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DATES TO REMEMBER
Today, Oct. 26
“Rock The Runway”, 7:30 p.m., Bryant Conference Center (new time and location)
Student Alumni Association Halloween Festival, 5-8 p.m., front lawn of Alumni Hall
Junior Panhellenic Sorority Row Trick-or-Treat, 6-8 p.m., sorority houses on Magnolia Drive and Colonial Drive
Tutwiler Hall Halloween Carnival, 6-8 p.m., Tutwiler Hall large living room
Colonial Spooktacular, 6-8 p.m., Harris Hall
Halloween Extravaganza, 6:30-8:30 p.m., indoor football facility
Oct. 26-Nov. 22
Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger
Oct. 27
EveryWoman Book, noon, the University Club
Candlelight Vigil, 6 p.m., Denny Chimes
Oct. 29
“Wonderful Life: Works Inspired by Biological Entities” reception, 6-8 p.m., Smith Hall
Oct. 30
Go Batty at the Arboretum! 2-4 p.m., Arboretum
“Halloween in Oz,” 2-4 p.m., Moody Music Building
Nov. 1.
Career Connection application deadline
Nov. 2
“Straight to the Top” forum, 205 Gorgas Library, 6 p.m.
Nov. 3
Dedication of the Autherine Lucy Clock Tower and the Malone-Hood Plaza
Flu shots, noon-4 p.m., Mary Burke Hall
“Re:Generation” leadership application deadline
Nov. 4
Condoleezza Rice visit
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Students are invited to a panel discussion about the events leading to the desegregation of the University on Nov. 3 at 9 a.m. in the Ferguson Center Ballroom. The event is one of many scheduled throughout the day as part of the dedication of the Autherine Lucy Clock Tower and the Malone-Hood Plaza. All events honor Autherine Lucy Foster, James Hood and the late Vivian Malone Jones, the three African-American students whose enrollment represented the University’s first steps toward desegregation. During the panel discussion, Foster, Hood and a family member of the late Jones will discuss UA’s early movement toward desegregation. Dr. E. Culpepper Clark, former dean of the College of Communication and Information Sciences and author of the book, “The Schoolhouse Door: Segregation’s Last Stand at The University of Alabama,” will moderate. Students can submit questions to kknox-hall@sa.ua.edu by Nov. 1 for potential inclusion in the discussion. Click here for free tickets. All student attendees will receive a free breakfast at the event’s conclusion.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit campus Nov. 4. Her visit, hosted by UA’s Blackburn Institute, will focus on her new book, “Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family.” Rice will participate in a conversation with the UA and Stillman College communities in the Ferguson Center Theater from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend. She will sign copies of her book from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the newly renovated lobby of Foster Auditorium. Click here for complete information.
The deadline to apply for Career Connection is Nov. 1. Career Connection is 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. Click here for an application. More information: UACareerConnection@gmail.com.
The Student Health Center will deliver flu shots to UA students at the following times and locations: Nov. 3, Mary Burke Hall, noon-4 p.m.; Nov. 10, Rose Towers, noon-4 p.m.; and Nov. 17, Tutwiler Hall, noon-4 p.m. Cost is $20 and will be applied to a student’s University account. No payment is accepted on-site. SHC is also administering flu shots at the Student Health Center each Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and on Fridays, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. More information: 348-6262.
The Student Government Association and the Parent’s Association are sponsoring bus transportation to and from the Alabama vs. LSU football game on Nov. 6. Student tickets for “Ride with the Tide” are $45 and will cover a day of activities. Charter buses will leave Tuscaloosa the day of the game and transport students to an SGA-sponsored tailgate in Baton Rouge, La., that will include free food and televisions to view all games. Buses will travel back to Tuscaloosa immediately following the game. Students can purchase tickets individually or in groups. Groups may also purchase blocks of seating. More information: Nicole Bohannon at 256-335-0323.
Applications for leadership positions with “Re:Generation” are due Nov. 3. Re:Generation is a service-based organization that gets students involved in local nursing homes. More information and an application: whbroome@crimson.ua.edu or UofAReGeneration@gmail.com.
Students interested in off-campus work-study, SLPro community-service hours, general community-service hours, and advertising and public relations projects can volunteer with the Humane Society of West Alabama. More information: humaneswa@yahoo.com or 554-0011.
EVENTS, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
“Rock the Runway,” an annual fashion show hosted by and the department of clothing, textiles and interior design, and Fashion Inc. will be held today at 7:30 p.m. in the Bryant Conference Center. More information: Liz Lane at 205-792-1742.
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.
A Candlelight Vigil will be held Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. at Denny Chimes as part of Dating/Domestic Violence Month. UA alumna and poet Caneeka Miller will speak, and singer-songwriter Channing Coker will perform. More information: Maria Perez-Fisher at 348-5040.
President Robert E. Witt and other UA officials will answer questions from students during the Nov. 2 “Straight to the Top” forum hosted by the Eta Chi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. The forum begins at 6 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library. More information: Isaiah Clemons.
Provost Judy Bonner and Vice Provost Mark Nelson invite students to bring their lunches and join them for an open-ended discussion at noon on Nov. 10 in 358 Ferguson Student Center (Sparkman Room).
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 Department of Theatre and Dance’s outreach group will host a benefit concert, “Cabaret for Cans,” in Morgan Auditorium on Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. in support of Beat Auburn Beat Hunger. Admission is three canned food items or $3. More information: Emmett Smith at 334-332-1005.
Dr. Jo Anne Engelbert, literary translator and educator, will be speak at the first Alabama Modern Language Conference on Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. in the Ferguson Center Heritage Room. Engelbert’s speech will address the difficulties translators have had concerning the question of fidelity. More information: AMLC2010@bama.ua.edu.
“Wonderful Life: Works Inspired by Biological Entities,” Andrew Toth’s master of fine arts thesis exhibition, will be on display at Smith Hall through Dec. 23. A reception will be held Oct. 29, 6-8 p.m. Toth is a graduate student in ceramics. More information: department of art and art history.
“Poise,” Jason Doblin’s master of fine arts thesis exhibition, will be on display at the Ferguson Center Art Gallery Nov. 4-28. A reception will be held Nov. 5, 6-8 p.m. Doblin is a graduate student in ceramics. More information: department of art and art history.
A group of social work students are collecting gently used coats in Little Hall through Nov. 2. The coats will be distributed to area residents in need of coats. More information: Amber Bell.
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 the age of 1 year 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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