violence Month is underway. Contact Maria Perez-Fisher at 348-5040 for information on the following events:
- HopeLine Project, Oct. 12-31; old cell phones dropped off at the following locations will be refurbished and given to victims of domestic violence for making life-saving calls: the Women’s Resource Center, 230 Ferguson Student Center, 104 Manly Hall, Rose Towers and Tutwiler Hall
- “Telling Amy’s Story,” Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m., 301 Ferguson Student Center; film details the life and death of a woman in an abusive relationship
- Clothesline Project, Oct. 18-20, Crossroads Lounge, Ferguson Student Center; display of T-shirts personally decorated by domestic violence victims
- Purple Balloon Campaign, Oct. 19, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Crimson Promenade; display of 300 purple balloons with purple ribbons and domestic violence statistics attached
- Candlelight Vigil, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m., Denny Chimes; UA alumna and poet Caneeka Miller will speak and singer-songwriter Channing Coker will perform
Phi Sigma Pi national co-ed honors fraternity is collecting toiletries and beauty products throughout October for a local women’s shelter. Travel-size toiletries are acceptable. More information: Samantha Silor.
The EveryWoman Book Club will discuss “If I Am Missing Or Dead” by Janine Latus Oct. 27 at noon at the University Club to recognize Dating/Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Cost for lunch, excluding dessert, is $11.83 in exact cash or check. To reserve a spot, contact the Women’s Resource Center at 348-5040.
WVUA-FM 90.7 The Capstone will host a concert on Oct. 14 at Mellow Mushroom, located downtown on University Boulevard. More information: Claire Brucker at 348-6061.
“Call+Response” will be shown for free Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Ferguson Student Center Theater. The documentary is about modern-day human-slave trade. More information: Darby Hess.
The UA Junior Panhellenic will host Sorority Row Trick-or-Treat on Oct. 26, 6-8 p.m. at the sorority houses on Magnolia Drive and Colonial Drive. The event is free and open to the public. More information: Megan Hayes.
“INVASION — Representations of Cancer: Combining Medical and Military Metaphors” by Patricia Davis runs through Oct. 29 in the Ferguson Student Center Art Gallery. This is Davis’ first solo exhibition. She is a McNair Scholar who is majoring in studio art.
Intercollegiate Athletics conducts tours of Bryant-Denny Stadium Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. and noon. Tours are unavailable during University holidays or on Fridays prior to home football games. Tours are $5 per person. Children under 1 are admitted free. Nonprofit organizations or schools may obtain a group rate of $2 per person. Click here for more information.
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